The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 30, 1931, Page 6

POLLY AND HER PALS COUSIN-CARRIE, UNCLE HOW ETHELBER’I: COUSIN &_‘E%o ||cARRE! - SUSIE, TS JESS A OUT AN’ OUT EXPERIMENT IN ACID EAT ACID'/ lrowcd the extra money from Marie | Latasse. | And there would have been no |men in little boats grappling | through the hot, stining sun of a long August day. | With her departure from Biar- ritz Venice felt warm and happy. "Mrs. Coates and Rosemary showed | plainly when they put her on the train that they had a very real |affection for her. As the train sped on its way her mind played oon'.ented]y about the thoughts that perhaps from now on there !would be more people who would {truly like her. That, she suddenly |realized, was what she actually craved. People being fond of her. The invitations, the attention at parties, taking an important role |in gaiety were only stepping stones . |to this gratification. Her hca.rtI | 'sang as the train hit the rails, (CFRE; “They like me if they know me," 5‘1’?&!2*;‘32 /12| they like me if they know me." Read For Profit— Use For Results Daily Empire Want Ads ferooongoocoter There Is Nothing Experimental About Advertising In Daily Empire Want Ads Experience fe30o00gooote as Proved Their Efficiency e 1 DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE Telephone 374 e Synopsis: Sudden tragedy halts Venice Muir in her pur- suit of popularity. She has goene from New York with a reccrd of social failure to Paris, where she is building up a fictitious past with which to impress New York on her return. Guy Bryson is acting as her friend and “gigolo.” While she is visiting Mrs. Ceates at Biarritz, Rene de Thenardier asks her to marry him. She refuses and he leaps frem a high window into the sea. HEADLINES The next day was a horrible suc- cession of dragging hours during | which Venice, Rosemary, Mrs. Coates and Guy wandered unhap- pily about the villa while men in little boats drifted about the sur- rounding water, hunting for Rene’s body with grappling hcoks. The servants were unpleasantly excited and distrait, watching con- tinually from the windo until ome one would notice them and had promised to let him know as| | T vq- I W a ! soon as she returned to Paris. | “Hello, Guy.” { BY HARRIET HENKY I different papers. | lessly. ~ | Back at the Louis-Le-Grand the | |next day she telephoned Guy. She ! “Venice! Good girl, when did | you get back?” “This morning.” Jacques, the chauffeur, came dh‘-} “And are we dining together to- creetly onto the veranda with the',jght? I have something particu- | evening papers. Venice tried 0 jar]y uncomfortable to tell you.” visualize Rene. Her eyes went to the papers. | Marquis De Thenardier Kills Him- self i Unrequieted Love For Heiress Causes Him to Jump From Window Guy has kept a secret from Venice. When she learns it, tomorrow, she is indignant. DOUGLAS NEWS F. 0. E. ANNUAL FROLIC GALA EVENT TO USHER IN NEW YEAR OF 1932/ Venice sat as though stunned. She wished Guy would hurry back. She must show him. She avidly read through the account in two Her name was mentioned. She was beautiful and rich and he loved her desperately. | Suddenly she started laughing and she couldn’t stop. Guy returned to find her indulging in a mild at- tack of hyserics. The Eagles will give their annual “Here,” he said kindly, shaking New Year party here tomorrow her shoulder. “Stop it, Venice” 'evening starting at 8 o'clock and “Look, Guy,” she begged help- continuing until the wee small N t = hours. Cards will be the first in || “What a distortion of facts” he order of entertainment, and both exclaimed lo_oking up rrom the ac- | prigge and whist will be played. count. “Bul vour past is made | Refreshments will follow the card send them back to work. But the sea was like a magnet. They would inevitably be drawn back to the | windows again. Once every short | > one of them would let out a sharp exclamation. “Regardes, Viola!” would be sombre business of cross- ing themselves. With these sudden cries Venice, Rosemary, Then there | only to see @ man in one of (hm small boats pull aboard a grei mass of seaweed By afternoon everyone felt ex- hausted. Mrs. Coates repaired to| rer room, Rosemary fell asleep on the parlor sofa and Venice and Guy sank wearily into big chairs on the veranda, their backs to the sea. “I can't understand it,” said Venice. “He didn't really love me, Guy. What was it all about?” “I'll explain now. I didn't want to before, with the others hovering around. It was a letter.” “Did you see it?” “Yes. It was from Marle Latasse —that's the married woman I spoke of his loving. He did undoubtedly, deeply, passionately. She loved him her heart. She was true to her husband.—" “But the letter, Guy?” “It seems that the de Thenar- diers have become absolutely penni- less. Rene speculated for his mother with what was left some months ago and lost it all He, himself, owed thousands all over Paris. When Mrs. Coates asked him here he didn’t have money for the railroad fare or anything else. Marie Latasse has been begging him to make a wealthy match. She lent him money for the trip in- cluding a good bit more, I under- stand.” “Guy, if you don't Bet the letter I'll scream.” “Wait a minute. He lost the extra portion Marie Latasse had lent him at the Casino the other night. Yesterday that letter from Marie Latasse begged him for some money as soon as possible. She needed it for an immediate oper- ation. Her husband is not weal- thy. Rene was desperate. What down to | tasse. Rosemary, Mrs Coates and Guy |boats found Rene's body just as jury yesterday morning while coast- wou! reluctantly go to the window | the sun was setting and Guy went ing down D Street. too apparently but it was all in|” should he do? He walked the floor. You know the rest.” “But why didn't he try Rose- mary after my refusal?” “That's what I've wondered about. I can't understand it.” “Mrs. Coates and Rosemary think he killed himself because I would not marry him,” Venice said. “Do you object to that? It's a nice touch to your past.” “But I object. It's not fair to any one concerned, most of all Rene and Marle Latasse.” Guy reflected. “I'm going to ex- plain to Mrs. Coates and Rose- mary,” he finally decided, “that he had a letter informing him of new debts. That’s what I told the bay- ing reporters who were here at crack of dawn. And now I'm go- ing to send a long telegram to his mother and one to Marie Latasse.” “Look here,” Venice cried. “I'm going to give you the money to send her. Let her think it came from Rene.” “You're a good girl, Venice. It's her throat. He told me she was ill when he came away.” “Do that then. Oh, God.” She passed & hand across her forehead. After Guy had left her she sat miserably thinking over the last twenty-four hours. It was unreal in its exaggerated quality of melo- Venice.” . e playing and then dancing. Please,” sha. begged Harry Brandt's orchestra has She sat quietly while he read. been engaged to play for the dance | “Do you know," she interrupted wnich assures a good time. Every-| him from out the business of her ,na js invited to join with the thoughts, “I'm going upstairs right ‘magles in seeing the old year out this minute and write Marie La- . .4 the new year in She must know it isn't true i L that Rene loved no one but her” | CcASTER SCRASH WINDOW She went up to her room. | Bobby Feero and Madeline Lit- The men in one of the little ton narrowly escaped serious in-| Going with up to Paris with it the next morn- greater speed than he expected to ing. Venice remained behind for the boy steered head-on for Mike another week. The villa sank into Pusich’s store front, thinking the a languid quiet after this depart- pile of snow in front of the store ure and there was much sleeping would st-» him. But he shot right and lounging about and nothing over thay into one of the large was done that required any par- | plateglass windows. Bobby went ticular effort. |head and shoulders through the The evening before Venice left glass without a scratch, though in- Rosemary came into her room. | juring his back while Madeline re- “Just an au revoir chat,” she ex- [ceived only a small cut on her plaied, sitting down on the bed. face. “Good,” Venice said. She liked| e Rosemary. ‘S!:NDAY SCHOOL HOLDS “When are you going back to XMAS TREE EXERCISES America?” asked Rosemary. : «Tomorrow’s the first of Sep-| A very entertaining Christmas tember. October, I think, What!program was held at the Congre- about you?” { gational church last evening by the “Aunt Anne and I are going to|Community Sunday school children stay here 'til October. Then we're 'and was enjoyed by a good-sized going up to Paris where my father | audience. Candy was distributed to is to meet us and take me back to the children after the exercises. Boston.” |Following the tree ceremonies, a “And what will you do with the |party was held in the League rooms winter?” and refreshments served. The Sur- “I think T'll get married,” Rose-|day school teachers, who had mary said. charge of the program. deserve “What?” exclaimed Venice, sit-|{much credit for the evening's suc- ting up very straight in her as-cess. tonishment. “There's a nice boy at hOME yoppiyoRIAL AUTOMOBILE LI- who's been keen about me but I N CENSES RENEWABLE wanted to see the world first. Now 3. ARY 1 that I've seen it he looks perfect 17 A it Chapter 83, Session Laws of 1931, “I think it's marvelous. Does your aunt know?” provides: Automobiles or trucks “No. And I'm not going to tell |carrying passengers for hire, $15. her until T write her from Boston, [Per annum. On all other auto- Since she tries to link me with (mobiles, trucks, delivery cars and black-sheep aristocracy, 1 can see motorcycles, $10.00 per annum. Li- she'll never understand my marry- [censes to be secured from City ing a meek bond salesman whose |Clerk, Juneau. mother was a Murphy.” Deputy United States Marshals An idea suddenly flashed through |Will enforce collection. Penalty is Venice’s mi.:d ! b |$100.00 provided for failure to com- “Did Rene know?" she asked. |ply. Licenses are now obtainable. “Yes. sed not to H. R. SHEPARD, teu?’{'es But he promi Gty Cl So that explained Venice as iy Rene’s last possible resource. Quartz and placer locallon no- “Well, good night.” Rosemary jtices at The Emplre. b left as ebruptly as she had come. N “Giood night.” Venice reached for the bedside lamp and Switched it out. What a prank life had played here. Rosemary having a young| man up her sleeve all the timeand | her aunt not even supecting. 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