The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 27, 1932, Page 6

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27, 1932. Syncpsis: Trouble hangs blackly over the Prestons, but Trueman Rock determines to ask Gage Preston, head of the outfit, for a job at Sunset Pass. Rock is in love with Thiry Preston, Gage's daughter, and the fact that he has met her but once does not deter him from following her to her homa He already has found cause for worry in her brother Ash, who is feared and hated in Wagontongue, and who tried to quarrel with Rock when he seem- cd interested in Thiry. Gage = Rock is told by his friend Sol Winter, is supposed to be mixed up in cattle rustling. Rock, who has returned from a six year absence, learns that one of his former loves has been married. He meets this girl, formerly Amy Wund, and finds that she still is flirtatious, and that she is jealous of his ob- vious focus on Thiry. Chapter 8 DANGERQUS BUSINESS AHEAD “Sol, T'll not snub Amy, but I cant go playin’ round with her.” “Wal, that’s what she’ll expect.” “Sol, what did Amy mean by sayin' Thiry had an unnatural love for her brother ” . “I don’t know. Sure I never seen anythin' unnatural about Thiry An’ Rock, I've heard that very same remark before. It's just low- down talk by nasty people. All the same, it bothered me.” “It sort of jarred me. Funny how gossip can sting you, even when you know where it comes from. 8ol, how much do you owe?” “Couple of thousand, and Wwhen that’s paid off I'll be on the road %o prosperity again.” “Old-timer, you're on it right now. I'll take that much stock in your business” went on Rock, crisp and businesslike, as he took out his pocketbook. “Son, I don't want to do that,” ‘Winter. “But I want to. Here's five more, which I want you to put in your bank, on interest, but fixed so you cén draw it out quick.” “You want it in your name?” “No. Put it in yours. Reckon we'd better add another thousand %o that five. I only need enough money to buy a spankin’ outfit.” “Son, suppose somethin' hap- péned to you,” said Winter, grave- 1y, as he fingered the money. “¥You know this is a sudden country.” “Sol, my parents are livin' an’ though old, they're in good health. They live in Illinois, town of Car- thage. Went to school there until 1 was fourteen. Then moved to Nebraska. Dad went in for ranch- in’ ‘and lost all he invested. Then my folks went back home, but I stayed on, and drifted all over till I landed here” “Son, I always was curious about you—where you came from, if you bad any folks. How old are you, ‘Trueman?” “Reckon I'll never see thirty-two again,” returned Rock, ruefully. . “Cowboy, you sure hide your age. Fact is, you always was a myste- rious cuss.” ’ “To go on about the money. If anythin’ should happen to me— which I'm gamblin’ it wont—yau send this six thousand to my folks, IN leave the address ‘With you.|share have liked o let her have Also some papers and things for safe-keepin'.” “An’ how about the two thausand jter. “Thiry Preston. She passed here you're investin' with me?” queried Bol, with a smile. “You can just forget about thaf.” ‘Winter shook his lean old head sagaciously, almost sadly. “Sen, you were always open-handed. How did you ever save all this money?” _“Never did save it, Sol,” returned Rock, with a laugh. “Went in with pretty big rancher in Texas. He d enemies—one of them a sure- enough crooked hombre. T just nat- ' gravitated toward removin’ hombre from disfigurin’ the landscape down there. My did well after that. Then 4 came our way. We sold and T found myself with ten POLLY AND HER PALS UNSET PASS by Zane Grey, off here six years ago.” “What's the idea of pretendin’ to be poor, when you've got a big stake for a cowboy?” “Sort of suits me, Sol.” “Yowll need an outfit.” “Sure. Two saddle-horses—the best on the range, if money can |buy them.” “We can find one of them pron- to,” replied Winter, with satisfac- tion. “We'll walk out to Leslie’s. He's sellin’ out an’ he has some 4 stock. One horse in particu- I never saw his beat.” All right, Sol. Then I'll need a pack-horse and outfit. In the morn- in’ we'll pick out a tarp and blan- kets, grub and campin’ outfit. I've Mexican, Sol, and if they don't knock the punchers on ‘this range, I'll eat them. My Texas pardner gave them to me. And last, T reckon T'll require scme more hard- ware.” This last came reluctantly with a smile not quite grim from Rock. “Ahuh! . . .An’ with all this out- fit you're headin' for Sunset Pass,” asserted Winter, whooly grim. “Yeah. I'm goin' to ride down slow and easy-like, renewin' old acquaintances and making new ones. Then I'l end up at Gage Preston’s and strike him for a job.” “Son, It's & bold move, if it's all on account of Thiry,” returned Winter. “Gage Preston can’t hard- 1y refuse you a job. He needs rid- ers. He has hired about <very cow- puncher on the range. But they don't last.” “Why not?” “Ash gets ria o1 them, sooner or later. Reckon about as soon as they shine up to Thiry.” “How does he do that” queried Rock, curiously. “Wal, he scares most of them. Some he has bunged up with his fists. An' several punchers he's driven to throw guns.” “Kill them?” “Nope. They say he just crip- pled them. Ash shoots quick an where he wants.” “Most interestin’ cuss—Ash Pres- ton,” said Roock, lightly. “Son, this is what worries me," went on Winter, ‘with gravity. It'l) be some different when Ash Pres- ton butts into you.” “How you mean, pardner?” “Wal, no matter how easy an’ cool you start—no matter how clever you are—it's bound to wind up a deadly business.” “Thanks, old-timer. T get your 'hunch. T'm takin’ it serlous and |strong. Don't worry unreasonable {about me. I've got to go.” Trueman Rock was not one of ;the cowboy breed who cared only for pitching, biting horses. He |could ride them, whén exigency demanded, but he never loved a | horse for other than thoroughbred qualities. And sitting on the corral | fence watching Leslie's white fa- | vorite, he was bound to confess iM he felt emations of his earliest days on the range. “IUl take him, Leslie, and con- sider the deal a favor,” Rock said. | “Reckon I'm glad. Dabb said yes- {terday fie'd buy him an’ send out {today. But you beat Dabb to it. Somehow I didn’t want Dabb to . have him. But today there was a girl here who loyed him, an’ T'd “Who Ws she, Jim?" asked Win- today with her dad” queried Rock, casually. eyes.” animal. “Leslie, the mornin’. I want a pack-horse.” got saddle, bridle, spurs, riata—all|| “What did Miss Preston do?” “She just petted the hoss while ’uhe other Prestons walked around, talkin’ a lot. Miss Thiry never said a word. But I seen her heart in her “Speaks well for her,” replied Rock, with constraint, @s he slid off the fence and apprpached the Il comé out in 91931 Newssapar Penisre Service (3% Great SOL BLOOM IS | UNDER ATTACK AND MEETS IT Representative from New York Meets Enemy ‘and They Are Ours’ By HERBERT PLUMMER 'WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 27— No one perhaps has more right to voice that time-honored phrase “We have met the enemy and they are ours” than the Hon. Sol Bloom, member i:| of Congress from New York Representa- ‘| tive Bloom s the man who is striving to make the coun'try George Wash- . ington con- scious. As asso- ciate direetor of the George ‘Washington bi- centennial Bloom heads the move- ment for the nation-wide cele- bration of Washington’s 200th birthday this year. The manner in which he has gone about the job hasn't exactly pleased some people around the capital. There have been charges of commercialism, too much bally- hoo and a cheapening of the “Fath- erof Our Country.” Some members of Congress have been gunning for Bloom for a long time. The first time the storm broke on the floor of the House he was absent. But he heard about it, and the very mext day came to the hill to “face the music.” SOL BLOOM Bloom Emerges Victor He was pelted from all sides in the attack. But not once did they get the best of him. With the skill of a sharpshooter he picked them off one by one. And when he was through he left the well of the House amid cheers. Some of his adversaries apparent. 1y were out for the purpose of gei- ting the Bloom scalp. But they failed to reckon with the resourc:- fulness of the owner of that scal). Turns The Tables ‘The climax came when the schol- arly Beck of Pennsylvania charged that Washington was being made an advertising medium and that the “most sacred name in American history” was being commercialized. Here was a critic to be feared indeed. But Bloom showed him facts about the people of Pennsyl- vania and their knowledge of Washington that must have over- whelmed even Beck—the Houses scholar. At any rate, when Bloom re- turned to his bicentennial offices uptown within less than an hour later, he found a letter from Beck. It expressed admiration of Bloom's ability and the way he had met the situation. But Beck reiterated his hope that the memory of Washington would not be commercialized. “Queer how all about these Pres- tons interests me so,” said Rock, ‘half to himself. “Naot so queer. Leavin’ Thiry aside, they're a mighty interestin' outfit,” returned Winter. “You'll find that so pronto.” Rock has a bad gun record, Winter mys tomorrow. And that isn’t all of his reputation, AT THE HOTELS Gastinean Mr. and Mrs. M. L. MacSpadden, Auk Bay; O. J. Weber, Seattle; Mrs Donald MacDonald, Portland Island. 1 COUNTRY CLUB TO EXPAND KANSAS CITY, Jan. 27— The Bv CLIFF STERRETT GREAT GUNS,&L.’ SEEIN' IS BELIEVIN; AINT T? S CFE SERRET: 2117 Purdue Cdé; Team L;b;lsasBig Ten’s Sirongesi Following Great Showing in Early Season Games CHARLIE STEWART Cernter [RAY EDDY L JONNNY Lwooow ‘ ARRY KELLAR Guard 14— o _Forward |—— The moon shines bright along the Wabash, an1i espccially over the armory at Lafayette, Ind.,, where the veteran Purdue basketball team has cleaned up everything in sight in games leading up to the Blg‘ Ten conference race. Purdue sees another “wonder five” and conference title in the quintet shown above. By JOHN W. STAHR* LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 27— Here in this college town which ac- tually is on the fabled banks of the Wabash they are murmuring about. another ‘wonder five.” “Wonder Five' ’is a strictly Hoo- sier idiom, Wabash, Franklin and Butler are Indiana colleges that have produced sensational basket- ball teams rating that appellation during the last decade. Now Purdue, which has won out- right or shaed in four Big Ten hardwood titles in the last dozen years, is coming up with a quintet that appears a certainty to add ancther blazing chapter to Indi- ana's bright basketball history. shown in pre-conference tilts and veteran personnel are responsible ! for great optimism among Boiler- maker fans on the eve of the 12- game conference schedule. . Wooden Is Speahead First of all, there is Johnny Wooden, floor guard, for whose the force of the Boilermaker ma-) chine. Wisconsin, Chicago and Ohio State are the six Purdue league oppon- ents, all to be met in home and home games. list are Michigan, Minnesota and Towa, Purdue’s defeats last yeary Illinois being the other stumbling block. all-conference guard, /hopes on winding up an extraordi- |nary career with another cham- |ipionship team. Overwhelming offensive strength '18rd Schmidt, sophomore Creighton o center, who scored 13 points in his | analysis of Coach Ward Lambert’s team's recent defeat of the Univer- Isity of Missouri, stands 6 feet 8 inches in his stocking feet. Minnesota have automobiles, many ‘having more than one, while only 62 per cent have bel‘ephones. RADIO MATTERS GET ATTENTION Indiana, Tllinois, Northwestern, Missing frem this which contributed three of ‘Wooden, already twice chosen has high Juneau Club Will Hold Important Meeting in City Hall Matters of importance to owners of radio receiving sets will be dus- cussed at the meeting of the Ju- neau Radio Club tomorrow evening in the Council Chambers of the City Hall. ‘The subjects to receive principal attention will be the occurrence of local noise and methods to effect its elimination. Communications To Be Read ————— COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 27—~Wil- Eighty-six per <ent of farms in misleading surname observershave substituted such titles as “the In- dia-Ruber Man” and ‘“the Wabash Flier” upon watching his dashing, slashing, reckless yet skillful play.: Wooden, classed by many experts as the greatest individual basket- ball player now in college ball, for the second year will captain the team jointly with Harry Kellar, forward. This pair, as sophomores, joined three seniors—“Stretch” Murphy, Glen Harmeson and Herman Boots —two seasons ago to form one of Purdue's greatest teams, onewhich went ‘through the confevence sea- son without a single defeat. Others Now Experienced Last “winter three sophomores— Stewart, center; Eddy, forward, and Parmenter, guard—came up to round out a five that, after a slow In this connection, communica- ,tions will be read from Delegate |James Wickersham, and from Ex- (ecutive Officer Fred P. Andrews, {United States Signal Corps, Wash- ington, D. C. An interview of W. «OIrvine, in charge of the Juneau Signal Corps office will be given. PHONE 487 MARKOE STUDIO Photographs of Quality Portraiture, Photo Finish- ing, Cameras, Alaska Views, Ete. Valentine Corner cause interference will be discussed. Membership Fees Are Due the club will be stressed. reception in this city. to the public. THURSDAY NIGHT The question of whether local “ham” short - wave transmitters With membership fees for 1932 now due, the need of financial sup- port to maintain the activities of The club' is organizéd for the of creating better radio Radio lm and other persons and all ! organizations interested in radio reception, are urged to attend the club’s meetings. They are open DOUGLAS NEWS TO NEW OFFICERS PRESIDE OVER TEA The first social function to be held by the Ladles’ League since the election of officers, a “Silver Tea,” is scheduled for tomororw afternoon and will be presided over by the president-elect, Mrs. J. O. Kirkham and treasurer, Mrs. W. A, Fleek. The affair will be held in| the league rooms. ——————— CATHOLIC LADIES MEET A business meeting of the Cath- olic ladies of Douglas will be held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. August Olson. RN e A S. W. 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