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- THE _BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG £ A New Serial by RUBY M. A’Y;RES SYNOPSIS: Georgle Baneroft has learned througl a friend that Nicholas Boyd is returning from Germany where he has been wi= siccessful in-an_attempt to have rginoved a scar that has ended his filin garee icholas’ wife Bernic s in London, but he does not go to Tier, Althouph she is hurt be- e g hts w0t Lot ey imaclf, ie decides to go to Nicholas® umlemml Tis valet first 1(‘”3 her cholas will not sce ler, but cholas _appears suddenly, and asis_her in. Chapter 39 NICHCLAS’ CROSC 0U ddn’t answer Georgie gaid. “Perhaps 1 hadn’t anything to " Nicholas replied, and then with my letter,” “It was kind of you lo' nder of you to come here.” That little lump in Georgie’s !Mc't was threatening once ‘miore t0 choke her; she wanted so des- porately ‘to say something that woull comfort hiln-~to say that she dldn’'t mind how he looked—that he would always be the same to her— # tie dashing hero of the silver screen Who had first captured her girlish fency, but she fraid of hurting hifm, of driving home to' hizm more ccply the realization of all he had ibst. It with attempt at lightne *80 you have been makin, with my wite?” . “Not friends,” Georgle gaid, realizing that her very polits she hastencd to amend them. *I don’t think I am the sort of girl she would make fri but ghe was very nice. 1 ¥* »studio to see her'making a p “And di¢ you find it very m»,uuu, i triends then ’e (B “It cureu you of your cmbiiicy Le a film star?” “Yes.”. *And so you've been hav tic time?” he & ler a moment. “Lots of fun and dances and pro- posals, I suppose.” She did not answer, and he went on: “IV's wonderful to be young and happy, Robin. Make the most of it.” “I'm not happy,” Georgie said. “At least, not in the way you mein. And I'wish you wou!dn’t talk to me as'if [ were a chlid.” “You zre a child. You looked so much of & child when I saw you standing out in the hall there just {fiow that I felt as if I ought to have , 7 'brought you back a doll.” \ . ' She made no reply, and suddenly », he knew that she was-weeping, quiet weeping which was so much harder » { tolisten to unmoved than a burst of s sobbing would have been. “ He bore it in silence for a moment, { then he said almost angrily: “I don’t { know why you're crying. Idon'tery, ( .and after all it's my funeral.” ) i » 4 3 Georzie looked at him through her tears. /% “I'm crying because you've ‘sliut (e out of your life,” she smd ina broken whisper. ““Shut you out!” He laughed mirth- lessly. “Don’t you know that there's fto room for you in my prison? ['ve Been trying to make you understand that ever since I first me¢ yod.” " “And I'vé'béen trying to make you iinderstand that there is,” she re- torted with sudden céurage. “You isaid just now | was a child. Well, children don’t take up much room.” “Don’t they?” He Bubmitted som- Berly. “I think there are some ¢hil- dren who fill the whole world, it you care for them sufficiently well.” ‘She moved a hesitating step near- f to him. "It ‘must be rather sweet to 'be cared for so much,” she said breath- lessly, and again her hand gtole fnto - E ICHOLAS moved suddenly, touch- ing a switeh inthe wall and flooding the room with ligtht. “Now look at me,” he said. Georgle looked; ' her soft brown eyes rested on his scarred face with quiet and happy assurance. “Well?” she said softly. “You're {Just the same tam uynl ve always heen." “You're a little M mm-. he an- swered, almost violently, and'he |turned bis disfigured face away. < | 'Georgle said: “I wish you would {put out some of thel light again. ‘I m-nt to say lots of things to'you, ‘and it's easier when ft’snotsoligat.” | “Because you can't #ee what an ugly brute I am?” wity “Georgie ignored’ that, ‘but ahe /{slipped past him 4nd - turned out WASHINGTON —Most American Icities of more than 25,000, inhabi- tants now have zoning regulations. s he who' broke the silence | words were not | DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE TU DAY, AUGUST 29 Om.aoy ¥ Twams aunenT. 1DEA === WHY DlDN‘T T THINK OF THAT MYSELF2- T'LL GET IN. TOUCH WITH THAT _FELLOW RIGHT: AWAY HE'S ~ RADIO PHONES 'WILL BEUSED "ONF.$. BOATS, Officials Leave to Meet Wireless Telephone Ex- pert in Ketchikan “Are you going back to America?" “No. - “Where then?” she persisted. “God alone knows.” There was a short silence, Georgle could feel a little pulse hammering in her tem:le as if it were trying to drive her to sa¥ the things that were in her heart; the things which sure- i ly no “nice” girl would ever dare to . say, then she heard'her own voice,| O H. Flory,: United: States Re- a littla breathless witlk daring. gional Forester, keft on the steam- “Well, “he“v" it 1s, I shall go | €T Yukon last evening for Ketchi- with you." | kan where he will be joined by B. Nicholaslaughed; *You myost cer- | F. Heintzleman, Assistant Regional tainly will not,” he said emphatical- | Forester, who leaves today on the 19 ¥ ? tender ‘'Forester, which is being “Why not?" taken to Ketchikan to have a “*Becaansé [—because . . Then | wireless telephone installed. Thay he broke off and walked away from | Will return to their Juneau head- ber to the window. Such an ugly fquarters on the Forester in about window Geo-gie thought, hung with | ten days. | drab’ curtains which nobody had| A. G. Simpson, wireless expert troubled to draw. with the U. S. Forest Service, “Why pot?” she asked again as| who is in Ketchikan from his he did not speak. Portland, Ore. headquarters, will| Ile answered ner then, in a voice | have charge of the installation and | that was a little hard, testing of the instrument, which is “Becausc in the first place you|similar to the one just installed don’t know- what you are talking|on the Ranger X. about. In the second place 1 am a The wireless tciephone instru- | married man,‘and even if I were not, | ments are of a compact type which ‘m{r lives run along roads that ure’ had been developsd by the U. S. | miles apart, roads that can never| po..st Service for use in fire| meet, and anyway 1" he broke oft |, oieetion work -and have worked | ence more. g , | out satisfactorily in the Slazes‘i :"\:;‘Da;'!’;‘;v?;fifi']‘vdm”“"‘m me” | according to M. L. Merritt, As= hat 1 want is beside the pott. | ;‘l:‘a‘;;p;gé""z ::‘ff”,:r wo::x;g I'm fond of you of course. I don’t radius' of 100 miles, “We bslieve m:a\-;rh\‘:lll}l‘:’:::‘va:zl‘{ because you in- and hope that they will prove as “ el satisfactory in our work in Alas+’ b ‘Ih;x(u‘l’pom I ought to be offended ka” Mr. Merritt declared‘ RRETTRN not tutend When Mr, Simson is finished | with the installation of the instru- 1E felt the tears wet on her | ment on the Forester, he will leave { Ketchikan for Seward where he! will work with the U. S. Forest ranger at Kenai Lake in v.csung ed offonsivel chiceks again “If what you want i3 beside the point, doesn’t what I want matter tali?” You don’t know what you want; you're just a c¢hild, a romantic child, but let me tell you that there'is na | romance, or there would not be if you had to live with me. I'm bad- tempered, selfish—but you've proved that already. [ hate being out of the lime-light. 1 ean't make the best of it. I'm bitterly resentful.” “You wouldn’t be if you had some- thing to take its place.” “What something 2" “Me.” She saw a sudden movement of his broad shoulders, but he made no conmment, and she went on: “I may not be very much, not so attractive 28 the girls you have been used to, but I know I conld make you happy.” She caugh: her breath before she added: “I love yon so much.” “You little fool,” he said -agaln hoarsely. “There are so mang men in the world, young, slmng, the kind you must marry.” “If I don’t marry you I sh:m never marty ahyone,” Georgie said. “You seem to forget that I am married already.” “Well-4" Georgie struggled with her ‘tears. “Evelyn’ says that di- vorce is very easy in America.” “It both parties are willing, per- haps.” “You mean—you wouldn’t be will ing?” “At the moment I'am thinking of my wite.” “That she wouldn't be willing?” ‘I'm a rich man, Robin. Ske might not wish to divoree my money.” Ho picked up her gloves and lit- tle Handbag which she had laid down on the tables “I'll get you a taxi, Robin.” Georgie stood her ground. ““When shall 1 see you again?” “I hope for your own sake, you willnot try to see me again.” Semething seemed to snap in Georgie’s brain. She clenched her trembling hands into ‘tight _little fists. “I don't believe it's I you're think- ing about.” she accused him passion- ately. ' “It's just yourself. 1suppose you think Pm a nuisance coming here; I suppose you think no decent girl would do such a thing, and I sappose -you're right. What differ- énce doeés it make if you're married or mt? I want you to be happy. I ehn't Nm myselfif you're not.” now, her eyes m 1o hisface l”uu.nxly. “I've never had anybody of my own, not m; '!h n:‘m‘m me be with 8 “fealiging her erushing dsteat. - *You m‘t want mer mm #No, Hobla./*" i Mo. m my Doran) -*Mmm: sees a | The, Ifl; ,of zoned cities drawn. up by the. Department of Commerce shows 1,236 municipali- ties in this class. Epan” ployment. in their work. { Look for it! o | future instead of wire lines, Mr. . way; | petit larceny A two smnner wuel@ss telephone in- struments which ‘have been devel- cped for use” in fire protection work. If thesz work out satisfac- torily”“in'work™ in' the Westward district, they will 'be used in tha Merritt said. Mr. Simson will stop over in Junéau on his return’ from Seward and will confer with officlals thé Junzau office. L o0 s0eocc o e e 0| . AT TH& HUTELS . ce oo Gastinean Mr. and Mrs, O'Brien, Juneau; Bob dnd Donald Mufphy, Juneau; A. Maicher, Juneau; L. W. Wal- ler, Jr., Philadelphiai Joseph W. Lippincott, Philadelphia. Zynda C."A. Steadman,, Seattle; A. A. MtcMurchie, Juneau; Mary ~Pullen, Skagway; Lottie M. Gaffy, Skag-| E. F. Zuern, Portland; Mr.i and Mrs. Gene L. Wright, Chicago. Alaskan Amos Robinson, Fairbanks; Steve Brady, Fairbanks. — e e — MRS. WLEAN AND SONS| GO SOUTH FOR WINTER " Envoute to Seattle o .spend;the winter, ; Mrs; Hector - McLean yand her two sons, Joseph and Herbert, left on the steamer Alaska this| morning. Joseph will attend a well-known business college there and Herbert will enroll in a pri-| mary school for the wint: > ALFRED AXTELL GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR PETIT LARCENY Alfred. Axtell - pleaded guilty in the United Sta* Commissioner’s Court late last week, and was given a five-month suspended sentence by Judge! Chmles ‘§ey hat does this mean: ‘““MEMBER N R A We DoOur Part!” MEMBER i IT MEANS that:the firm or store which displays it is co- operating with the President in his drive to inéi:e’ase em- It means that this employeér has agreed to dcce,gt I nhod- er woxking week in order that new jobs miy be gqnted. Tt means that he is pnylng a “decent living' w!ge !or this shorter week. - It means that his employfes have accepted shorter .‘fllfl so that others, now uncu)ioyed may be enabled te share It means that all those who display it are wort‘gy of patronage and your whole-hearted cooperation beenuu are “doing their part.” Finally, it means a concerted drive by all Mqéu} to wipe out unemployment and end the depression! 'l‘nlk about it! Already b‘us;ness has slar?ed on tl;e u‘p-grlh[t'. The President has united all the forces of recovery in this one concerted ‘ “MEMBER NRAY 1933 By BILLE DE BECK EAGLES’ AUXILIARY " GIVES CARD PARTY| Although a' fsomewhat' smaller attendance was present than ual, thé ‘card party given by the Ladies’ Auxiliary last evening prov- ed fo’'be’an enjoyable' affair. But seven tables of cards were in play For bridge ‘the prize winners were, for ‘high"scores, Mrs. Henry Lang- faldt and John Feusi; for lows— | Mrs. ‘A.“8hudshift and’ John Mills; | for whist, high scorers were Mrs. | Alex Sturrock and Eino Erick- | son; lows—C. H. Bowman and R.| Al Schmitt. ~Refreshments . were | served after the card playing. ———— GOES TO HOSPITAL Jimmie Doogax. eniered 'Bt. Ann's | Hospital - for treatment - yesterday | afternoon having returned home | from wotk with' &' ‘High' fever and | other Indications of a flu attack. ——— HOUSES. BEING PAINTED At least a dozen buildings in Douglas redecorated with fresh coats of paint' this sumnier, giv- ing the town a much improved appearance. Amongst the more re | cont ones are the Catholic Church, | Tox, Cashen, King, and Engstrom residences. B e o | Alaska | Mr. THERE'S A GENTLEMAN HERE TO SEE YOU, GEORGIE! a .w. SKINNER, PRES. A-P. SALMCN CORP., G. W. Skinner, President of the Pacific - Salmon Torpora- ticn, ‘raturned to Ketchikan, his Alaskan headquarters. on the sea- plane Chic of yesterday, after! cpending the weekend in Juneau | on' business in conneetion with his interests. He made the trip to | ‘Juneau on the Chichagof Saturday | evening. I Mrs. Skinner and Mr. and Mrs. | Fred Johnson, of Seattle, who are speénding the summer as guests of| the Skinners,, accompanied Mr. | Skinner on the trip to Juneau.| The party was entertained at Sun« day night supper by Gov. John W. Troy and his family at the| Governor's House while in town. | After spending fhe next few! days at Ketchikan where a can-| nery of the company is located, | and Mrs. Skinner th their | cuesets will return to Seattle on' their boat, the Jeanette | Ll i L COUNCIL MEETING The regular meeting Louglas City Council is vals evening at the usual 7:30. of the set for tima of | — e — B. P. 0. ELKS Special meeting Wednesday, Aug- ust 30. Initiation. SCHOOL RE-OPENS TUESDAY | One week from tzday the Doug- | Iast“Public Schools will begin the | all term for the 1934 vear. Three| members of the faculty are already | here and the femaining four are expected on boats to arrive bolore‘ the opening day . 7Y ) Out he goes —old ‘man depreciation — when the Rasmussen painter-man The two can’t stay in the same house — not for a minute or a month. The Rasmussen painter- man is the man to trust with your paint problem— he’s the fellow who uses nothing but Rasmussen Paints and Varnishes. ; ' Ask your painter or your dealer. RASMUSSEN & COMPANY Portland. - Seattle A.u‘ fil" [;t’s all speed it up. So"b,n gt Ideal Paint Shap . WENDT & GARSTER HERE OVER WEEKEND! ™ Remember: This? FOR centuries large glass bottles or globes tilled .with . colored | fluid were | shown In the the windows of reputable druggists. time of the Great London Plague of in 1665 they served as beacons of help and protec- tion. We no longer show colored bottles in our window—but their significance as a symbol of health protection is still whenever we carefully fill for you. Juneau Dru W “Tke Corner Drug Store” HETHER your money affairs are large or small, you will find at ‘this ‘Bank the services and personal co-operation to meet every banking need. For instance— @ A Checking Account will assist you to conveniently and safely handle your personal finances. Pay by Checkl @ A Savings Account will lend & help- ing hand 'to' your financial progress. Save more in 19331 And other services, toa. We Invite you to make this bank your banking home. First National Bank Ererdiefy dengigdi remembered a prescription ZICAN I A TR e BUILDERS SUPPIJES « It is our business to know, how your hohié can*be We have miny exchusive lines and sedn supply comforeable. é “Inoré Firtex, Celotex, Sheetrock, Plywood and all of the Johns-Manville products. Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Millwork Mouldings Columbia Lumber Co. Successors Builders Supply Co. TELEPHONE 587 A Aiiclzen as [wi_qltf ‘ ‘\ahcl clteer/ul as a SUNROOM W’nbum T youliketo llve yourkitchenso light from hadows that Work seems to burry itself | You can quickly have such a kitchen. Securing it is neither difficult nor expensive. Simply put a new 150-watt Edison Mazpa Daylight Jamp in the central ceiling fixture (which should be of the totally enclosing type) and a 60-watt Edison Mazpa lamp in the shaded fixture above the sink* . and in the one above the range.* *If you haven't these fixtures, ask us to tell you .- how little it will cost to have them installed. {"Now even washing. dishes will be easier and less tire- some. For now you can see clearly, quickly and easily. Whnt'l that? You'd like to try it? Well, we're ready. M free ? No.216- B Alaska Eleetric Lnght & Power Co. Juneau 6 Douglas 18 REMEMBER—The 12th Annual Southeastern Alaska Fair, Sept 13, 14, 15, 16 0 THE SANITARY ' PHONES 83 OR 85 GROCERY “The Store That Pleases”

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