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TOddy's True
Story

NOR a long time Anne
n Bryant had wanted to
give up that part of
her business, but Challenger
had been so insistent and he
had always managed to allay
her fears.
Then, too, she couldn't he
absolutely certain that there
was anything "crooked'
about it and ever since her
father had died there had
been need for every dollar
to support her mother, her
self and her younger brother.
"It's like this" Chal-
lenger had explained when
lie brought the first picture
to the little antique shop
which Anne had been OPP
Grating since her father died
Everybody knows that an
old picture, a work OF art,
is worth just what you can
get for it. If a customer is
willing to pay a thousand
dollars it's worth a thousand
dollars provided that you
don't lie about the picture to
him.
"Now, these pictures that
I'll bring to you will be old
pictures. Then I'll let it be
known by advertising and
in other ways that Pm look
ing for a certain picture and
if some one comes along and
finds it in your shop he II
make you a good offer for
it. All NIL have to do will
be to accept the offer and
split the profit with me. |
used to know your father
and I'm sure he would ap-
prove of the plan. "
"But will you really buy
the picture from the man
who buys it from me" asked
Anne.
"Now, don't you worry
about that Challenger had
told her. "I'll handle that
when the time comes. All
you have to do is sell the
pictures for as much as you
can get" "
That had been six months
previously and very reluct-
antIy Anne had agreed to
the proposition. Since then
she had sold three pictures
sent to her by Challenger
and her share of the profits
had been nearly $500. Very
scrupu1ously she had re-
Trained from claiming any
merit for the pictures but,
even so. her conscience had
troubled hess somshow she
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BEYOND PRICE

And then, almost before
she realized it, she was tell
ing him-telling him every
thing.
II don't know where
Challenger gets the pic
tures," she concluded. Il
suppose he picks them up in
some shop like this and I
don't really know enough
about them to tell what
they re worth. You see, ]
took over the business when
father died and I have a lot
to learn about it. F"
When she had finished he
said, Il see," and then,
looking directly at her, he
added, "You know, you're
very lovely. "
Anne blushed and reached
to take the picture but he
drew back.
Glow much did Chal-
lenger tell you to ask for
it?' he said.
"Seven hundred dollars" "
replied Anne. Then she
watched in amazement while
he sat down at her desk and
wrote a check for that
amount. "It's a good
check" " he said. "Give it
to Challenger and tell him
to take back the rest of
your pictures. And tell him,
too, not to send any more
that you're finished. I'll
be back later. -
Before Anne could reply
he left, taking the picture
with him. Five days passed
before he returned and IN
the meanwhile she had def
nitely broken all business re-
lations with Challenger. eff
YOU annoy me any more III
go to the police" " she told
him.
Anne was alone in the
shop when Donald came
back. He unwrapped a
package and revealed the
picture which Anne had
sold him, a picture of a
landscape in talnished gilt
frame.
"I've come to sell you a
PICTURE - he said with a
smile.
"But I can't buy it back, "
said Anne. GIVE given the
money to Challenger
"No, that's right, you
can't buy it," Donald went
on. "That is, YOU can't
buy it with money. Not
even Challenger could buy
l. Tou sea ! know what he
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you love, sweetheart. You
were just a kid before. He IL
realize that. Sixteen-why
that's just a youngster! 1t
wasn't fair kid
can't be expected to know
when she falls in love " y"
Hot earnestness ringing
through the young fellows
voice now, for a shaft of
fear had struck into his
heart. Was he about to
lose her-this only girl he
had ever really cared about?
Why-she loved him! She
loved him. She couldn't
deny it. But suppose her
spirit were stronger than
her heart! Suppose all his
eIoqUence-all his lovemak-
ing could not overcome that
stubborn honor of hers.
Though he could not put
this in words to himself.
Stag felt it and it turned
him desperate.
"You mean you'd let me
20 back home alone and
leave YOU here? An ocean
between us, Marianne.
Never to see each other
again. To want each other
like this all our lives
"You will forget" Her
voice was a broken whis-
per-. "After a while you
will forget. "
He laughed harshly.
You know better than
that. Are you going to
forget this today"
A sob was his answer.
"Ah, Marianne ."
his voice was very win
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Smiles. Tears and Thrills Abound in This
Gripping Serial of the World War

"No. ""* No. ="
she was crying again. When
you say that you draw my
heart out. B."
"Y0u see" Now he was
standing close to her again,
"You do care for me. You
love me, Marianne. And
this other poor devil--wcll,
he just lost out. "
Hot grey eyes plunging
deep into her own. Calling
that sweet frightening rush
Of passion through her
blood. She gasped. He
saw it and caught her to
him with a tender little
laugh.
"Sce, honey. You can't
sa5y you don't love me.
You re my girl. I'm 60
to marry you an take YOU
back home with me when
we 60. Say, do you think
I'd let any other fellow
have you? I'm too crazy in
love with you, you sweet
kid. You re all mine -
A glorious and complete
moment, when she gave her
lips up to him. A moment
when there were only the
two of them in a fresh and
mtried world.
"Ah, ct moi! Je vous
adore " she was
whispering with lips against
his own. "Je vous adore
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"You darling /" " 40 he
spoke between clenched
teeth. TELL me in English,
Sav-1 love you
Then memory was upon
her again, binding her
claiming her to the past.
Instead of Stays ardent
grey eyes she was looking
into the gentle brown gaze
of Andre. Andre, who had
unqestioningly dropped his
books and marched bravely
away that long ago day
when war was declared. All
these years he had believed
she loved him. In the
dreary time of the prison
camp it had been warm
sweet memory bearing up
his sick spirit. How could
she let him come nome now
and find that she had given
her heart to another man.
"Oh, | cannot! I can
not !" Her voice was sharp
with anguish. II cannot
do this to that brave Andre!
1t is stealing! [ am
wicked"
She was thru&ting Stag
away with d e sperat t c
strength.
Marianne - honey, yon
don't know what you re
saying. You can't help who
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ming. Don't you sect We
can't get on apart. Loves
like war, honey. You just
sort of have to take your
chances. Gee, I'm sorry for
this Andre. Sorry as hell.
But that doesn't make
things different between you
and me. There's only one
you. And you're mine!
You re mine because you
love me the way | love
you!"
He sensed the thrill which
went through her at his
words and sweet madness
mounted to his brain.
"My girl " = my girl,
aren't you?" He was kiss
ing her mouth, her closed
eyes, her sweet white
throat. She was crying and
his lips were wet with her
tears, She tasted salt.
That brought a flash Of
memory to stab her. Just
so had she tasted the salt
of her own tears that day
Andre had kissed her and
marched away to war
Marianne sobbed aloud.
She tore herself from Stays
arms and fled away between
the willows.
Tomorrow: GOING HOME!
(Copyrixht 1882. King Features
Tn /
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anne now. He had moved a
step away and his arms hung
inertly at his sides.
Everything was ver' sad
in those years. My aunt
she die. / am so lonely
"~* | take my bcbes then
to live here with me. l
write to Andre all the time.
Oh, you see-he think | love
him. | think so, too. And
now-how can | tell him diff
ferent!"
Where is he now?" Stag
asked curtly.
"He is took prisoner to
L'Allemand."
Stag licked his dry lips.
"That means" his voice
was husky-"that he'll be
comm home soon. An me
trying to sneak up on his
girl \ *' lie turned away,
then blurted angrily, Why
didn't you tell me all this
before? Why didn't you let
me know about him."
She made little helpless
gesture. "I did not know
that-that you care for me.
And-I did not know that I
care so. Only now-when
you kiss me"
He dovonrnd bor with his
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her close, pressing his face
to her hair, until she ceased
to struggle but clung to
him, crying quietly.
"You see, honey" his
voice was a murmur against
her hslf-averted face. "1ou
don't really want to go
away. Because you love
me. Dom you? Say it,
Marianne"
But she would not lift her
head. She only clung, hid
ing her face against his
breast.
A little stab of fear went
through the young fellow.
Suppose the victory were
not yet won! What if he
could not force her will
0
"Marianne-" He h e | d
her slightly away, "Tell me,
honest, do you love this
other fcllow?"
He cupped his hands and
forced her small wet face
up until the sun lay warm
upon it. "Look at me, Mari
anne. Open your eyes. -
Her wet lashes lifted, but
at the sight of his face,
sharp with feeling, so close
to her own, she shut them
tight again.
"Oh =" what I shall
do?"
Suspicion shot through his
mind. dol" He dropped
his hands heavily to his side
and his voice was hurt and
angry. II guess you don't
have to do anything. I
guess I'm just a poor damn
fool - Kidding myself
into thinkin' you cared"
Her heart went out to him
in a little warm rush. "Ah,
no, chere! You mus not
think that THAT I do not
care! But, oh, can't you
understan' " her
voice broke, "there is
Andre! Listen-let me tell
you " - Andre went away,
that day they declared war.
| am just 16 then. That is
not ver' old, chere, and love
that is something [ do not
know ver' much about. And
when | see Andre about to
go way - when his brown
eyes look at me, so sad
something 60 over me like
dream. All" she broke
off piteously, 81 cannot
make it tell right!'
How to get into words the
excitement of Papa Gerard s
drum throbbing through the
blood. The breathless thrill
of that moment under the
willows when Andre kissed
her ss
She looked up into Stag's
watchful grey eyes and gave
a little gulp.
Il do not know then that
love was like-like this"
Her hands crushed hard on
her heart. II think [ love
Andre. Never before has
any man kissed me. I think
sure " that is love-you
see. "
Go on said the young
fellow with stiff lips.
so Andre marched away.
Twice he come back-for
short visits. He come out
here. He see my aunt and
ask that he should marry
me when the war is over.
We are engage. And I
think THAT is love!"
She was struggling with
tears again.
-Four years he is out
there - that brave A ndre.
-Four years in the zone of
advance"
Stag sucked in his breath
AS memory flashed. "Four
years out there " 4" " dodgin'
whizz bangs ." Gee e"
The poor devil"
/ He was not touching Mar
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CHAPTER IT
Chains of Memory

OOMETHING ptful in Mariannes feeble efforts to pull
away from him. 1t made Stag think of the futterrgs
~ of birds he had caught when he a boy.
She strength, for she fighting not him alone
but her own heart Instinctivey he knew this and he
r:4L
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He interrupted d her
roughly. Let not lie to
ourselves. Any man that
cares for you is caring still.
Only | care most, Mari
anne! :"
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LOna-Ranqe Conversation

radoephone successfully carried recently
between New York Sydney Australia The interchange
messages passed virtually hreehs of the around the
world.
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for me like before. | was
just a child. Maybe in all
these times Andre have
changed too. Maybe he not
ask that l keep that promise
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TRANSMISSION for Animals

Blood TRANSMISSION has been perfected to such state that
only human lives year, but employed
help many animals on the to recovery
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eyes at that.
Maybe, if you stay"
she was pitifully brave,
stumbling oyer the words,
land when Andre comes
back-mayhe he is not caring
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"Marianne" the stirring story
of life in war-ridden France,
will be seen and heard soon at
Loew's Columbia Theater. The
big super.film, starring beauti.
full Marion Davies in her first
all talking singing picture. is
Metro Gplfwyn-Mayer produc-
tiOn.
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A Story of Love and Daring
In War-TOrn France
BY Gladys Johnson

From Dale Van Eves story
MetrO~GOldwyn
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But Soc
TO HEAL SKIN
WITH POSLAM

The most wonderful thing about
Poslam Is how little is needed to
heal even stubborn cases OF skin
eruptions. Often single soc hoX
will clear away a patch Of eczema
that has been an itching torment
for years. All druggists sell H.
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The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05
CROW MAKES \ VISIT TO
 TO SEWARD SCHOOL KIDS

SEWARD-Mary, the crow, who has the visiting habit developed to a large degree and who has perhaps been in every open win dow in town looking for some thing to purloin, Was a visitor at the schools. recently.
 Mary flew through the window and perched on the back of one of the pupils seats and gravely regarded proceedings, much to the edification of the youngsters and greatly to serious decorum. How ever, she was not immediately banished and seemed really charm ed as well as astonished when the class sang "Old Black Crow song for the birds benefit.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05

trader, and Albert Pitka, clerk, journeyed to Nulato for election day.
 Father Prange, of Nulato, with Joa Stickman driving, came up on Thanksgiving day to call on parishoners here.
 MT. Dominic Vernetti returned day or two ago from a very successful trip up the Koyukuk river, gathering up furs, fox, mink, lynx and weasel.
 MARY E. NYLIN.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05
K 0 Y U K U K NEWS ITEMS
Special Nugget Correspondence)

Koyukuk, Alaska, Nov. 30.
 The first overland mail of the season upstream passed through here on the 9th, down river on tine 10th. It was joyously hailed after an isolation of six weeks since the last river steamer blew her farewell whistle for the close of navigation. Hi
 Mrs. Kogevenikoff, with three of her chilren of St. Michael, Mr. Joe Stiekman driving, came over the trail on the 14th from Nulato where they were stranded when the steamer Agnes went aground near Nulato just before the freeze up, and will join her husband in Ruby where they will make their home 'a
 Miss Virginia Kozerenikoff. who has been student at White Mountain Industrial School. near Nome, for the past two years. and who accompanied her par ents up river to Nulato. went by airplane to Panama, where she was promptly married.
 Fred LaBelle. trader at Kaltag, was up for the week end recently, a guest of MT. and Mrs. Vernetti.
 Monook, of Nulato, rested here to break the monotony of the journey to Tanana by sled. whith- CT he has gone to bring back to Nhlato the remains of the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sum mers, who succumbed to tubercu- losis. recently
 MT. Anderson. engineer at the Signal corps station at Nulato, is the guest of=sMr. and Mrs. John Evans. rsss @-
 Word was received here the first of the month, of the airplane ac- cident in Seattle in which MT. and Mrs. Steinhausser, formerly of Nu- lato. and MT. Mueller, formerly Of Kaltag, were injured. All are well known here. The stein- haussers were ashore here in September, calling on friends, en- route to the Outside.
 Messrs. Dominic vernetti, local
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and we want to be sure not to lift it too soon, because we do not want this disease here if it is possible to keep it out, and to aid in keeping it odt we are fum- igating all mail that comes to the village, also any packages that come over from our neighboring villages,
 The Replogles. teachers.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05
TAKES FLY -TOX
 FOR MOONSHINE

RANGELL-James Shakinaw was rushed to the Wrangell Gen. eral hospital recently suffering from the effects of liberal quanti- ties of Fly Tox which he had inn bibed under the impression that it was moonshine. At the hospi- tai Dr. Edwards applied a stomach pump with astonishing disclosures of the amount which had been
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05
RECENT ALASKA DEATHS

ANCHORAGE,-Fred Simmons, employe of the Alaska Railway; Albert c. Craig, pioneer Alaskan Ellen Marie Marsh, wife of Wm. G. Marsh, jr. Al Harper, aged 62, mining man of Hope; Louis Polos, employe of railroad since early days.
 DAWSON,-P. R. McGill, aged "A, an old pioneer
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05
A request has Zen received

A request has eeen received for information concerning the where abouts of FRED NEUMANN. He was last heard of at Chatanika agout two years ago. He is baker by trade. Any information about MT Neumann hould be sent to the Governors Office at Juneau.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05
COMMUNICATIONS
INFORMATION WANTED

An inquiry has been received requesting information cincerning WALTER" B. OsGOOD. He is sup posed to have come to Alaska about 1909 or 1910. Please send any information to the Governors Office at Juneau.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05

All copy for changing advertise n,ents in Weekly Nugget must be in the printers hands not iater than THURSDAY, 5 P. M., to insure in- seFtion.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05

ANCHORAGE-Mi Ruth Grace Holdiman and James Edward Smith; Miss Blanche Miller and Arthur B. Gray.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05

consumed. The young man had recovered sufficiently to return to his. home the next day
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05

FARBANkS-Mis Lena Nell son to Charles Brant; Miss Eudo- Ia to Verne Macdonald and Miss Billie Sanders to O. B. Hart.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05

New Air Mail Envelopes now on Sale at the Nugget Office.
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JUNEAU-Mrs. Alice Sully and Arnold Curtis; Miss Inez Geise and Jack 'Kobi; Mrs. Myrtle Neil son and Joseph E. Smith; Miss Lillian Bayers and Harold Stabler.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05

DAWSON-Miss Elizabeth Grace Larsen and Christopher Grant; Elizabeth Belle Grant, and Ser geant M. H. Ewing; Mrs. Elsie Clements and Joseph Britton.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05
ALASKA NOTES

RECENT ALASKA MARRIAGES.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-30
A Dangerous Law.
CWall Street Journal.)

It is a mistake to suppose that Prohibition has financial bearing Everything which leaos to insecurity of person and property is of vital conse quence to a nations business and savings. Apart from the fact that hundreds of millions which went into the United States Treasury to the relief of other taxes goes into the pockets of technical law breakers to the stimulation of real crime the unbalanced conception of law making due to fan aticism, is grave matter
 Seven members of the Bar of New York have formed committee to defend without charge worthy subject to heavy penalty under the new pro- hibiton law The head Of the legal department of the Ant-Saloon League now threatens to call upon the Bar Association for an investigation of the conduct of these lawyers which he asserts is un- ethical and is indictment to crime. Not every one will agree with him.
 As all of these lawyers have held commissions from the Government of the United States as As ssant District Attorneys it is to be presumed they are all reputable members of the Bar. That they are unprofessional and unethical is a charge that should come with very bad grace from a quarter that in past years has been interruptions in it's tactics. Furthermore the enforcement of the Vol stead Law has been long series of violation of law and of the constitutional guarantee of pri- vate right
 Right thinking people interested in public respect for all law will probably applaud the action of these lawyers who see serious menace in this latest aspect of the noble experiment" Lawyers are mem- berS Of the court to uphold the laws and these lawyers of this committee are taking the very course Uo euect that end That IS both ethical and professional. There must be reason and justice in any law to make it rule of conduct in a government where liberty is supposed to dwell If reason and justice be lacking them such statute violates the spirit of institutions and puts tyranny in the place of law
 Neil, reason nor justice is to be found in the Jones act and on that account it's incorporate penalties shock to the twentieth century sense of justice. Public reaction to such a law must be dsrespect for all laws. Public support should go to the lawyers who are attempting to combat this assault upon our system of government.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-30

Easter's message is the message of life, of hope of the joy in renewal of the vital forces of nature as well as of the spiritual things. It is the antithesis of death Perhaps a crucifxion, de- stroying of some hopes is necessary in order that Easter may indeed be a reality. There was world of meaning in the statement "and ye now there fore have sorrow"
 To how many of the worlds hopeless will this Easter bring comfort and tighten their burdens of and despair! To how many broken-hearted travellers along the way of life should it speak of a new higher better day just about to break, as certain to break spring to follow winter to the who hopes and dares. So long as life lasts the brave is never beaten Life effort. Without that there is really death in life an anomalous thing. Even though seemingly unsuc- cessful effort is well repaid to mans own soul, for many forms and sometimes comes disguised as failure
 Easter is the encouragement of effort, of courage, of daring of hope, because it is the anthithess of death. The only death worth fearing is the passing of honor, of faith, of the joy of doing, of the blessedness of feeling the glory Of life.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-30

The fertility of it's soil in many areas has been established And it's resources, scarcely touched, are recognized as being enormously valuable.
 In the past three decades the production of gold and other minerals, and of it's fisheries has added substantially to the wealth of the nation No longer is the man who predicts a great expansion in the utilization of these and other resources re- garded as a visionary. The idea of Alaska as a barren inhospitable region, is vanishing and in its place is becoming established the realization that it is one of the countrys most valuable possessions.
 The wisdom of MT. Seward in his purchase, which was by the way largely made possible by the un- faltering support given the project by President Johnson, has long since been established. And in Alaska, his name will be placed well as the top Of the list of those whom we delight to honor.