The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-09
DAWSON

OOaA esAANA oCALCo AAAo A4ob. ~A4e could make her own terms! he would resign his will in every thing.
 In the East Seventies before palatial apartment house, the taxi halted Having stated at the office that he was expected, CT ought to be if I'm not), he was shot up in an elevator and direct ed. TO his relief the door was opened by Santa.
 He clssped her to him.
 .Ii,was so afraid
 sSo was r." She cuddled.
 But who's been frightenening you9' yfy sD l Nothing. I've. been sitting here alone" .1Js tsH,
 How alone? What I mean is, if there was no one to admit you to the apartment--"
 He's dismissed the servants and left the key to be given to a lady who was to call on him.
 Looks as though he'd played practical joke. Ah!" He had an inspiration. On Lou-L,ou!"
 Santa stared
 Why Lou-Lou?"
 What more natural? This is the day when they're to be mar ried.v
 'Is it true. Who told you?"
 "Lou-Lou herself"
 They wandered into large, lux uriously furnished room.
 But why should she notify you?" Santa continued.
 "Too long story. He strug- ged his shoulders. ITO be brief. she knew that if he were mar ried again, I'd feel that I was really married"
 A telephone in another room was ringing consistently, scolding- ly
 What do you say?" Give rose. You and I seem to be the we'd ding reception committee. Guess I'd better answer it?"
 He came back
 Couldn't. The doors locked"
 She drew herself to him, white tipped and trembling.
 What's wrong with you He caught her terror. Its the sec- ond time I've seen you like this today"
 Something he said, Give, when he called me up. The thing he said that brought me here. Be- hind your back, Give, he's been threatening me. I've been asham- ed. I've tried so hard, I couldn't get rid of him."
 Well, you're rid of him now, darling" He kissed her tears. Lets get out"
 They had stepped into the pas sage when the elevator halted and they found themselves confronted by a stocky, grey-haired man who questioned them without prelimin- aries.
 Any trouble in MT. Oaks apart ment?"
 Only that he's not here" Give replied shortly.
 I'm the house detective" the man announced. You're the last folks to visit him. Better come back with me"
 Inside the apartment he ex- plained the request
 There's lady on the wire who says she's waiting to marry him been ringing him for the past half hour. He himself used the tele- phone two hours ago-since then nobody's seen him"
 T can assure you We haven't" " Give volunteered. The only pe- culiar think I've noticed is that lone of the doors is locked"
 Which one?" The house -detec- tive produced set of pass-keys.
 Sprawled across the desk lay Dicky, a revolver on the floor where it had dropped from his hand. A cry burst from Santa.
 Its what he threatened"
 Reverently Olive approached Dicky and himself again had changed places. An hour ago when he had believed himself for saken, he, too, had been capable of this despairing folly. Peering over Dicky's shoulder, he saw a scrubbed sheet. It was the letter he, himself had tried to write.
 Its addressed to you, Santa He spoke without turning. Tt begins the way began one to you re- gently: Dear Santa" That was as far as could get. He goes on: Time to be honest. I have no one to blame but myself. Life lavished chances; I misused every one of them. Life gave me you; the only use I could make of you was to kill it. We. men are all