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The Washington times., 1934-10-13
CHAPTER xxx


Homer sank onto the chester.
field and read the letter again.
Then he began to laugh.
He stopped laughing as sud.
denly as he had begun. A mood Of
gray lucidity followed his self.pro-
tectiVe hysteria. He saw the wreck
Of his life IS the inevitable tetrl-
button Of his two miS-StepS.
He thought Of the evening he
had spent with Dot Whiting as
the only pleasant interlude in his
months Of haraSsment. He took Q
couple Of stiff drinks, called her,
and found her Sweetly agreeable.
AlSpaugh was q great man to
Dot Whiting, or at least she made
him feel that he was. They got
happily tight in q round Of speak.
eaSieS and night clubs and from
the last Of these they went to an
obscure uptown hotel.
The evening had been good with
its carefree gayety. It has helped
him to forget his troubles. Both
were now sentimental and q little
fearful with drink.
Just as Dorothy was promising
eternal fidelity, there was a knock
at the door.
DiShevelled, stumbling o little,
half undreSSed, AlSpaUgh opened
the door q crack. Immediately 1t
was pushed fully open by the
thrusting shoulders Of two strange
nen.
But Homer hardly noticed the
men. He stood aghast and cover.
ing before the startling apparition
Of Marian. her eyes hot and un-
faceable and glowing with con.
temptuouS triumph.
II knew it! I knew you'd go
straight to this creature of yours, "
she said as she bent the cold cruel
stare Of unaSsailable virtrs on Dot
Whiting.
A little before 5 o'clock on the
day Of Alspaugh'S departure. Cath
leen came in to Jasper Migrants
office bringing the last batch OF
the days mail.
IT don't know if there's any
thing here you'll want to take care
Of tonight, Mr.. Ingram" she said.
Jasper shuffled the letters
hastily. and dropped them on his
desk. The one addressed to his
wife, however. he Scrutinized
briefly. The envelope bore the
name Of the bank headed by Pat
rick Higgins, and the address was
typewriter: Mrs. Laura Seward
Ingram, in care Of J. H. Ingram
the Ingram Building"
AS the envelope bore Laura's
name. he put it scrupulously into
his pocket for delivery to her,
Joe Mccarthy rang the bell at
the Ingram town house in Sixty
ninth Street. He was admitted
and shown into q small drawing
room by q butler whose appear
ance and manner made Joe throw
out his chest truculently to avoid
cringing.
He stood in Self-conscious en-
barraSsment in these rich sur
roundingS until Seward came in
GOOD evening, Mr.. Mccarthy!
You're Cathleen'S brother, aren't
you? How is she? Let's sit down
over here by the fire. Smoker"
Joe hadn't had the presence Of
mind to avoid shaking hands
with Seward, but he refused the
offered cigarette.
Don't you be making so free
with my sisters name!" he ad'
moniShed roughly.
Seward stared. why, she said
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MORE MONEY :.
What Has Happened

LOVELY young Cahleen McCarthy tries to discourage the
attentions of Seward Ingram her employers but he
insists 0" seeing her, SewGrd presents CGthee" 'Oith a"
egpoNsvS bracelet She plans to return it, but her Shes
brother Jos steals the bracelet and pGnS for $500.
For the first time in his career Jasper Migrants tan-
cS0I trons is threatened Just he is trying to raise
several million dollars, his w ignorant of the crisis asks
q note. zee.
Airline Martini actress plans to ingram false
charge for not financing her play Homer AlspCugh In
grams confidential secretary spec~Gtes tk his employers
money IN the hope of securing funds to meet his tdhless
aDes Extravaganza. Marion AlspcMgh is hGvng affair
uOitk the Marques GALtWes.
On picnic aOh SeOCrd Cathleem unable to tell him the
truth about the bracelet she must return it, inerrng
that she still has it. The young couple 90 hike and
cannot find their aOGy back to the They spend the
night at farmhouse.
CGthlcems parents greved the supposed fall of
CGthleeN and the girl and Seward quarrel he he learns
that tho bracelet has been "cdched."
Now Read On
Ingram back from Washington, grim and determined
and drove ahead with plans for raising the funds
sary meet maturing obligations He conceived compre
henSve scheme Of recapazaon and laid the groundwork
for vast bond-refunding operations.
Other men, while Ingram was planning and building
beginning to ask themselves it worth while any
to plan and build2
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! defrauded him. He seized
nothing any paper would print.
But If you had, are you crazy?
You're Cathleen's brother, what
would you want to throw mud on
her name for?"
"Sure, I'm crazy" Joe admitted
desperately. II owe money, I'm in
bad all around, and so I thought
of you. I'd rather get it some
other way than putting Cathleen's
name in the paper. but I got to
get it somehow. If you won't come
through, I'll go out and do a real
Stick-up "
Suddenly, Joe plunged his hand
into his coat and brought out a
pistol. 'Now, will you sit down and
write me a check for five thou
sand bucks?"
Don't be a damned fool, Nc
Carthy. Write you a check now
and telephone the bank the first
thing tomorrow to stop payment
on it? What would that get you?
And it may surprise you to learn
that I haven't got five thousand.
in the bank either. or anywh-"
Joe heard q sound behind him
and whirled; Seward sprang for
ward and jerked up his wrist, and
the husky mental who had
thought it advisable to recon-
hotter on hearing a threatening
voice raised in the little recep-
ton room, easily twisted the re-
volver from Joe's grasp and then
took firm grip himself on the
boys collar.
"I'll hold him, sir, while you
telephone cor the police!"
Nothing like that, Patterson"
Seward said. HE was only kid
ding. There's such a thing as
carrying joke too far, though.
Just show him out, will you?"
Seward was glad his father and
mother were dining out. He cut
his own meal short and ordered
his car around. He had to see
Cathleen.
He remembered, as he drew up
in front Of her house, that she
had asked hirc not to come to her
home. He'd make a little joke
about tn a t . Something about
not having promised to obey her
yet, about how well he'd mind
after they were married.
He had no opportunity to make
a joke. He had no sooner given his
name to the girl of 10 or IA who
opened the door. than sort of
below issued from the archway
on the right, and moment later
a grizzled shirt-sleeVed man who
might have been handsome If his
face had not been turkey-red. ap-
peared there.
"Mr. Seward Ingram. is it-and
you dare to step foot in this
housed"
Eyes, I do, Mr.. Mccarthy!
You've got me all wrong, L"
ut was not us that began the
wrong! Ye took the girl away
from her home and kept her
through the night, and it's not In
this house that such goings-on
will be overlooked while I'm the
master Of It'll"
Are they all crazy? Seward
wondered. II want to talk to
Cathleen! Where is she?"
"She'S where she belongs; in the
kitchen washing the dishes. She's
a poor mans daughter, and she
should never have had traffic with
the likes of you. Can you not find
a society young lady to marry or
some Broadway girl without
hothering after our Cathleen"
Squalls
A rather sWeetfaced woman,
Cathleen'S mother, no doubt,
thought Seward, came out into the
hall. She tried to speak and was
drowned out by Mccarthy.
The small girl who had let him
in stood looking at him with SOL
emn eyes. =,
Seward wondered II he should
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I could call her Cathleen. She
and I are friends! That is, she's
mad with me now, but I am Ger.
tainly her friend still. When they
told me you were here, I hoped
you were bringing me some mes
sage from her!"
BlackmSil
''No. She didn't know. I was
coming. But it's her I've come to
see you about. The men Of the
Mccarthy family, Mr.. Seward
Ingram, would like to hear what
you've got to say about taking
her out in your car and not
bringing her back the whole
night"
I'm sorry you should take that
tone, Mr.. Mccarthy" he said
1T doesn't seem quite respect
full to your sister. The whole
thing was due to a series Of &C
cldentS. It's ridiculous to pre-
tend that she didn't tell you
about them at the time"
"She did then, but when a girl
is with a fellow" Joe said mean.
lngly, lit isn't always so easy
for her to say what's an acct,
dent and what is not!"
"You mean, you think
stranded her in the country on
purpose? Is that what you
mean?" demanded Seward. His
manner continued SuaVe and
mild, %.
"You rich guys think you can
get away with murder!" said Joe,
his voice rising. IF you'd had a
rich society girl with you, you'd
brought her home on time all
right"
IF I'd had the leading Glass A
debutante with me-" Seward re-
torted, II couldn't have done any
differently than I did in your sis
ter's case. Nor should I have
wanted to, because naturally I do
not see any difference between
two nice girls! The thing was
my fault, and I was sorry as
hell about it, but. after all. it
happened weeks ago."
"Well, you done the girl wrong
And done wrong to her family
through her. There's one way
to make it up"
I'm afraid don't get you at
ALL" said Seward.
did you ever hear Of one
Hella paying another fella dam
ages? Damages Is what mean
A big lump Of money. Say, five
thousand dollars, and We'll say
no more about it,"
Damages. Good God!" NUT
tered Seward, passing his hand
up over his brow.
Suddenly his hand shot out
and he seized Joe's coat lapel
Nov have it," he cried
you're the hopeful lad that
pawned the bracelet! Got il
away from her somehow and
pawned it-why, that explains
everything! Did you or didn't
youp OF course you did,"
Joe'S face confessed it, though
his lips strenuously denied.
Don't talk so loud, NANNY
mother may be in any minute.
don't have to prove it, I know it
And now as to your other PROPOSE
ton, it's out before it's in. Go
climb q tree"
IT don't stir out of this house
until you come across with five
grand!" said Joe.
Listen, DOPE" said Seward
"You can't stick a fellow up in his
own house. Don't you realize !
only have to press a button and
you'll go out on your ear? I think
1t would be a whole lot nicer all
around II you'd Just walk Out
quietly"
CHAPTER XXI
"If I walk out of here without
your money, I'll walk straight to a
newspaper editor and tell him my
story. that's what I'll do said
Joe.
| "You haven't got q story -
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recollection Of how he had lost it..
IT give you one" said Butt.

reCOueCLlOU OF now ne nAQ kOSG H.
IT give you one" said BUTT.
Joe went downstairs, relieved
that his share was to be 50 easy
All he'd have to do would be to
sit behind q steering wheel with
his engines running, ready to step
on the gas when the boys ap'
peared.
Joe got in q poker game to pass
the time. He didn't care much
about winning or losing, and, play
ing indifferently, he drew good
cards and filled StraightS and
flushes. A little after twelve
o'clock when the game broke up
and he counted his chips and
cashed in, he found he had won
more than two hundred dollars
enough to repay what he had
taken from the company!
Why, he no longer needed to go
out with the fellows tonight,
Wasn't that the way Of things.
though? Funny, wasn't 1t? He
couldn't back out now and have
everybody calling him yellow.
It was q West Side night club
that Vergile planned to stick up.
The technique for this sort Of
job had been we'll developed and
carried out successfully many
times before.
Carmine, in evening dress,
sleek and suave, first presented
himself. and the others pushed
in behind him. The man at the
door, the people in the ante
rooms and cloakrooms were hur.
riedly lined up, and Carmine
again went first into the restau.
rant and waited q strategic mo-
ment to give the signal for the
main attack.
Joe had no part in any Of this.
His job was outside. 1t was pref
ty dull, just sitting out in the
street at the wheel Of q car,
missing all the excitement. It
was late now and the street was
quiet. A policeman passed on
the opposite pavement. A cat
scurried across his path. He
hoped 1t wasn't q black cat! Joe
looked at his watch: the fellows
had gone in a quarter of an hour
ago and they might be out any
minute now. He raced his en-
CINE q time or two, backed q few
feet and swung his front wheels
out to be ready. He was parked
on the side Of the street across
from the entrance Of the club,
while opposite him, the gangs
other car waited, its engine run.
ming.
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CHAPTER XXXI

TT walk out Of here without
your money, I'll walk straight to
newspaper editor and tell him my
story. that's what I'll do " said
Joe.
"You haven't got q story -
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31
ORDER AND NOTICE OF
 ELECTION

To the electors of the Town of
 Wrangell, Division No. One, Ter
 ritory of Alaska;
 Notice is hereby given that pur- suant to an Act of Congress, 3D. proved May 2, 1906, entitled An Act Providing for the Election of a Delegate from the Territory of Alaska" an Act of Congress, ap- proved August 24, 1912, entitled, "An Act to Create Legislative As sembly in the Territory of Alaska, to Confer Legislative Powers There on, and for Other Purposes" and in conformity herewith General Election will be held on Tuesday September Il, 1894, between the hours of o'clock am. and ' O. clock pm. of said day for the pur- pose of electing the following off cers, towit:
 A Delegate to Congress
 One Territorial Senator
 Four Territorial Representatives
 To Legislature
 One Territorial Treasurer
 Two Divisional Road Directors
 The Common Council of the Town of Wrangell, Alaska, having here tofore, by Ordinance, duly designat- ed the Voting Precincts of said town and the polling place in each thereof, the Electors are hereby notified:
 That all duly qualified voters residing within the boundaries of Voting Precinct No. One of said Town of Wrangell which are as fol- lows All of the incorporated Town of Wrangell, will vote at the City Hall building, located on Second street, in and upon lot U. s. Re serve No. 2 of block which is owned by the Town of Wrangell and occupied by tine Town of Wrangell the same being the duly designated polling place in and for Precinct No. One, Town of Wran- gell, Alaska.
 Dated this 8th day of August, 1884,
 The Common Council of the
 Town of Wrangell.
 By L. B. CHISHOLM,
 Clerk.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31
JOE BURKE. EXPERT STEEL
 ENGRAVER, DIES AT VALDEZ

Related word tells of the death Of Valdez oldest citizen from the point of continuous residence. He was Joseph A. Burke, so, and a member of that community since 1898, which was the date of his irrival in the Territory. The de-
 eased was an expert steel engrav- 9r and piled his trade in the old lays of publishing when the only method of reproducing an illus tration in a newspaper was by en- graving it on a wood or steel block and printing directly from this en- graving. He was later employed by the United States government and for many years was on the staff of the engraving department of the government printing office, making plates for paper money During his Alaskan residence, he converted his talents to engraving designs on walrus ivory.
 Joseph Burke was one-time edi- tor of the Valdez Prospector, fore runner of the present newspaper there. For a number of years, up until 1920, he was employed by the governments Bureau of Indian Af- fairs and was also seasonal war den for the Bureau of Fisheries He served for many terms as presi- dent of the Valdez school board.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31

Believe it or not, MT Ripley, says the Juneau Empire, a Juneau resi- dent has a dog which is poison on adult or half-grown rats, but hasn't the heart to attack the baby rod ents. In fact, if it weren't for hu- man interference, 1t would probably be rearing a family of eight right now.
 It happened like this. The dog, a white fox terrier owned by Clare Krough, is justly famed for it's rat killing proclivities. A day or so ago it overlook and killed a mother rat in the Clare Krough garden, and proudly displayed its kill to its master. A short time later, Krough went to the dogs house and to his surprise found it huddled over eight sightless and hairless baby rats, un- doubtedly the family of the old rat she had just killed. The dog evil dently had dug up the rats den and transported the little ones to it's own place of abode and was trying to keep them warm,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31
MISSION BOAT PRINCETON
 IN PORT EXECUTE TO HAYNES

The Presbyterian mission boat Princeton called at Wrangell Mon day to take the Rev Russell F. Pederson on an official visit to a number of towns and Indian vil- lages as far north as Haines AL win Sahlinger, the five-year-old son of Mrs. Henry Anderson, and Corinne Cooday, whose family moved to Wrangell from Rake two years ago, were taken to the Haines House, a Presbyterian home for small children.
 A. Rasmussen, superintendent of schools, accompanied MT. Pederson for a brief vacation trip before the new school term opens.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31
JUNEAU MINING MAN WALKS
 10 MILES WITH 9 BROKEN RIBS

Ed Kibbey, part owner in the Herbert Glacier mining claims. is resting quite easily in a Juneau hospital after having suffered se- were injuries in a 5-foot fall from cliff while looking over the claims.
 He broke two ribs. and was bad ly bruised all over his body.
 Kibbey WAS alone 9t the time, and after he fell had to walk more than ten miles to reach help. He was also carrying a 20-pound pack and a heavy rifle. Due to the bad shaking up and the bruises and broken bones, he did not dare to stop for rest during the dong hike for fear that he would not be able to get up again.
 He stopped at what is called the upper cabin, and fastened a roll of bandage to the table. turning him self in order to strap up the in iured ribs, then he resumed his hike to Eagle River, where a pass ing motorist saw him and reported that he was injured. c. L. Gi!sin- ger, his partner in the claims, went out from Juneau an1 brought him to town. The next morning he en- tered St. Ann's hospital.
 On the way to Eagle River, Kib, bey met a mother bear and cub, but fortunately for him, the bear paid little attention to him.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31

August 10 marked the end of a three-days "soueaster" at Nome which suspended all airplane ac- tivity but which brought some much-needed rain to the miner, Thus far the mining season has been one of the driest on record, despite the fact that the weather has been cloudy and foggy all sum- mer, with only one sunny day in July,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31

The platinum holdings of MT. and Mrs. E. J. King of Good News Bay, have realized a second clean up, where a gross yield of 155 and one-half ounces have shown up. This is the second cleanup for the Kings. There has been the short age of water, as in other sections, but it has not hampered opera tions. Mrs. King works a regular shift at the mine, in addition to her household duties. She attends to the dam, which is lifted every 20 minutes and the water is allow ed to sluice for 25 minutes before there is a closure allowing more water to accumulate. This has been an ideal summer at Good
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31

Two brothers, separated during the vicissitudes of Soviet Russia's revolution and civil war, have been united as a result of the national publicity given the rescue of the Cheliuskin expedition in the Arc tic. Pedor Reshetnikov, a former street waif, was one of the mem- bers of the expedition. After being rescued his name and picture ap- peared in many Soviet newspapers. Ivan Reshetnikov, long separated from his brother, saw one of the pictures. Letters were exchanged and they were united after 16 years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31

Because no provision has been made by the government for sum- mer airmail service from Fair banks to Nome and return, num- Der of Nome citizens have made donations which will allow for several loads of mail to be brought here in the near future.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31

Two members of the graduating class of 1893, from the Alaska Col lege and School of Mines at Fair banks were married at the interior city a short time ago. Miss Aileen Marie Neimi and John Whiteford Meggitt were the contracting cou- ples. Mrs. Megitt received her de- gree in arts and letters, and Mr. Meggitt has a degree in Civil En- gineering. After the ceremony, they left for their new home at Nanek travelling over the Richardson Highway to Valdez by automobile by boat to Seward and to Nanek by plane. MT. Meggitt has been en- gagged to teach at Nanek next term.
 The trolling boat Ida II of Ju- neau, owned and operated by John Sunderland, was damaged recently when it was caught between a dock and the steamer Haleakala which was shifting in the Juneau harbor. The troller was taking ice when the accident occurred. Making room for an incoming steamer, the Halea- kala was shifting it's position and swung in against the troller as the latter was moored to the dock. The cause of the steamers swing ing was not determined. The same action also took out two piles from the dock,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31

News, Mrs. King says, where an abundance of beautiful wild flow CTS are growing. From her door step, Mrs. King feeds a flock of ptarmigan every morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31

The following correction appear ed in a small town paper:
 "Our paper carried the notice last week that Mir. John Doe is a defective in the police force. This was a typographical error. MT. Doe is really a detective in the police farce"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31
ALL-ALASKA REVIEW

Six oomiaks full of King Island Eskimos arrived at Nome from King Island recently. After putting in a whole winter on the island hunting and fishing, and carving ivory, the King Islanders have ar rived at Nome and will remain there until fall, when they will again take up their lonely vigil on that rock-bound bit of earth in the Boring Sea.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-31

When the mail boat Meteor went north from Nome recently she carried on board two Labrador retriever dogs, which are going to Baldwin. The dogs were sent to Alfred Lomen of the Lomen Com mercial Company by L. V. Palmer of the Alaska College in the inter- ests of the Biological Survey The dogs will go to Baldwin for the purpose of cross-breeding with sheep dogs there to produce an animal which it Is hoped will be suitable for herding reindeer. Both breeds of dog are the finest of their kind, and the qualities of both types are expected to pro- duce a dog which will be ideal as a reindeer herder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-16
FLYERS PREPARE
 TOCONTINUE TRIP
econslnued from rass l.,

(contlnued from pase l., to the United states vla Ireland after visiting Rome.
 Among the lucky Ones
 The flyers, listed among the lucky ones who barely made the trhns-Atlnntlo flight that has cost 60 many lives, thought they could easily repair the slight damage 70 the planes undercartiage and hY lines with tho aid of a Free state air force mechanic sent from Bal donnel flying field, Dublin. Beth men, the Italian sabeliI and the American Pond, agreed
 that their flight was the worst of experiences that extended back be- fore the World War in which they served.
 -Four hundred miles rom shore. listed for many hours as missing
 ana fearod dead, they were envoi-
 oped in bllnding, ciinging fog through which they had tiown for 2s hours.
 Motor Worked Badly
 Their motor was working badly
 because neither gasoline nor oil
 would feed properly. sabelli climb.
 ed from the cockpit to pump oil
 Into 1t. The plane, perllously close
 to the water, rose Co 1000 feet.
 Tn danger every moment of .
 forced landing at sea, beyond hope
 of rescue, the fiyers went on for
 nearly four hours until they saw
 the green fields and thatched cot. tage roofs which told them they woro over Ireland.
 They circled over this little town and landed in a small field at s,30
 D. m. (3:3O E.D.T.) yesterday at Moy, 70 miles from Clifden, whero Sir John Alcock and Sir !. w. Brown landed after the first trans- Atlantic flight in 1919. Their plano struck fence at tho further end of the small field in which they landed and the under. carriage was damaged slightly. Sabelii and Pond had been in the air S2 hours minutes to make approximately 5000 nautical or $500 statute miles. They have i,e00 miles to 70 Go Rome. Both mon reported that they
 were buffeted by strong, variable winds almost all the way across from Newfoundland.