t I 1- ant HE PAGE P0U3 V SYNOPSIS Felfc Captain Summers 1 on the aacapadM of the Picaroon. inena. uarun uaie. atr. Alexander Fcrrynlan calls to reUte a tale ot tranflc happnngn at 362 Bank Street crooked financial deal. Dr. Moffetti whispered, uwmuk i iwww iw wuvmmx ana eertafn papen. Adele and Dale meet He tella her he was preeent during her atrange Inter-view with Dr. Uoffett and nramitea to INSTALMENT TWENTY-SIX "Did ou see what that despicable ruffian tried to do?" sho cried hotly. "No, I just missed it," said Joan In her cooing voice. "But I .can guess. Men are so beastly. Tried to steal a kiss, I suppose? The wretch 1" "He was drunk," said Adele, growing a little calmer. Disgustingly drunk. Otherwise I might n6t have minded so much." "I underttand, dearie." By the fully hot-headed, but I know how to manage him." "How?" asked Adele, mildly amused by the naive chatter. "Give me your recipe, and I may! try it on the -next Emperor who comes along." "Well, I guess men are all Thrilling ' Mystery Story In 30 chapters hajd oi M . - Hi JW K. 1W -aaaaW V W Dron what? oemg caught In the act of receiving blackmail money. She shook herself as If to banish a stupor. ly. Adele started to run her eves technical . terms- and , meanings and much of it she could not understand. But the broad outlines were clear. They showed plainly that her father alike, whether they are Emper-;was the mysterious Mr. Graves, or or Jim piam citizens, it s , the accomplice of the notorious the little things that please most i Daniel Forrester. Little by little of them. They like a girl to re- her doubts left her. Yes. these member their favorite colors In-must be some of the damning do-neckties and'aoftks and sueh.'cuments to which Dr. Mnffett thing. It ncednt amount to hatfolluded1 In the coursft-of that mh, Just so It's something that 'strange interview.' falls In with their taste. Well, j The Skyrocket after our quarrel the other day: The papers shook in her tremb-I dashed over to the haberdash- ling hand. Indignation, bitterer' and bought Billy the darl- mss, a strange, rebellious exclte-injrest neektie you ever saw." ment were growing apace within "And did - he approve of your her. Her poor father 1 What an selection?" aJc'ed Adele absent- inferno of anguish he had passed ly. With So many graver proh- through on account of the secret lems on her mind this conversa- guilt which these papers revealed! tion was becoming a little weary- She read on and (in, turned page Inp. ' after page, while her companion .'JDid he npprovo?" Joan gush- "truck malch after match. At ed. "Well I guess he didl It was length she was through, She gazed a lovely tie, a bright blue with down at the sheaf of papers. Only papers, flimsy, inflammable stuff, yet how devastating!) vital they were! "Satisfied?" Adele looked up. In the dim licht site stnrliVd thp ntlipr trirl'a fa6e. Joari had cast off her art- leasness and simplicity, and the unmasked portions of her face looked a little hard and cruel, but there was no sign of duplicity. The eyes were gazing at her nar-! rowly, intently, through the openings in the black mask. "Another match, please," Adele murmured. paper, yet they were charged with the power to wreck lives! Luridly the lisrht of the irtatph fpll nn rhnr. existence. She must gain a little more lime. "Just another match, please." "It will be the last," said Joan. "There is only one more left, and The papers?" she asked fceb- I must save that for the signal." .-e..a .wa MVI J 1(1 mi f - VJVO i ner re. here." Joan V . Jonenerf 'm way of showinfir her svmDathvihGr fl mav nrmnr nn nna m 4 i.j l. n. l.A - j . uu.uu. rtueie removea tne eon-tents of the envelope, about a dozen papers of various sizes. It was too dark to see much, and .the written characters swam be fore her eyes. From .the fnaldf came the orchestral din, adding to the confusion of her mind. "Do you want a light?" Joan iney are ail right until they suggested. She struck a match, get you out in some moonlit nook cupped her hands over it, and and then look outl My Billy Is held it so the wavering sheen that way. We had a dreadful fell on the papers. "I want you to . .!!... J... Tln.. .... 1 sni me ultra uy. miiy la uw- oe satisfied with your purchase." all she knew, this might be a for gery. Her stampeding brain Gl. DAILY .NEW3N- ANYOX WINS TENNIS SUNDAY Beats Alice Arm In Tournament By Two Points Making Series Even ALICE ARM, Aug. 21: The second tournament of the season between the tennis players of Alice Arm and Anyox was played jon the local court Sunday. It was In the yellow flicker she studied ivery evenl' contested, Anyox the wrilinc airAln. but W copping the tournament by thoughts raced far beyond the mar?jn of two points, the games margins. Only a few sheets of beinfir ln Pint8- AnJ" 78 Alice Arm 76, with nine seta played Those making up the Anyox team were Messrs Stevens, Mo sclera twnnpd tn n rrniln rrihnaf Rae, Mclntyre and Oatman and little yellow dots in it." (hand. Still another match. The -Mesdamca Eve, Cundill, Frlcker or a sudden Adee leaned vellow sheen seemed to Ma an Miss Blakey. weakly against the balcony rail- path through a corner of her mind. The Alice Arm players were If she could onlv .Messrs.A. Falconer, T. Falconer. "Blue yellow," she mumbled.) Her heart beat a little faster. If L- falconer. G. Hanson and Mrs. lhe words by contrast With the she could onlv thrust a litfle mr- hergin, Misses A. Hogbercr and muu miMCHi puiwc iicuusuciiuai appearance or the ner or the sheaf of paper within ergm. rr green light. Ferryman i avowing; sck in addition to their in- imagination she saw them wrinkle 13 now eve" Alice Arm won the captain a picture when the tele-! trinsic significance. land become a black flake. Her tne r'rst tournament on the An- pnone ringaA vole. veil, or aw"m. "Yea. blue and yellow Billy's father's secret reduced to ashes! 'ox courts by a similar margin a mwn'i tndv at the afaova addfeu! ... .. "'"j o ...... - e ... -u u. i. nmmu.'k iu I favorite colors" said Joan. She er "ea" pounded chokingly. Ul lw points, Bummm rindi only ose due. a bit or laughed lightly. And then, with The little flame was beginning to I a subtle change in her manner dwindle, but there was still time. "XT' a' PT tm she came "e closer to Adele. 'And then, at an instant's glance. Her smile she caught look of intent watch, rneetjBf in ontai Pmrk. Adele haa had altered: it waa a had a terrifyinj experience. Taken by less open and naive. She seemed fu'nes out of the holes in Joan's a myatertooa ujm Oonvay to a atrange more mature, even a little taller mask- A little smile, hard and light through which abe could glimpse i a aho atnnA ... .. suhtlv threntenintr nlnrorf CIANTSWIN FROM CUBS only the taint outline ot a m!5. calljng! "r " iuob ------ ------ ; himmtf Dr. uefiett. abe j. told thati gleaming on her tinsel armor. jth roiKed lips. The match went pi...... . . . ...... ' , , her father haa been mulKM wHh a! "Drop it over the raBinr" she 0ut- Adele shook herself. A mad 1 n,Iaae'Pn Athletics Baten by .hope had died with the match. Be- asked Adel siJes' she suddenly recalled, all St. Louis Browns Yesterday P3 .Ad,e,ivou?" There wn. t,.;;' She felt the little nacket of Pciiing string, lost his third I AingHrlffn THAW IMIIMMIIJ I "v mhu h IUILUC II111L Ul ' a I anapjeioaa of one another. Dale " on; menace in ner voice. . Dal darkeaa the room, throw Axetoin through window, and In the resultant coBfiMlon eacapca . ' Summera at luncheon next day reeetvea a note and patka from the Picaroon. In the package he ttndi the mtaslng peart. Meantime-. Dr. Moffett la getting autoua and talephonea. giving Mlwi Caatle Jut 34 noura in which to make payment to aave her father from disgrace and proaecution. Dale drawa caab front h bank and makea an appointrnfnt with Adele. He then vlarta the Ferryman home,' HgTtt tng to capture the murderer within a week. dully. I lhe papers were not here, only "You-know. The money, of half of them. The remaining ones R r Aug. 21: Joe course. Yon r.m.,ri,t tt a:a were probably just as effective. Busn' ace of the Chicago Cubs' monev inside hpr hnrlli-e ft r ?ame or the season to the New I - ..... . VAk fZA - A I . . m. aatrn in hnw. K. th AiAia nn,u.j if :j oniv a little over S20nn. hut n lyJln- vimnis yesieruay alter - . au uuuucu. iter 111 I II U siun I ' - - r . , - aarder occurred and la trapped wjthin ned by the sudden surDrite wi sma11 fraction of the stipulated WInninS " games during the tV'dZr ZZrtS iTti1. f-ctfonlng a, ye? ' if"- 7 to" """ 11:' r1a from betund a alMtng panel, f "i nen Ifct's hum- and get it , sralll;u8Ucn a simple tning to nvar it I,,. n i . , ao. ijui sureiv me woman at her "uiiu, advance. I am to drop a lighted oulu not De PKen ,n l ivuty-ursi match over the railing That will "ch shallow deception. She would hom tor Brooklyn In the first be the signal." She produced a Lnsjst UI?n examinim? the-money an evenly divided before the surrend- e-hetder with St. Iouls small silver case and extracted a PaPeP ,were Joub match. "The moment the mntrh ered At a slaiiCe she would see Ordinals. falls vo r to a ."through the ruse, and then what Paul.Wnner hit a homer with Some one Is waltinr L Z L would happen then? two on In the seventh,-but the catch if "Well, Miss Castle." said Joan PhillleA defeated the Pirates, ll ? Z?' uUt 011 Shl' yetT" Zach4ry won his "!nh straight SSS uVT ? Ck' ya,,nir Ade,e tried "me. Wme for the Yankees,, though acpth. Her .brain swam a little, tu --. ' i' t,. .n a .... , .? B.U....I.U at mc uuur, wonaer tng whether Dale was other side, trying to on tl mavontU the cenuineV ..: ' A homer hr Kre uith nnA overhe.ir n.n..t.9 i ' rri , t .u, -:,v. . . h J , lni i 5S ua wished in Forrester's own handwriting." Browns victory over the Thlla. : a t , t r. inouKm Adele felt an ache of indecision delphia Athletic, wave advising her how to act. Where was Dale? If he would only Yesterday's scores; . ,", . K'au" ine aoysM! transmit a message of some kind! outside the railing. Who was Her wits appeared to have desert-waiting down there' Whoever he'ed her in the first great crisl, of was, he had certainly guarded in her sheltered and soft-cushioned u must mzeniOUS Wnv nirnlnof National League Chicago 1-1. New York 4-0. St. Louis 3-0, Brooklyn 2-4. Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 8. Cincinnati c, .A r - Boston 2. American(League. New York 5, Chicago 4. Boston 12, Detroit 8. Washington 6. Cleveland 2.' Philadelphia. 1, St. Louis 2. .'.nr1 "A kiss "I" nrfund t,helt(?klvout ' h"y enveloce. -Mosi burning gaze. A fugitive doubt GOLF TITLEHOLDER othtr'Rlrl. ts rather nice wwiictime, especially on "a balcony In the moonlight, but who wants 'to be kissed by a distil-leryT t Adele laughed. "I'm all right now. It' foolish to get angry yjth a drunken .man, but I cduldn't help, If-'.- "He seemed to be 'all1 right while you were dancing," Joan observed. "I was watching you two. But then men are funny. -,,"n" re ,n "aniei Forres. .assailed her again while she tried prs own handwriting. If you to make the most of her speeding have any doubts, look them over." moments. Never before had sfo It sounded a candid and above! seen Forrester's handwriting. For IS ELIMINATED FROM AMATEUR TOURNAMENT JASpgR, Aug. J21:-W. Shady steadied to the thought. Just be- Somerville, defending- champion, fore the match went out she bent wa$ eliminated from, the Can'i-another look of critical scrutiny amateur, golf championship -'yesterday afternoon wfin Cecil on -the signature - "Just as I thought," she de- Colville of Vancouver, defeated clared, "this is only a copya for- him in the ihlrtyrslxth green, gery." one upV in the fjnit day's play. Her companion's short laugh cut " 1 1 h - clear and hard through the crash- FMnilRANPP PI VPR lhe orchestra. "I'UIuUivL rLI Cu ing syncopation of "You poor little fool I You are only making a stupid bluff. You never saw Daniel Forrester's sig- over the written lines. The, nature. Now I know you didn't phraseology was strange, full t of (bring . the ..... money. You have only invoivedi been playing tor time. I'm " She stopped short FELL INTO THE BAY AT SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21: Now Donald Templeton, endurance flyer, fell Into the bay last night, From the suddenly ending after 35 hours dark depth below came a little sir- his quest of the 40-hour solo re-zling sound. A little streak of fire fuelling endurance flight record, immediately shqt Into the air and He was unhurt. broke into a burst of sparkn. r- Joan snatched the papers away THE WEATHER "The deai is off," she declaredj ' a. faint hiss In her voice. "That Terrace Bain, calm, 58. was a Avarning. There is some- Bosswood Cloudy, southwest thing 'wrong below. Go back to wind, KG. your drunken Emperor!" To Be Continued Tomorrow BASEBALL POSTPONED Alyansh Cloudy, west wind; Alice Arm Heavy ,rain, calm, Anyox Heavy rain, calm, 67. Stewart ', Very heavy rain. Last night's City League base- calm. 5C. I ball fixture between the Gyro Port Simpson Southeast Club and Native Sons of Canada, wind, rain, 54. ' was postponed on account of the . Hazelton Cloudy, calm, 54, unfavorable weather. There are Smithers Cloudy, calm, 68, now a number of postponed ball Bums Lake Cloudy, calm, 55. games accumulated which will Vanderhoof Heavy rain, calm, ' be played after Fair Week if, pjoj 62. I sible. " I Qutiner TValftrcalm. tyol. " J -.5 if : V" ' -' ft c " - -S5 Take the Drudgery r Oat of HousewoW ELECTRICALLY , - '" ' 'n t Modern ways for motjorn (lny8 applies to housework too. Electricity has come to . , banish hard work .from th.e homp. : . j . . j For each task cooking, vd$)ilng, ironinp, , sweeping there is an Electric Servant that never gets tired and never wants time off. ; " r Ca!l in at our Retail Sfqre today and see our remarkable display of nationally famous and giaranteed Electee Ijanges, Washing Magnifies, Vacuum CJeanersvfroners, Irons, ' fV'!' ' Portable Lami)s, Toasters, etc a 1 ' rt i: K . ' ' ' Power Corporation of Canada Limited PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. Sport Chat The baseball games between Anyo and Prince Rupert Elks' teams at the smelter town last week were about the . best exhi bition of the sport that have i pennant done on several occasions while percentage of Ye playing league fixtures on the they had w n R1 . - home diamond. The Anyox bat- 13. If the Athic' t tery for the first game was Orr the Cubs' record i; and Somerville and, In the get to win about ail ;' ond, Lazarek and Fomervillo, maining games Lat jea n. fuffeJRice is Good, too Outlet Puffed Rice It en. plodtd (he same, wit u Puffed Wheit.and ii equally delicious. Fullofthereadr enetfj tl the finest hite rice. For yarierr, keep boch kinds ia the house. x jiii f ' Yankees, with a lead "f 1' r Followers M the rhllademhlamier mmseason. wire ma Ath etics. confident HOW thai. way to equal tno ri Connie tack again will pilot a b"f a slump all l ut wiped winner." are" DUllinir for their lead and the Yanker l been seen in he northern townitheir favorite to bt the Cubs' jluky to barely beat mi the .: una flcauii, A I1C 9H.UUU KrtlllC, ICVU1U Ul uu I 11 1 9 if I III? T 1 t " " " nic V-UI1UU! which both teams played error- faint hope now. In that year the less ball behind superb pitching, the Anyox nine winning 2 to I, was "one of the best games seen here for a number of yearsV' comments the Alice Arm and Anyox Herald. In the first game, which Prince Rupert won 4 to 1, Ola Haveland hurled and Spiro Gurvlfch caught. The battery was the same in the second game and it functioned excellently. In fact, the local boys played better baseball while away than they have Cubs, under the leadership of the1 22 and losing, nine game up toj Office. July 29. That was playing at a1. - SOFTBALL POSTPONED I late Frank Chnn!e.''Yoi the N-' tipnal League' pennant' with HO' Bain again cau.d t'e victories and 3G defeats for aponement of last v. .' i percentage of JpS. The AthlettesJ softball game hetwoen ti nt 1929. up fo June 3V had tr i perlntendent's Oid o a,v.! fc veiled at a .760 pace, having a House. The next ganio ti record of 48 wins and 16 defeats. 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