The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-18
MY TURN OF LUCK.

! pcrity iu other days. They had been en- richcd hg the silver boom at Virginia City n Che remote days of her greatness, | but their mine had filled with water owe ing Co their bad fortune in cncountering ! -n ts,slarara,s,s,A -s=-eue cod thay. bod Uccn ruined. The mine was still there. ! but it would take Sl0.0OO Co set it in ! working condition.
 "And that money will never come Co us." said old Mrs. Sparrow sadly. "l have knowledge of that lt has been Gold me-"
 ! "You are fortunate if you have friends who can look Into the future" l replied lightly She rcproved mc gently.
 "You speak ignoranuy." she said. And it is natural that you should. But unlikely us it may seem. ] have friends who can sec Into the future even as they can remember the past from the begin ninc of time"
 ''You interest me. Mrs. Sparrow" confessed
 She arose from the black wooden chest on which she was sitting and lifted ont both arms full of closely written manu- script. These she put upon tho well cleaned deal table. She laid her hands rcycreut'y upon them. and then. looking me straight iu thc eyes. she said In her queer little siucsone voice:
 "Nichts when ! and my husband 1t hcrc lonely rcmcmhcring how we have been bcrcft or all that makes life dcar a peculiar comfort comes to us. For the r,om |. f'lcd with che spirits or thc dead. au clecr Co know us. Some of them are simrIr people. hut others have been great In thc worlds history Some of them died only few days ago, but others have been dead thousands and thousands of years We had one man hero who hcincl to build che pyramids. These pco- rle arc an grateful Co mo for helping them to return to earth. They say that thc living arc selfish and few of them ever hcIp che dead Co return And then. to help Mr. Sparrow and mo pass Che timc. which sometimes hangs heavily upon orr hands thcy tcl us storics.'
 "TcU you stories. Do they spcakF | interrupted
 "No uot nulihly But ! sic down at thc uhic. take % pencil in my hand and wrItc tho words that come to mo. The most wonderful tales arc told me. oL mysteries which historians have puzzled over have been solved for my amusement. ! have been toil of che most ancient things and been given insight into recent scandals. And hcrc iu these many pa- ncr. 1re nu my wonderful stories written down.
 "Eut why don't you seu thomE ! in- 0uir.I rrmntiy. being of a practical turn of m'ud "I. there any need for you Co bc >. no.r with aii these iu your hcodf Tho wlr.1 want. cnol stories and is will in- to pay f0r thcm.'
 "Tf womb i.a .1crilccc." she cried. her olI checks fmu- "Do y0u imagine ! wHr.r 600 rrray tnr c"nuovnce ot my Cr.rui>t'
 could uot persuade her Go hold any othor vi.v NHr would sha even read Che stnr'r. fu mo-
 "Gut virr j'c." she adlcl "thcy shah n. -'rr- You 0rc a writer. and vuu win ir ai'. t. cot some ideas from fhem , have perfect confidence In you. anI know that ynu win never usc che trur names nf fhe persons who figure in thrsc narrHt.vcs."
 "Eut win rat some of che stories lose thci- interest if you mako that stipulo- tion. Nr- Snarrov|
 "rhe dead 1re lcfonsoirss" sho replied "Tlera |. eycr more occa.ion for being loyal fo tfcm than to che hyinr"
 ] had talked about che matter out of polite indulgence merely. ] had uot an Hea thet fhc sketches had che slightest value Thrv we're. without doubt. ! opin- od fhe verbose manufactures of Siis lone ly old crcHfure's brain.
 Tho associatcj charities kopt Mrs Spar row and her failing husband supplied with ucevs-rric- an thUt winter. and had thought. of advising that in che spring thcv bc sent back to old friends In the west
 But thcy frustrated my amiohlc plan hv dying within % week of cach other both of pneumonia. It was ! who saw Co their hrryiuc and che erection of litt.o wooden hcrIst0ne which bore their names. And it was ! who saw Co che distribution umonc uc.rhhors equally poor af tbci- rathcucally frw effects.
 As for che hock chest with Che manu. scripts. ! kcrt that for myself os ] had boon given permission CO do.
 I WI, am unknown writer then. ! dc- served to be unknown. suspect. for while ! possessed au eager impulse for ....IaNNH ''N H'A |..'..H nation was h1mpcrod with 70 convention al point oc view. ! stood for thc usuaL Che approved che desired
 Now | have a reputation 1s che writer of singular and haunting stories. My name is identified with an thut is in- ccui1us. weird and mysterious In ltcr1- turD. know well that my name has only to appear In che pro-rhctus of a magazine tn increase che sale of that is- s1c extraordinarily. The announcement of a novel by me means that thc first cdi- tou win hc sold before it leaves Che press But ] cannot say that ! nm hap py Indeed ] sometimes think of myself ls thr most miserable of women.
 For my reputation is not honestly won. The work far which ! have received this cro,it and fame is not mine. It Is the work of many who have passed into gnirit i.-e
 AuI when ! meet them tncrc. as I sure ly must some day. how shah be re- tcivcd?-Chicago Tribune.
 Up Co Date.
 Entcrprsue Advcrtiser-Pardon me, sir. but l heard you tell the gc.tleman who tl-t lcft that you would wash