The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-04
LOVES YOUNG DREAM
 TURNS OUT A DREAM


 "Flye nf.cen." replied.
 Looking behind me, saw mon who app, cd ,o be about fifty years old He vus ill at case about some thing. but whether 1t was in finding himself iu civilized land, for which lc was by no means fitted, or was ap- rroach'ng some crisis i'm his life could not tcil encouraged him to talk. and hc did sq.
 Twenty-Five years before he had been tilted. IIc u1d gone to the gold re. rloAs and made a fortune. Recently learning that his former love was sim gh, he had renewed hls proposition of quarter of a century before. The woman had returned a prompt accept. ancc, and he was going to hls home to be made happy after SO many years of waiting. He opened a carpetbag and took from soiled roll of papers a card photograph. lt was Che saucy face of girl of eighteen and pretty enough to kiss.
 "I har she air, stranger; thar's Ma huldy. hcy kcp' thct pictur' by me ever since ! left her, am she wrote me thct one of me, taken about thc same time. he'd been on the purlor mantel' yyhar she could see it every day. In her last letter she warmed up over it sayin' she was lookln anXiOusly fur that black mustachc. thot roun' check, them raven locks she'd knowed years afore."
 The mans mustachc was a yellow gray. his cheek a furowcd leathern' and on thc top of his head stood a few scattered hairs like timber on a noun tain that had been swept by fire. looked from him Co Che likeness Of his carly love. and it occurred to me that the same changes had doubtless oc- cured i'm her. l said nothing well knowing that no word from me would avail Co prepare him for tue change be would find in the girl However, it oc- cured to me that | might devise some plan to soften the disappointment.
 My friend" | said, do you think you win know the lady when you meet herE"
 "Sartin. Dye suppose | could ever furglt that purty face"
 'I would like Co bet you a tenner that you won't know her.
 He diycd Into his pocket drc forth a fat roll Of bills aul, wetting his thumb. selected ten dollar l'll which | mated. Then | arr5ugrI with him to send for his iauccc to come to thc ho. tel we agreed Co stop at and hc was to see her among other women He gave me his name. Mark SpcllD.nder, while his bcuolhod was Mahulda Rails. After Mr. Speilbindor and | had reached the hotel mailed a note to Miss Rails. saying that if she would call at Che hotel that evening a friend of her lover would give her informa- ton of him. Then I went out and spent Sl0 for a wedding gift
 About & o'clock I was informed that lady wished to see me in the parlor. I found a very fat person, with grlz- zly gray huir-what there was of it. Che front teeth dccayed and a look of chronic dissatisfaction on her face.
 Miss Rails, I believe"
 "Ycs, sir Miss Rails What ye got to tell me bout Mark SpellbinderY
 "He Is here in this house. He wishes to know if you will recognize him."
 "Becognlze him? Why notY
 Hes older, you know"
 "So am I, but hope I'm not a fright"
 I whispered to a waiter to tell Mr. Spcllblnder to come in. There were several people in the room, including girl of twenty-five. Before Spell binder arrived ] purposcly left Mss Rails and walked to a fireplace. The groom eXpcctaut came in and looked lnquirlngIy about him. If his eye touched Miss Rails, it did not remain upon her for more than a moment Then, after taking in several women, lt rested on the young lady. lt had been arranged between him and me that he was to leave the room without giving any evidence of having made selection.
 As soon as he was gone l returned to Miss Rails and after a brief chat on unlmportout matters told her that her lover had been in the room.
 "Been herein this room? l don't bYleve it. Only one man has come in since I've been here, aH he was an old codgcr bald as a coot an with cheeks lie new plowed field"
 "That was he. I feared you wouldn't recognize him." And without waiting for more words l excused myself and Joined Mir Spcllbinder
 Well, did you pick her outP ] asked.
 "Yaas," be said, with a sigh. "She haln't near so purty as she war, but she's kind O nice anyway"
 (Which one was itf'
 "The girl by the winder."
 You're mistaken. Mss Rails sat in the far corner"
 "wh-a-a-u The fat ole cat with snaggle tcethy'
 "You shouldn't speak SO disrcspect- fully of the woman you are to marry"
 He looked bewildered. Several times he started to say something, but failed to get it out At last be took out the roll of bills had seen once before and handed lt to me.
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