The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-20
For Another

Don't be a complete fool, water advised Hardy. "Who ever heard of one man persuading woman to marry another man2 Since the days of the stern parent. that is."
 'Well. Cyprilla likes me well enough. only she's a person of whims. Doesn't want to marry. Is sure she isn't in love, Intends Co devote her life to orphans or suffrage or somethingl don't want you Co go to her and tell her that she ought to marry me. can attend to that part os it myself. But she respects your judgrsent. you know, and believes In your views. Just laugh her out of her eman- eipated notions. won't you1 Then I'll attend to the rest"
 "Cyprilla will outgrow her present erochets just as she has half dozen others. Don't you remember when she plunged into Italian and determined to be n great scholari She thought of noth- Ing but Dante for six months, and then athletics became her hobby. Be patient and she'n come around all right"
 But won't you try a little guying or something2 That will hurry along the end" Walters tone was little plead Ing. and his cousin yielded.
 "well. m do what l can." he agreed wearily. But you understand that can't really do anything" .,
 Walter acQuieSced joyously. He had as great confidence in Hardy Grahams powers as the elusive Cyprilla had in bis judgment.
 Cyprilla was out in the garden weed ing when Mir. Graham was announced.
 'sTcll him 10 cone out here" she com manded the maid. and In few minutes the grave. correct Mir. Graham was stand ing In the garden path and thinking that Cyprilla looked rather well in a farmers hat. Then it occurred Co him thot the face under the grotesque straw brim was thinner than usual. In spite of it's rosy color. and that the bright gray eyes were A little sunken. Probably she was begin hing to regret Walter already. in which case Mir. Graham felt that his labors would be considerably frightened. He did not find it easy to begin conversation with her. It occurred to him that per haps. after all. Cyprilla had right 10 her whims and that it was impertinence 10 interfere with her. So he talked about the lateucSs of the spring and the fresh ness of ;he garden instead. By and by Cyprilla threw away her trowel and stood erect. She slipped or the sheep skin gloves and the biz hat and showed damp little rings of brown about her forehead.
 "Im tired" she announced. "l guess rn let Thomas finish that bed"
 "You usually get tired of your under takings. don't youF" remarked Mir Gra- ham Quizzically. Cyprilla flushed.
 "Yes. l suppose l do." she admitted with unusual humility.
 "lt makes it little difficult for Thom' ss when you leave things half done. But what difference does that make pro vided you have succeeded in amusing yourself for an hour or sop continued Mir. Graham thoughtfully. He felt It. tie dismaycd whom Cyprilla didn't flash out rctort. She only looked a little red and uncomfortable. Then he went on:
 "Do you think Thomas minds the extra workT'
 "No." said Cyprilla shortly.
 "Now I've offended you." exclaimed the contritc Mir. Graham. Cyprilla did not deny it Have onc ldCd youF" he asked rcmorsefully.
 AAnElllN ANlNfu NfA feNo A"NAAN aAAAA' They were full of tears.
 "Cypriila. I'm brute" he cried. "Yor know l wouldn't hurt you for worlds I'm a miserable busybOdy. had no right Co taunt you if you had broken a dozen engagements with Walter. Please. dear don't cry. Don't you know wouldn't have Cypriila. my dear child. don't"
 For Cyprilla. the faddist. whose latest whim was Co bc emancipated. had seated herself on the lowest one of the steps leading Co the piazza and was sobbing. Mr. Graham sat beside her. He was conscious of a strong desire to take her in his arms and let her sob there. But the knowledge that he had had impulses of that nature before made hiufdistrust the apparent pity of this one. so he sat quite rigid and listened Co Cyprilla's sobbins. By and by her voice emerged from b. hind her arms. on which her face was buried
 "I couldn't help it." she sobbed. ~ couldn't. I don't-don't love Walter. l wish | did. Oh, I wish l did. I'd dc anything for him - except - mar-marry him. You know that. don't youT she suddenly demanded, looking at Hardy. He only nodded. He couldn't trust him self Co speak.
 But don't-I can't" pursued Cypril- Ia. And l cant undertake marriage and make failure of that too" Then she began Co cry again.
 "Cyprilla." said Mir. Graham as calmly as he could. do you love any one else?"
 Cyprilla blushed furiously and then grew quite white. "You have no right to ask" she said. and her voice came from Q great distance.
 "Cyprillar cried be. scizing her hands and looking into her eyes. "Cyprilla. you do love some one elsC-and'-
 Cyprilla jerked herself away.
 "You have no right" she said broken ly. when lam sO-miscrablc-to-to- surprise Will you go awayF
 "I will" said Mir. Graham gladly and triumphantly. "l will go at once and re- sign a commission which bear, and when come back. in l5 minutes Thomas. Thomas. call me a cab-when come back I shall have a right, and you need not be surprised"
 Then he iled. and Cyprilla forgot to be miserable.
 And now Walter believes firmly in the wisdom of speaking for oneself. - EH
 The sirdar's Bullet.
 The sirdar oi tho army in EgypS. O. whom the eyes of Englishmen are'now turned from every quarter of the em' pirc, has had very extraordinary eX' perience. having swallowed a bullet