The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-18
SQUINT.

lection that few could gaze upon it with out being moved to laughter.
 He came on board my ship one day and took a passage for Aspinwall. saying a1 1 turned to avoid smiling before his face;
 "Got remarkable squint. haven't l. captainy"
 'I wasn't thinking of that. lieutenant replied.
 I'm what you call Q Bwitsher. cap tain. and as it Is a fortunate thing (. be eelcbwatcd for something. I'm pwouG oi my squint. Would you believe n-this squint once saved my lifc.'
 "IIowT' l interrogated.
 Well. | was in India, you know" he said. with my wcdgement. and our colo mel kept pet tiger-most ferocious beast. Wasn't ugly with those he knew hut decidedly so with stwangers. When I joined the wedgement the colonel ask ed me Co bweakfast with him, and. ot course. went. Being a pwivate affair." dwesscd in mufti."
 "Howi" 1 said.
 "In plain clothes" he replied; mot In uniform. When I arrived at the coloneTs bungalow. his orderly showed me into a reception woom and said:
 "'Beg yer pawdon. thir. but lf tiger comes in. thir. shout for me, thir.'
 "'A whatT demanded.
 "A tiger. thir.' he said. The coloners pet has escaped from his cage and is somewhere wound. and maybe he might attack you
 "As he said this I looked at the man, who immediately scweamed with laugh- ter.
 "I beg your honor's pawdon' he said. but can't stand that sQuint'
 sI was so used Co people laughing at nc that did not mind him. and. bidding him keep near by and look out for the tiger. I welapsCd into twain of medita- tion.
 "walkinc to a miwwar, I gazed at my self and said:
 "'Aw. by love. I have a tewwiic
 "You bear 1t very philosOphically," I remarked.
 "Rless me. yes" he sai1. "No good wowwyinc. you know. captain. was saving that looked into the glass. Well, ,s I glanced wound | heard low Wow
 "'Blcss my soul thought. It's the ti- ger and shouted for the man. But no orderly answered my call.
 Turning. ! bchcld a howwid monster about as big as a sheep. Its eyes spaw' Sled and flashed. its tau waved ike q plume in the wind. and was crouchins sor a spwinc."
 Were you scared. lieutcnant?" de manded.
 By love. I believe you. captain,' he said. "wathcr. Wow, WOW. went the beast. and began to twemble. Tigers a formidable cweaturc, you know"
 l nodded. saving;
 "What did sou doE'
 "Said my pwayers. by Jove." he an- swcrcd. once more squinting me into convulsious. By love, yes. l wathcr think did say my pwayers! l wepeated everything knew twice."
 And the tigcrT'
 "I.istcncd most respectfully" he con tinued: "eithcg that or he was selecting . place Co bite. 'Hclpr | shouted.
 "'NNow. WOW. wow he cried.
 "'Blcss me- said. its an up with Lieutenant Weginald Conklin.'"
 Pardon me-" l observed. wishing to get him Co repeat the sentence.
 "I said. "lts all up with me- It's wouch on me. as you say in the States.
 "I understand you" l replied, nodding to him to proceed.
 "I scweamcd 'Hclpr but the orderly did not appear.
 "You have heard that animals fasci- nate their pwey?" he said.
 'I know they do-the fclines in partie- ular." answered.
 "Just SD. captain. I felt that fascination as soon as the animal touched me. l be came as numb as stone all over.
 With a violent effort I endeavored Co waise myself so as to look the cweaturc In the face,
 "Its paw was upon my chest. and | could feel the torpid sensation sweeping to my heart.
 Meanwhile the diabolical cweaturc gwowled and snawlcd over me. l could not cwy out. I once more said my pway- CTS.
 q thought that the cwcature would never move.
 "Pwesently 1t drew back a little.
 "I could hear the orderly coming.
 'sThe beast gwowlcd worse than ever. "For an instant the man glanced at mo. understood everything and Wctiwed for a wife.
 q had not dawed to look the cweature In the eve.
 q had heard that animals hate being squinted at
 'I thought. Anyhow. I'll twy it.
 q waiSed myself upon my elbows. To the day of my death shall never forge, what followed.
 "Thc fwight made my squint more gwotcsque than usual.
 "The beast gaped. gwowlcd, gaped again, then began to howl
 He wouldn't quit my body, bui claw ed my clothes as cat claws cawpet and made a most howwible WOW.
 Seeing that my gaze annoyed it. I fxcd my eyes firmly upon the cwcature.
 "Oh. how it stwuggled,
 "Waisinc myself once more. I eyed the bwute until it slowly turned tail.
 "One last gaze. a piercing glance from sle. and it fed bowling fwom my sight"
 "You should patent or copyright your squint, lieutenant" I laughingly observ- ed
 My dear captain" he replied, "that animal was found stwetched out stin and dead the next morning. Some civilians m naturedly wemarked that he was poi soned. but 1 have always been of eoloners opinion-that he died fwoi