The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-07
THE ADVANTAGE OF A
 CONCENTRATED VISION
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Ruth Inwood was a very pretty girl, or would have been had she not been cross eyed. She did not know that the trouble could be corrected and suf' fered the blight on her beauty with be- coming patience. She would some times use one eye. sometimes tho other
 Ruth had three sultors - Mir. San ders. a well to do merchant; Mir. At water. an attorney in good practice and George Carter, a young fellow with nothing in his pocket and no prospects. The first two were elderly and unattractiye. Atwater was fa- yorcd by Ruth's father. Sanders by her mother and Carter by Ruth her self.
 "I tell you, ma." said Mfr Inwood to his wife while he was shaving one morning. Ruth Is going to take At water. Did you notice last evening that she paid attention to everything Dc said. scarcely glancing at san dersY'
 "Pshaw, par replied the lady. Ruth was using her left eye. That kept her face turned toward Atwater. She was really looking at Sanders"
 Then followed the usual wrangle whenever the parents got on this sub ject.
 It SO happened that Mir. Atwatr and Mir. Sanders made up their minds to settle the matter between them on the same evening. and it SO happened that Ruth had that day received long admonitlon from her father as to the folly of letting slip SO desirable a sultor as bis fayorite and a similar admouitlon from her mother as Co the object of her own choice. The poor girl was ln a state of mind bordering on insanity when the maid announced Mir. Sanders. Ruth went into the par lor intending Co accept him and thus put on end to the matter. Sanders, who was a plain business man. had barely seated himself before he began hls proposal with a statement of bis affairs. He was coming to the point when Mir. Atwater stepped into the room. Sanders, who suspected At water's intention, set his jaws firmly and was going right on when he dis- covered that the young lady was look Ing at hls rival Atwater, who had eaught the dircctioc Of Ruth's other eye. supposed shc was looking at san ders. The latter stopped speaking, and the former maintained silence.
 Ruth" said Sanders presently, "h you will give me your attention for few moments longer will leave you with Mir Atwotcr."
 "Im listening" Sgld Ruth.
 "As was saying" Mir. Sanders went on. "ta,rc ,s enough for con- fort. nothing for display"
 Meanwhile Atwgtrr bod crught the eye that was t-ruoI t. his direction and. supposlug tlat I.u,h was not at- tending Co his rivals words, 'egan to speak.
 Pardon me fer io.rudiue." he said. q understood from the maid that you were alone"
 "Nlr. Atwatcr." said Sanders sharp ly. when | am speaking Co Miss h. wood it Is an ungcntlemonly act for you to address her"
 "wheu Mss Inwood gives her atten- ton Co me. feel warranted in ad- dressing her"
 Miss Inwo0d was looking at me"
 q beg your pardon. She was look Ing at me"
 "YOu are very''-
 Ruth made dash for the door, rushed upstairs and locked herself in her room. The gentlemen left the house together. but on reaching the door started oG ln opposite directions.
 People who have a physical defect are very sensitive about it and, al- though the men were not Co blame for the hlunder and urcorsc!o-s Of burt ing her feelings. Ruth never forgave either ot them. A few weeks later each received no;c Inviting him Co call at o o'clock precisely the next evening and he would receive every attention. with a decided reply Co any thing be might choose to say. When they arrived, Mir. Atwater was Invited to take a seat on the right Of a DOT tiere. Mir. Sanders on the left.
 Since you arrived first o2 that memorable evening. Mir Sanders" said Ruth, q will give you an oppor- tunity to finish what you were saying when Mir. Atwater came in.'
 Mir. Sanders. scowling ot his rival boldly asked her to be his wife.
 "Now, Mir. Atwater. l shall be pleased to hear what you were Intend ing to say"
 NIr. Atwater, without mincing mat ters. also sowing at his rival, made a similar proposition.
 "Gontlemen," said Ruth, when you were addressing me before a deformi- ty which came to me at my birth caused a scene which was inexpressi- biy painful to nc. When l was look Ing at Mir. Sanders, Mir. Atwater sup posed was looking at him, and vice versa. have heard a proposition s..., ,,.h r,f ,,oYt which Ia fhp hirhpgt