The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-28
Lconrr-chL. lall. hg 2. !. NorrIl.l ]

across INt U.il dNA ilth luf A""A' A@ilN rbeh s.aod before him Elizabeth, tall and dark haired and beautiful putting slender hand on his shoulder, looking up into his faco and saying:
 "Iyc been waiting for you. thought you were never coming Let me take your hat and your gloves. sit down here by me- lt seems an age since ! saw you am age. an eon'
 He slt down by her. He took her hand. Ie separated her fingers in his old way. toying with them. He looked at them aU>ouuIy one 0t time. at their tupcrue at ,uc tender pink Of the nails.
 By and by "Who was it opened the do5r:" hc asked and waited, eager eyed, fur her answer
 "Tho ltIe girl? lt was Bertha, my cousin Suc Is just home from school. She isa pretty little girl, isn't she"
 His eyes took on look of remember. iue
 "Ycs." uc answered after long time; eshe is-a very pretty little girl"
 A week latter Elizabeth sat in her room waiting His usual hour of com- ue wa. Ia.i alters lt was now <.
 T..r r.sus she moved about .r.. -u- l.. Flowers iu vase, touci u-u n'.g,. Wo place and s,uightcu- u. u.l lu. -., edged books lying here HH U.. aad everywhere. She sat Iuu uu thinking those bong a.u.l.. .. youth Jlat g1 Go l.i up thc ..- .I W.uug. The minute hand ...... tu Mll after S. The olocb struck wua uuy uuslc. She arose o
 second Uu. aud walked up and down
 Du.. uur. .ho stood before Che litti, .lH.. Sim. slm1sD
 Perhaps something had detained him. pOrIar.. alter al. uc would uoJ come. She crossed thc room, shc opened the .u. -.. .u'uJ down uc stairway si Iu.s u.- wiu Intention. bat from ... .. u..a Absorbed u her own l#...u,uL she was within ten stop. 70. tu. door before she saw him .uIs. there with lcr lituc cousin. au...- ..u'g both of them. their a,.- a-,.m with tho dare or thc light H tu. iaH s.uDg.itcd against the u..'l
 n. looked ua-thc 4'rl also.
 .l was U., cumu- Co t,l you," she
 .I. showing two TOW, or small white t.cl m a radiant smile, "that Mir t.sHo..s was horc"
 Elizabeth began Co upon bet cousin w.f. " ur 'rcel"ed tI. |.rty yr ..... m3rui- .... ...u.. .l.. ..-a She had ..usi. ..rs ou'f removed Ie stage uu .. l'gy.r with dolls. She owl l.rg woman. well Wo hc stage %. .Uunc cua lo play V.H hearts. aud s.uUIy She ob.ci.rl ,he slim height of l.r llc charming roundness vtlol. tlc delicate curve ot cheek, the length of cyg'ush Che calm young blue ness ot eye
 Then sha took to long hours of prac- r,c The keys of thc plano sometimes vimu.cJ w.U a sound I.kc sob.
 Her nights were divided 'H'n two va ucr., -vu.c nights when she expect .l MH and dark nights when she did a.t
 That was u black night She was not ...,.ru- l.m For Che passing of the 4t~tm s.. bad gone to a neighbor's a.u-. VI ug 30 friend lt was late uN.u -sr ..m. bneh along dewy walks ... u..Ue side of which flowers nodded ,r.pt Above thc house the new moon .cU.I u golden crescent dan -u. from the twinkle of a star.
 Il. .nu. was uushed, half dark. Ore light only burned in the hall, and near tuo piano in the long parlor, tbrou-h whose open windows waited relol0ut hrealhs of the noddIng flow ers moth,r Glowing electric tulips Chose lights were burning on slender stems.
 The ha'i door was open Entering sur hung hcr wrap on the rack and started toward the parlor often It happened that upon those dark nights of hers she was able Co leave part Of her loneliness upon Che piano keys.
 She halted on the threshold. her foot steps arrested by vo.ccs-cooing, whis- por.ne voices that she kncw-his and hers.
 Turning faltor.ugly very softly, for fcar they would hear, she commenced hcr ascent of thp stairs She Jagged suddenly lt was as if she had run a long way and was tired Nevertheless she set uer face steadfasdy forward, not daring to look back.
 Never had Che stairs seemed SO many, SO endless. SO high. It was as if she tried Co climb Co heaven, leaving heav- cn behind
 Al length she reached her door She opened it. The emptiness Of the room was lise Che emptiness of a cave.
 She crossed it In the dark and stood at the window. looking out. From thc dusk of the green, sweet garden the clumps of daisies smiled up at her; dmgl'oe from thc twinkle of the star ,hc moon luus yclIowly above, and be- low tho !o.o -ad eat, thc color of the night paced thr gray of the garden wau softly. slowly, undulatingly and uui.uugly
 ZOE ANDERSON NORRIS.