The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-01-15
A COMPROMISE
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 "The agent must have misunderstood you"
 'I have a written lease"
 "So have l." said feminine voice in the hall. and a ysnug pretty and taste fully dressed woman stood in the door way.
 "A lease to these apartments|
 "Yes. a lease to these apartments from Nay l, 1908. to May 1, 1904"
 "The agent has blundered."
 "In what wayT
 He has issued a lease to me for the came term"
 "Wenl What are you going to dc about iti
 That is very difficult to decide. Were you not a lady-and. permit me to say, a very charming one-I would tell you to go to the'-
 "But am lady, and l have no ln- tenuon of going to any such place. Come, l want to get my things in al once. The first van, containing the kitchen utensils and table stores. should be here In on hour. need my luncheon"
 or, too, am hungry, having had no breakfast l have all the parapher- nalia for a meal, but that confounded cook of mine has been taken lll. She's always m. Were it not for this I would relieve your hunger"
 "Tll get you a luncheon"
 "Bless you, madam, my stomach yearns"-
 "An apron"
 ''There is the kitchen. You will have to ransack for what you want"
 The lady disappeared, and the man sat waiting ln the dining room. Pres ently be went to a closet, took out & bottle and rapped at the kitchen door.
 "You must keep out of here. We have no chaperon. I am for the pres ent your servant"
 Put that in the ice box" And he handed her a bottle of champagne. Catching Q glimpse Of her through the partly opened door he saw that she looked very neat in a clean white cook ing apron she had found and a paper cap she had made Then he went back and listened to the sputter of broiling chicken and the preparations generally.
 Cant l help youT" he asked, going to the door again, really to catch an other glimpse.
 'Not unless you care to set the ta- ble."
 How stupid of me not to thlnh Of ftp And away be went to the closet for the linen, to the buffers pantry for the dishes and to the sideboard for the silver. Presently the Kitchen door opened, and the new tenant with her sleeves rolled up, showing a pair Of plump, white wrists, @ diah in each hand, entered:
 'You have forgotten the glaalssP' she exclaimed.
 "so l have. Here they aro'
 And the pepper and salt and the carving knife and fork and Q lot of things"
 He hustled about till the wants were supplied; then they sat down to table, be having brought the wine and open ed it.
 "Brolled chicken, French fried pota- toes ana champagne" said the new tenant. That Is better than if the supply were taken from my van"
 Tt ls the company that especially pleases me"
 Thank you. Now, let us proceed to business. We must settle the matter of the occupancy of this hat."
 "What do you say to a compromseY asked the present occupant
 ''I would agree to that"
 "Very well; on what basisT
 "You leave the fat to me-
 "H'mi That would be rather one sided Suppose, for instance, you tnko me to boardT
 "That would be impossible 1 am busy all day at my profession. l am an artist. I have no time to devote to the affairs of others"
 "And am a journalist. All my time Is devoted to the affairs of others"
 'I see"
 "Then there Is no way but for me to destroy my lease"
 "You might retain a room for a few days tn you can secure other apart ments"
 "Yery we'll, we will compromise on that basis"
 'Van you move your furniture this afternoonT
 For heavens sake, where shall | move it2
 "True. This is a very disageeable episode"
 By the bye, we have been talking all this time not knowing each others name"
 "If you will hand me that bag ! will give you my card.'
 He did as she suggested, taking his own card from bis pocketbook. When the two pasteboards lay on the table both looked up astonlshed.
 My little sweetheart Of twenty years ago|
 ''The boy who vowed eternal con stancy the evening before be went to college, then forgot all about it!"
 "Not at all Your father was rich and T"-
 "My father failed hoped that you"-
 "A van at the doorF' called the jan