The daily Alaskan., 1906-11-17
A Mothers Logic

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 "MUt1cr," said John GrimShaw, "Ivc lost Mary Garland"
 "Oh. John. you don't mean it."
 "I do Shes come home engaged"
 Mrs. GrimShaw sighed. She was her sons only ruulidant and knew only too we'll what d blow this was to him.
 "Ths worst of it is." he continued, "Sur is throwing herself away Ou | spendlnrift'
 Serves her right. She has treated you very badly, Johp."
 Not at all.
 Was she not leading you 10 believe that she would marry you:'
 That's badly put. mother. She was disposed in my favor. but had not made up her mind. And even if she had accepted me 1 should not think ol holding her to her promise against her inclination. I hold that there is noth, ing anIiSS in breaking an engagement. Suppose she should ind that this man with whom she has fallen in love were unworthy. should she marry him."
 "Certainly not, but she has not dis covered that you are unworthy"
 "Oh. mother.' h" replied. putting his arms about her neck and kissing her, "vour womanS logic will be the death of me"
 It was true that Nary Garland had Intended to marry John Grimshaw, but a season in the city, during which Clarence Deubigh. a helter skelter, devil may care fellow. had paid her marked attention, had changed her in tention. John was a ploddGr. and, as she expressed it after meeting Den bigh. the worst kind of one" In company Denbigh would sail all around him and win the race besides.
 Mary possessed q comfortable for tune in her own right, which she had inherited from her father. She missed that fathers assistance, having no one she could trust to make inquiries about Dcnbigh. Unfortunately she engaged herself to him and endeavOred herself to find out something about his char aCtcr afterward But no one was rash enough to accuse her accepted lover, and information was shut off. 4 girl had spoken of Dcnbigh in her hearing as d Spendthrift, but as Mary was sure the girl wanted him herself the accusa- tion had little effect.
 John GrimShaw wished her much happiness in her engagement without rrferri lg 10 anything that had passed betvl,u them. She accepted his offer ing wi h a sober face. When he spoke she L: l hecn back from the city d month and something of the glamour of city life had worn of. She was wOr ried that she could get no information about Dcnbigh and thought that had it not been for her past relations with Grimshaw he would be just the per son to find out for her and tell her truly what be had learned. Johns cool man ner of taking his disappointment piuued her, and. being piQued. she chose to retort And this is how she did it. She sent for him one evening to come and see her She said to him:
 Mir. GrimShaw, l am a woman with no father to find out whether my fance is a worthy person. You are a man and can soon learn the truth for me. Will you to me this favorT
 Tt is impossible for two reasons. The first Is that anything 1 might say would be considered pTejudiced. The second is that m unfavorable report might endanger your good opinion of me. All 1 could do would be to put you on a way to find out for yourself"
 "PleaSe do sO."
 Do you suspect any weakness tn your lovec."
 "Only one. I have heard he is a spendthrift."
 Would it be sufficient to discover the truth of this one point of weak