The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-27
Miss HaruOunt
I0rieinNAl


 When the wealthy Mss Harmount came to arrange for the hospital she was to build saw iR her carriage s lovely girl cf twenty, attended by a sbort, fat old woman. sort Of duenps, supposed, whose presence would pre- vent any liability to scandal To ne tl1a old woman served as a background 70 briDg ont her companion'S beauty. { understood that Miss IIarmount was enormously rich; but judging from Ter apparel, which was plain, and her expression, which was SSd her wealth did not bring happiness It occurred bo me that like families who dress plainly and put their servants tD gor- scou~ Gverics she 30viShcd the fnery she might have be,lecSed herself with on her ducuna. who was arvayea in silk. while her fingers Spsrkled with jewels.
 Miss HarmountS face haunted me. q read. her dreamy eyes thrust Themselves between me and the pagc. 1T | walked out. I saw them looking down from the hlue hcaveHS. | was lmpatfeut for the evening. for I had an invitation to a rcenli1tog to he giv- on to Miss HaTmoUUt at tho residence of one oT the maEUatc> ot the town. was 50 impatient that arrived among the first. Miss NarmoUnt was standing with the hostess and her 7uenna '-rcceivtuc~ The host offered to present me to her. but ! told him that Miss Harmouut belonged to us an. and went up and spoke to her [ tried to Say something about her muU}fCrnc,,. but she fNei her eyes u7- on me with au embarrassed surprise. and supposed any reference to her gift must be rrpulSive to her so ! stumbled in my speech. whcrenpon she smiled kindly.
 Giving place to newcomers, l went swsv to dream Of thc lady and to blame myself for not remembering that <he must hc surfe,tej with hetac ,a->i cancrauS. S'1c was S1 surround. ,H during the evening tNat ! had no further opportunity to Cet word with Fe~ Her Gucnoa never 'NEt hNr. and ! fudc,e7 taat ~nc muSt havH ~nuo s"eC"t rnflucucc cvnr her rouu.n.0n and the disposition oC her m.lt0HS. for ! no riced that she roertvci quite aS much attention as Mss IIarw0uut Doubt less she was the key tha. unlnrNcd tho money vaulrs anI dcc.drd for the vnunC h,frt,Ss upon her nN9roStS.
 Miss Harusount made ms several wis It's during the summer 0mo doE ! was paSSing tho place whc0' 'hr h'~D.la. was being crnctcd. and. Scc.nC her car riare there. | went into tho grounds honlnc Co get wori wlgh har. ] found her sitting alone on a wooden bench. while her dueuua. or manager or whatever she might hn. was walk iny about the building experimenting tho work as it she had been 8 man. ! approachc1 Miss Haymou0t with hat Tn hand and rrwfndCi her thst ! had met hcr at fhe vprpnttnU. Shn had no lo>H t, he rcmu5eH of the meeting -n6ra1 as s,nn as sla saw mr coming Ter sad raca Ilghfrj un with r'Nr~nrH
 ..Yau Sccng." ~ad. ~ra have aU oN rl1cut eNNoufjve
 .Sar is a remarkable woman" r, afcI Miss Harmount win tnc same wle she had given ourr rc.orc.
 "I suppose you win noro~ have a .u,hnd to mana-r your a0ars"
 Why uoI.'
 "You women uf vNalrh cau nHvc5 .nnv lut tNat yNu aU' loved for that -cal.n and no, yourself ThcroEocc yor sH,n~ d. uN' ma~~y ar risk making Q .iS.s&r'.
 .v,z ar, -.ghr That is Jhc penalty von1ru p.y for H-,, N'~~rS~sonS.'
 Now ! haI hnw draamnG ol Miss Iaruovrt cvc~ >.urc ! had first sci ,vr> on hrr Nr, ! knew that her -c.I,h v.> aa ..~,navan'n barrier No wreu u> ] 3a,trd awhile with her VI thc >uhfrrE ! had StauNl saving presently.
 "WnuM .j p'nas' gou .' know that ncrn Is unr who would 'avc ynW fNJ youvSrlC alorn>"
 Mis- Ua-mn~u; }avrred her eyes, md a color came tN hnr cheeks
 "Nr>."
 T know ~ush a po@>ou.
 Who t> hrs"
 "Tc know vuo he is would do you ao gnad. He f> pow. You s0c rich y7e would never take ,0u and your millions trc2thor"
 Would Dc have mc c.ve taom up for him.
 No
 Then why have you t,ij mo Of his j0veE'
 Because to know there is one who loves you for yourself alone must give you pleasure
 Mss Harmouat turned atay.
 You have uot told me this person's name" she said presently. Do moi