The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-08
Copyright, IoO6, by P. C. EasJmout

The Rev. Calvin Morris was quite an- Doycd
 He was in anything but a ministerial mood when he tossed bis hat on tho table amid the confusion of books and papers and sat down in his study to think it over. It was such a ridiculous situation that at first he had been mild. y amused at 1t, but uow-pshaw! Why couldn't he ignore It?
 But it had passed the stage when It could be ignored. In the past three days he had been told five times that his congregation would like very much to see him married Nor had these re marks been the half jocuar words on his bachelor condition that he had of ten heard since coming 10 the church at Llttletou. but had been earnest words of advice expressed by the most prominent members of his flock.
 He was popular in the parish. and his two years pastoratc had been pro ductive of good results. but there had been one thing lacking.
 Accustomed for years before his ad vent to the service of most devoted minister and his able wife whose home had been the center for a vigorous church life. the people simply could not get used to a minister iu board Ing house Resides. there stood the fine new parsonage empty. Certainly 1t was his duty To live up tO the de- mauds of his people When Miss Gil- bert. the wealthy maiden ady who had contributed ,o much lo the church. both in money aud gool deeds, died two years ago the parsonage she was building ror the church wUS not quite fuisheI
 The Rev Calvin Morris knew he would Use fr Iu time luIeed all un. known To his people. vague plans had been aoarlu- through the minister's head for some months UuL he had ire. oucutly looked very. rete..iyely ar the euter house beside the ca.rcu
 But rla real yeNiug d,sluiettns point of the whole matter eaS that the congregation uad nog uu.. decided that he should marry huJ al a~uady had fixed ou whom he should many. Thj, was assured rle night nn paE tra with Mrs. Thorpe. our rl 'Hn most active ladies ia his church. w..u the chief tnnfr of conversation vas Miss Nell Gilbert
 Now. Mir. Morris had taken d most unreasonable and mmtu-rcrjaI dislike to Miss Gilbert 8 member ot his church whom he had urvnr seen She uuS tine u.nrr of rhc great Miss Gl- bert and had lived with lrr aunt until the utter'@ death, when tine great house on the hin bad been closed. Since then -aa young lady had travel ed. SD rhe minister had urrpr seen her. He had heard great leal of her. though. and had formed au impression Of a person ur und0ubtel energy and ability. accu~lomed to have things just as she wanted and inclined to be dom- lneersug. Miss Nell" had ideas of her own ou church music. Miss Nell' had designed this and had attended to that It seemed to the minister there was little 5oo much of Miss NelI' every where.
 Tall and muscular and aggressive himself accustomed to Shouldering burdens aud clearing difficulties. the Rev. Calvin haI ot course. au ideal of feminine grace very different from his own ytgoroas personality. Indeed, as be sat thinking in his study that morn Ing a smile ro>e to the firm lips and sorreurd Jlo au~rere liurs into which be had fram-I them as he saw in his minds eye petite. graceful form. soft. appealing dark eyes and masses of cloudy brown hair. Alas for the plans of the people who had made up their uml- that Miss NoIv' aud the minister would ba am euturutly we'll fitted pair.
 But thn vision faded quickly, and the many hints that had nrcn dropped during the last few days flashed in rapid Sucrrs~tun through his mind. Miss Neil" waS ruwjug home next week. IIn would be thrown at her head and she at his hy hl< we'll mean lug flock mtI something happened. Oh. he well knew how it would he done. The opportunities u rougrega- ton po~~e>scS for annoying its minis ter and making him do things hc does not want Co do are legion. He suppoS- ed every lady of the aId society had planned some function Co which he must go and meet Miss NclL' The minister -roauod. Already the sub feet had assumed alarming propor- tious. He could not. he would not, stay round and he made u football of, to he tossed into any wouau'S arms.
 Again came uub.dleu g1ut alluring vision Of brown hair and eloquent eyes. It was preposterous. How could they badger him ROW, just Us his heart was beating more rladIg every day for some one: An. if l.. were only sure, Did that fricndsl.n formed a few short months ago, th soul satis- flying friendship. mean {. the girl of the vision ~nat it had cgue to mean to him: Could he. dare .e, offer her bis Iova9 He had been living since