The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-08
How He Put Her
 Under an Obligation.

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 1 have gone by sometimes l think l tuN ! a lot Q unnecessary trouble.
 Sairy was popular with everybody. The women liked her better n the men. and that's sayiR' a good deal For q gal She had a way o' humorin' peo- plc, never ruuum up ngin their pUaju- dircs auI all that sort % thing. She never looked sour On thc contrary, her facc wore a perpetual smile. They said she was cute.
 There wus young men that was fine , Iookin' who was ambitions To git SaLry, but somehow she didn't seem to fancy none on 'cm. and SD ! argyrJ that tG they wasn't fine enough for Lcg what was the use ot a rnIHnadod, EreeAlol fnuer like mr putin .u cluim We was all about alike s1 rur as worldly gnaGS was concerned. none ul us uavu auvtutu- Go speak u.. In lau- We was all at an age when We was loolJn out for good looks That he.u' the ease. 1 hadn't uo show at aM rnr 1 was the hume.grst youu- mau In the town.
 But 1 ga, S..ry. arI 0ha same and Tm a.gnln' to u. g.r how l dI l- | wasn't uohoGy.s -an.. you ~.,. If ] was humr.y. The way ! ad .y wa~ uy uWu- tiu' her under aa oa..-J,.nm. um day ] saM s1 her. "2lIss Baker ler mamr was Baker before mre.aI ler-"Miss Baker why Gmry y. git marrIad|
 "Nr Tucker" shn said, "taera ham't no uan ror me ra uary.
 "Wnars ure matter with these gel. lers that's gytu. with yaut" ] asked.
 "Ou. nome a. those young men ud marry me-" sna sau "Wr.ya -rnwcd uu together. People that grow up to. garh.r dru,r do much marv.u.. They're rog u~aG lr aaoa ag.nr The mcu al. Ga of auG marry girls from somewhere else. Noue of ..w ae~. uI .ana at mo.
 Naw. ! kuawnu .aGnr ,.l~ .aul There was tvr ua .wu dytu' for her Ru.I wu~r.- go sleh tooI a~ to re,. her. T. 1 GG wnere1 l come in: S1 Esrr say u...m' n"- that l thought she'd au-a- .a git married, rha, sard he happier uarr.al und .t would hr better for her n have ~mwr uua Co lean uu when her father passed our Then she -aU maybe onul aud her nu~uauL Il., staggered mr 30 .i-le cguS.Grr.u wanted hrr myself aur 1 >aiG TI try. Then she r.G mn she'd like he ra attend ta the matter a- gnct seetu. she WAS gt-n. on. wI iE ] sue. aneIed sheG enr~.aar ue rAa dearest friend she ever had in her fife.
 saw thr aHrarrn-' 70 putin her under a- o.u-...4. Br- what good would ]. do mn n nns her under that kind of am uu.-gri.us t- w.EI ha II5c t-ytu. r u.. .y-.f u2 .u a basket Nevertheless aH tr. aUi I've always considered .- a oase uE real ou-a.Esl ness. 2 GauaI a w.Iower u0nwr forty five years .I wur wanted some .un 60 taka care os his seven wornrrIess ahtI- drpu. ru.t him about Satry y-a'w she'd us- ra got married and waa, good Sg.nmurn.r she'd make After awhile ! succeeded in awaEonn' an Interest tu his breast and ]. ended in ny taking h.m ra see Sairy. She was as polite tn him as a basket 0. chips. seruIu' ro -asc -o him from the start She east a --n.afu. glance at mo. and l EuuweI she appreciated what Id done Gur .'r
 ! couldn't ....a ree, that I was act. .u' luus. .g u... for. as ! was s0y.n, ! auawuE ur least two ce..ers fur 1et- fer matches rl.u che w.Jrwor that wanted her aaI I'd artnc gone 10 oue on 'ru aud told u.u Q ,ae chance. But somehow I couldn't I've never been able E. .eu t.-s why put up the w.Iuw-- instead. leave lt To them .elg.- ia colleges who sy.1g pSy.aol- o-y aaI r.ac sort 0. .u..-
 We'll the w6owar called regular Ju.g u.... aa S..a.. He was wal.lu' lrr rr sup ]. she. make -,.l vii. for himself and a good mother .o his children Them widow ers. uasu. had a I.. o. experience. know 5lst whats required From oD. -.rguHuu aaI what people said he ~.uu ..araca that Salry was gue Jg a a...-a.I aud j.s. -.e uue he wanted.
 One evening went tn se. Su.ry to guI vur how Sla vas -.u.u. along with ,ge u.LuHer ~.a t..G ue she had a letter from Mu that day prrposiu' aarra-u. IEc saH .w,u' Jo his family .l must ur -.r. u business affair Salry was ta. -ra.rtu.r>t Gir. you eyer saw iu yuur GCr Sha tuk hold Q my .,uy hand with ireeE.es spotuu' Glg back u.rs wgs small and white md s.rt. uuI looked up into my eyes with s..a au expression as never see there before. anal she saiI. said she:
 "rats f- s1a .ua..u.est thing you've done ra- ue ] ever heard ot You've put me uudrg an ererasuu' on..gHJiOu. Here was with uo oue to marry me, and you come along and ilst lifted me out 0. the slough Q drsr1uI I'm so grateful that ! want to 6u sumrthjn' real nice to show you how grateful : alu. Now. ] want You 10 tell me some. thin you want me to Lo most ot auy. thing. Speak right out gaJ dou't be afraid uo matter how unreasonable it seems.
 There's uoth.n' you can do for me, ! said kind O melaucholy-ltke.
 "Na-hin' ] can do for you: Isn't there ~omcthim you want me to do for youE'
 "Yes. there's somethlu' I'd like you