The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-19
A Feminine Coup q Etat.

ELN-4Ga |-.NHN 7.tN tt . -~---E7 -e'N-s --' ting by herself who seemed to me to fall under this category. l could nOJ but feel -lur it she remained In the swim for any considerable time in- stead og being 80 wa,Idower she would become u center or attraction. I was wondering whom ! could get to Intro, duce me to her when she surprised me by lowing to mr.
 My drst thought WAS that l had met her somewhere my seeond that she had mistaken me for some other per son. She locked au invitation for me to join her. anal l started to do SO when l saw a young man In naval uni form also going toward her. hest fated. aur >nn kept her eyes on me. and l interpreted her look to mean that l was her cho.se. The naval officer evidently saw ruc same tHju- for he turned in another direction. So l join ed the lady. Following conventional lines. l concealed lHn fact thUt ] did uug remember her, though ! felt quite sure she naG erred .n my Identity spoke uE tae uaun0eS present and, as. summ- ."r ~lr Uas a stranger, point rd maur ut .urm uur D her. l con fesS U.t most n+ the talking. for the girl seemed d>uMr agd rn tell the truth. Ulu aot seem especially inter esteL. Indeed. severn. rwes she made -pul9r,~ entirely trrrIeglut to the sub feet uC conversation She said nothing ya show .aw ~ua supposed mr to be some uue else. made u0 h.mGer in speaking uE my position family or friends
 Presently We arose and strolled through ca. r"ums. u0s,.u= senators, supreme court judges. cab.nrt officers members uE .Ge diplomatic corps and other distinguished people. My com rau.ou seemed tr na uDimgrcSSed by them. but tl.ra was oue person who produced w.w a different effect That was the young naval officer who had started ru join hr. when had done ~a. Whenever hr passed us l could feel ner hand tighten on my arm. He always looked al her intent ly. wiSuuHy and l thought reprouch- fully l would have gi.ru way ro him, but my ealgautau gave we uo oppor- uu.y to Gu su l giNe her chances to drop mr. unr sHr daI unJ avail herself of them. w0read tre close she drew ue tu a rua.l where she could see the guests passing uu. l vas standing looking tu uo.l.r direction when ] heard her give a sigh ..- seemed to me A sigh .r .u..r-anI she asked me to take lar a a.r mother she led me toward au .lgr.y ALg, hut before We reached ner n.G Ht formal good evening aaG lasua.J ou alone,
 The ueN afternoon ] mat my com gauEra .- "A. rJ-.rE before uu one yf rue ra-.a.a.e a.ruues and received a dea. cu-
 l had t.ea-. ..ur there could be no m...s-..a.r ut wmwsud that l WAS u.. prepared gor but rhIs went further r.a- .a.ru.rs ] Lud ever eX- per.ru.ua The a.r. had taken me up for a nu.gu~. Eur what purpOset Was ir u Iu.. tas naval officer? lll uar think SOL
 have uue rule with womeu-nOt to Io what they rNrv.r The girl who mad used me ao.Ia doubtless wait for 4lr t1 -r-b a. acquaintance. so 1 made nO move Ia .u. direction. l met Ter often Iu ~.....r. and. as ] had Dresum ed, she Hr.a..a a central figure. Final ly ar u H." v.s casually presented ,1 hrr ] greeted her as perfect sruugcg. S.. pg, urr arm through mtu. aua a..w lae away to 8 quiet yoruv@
 "Is tne mountain wont come to Mo. hauu-l.. ..s -.. -a.I. "1lohamued must go tu lu- .....u"
 "WH... ..u. l.erprc.ed means tlat you have aa explanation to make"
 And 1 a. -".. you will make it easy for ue."
 "Thar have Joun from the first"
 "WEar d.. ynt think when I spoke Co you ur .ae r.,arr.1u*
 "TErt y.u were mistaken in my lleuu-s."
 "Au1 u uou ' failed to rr.o-uizs you ut meeting you a.teuward=
 "ImJ y.u led discovered your mt~ taGv"
 Nonsense. Eu& needn't make 1t as easy for me a. all r4a. You knew hul useI you 5or 8 pIrpose."
 "l am delighted to have been or servlee to yoa'
 "I must make a clean breast of lt. You will Lor have good opinion of mc. bur l can't help that. Anything will bring ma mure blame than the truth Nuu >aw Lieutenant Baxter coming t3 join me. We'll We had had an affair"
 "Nou mean he was then having au affair"
 "I had au.oHragcl him."
 "FllrreJ him."
 "I knew le must leave ou midnight train to join his ship and sail the next day. IT un fu.u.I me l should have to listen t4 --
 A proposal"
 "I executed a coup Uetat. as the diplomats here would put 1t. l must have e,ue oue s-cD .a ahead of him. [ s.-t,-. .-r r-T r.r T.rrE~ vpU burn-