The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-12
A Story of Old
 New York.

! % make way for business blocks. Oue of the last to be demolished was the Van GeukIn house, originally built In what was tIien the country.
 In the early part of the nineteenth century this house was already more than lOO years old. Passing the door way, with windows at each side and an archel one aboye-u universal con- structiou during the seventeenth and eighteenth ceuuuries-oue would enter a large square apartment from which 8 staircase, turning 0t right angles. led to the second story. Directly opposite tue door. between the first and second angle, was a window Of stained glass. Only the family occupying the house knew that 1t was stained, because 8 curtain was always kept over 1t, Why this was done no one seemed to know. 1t was tradition of the family that the window must be kept covered
 One hot summer uight-lt was about IS2O-Auue van Gcnku and Robert Wryn. a young naval officer who had seen service in the war of 1872, were sitting In this apartment which was the living room of the family. Miss van Genklu was the sole prospective heir to her parents estate, and they had set their hearts Uu her marrying Hubert van GeukIu. d descendant of another branch oG the family. who possessed 90 farm on the northern end Of Manhattan Island. already prOmjs- Ing to be Of considerable value h. deed. today 1t is worth millions. But Auue's heart had been exchanged for that of young Lieutenant Wryu, aud the match with her relative was re- pulsiye to her. Nevertheless. having been brought mp to obey her parents in such matters. as girls We're in those days she had no thought of refusing them In thIs Instance Besides she realized the importance of doubling the family wealth and knew that Wryu had nothing but his pay In the navy.
 One evening Wryn was pleading a hopeless cause. Anne was drm in her determination tu carry ont the plan aid down for her
 "I have used every argument" said Wryn at last. and have uo more to bring forward We Sau if the wind Is fnIr tomorrow for the Mediterranean, aud when | reruru-I hope l never shall reun-you will belong to an other"
 "You have not used every argu- mcur" said Jbe girl "There is one that Is known only to the members of this family and that is only a tra- I,tiou"
 What Is It:'
 That a Van Geukjn shall not marry a Van Geukiu"
 And why"
 "I don't know. Two Van GeuEiu brothers came to America a century and a half ago Something occurred between them to give rise to this tra- dlrion"
 There was a pause iu the eouyersa- ton. The lieutenant was thinking how be might use this information 10 advantage the girl broodiug over hay ing Co act contrary Co her wishes. A storm was gathering without
 "Oh for a breath of air." Anne eN- claimed. swinging her rau
 I'm going up the staircase to open the window"
 You can't"
 "I can try"
 Wryu went mp to the window and began a series of jerks Co open it. He fa.ed Co do so. but the curtain that co. cred lt. old and rotten, suddenly 'aHe tumblug down. Satisfying him elf that The window Was screwed to h.. casing, be gave up rhe attempt and .r. 1iued Miss Van Geubju.
 Gua storm broke win great yIo- .el.e. The front door stood ajar, and 3 .alsr of wind blew ir wide opcu at the same time ex,tugutshing every .alalle in a randrlabru standing on .aIrc. There came a vivid flash of .lgg ulug.
 The lovers were facing the window an saw sight that froze the very marrow In their bones. In the glass Wa figure of a mau in the old Dutch rO-lume of two centuries before. He waF falling barkwurL with a pouiard iu his side. from the wound of which spDrted a red stream. Before him st.nd the man who had slain him. Tb. portraits of both men hung on the walls. in the Van Genktu manor house Tn ,y were the two brothers who came to America when Manhattan Island WE, sold by the Indians Jo the white mel. The one who was slain was the all. astor of Anna. the one who slew hllI the ancestor of Herbert van Gen kin There was but an iustant'S il- luL.inatiou. then darkness. Anne splang into the arms Of Robert Wryn
 The next morning the sun shoue brI shtly. Wryu went to the manor house to take leave before sailing of Anne van GeukIu. The curtain had not been put again over the stained window. and he was. surprised to see nothing of the scene that had turned the scales In bis favor the night be fore. Instead were simply colOrcd panes giving uU picture at all. He vVg.g thinking that the revelation uust