The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
MUST COOL
ARDOR IN
ICY NORTH.
Young Carroll Webster Hustled
to Nome Because He Loves
Alice QninIan
Pretty Girl Bids Sweetheart
Farewell at Dock, Bearing
Ordeal BraveIy
Stern Millionaire Objects to
Youthful Heir Marrying and
Journey Follows
Digging bitches Will Make
You Forget" Says Pater to
Reluctant Lad


lDELIEvING that his. son. Carroll
TX Webster. aged yg. was becom-
- ing more than usually infat-
uated with the. charms of Miss Alice
{ Quinlan. a beautiful graduate of
Notre Dame, sorority girl and daugh-
ter of w. S. Quinlan, living at 11S5
Masonic avenue, Robert Webster. an
Alaskan millionaire. blocked the
romance yesterday by the simple ex-
pedient of shipping his young hopeful
to the cold north, there to sGperin-
tend the unesthetic job Of digging
bitches.
Accordingly, when the steamship
Umatilla, bound for Nome. left the
docks yesterday, one exceedingly love
lorn swain leaned over the rail. gazing
earnestly into the features of one very
lonesome maid.
"Goodby. dear whispered young
Webster.
~Goodby, honey, returned Miss
Quinlan.
And now. son." interiected the
smiling dad, who travelled with his
son, suppose you brace up. Some
body has to see the bitches are dug
according to specifications.
The Umatilla swung out of the
docks. A white handkerchief waved
from the pier. answering the frantic
salutations of a tweed cap And Love
had received its first jolt
Objects to Their Youth
There was no opposition to the
marriage-at the proper time. Miss
Quinlan was all that could be desired
in daughter in law. She was beauti-
full. came of good family. being the
daughter of w. S. Quinlan. whose prop
erty> in Market street has proved about
as good gold mine as any in Alaska;
possessed all the accomplishments at
tendant upon girl graduate from
Notre. Dame convent in San Jose. and
socially was more than was necessary.
But
Carroll was 10 years of age And
she was two years younger.
Webster pere. who had wrung his
pile from the ice packs of the north.
and whose mainstay in life had been
a free and abundant use of common
sense. was smphatically or the opinion
that 10 summers was very short
time on this sphere Of sorrows. and
that any. one who attempted marrying
on the experience OF that period OF
life's span needed a guardian
To add to the romance Of the occa-
sion. young Webster had never pre-
sented the girl to his parents All that
the latter knew was that their only
son and heir was spending far too
much time ''gallivanting around with
young girl. The gentle faced mother
noticed that the boy had lost his appe-
tite. The father observed that he had
lost his aptitude for work. Therefore
came forth the dictum.
Orders Son to Pack
Undoubtedly" quoth the old man.
she is an angel and a dream. 1 have
no objection to agreeing with you
concerning her manifold charms. but
you'd better pack your trunk for a
FIVE months trip. And tell your mother
to get your warm clothes ready.
think you'll like Alaska"
Carroll intimated that he lOathsd the
land OF gold; but the father only
smiled and took things for granted. he
being of the type which does not often
repeat orders.
At the appointed time yesterday the
websters. father and mother. assem-
bled with their friends and baggage
on the dock. but no son was in sight.
They waited until half an hour within
the sailing time. and then the mother
began to get anxious.
suppose she said. che does not
come"
Then added the father. he'll come
out on a raft"
The minutes few BY and. at the very
last. young webster bearing ON his
arm charming miss OF II. with
frightened eyes. appeared on the scene.
There he is" said the mother.
There she is.~ said the father.
Mother said the young man. braz-
ening out the situation with absoiute
Iresklessness, this is Mss ouinIan of