The daily Alaskan., 1909-02-23

Mary gave little start of surprise, and her cheeks flushed stu more rosIly.
 "I have already changed it," she said In voice so low that Dan just caught the words. Please let us for get thls-thls little episode, Mir, Flew ling. know l haven't played fair ought to have told you before, but didn't know it would make any diff ference"
 Any difrercnce"' Dan echoed bit tcrly. And for long time they walked on in silence,
 We are going to be good friends, aren't we, just the samc| Mary ven turcd at length. her lips trembling.
 Dan stcadicd himself
 "Of course" he said. Tt has been all my fault You have played per fectly fair There was no reason why you should have told me anything"
 The following Saturday HewlIng took the train for hlS native city. He felt that he needed a change of sur roundlngs. He had just tossed his suit case up into the rack and was about to settle down when he saw Mary get into the car But she did not see him.
 . So she was seeking a change too. He had a dozen minds as to whether he should join her or not but finally decided not to-
 He changed his Scats however, so that he could watch her more closely. Although she had a magazine, hc mo- tlccd that she did not read it, but con tuuyd Co stare ont of tho window, al- most immovabc.
 He noticed, too bow cNQuisitcly prct. ty she looked in spite of her plain, unfashlonahlc costume Something of the viking spirit took possession of him for a moment and made him feel like lcaping on to the engine and car rylug her or at terrific speed Into some big, undiscovered kingdom.
 Suddcnly-or so it seemed to Hew- llng-thc train came to staudsun and people began to leave the car. When the crowd had passed F. him he looked again for Mary She had gone too Jerking down his suit case and Snatchlug up his overcoat Flew. ling made mad dash or the train, landing almost In the midst of a group of laughing girls on the plat. form.
 Well. Dan Hcwllngw exclaimed one Of them, shaking hands with him cor dially. Where did you come from? Is that your usual way of alighting from trains? oh, Elsie" she called after one ot the gIrls-thcy had all very tactfully withdruwn-"comcb back here. You must let mo introduce Dan ucwlinC. Dan. my college chum, EI- sic IandcrS. I'm sure you two people ought Co be
 "Ycs, interrupted Dan, his express sion comical mixture of amazcmcnt and happiness as he acknowledged the introduction. "Im sure we ought Co be-"
 ought to be what, for mercy sakcf' gaspcd Mary Browns chum.
 "Engagcdw finished the irrcpressi- ble Dan. And We would have been 1T Mary-I mean ElsIe-had played fair"
 At this Elsie Londcrs looked up at Dan appcalingly and her friend stared at the two In astonishmcnt
 You don't mean that you-oh how romantic, I'll never say another word against that crazy socialIsuc scheme of yours, Elsie She's writing a thesis as I suppose you know, Dan, on-what Is It on, Elsie: | never could remember"
 Tt doesn't matter" laughed Elsie, "Tve almost forgotten myself"
 Then you aren't going back to that dlngy little town any moreE
 Elsic's eyes met Dams in flash of mutual comprehension.
 "Oh, l can't promise that-beCausc, you see, the ovcrsccr thinks lot of me. and I think he's going to promote me"
 You bet he is" came from Dan so exploslvely that the secret was out ln minute.
 "Oh. Elsie, you fraud" exclaimed her chum. "Thc idea of your having such a perfectly original romance and never"-
 "It was only a second hand one" laughed Elsie.
 But only she and Dan understood, squeezing hands on the sly as Elsie's chum went in to break the news to the others
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