The daily Alaskan., 1910-03-03


 voice began lO break ugulu against me. wuulu not have believed Il. Aud you nave nnu lurd me that you will cease your attack
 Braud thought to pulliute her. Re seated himself oD corner of the man. aging editors desk and bent toward her as she sat in d chair near him.
 Now. Judith. let me try 10 explain be said euireatingly "l think 1 can make you understand. You see, the Lansing Iron company owned lot of valuable properties ore ranges. ma chiuery. railroad tracEage. etc If 1t had been managed halfway it would now be wealth producing business, but some of our spectators down. town were trying to get hold of 1t to gamble with. They wanted to milk 1t, as the saying is, by watering 1t. They did have a stock market battle or two. which proBted nobody but the lawyers on both sides. But they dnal- ly got it by Juggling It into d receiv' ership. which they never could have done If a United States judge had not been willing to exceed his functions. That judge was your father
 Since the works shut down. he went on strongly. the men are out of employment and the gamblers have got rich because the company's gone broke. That's just what happened and thut'sMll said"
 "But it wasn't your facts, tell you. It was your iusinuation that was false"
 Not lnsinuatlou-iuterpretatIon."
 But it wasn't wue-it wasn't true"
 "Oh. yes. 1t was true. aud more."
 Judith vcrgcd on the hysterical agaln
 "lf you loved me as you pretend to- no matter if you thought 1t true or not, you could not have written that arti. cle."
 Cant you see that wasn't writing about your father, but about a United States judge who"-
 She moved farther away from him.
 That's splitting hairs. Wheeler"
 He walked tO her side
 Judith. pleaSe-please don't let's quarrel about this"
 The girl turned to him impulsively.
 "Oh. Wheeler. we were on the verge of it. weren't wei" He cast his arms around her You're sorry aren't you?" She looked fondly into his face. And you will take back that article won't you:"
 You mustn't ask me to do that; I can't" looking at her earnestly.
 "Nou cau't:'
 No"
 Judith drew away from him step or twu She surveyed him roIdly.
 "Whrrrr. raue here tmuEing only ol my mrnrr. bal suddenly ind my sell facing a murn more Srriuus purs- uon-uo what Eiud ot mu he iS but vual N..u.ur a Wnu are you.
 Brand was drr,ly cut ny her manner and her iulvuatuu
 "Juui.h. |. you only know the truth an ot i,. things [ wu, tell you. you'd be with mr urar and soul iu what Im trying tO Gu'
 lie caught urr m his arms again.
 "Wharryrr I've duuc or whatever [ may do | love you. he inS.SDrG rnS. slouatriy.
 muh showed equal feryor as she said:
 And you're more lo me than my father. but tcr my sake you mnSmI work against hm How could W, ever br happy together ii you did YuuU do this for mr. Wheeler just this? | want you to carry on, youF ideals and i've up to your high pnr. poses iu every other way, nut you must not attack him i'romlsr. me that yuuIl never du il again Won't you promise me that: Ana yOu.H re tract that artjrH you had this morn. ing. luu'u do la.S for me. just ;hiS:' "Judith-itS Dnr truth aud, knowing that. would you have me rrwart it|
 Yes"
 "l can't"
 Judiub began to take or the engage meut ring Brand had given her
 You don't mean tu do that" he cried in amu2cmrnt.
 "I most certainly do"
 He was almost frantic. He grasped her hand.
 ''I won't let you mean 1t. l can't let you go without your ring. You may be Judge Bartelmy's daughter, but you are going to be my wife You've worn my ring for a month. and you must wear it forever"
 The girl passed his passionate ap- peal by without needing it. She tossed back her pretty head dedanty, snatch ed the ring from her finger and threw 1t on the managing editors desk.
 "Tn not wear it again. she exclaim- ed resolutely, "unless-until you come to your senses" So expressing herself. she stalked m0jestlcaIly across the room.
 "Judlthg called Brand in despera- tlon. fearing that she was about to leave him.
 will you do what ask?" she rDnriad irnDpriOugly