The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07
narneLnal imnaftence-

His pleasure he knew would end
 when the drive was over. not 10 be-
 gin again tiU he had her once more
 ucked warmly beside him 10 ride
 alone with her through the cold early
 morning Dances were 10 him. at
 best. bore and since he had loved
 Phoebe they had turned into a sort
 ,f .ormen a torment of unreason-
 ing jealousy to he endured only that
 he might dance with her once. or.
 if she were gracious, twice.
 Jonathan stalked onto the floor of
 momenrary triumVhN At his side
 heamed Phoebe. whose fiCkle heart.
 Jonathan was sure. had at some time worked havoc with well nigh every
 man there His eye caught the self.
 satisfied smile of the City-bred Craig Taylor whose recent friendship with
 Phoebe had filled Jonathan with mad
 icning jealousy
 Oh hello Phoebe" said Craig.
 stepping up to them and nodding
 slightly To Jonathan. Then as he
 lightly paid Phoebe pretty Compli-
 meut Jonathan was no longer able fo disguise his ill temper. So Phoebe with no other thought than to tease Jonathan smiled adorably al Craig The intoxicati0u of the fiddles and
 Craig Taylor's easy bantering man
 ner led her on; and while Phoebe,
 radiant and dazzling, danced and 1 laughed al her hearts content. Iona i than sat watching in complete mis cry.
 i But when the last dance came and | the lights had begun to burn low and lesser beauties than Phoebe had ! begun to drOop. Jonathan.s spirits be- gan ID rise in anticipation of the ] ioy of seeing Phoebe home. He had i taken his buggy from the shed and stood waiting for her, when all at once he heard her laugh and at the same instant realized that she was with Craig Taylor, getting into Craig l Taylor's buggy
 1 Hello, Jonathan" called one of | the men. with a laugh, thought you were going 10 take Phoebe home" 1 One of the girls suppressed a gig ! gle and for d minute Jonathan had i 4 great desire to fight every one. His ! next thought was of overriding Craig. 1 laying him flat and carrying off the girl he loved Instead. Jonathan slow Ily swung into his buggy and drove 1 h0uEhtfull, through the crisp morn | ing air.
 T. was few davs later, on Sun i lay afternoon. and Jonathan again l sat ill the little Dare parlor, before | Phoebe who. as usual. sat upright
 on the hair sofa. He had not seen i her since the memorable dance and l 1.s ,l la Irn1lol l "I say. Phoebe Johnathan said ! at length. perhaps you'd like to go ! out sleiEhine with me-out 10 the ! lake It's great sleighng." Phoebe accepted readily and with 1 out further delay Jonathan was ready with his horse and sleigh, with heat 1 ed bricks and heavy wraps to keep pul the cold winds
 | If Phoebe was radiant at a dance when the music and motion had brought the color 10 her face and
 the light to her eyes. she was even
 more so in sleigh. When the fresh 1 cold wind and the sound of the sleigh | bells seemed somehow 10 work won- ! ier~
 ] II was q long drive but Jonathan's spirits did not lag and as they near ] d the shore of the lake, bleak and deserted. with not sign of mortal for miles around. he could feel the 1 girl al his side shrinking toward him l helplcssly
 1 My bn fhis is d lonely spot in
 winter" she said Would you ever
 think il would be SO nice in the simmer"
 "I don,g know, Phoebe" said Jona- i than milling. Lets get out and walk about a minute to get up the circu-
 larion. You sem a bit cold"
 So Phoebe. accepting he sugges- 1 ton. got out from the sleigh, and IS she turned about for Jonathan to | follow. she saw him quickly whip up his horse, and turning as sharp a i corner as the sleigh would allow. he l drove away from her back on the
 road where they had come. ! Jonathan. Jonathan," she called in tones that were unavailing. | On he drove. with the distracted girl running and crying after him. l Al length, after he had gone half mile through the snow. he stopped, and. with a grim smile on his face watched the girl plOd through the
 snow after him,
 l Jonathan" she walled when she
 had reached him. Jonathan, what i ever are you doing?" Well, guess" said Jonathan with l deliberat.nn, you can find some one l else 10 take you home. You'd hardly | expect me to, after the dance at ! klngsley's would you. seeing it's not
 your custom to go home with the | man that brings Vou 7" | Phoebe was in tears-tears of re- morse and hurt pride, not of anger 1 and when a minute later Jonathan | had seized her in his arms and put l her gently in the sleigh at his side she clung trembling to his arm "Jonathan" she said, after they l had driven through the snow for
 few minutes. Jonathan, I'm sorry. I l like you a lot better than I do Craig l Truly, I'm sorry"
 ! Jonathan made no reply. "JOnathan," she said again plead
 ingly. Jonathan, did you win that Wager?"
 There wasn't any wager" said ! Jonathan. That was a lie I told you
 about the wager"
 'Then-then you didn't propose to
 mo just to 'cinch the matter'?" she
 asked
 No" said Jonathan. ''I proposed because l had notion of marrying you"