The daily Alaskan., 1910-10-31
By F. A. MITCHELL
Coagus.t lE. g American Press
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licenses. waieb formerly had been ls- sued sy rbe ei.g government aJ the rfe.ar about ma.rrl week. had diminished to faa or a 5.raa a month
 I8 remedy g.s asl t.s government passed a .l4v .Jar aH u.a should be married lg ....r.ar. a.-.bday and -r r.- offer uu less sl. .au.l rr.. e- Go 1e a man al ae was
 I..r. ran uruF r.. u- sae. ul .s -a ts E.sr.r ru.la-..... ..t r.u ,..ue-.l as- s.rau.e -r. .a r.. town. \ woman who had r.ar.I ..a "as given a .g.aas fr..... u.r H.r Hr1. rg-ar.s ara.-s af Ia dr .siou But rat ll. .rf.r E.s ..e.-a new pro r1-er might I-a..a Consequently tla -.r. Na- aH. H. .--ry compelled Co u.r.g u. .r. ura.uar unless no gae a-- aa.ar.I a .#.u This was uua-G r.I l very wise ...alleay since r admitted .g ..a ..Iua Nyvgr.he- less II. resulted i. considerable Iusa- u.. Girls themselves unable ta decide HssH..a. several applicants u defer d... u# rae limit of r-ua had passed Sometimes. s.a young nm. #..#.la f.. ...- ul bis twenty rr-r birthday naat .a put oH tiI ae H.. .-
 n. has called lLe Dunn Ea. down fa us aS @ e.u-. ....... .f r..s.-g at aHuuul
 u.uH.gWu was a#.r -.u.a ...l .r- IJ Is said rI.r r... ... .I a l..l and -. t.. tr r..t u..a.u a e0u- r.e..l days a. down Co ana eternal -... .. ... ~ a river. An other H#.... #..s ...r meeting her e ... ..s climbed .-r gt the ss.. -..rr window .t a building aud G..E .a. below Irene ua a| aE.l.u- she hNed u... @ reduce him Co doug. .r . . hand that she could . Fl. ... .a.-a lll NeE- .r. ..-....a- mentioned were
 
 W .aule became a au Miss .a.v..l saw r-a, she must ....lg some man who might pro pose a. u.r >a. J au. intend that rle uruns r.....r should come with ia r4e II.I.- gI r.. .as Sla did u9J r.a.a Ia rUr f.r proposition She made .l her .s.. .. draw uro her aat within '. ....- rar her lrz- offer a- many a= possible u order l.. .u... them.
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 U......Hr resolved a -.. .. some .l the ... some were midway between tl. .. >Hr..- aI the names of men -aa considered aHalau.e ou cards and .. ..aa . F.H l order of -H. #r The next day Hr..H. I'll. a... q. ... .ei with .ae.r introduction ul ue" ua.as ..la ....... ..-...a- u- ,le or der .E ..u. -- ... sluse- e-.a. days #sH ---I .-r-er acccs- sl..- ar.I .r las. day .f grace tlr...a. .f ta eligible bachelors of Der class l.l proposed -a ae-
 Or. would ...s r..L with sa many ta choose from Miss uuu.e..u might aaa ra. w ..uu.l-J5 m tae position ut husband The truth is thar ..e a she ra-g aes.ral one whom =aa ..l prev. declined had l.. sa.. D. -.s ua.-s asa candidate for reconsider
 When Miss ulua..-gl dis. overed chat ra. pro. 0-.l at Eeuer, Wl.-marsh had a.- been sent I she was seized with sudden apprehension If seven Lags should pass without his having spoken again she would be obliged t0 elg. between uau.aalug herself be- lgeg Jle man she wanted 1r going to gls.
 Mss ulmaet5a lay awake au night tlrasl1- her pillow like one in a fever over thls alternative At one moment she vowed raaJ she would marry aue or tle men who had pro pgsad tl her thus showing A,r Whlt- marsh that be aas lal wanted At the next she decided Co break Jle law and g. faf jail Finally l, occurred to her .lal 3IF Wl-uarsh was not sup posed ta Eu1w af ler change Of heart She concluded Co make 8 virtue of necessity and inform him of that change
 That day-lHe last but one of those left her t3 comply with the law-she spent three l5grs writing letters to sAIg Dear Nr. 3rHgu8rsl. My Dear E-de-r .1Iy Dear Fuead DO Hon 0rgl Sr~ lg- she neither came 70 a decision as Co which 5I these modes of adaress she would Use nor did any ot tle letters she Wrgte please her. Finally she threw them all in the waslelasEer. went out. bought few fgr-emeuots and. putting one of them into au envelope with her card sent iy t1 1Ir Wutuarsb
 The reply came back Co her You
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