The daily Alaskan., 1910-11-21

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 sIt takes two Co make bargain What do you thnk Miss Whitehead w0uli say to your plauF
 "She favors it"
 Eavors Iss'
 aYes. sir She has told me several times that it's che oRly way of masins a satisfactory permanent settlement
 ~Qb. [ see. Miss Whitehead, having such an oplnIoa, prefers Co let to be known through auoJber Fun inclined to -huk she went away on purpose Go enable me Co get lt through you
 ~Ygu're right, sir The story about her auuJ was made up"
 vWel upaa my word. You're very nank about it But while Miss White bead. you say, tJveCs settlement by marriage, it doesn't mean that she would set,le it m that way without seeing me- and jf she sees me she u.-Er decide that na such settlement Is EJszjole'
 think that part of it would be all right sir"
 "Why soF'
 Well Miss Whitehead Is a very sensible and aver. practical woman She is also peculiar and hes soqe sunu-e uotous She thinks Jna, love often blinds us Co eur bts, m.e,csts SEe went away rss vel ,dNg F ,Ais settlement by marriage be agreed Go lrggu her consent would i.aead en- Jrc.y lu my report of you
 ~Ihe dickens she did. That beats anything lE the kind ever heard ol as coming from woman
 Miss Whitehead, as ] told you, IS yeg peculiar
 ~I should think she is. leaving the question 9f her acceptance of a lie partner Jo Der maid
 -Eu. under the circumstances, don't yol think. sir. that it shows a certain depth 1t visJau
 -I don't know but it does
 Swell sir. since my mistress has Jeff her ..-, il tLa matter To me iJ Is set EeI Nrw. what shan ! say to her as tr.g-u- garre
 -Tau ana sgy that ! am so astouish- Cd at this remarkable method ot bring uz about a settlement that | don't know what t1 say It's my opinion rlu yag have furnished the brains Co coaeuer such plan IE you were making rar Traug~lr.aa on your own a.llE would say, It's a go' As it s must see Mss Whitehead before -.r.E- al answer.
 ~Ya-r we'll sir; | win telegraph her co come at once"
 aHaw long win she be coming
 'SEe win be here for dinner
 Wla tagJ tEe maid arose, remarked rlal che psgtl Heals ou the table were al rae latest Issue and left him, h. stead yJ reading them be got up and walked abyl, tle grounds. He saw nothing. however. bis mind being en- Jrely -a5eu up with thls remarkable uw Ia his affairs The maid bad doubtless been instructed to say that Miss Whitehead was older than she aas and plain looking Jy would mol, la E.c beg as her mistress spokesman Co say Jlas she was young and be8uJi- n. He was very impatient Co see -l.s practical and peculiar lady and sincerely aop,l that be would ind her ulapgssessluE since much depended ulsa whether be could bring b.mseI ln marry her. But he could not dlyest a-ase.E et admiration at the way her maid had acquitted herself of so deli ..ra mission Indeed, le was re- Ur-zEhy pleased al both Jhe plan and -le manner a which it had been ear ,sJ pu- BU. the as yet unseen Miss Wh-rebead-U1u.d her appearance cor --slguL with her talent for diplomacy OF her uaiEs l.p.guacyg
 Every Jeu or htJeen minutes be took out bis watch t1 note the tlme, which tr-geJ heavily, Between 8 and 6 o'clock be went Co the house and asked a servant whlt time dinner would be served He was informed that Mrs. Whitehead usually dined at .. Then Ice Inquired q Miss Whitehead had re- turned There was no need for hlm to a~s taIs question, for he had been watching all the afternoon to see her lr.reur When be received a negative reply be sent Tor the maid-secretary and asked her If she were sure her mistress would return n time for din her.
 she win surely be here. sir" was the reply. -I think it is time for you Go dress for dinner sir. Mss White head always expects her guests to wear evening dress for dinner"
 With that NIT Jurnegan went up to bis room Ir was in the rear of the house. so that he could not see Miss WhItehead's arrival. but since her m ia had so definitely informed him thar she would come In time for dinner be dismissed the matter from bis mind Al half past 6 he heard carriage wheels grinding on gravel His heart throb- bed She had come.
 X few minutes before 2 NIr Jurne- gan went downstairs, At punctually the butler announced dinner