The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-14

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 "l believe you're right Many an l evening go Co my lonely room in the city and lu bed bored
 'But you have a home hereT
 "Here Why. mother bothcrs me ali tbe while She treats me ss she did when ! was boy It's my ubbers. or my overcuat. or a fear that Iil get spilled ont of my auto or something Ike that with uo rest from morning ulI night
 The maid bent over her work think ing.
 "A penny for your thoughts" said Eastburu
 The maid looked un inquiriueiy. and he explained by asking her whnt had set her to thinking
 "I was wondering" sbe replied "f a wife should worry about you in tbat way would lt bore you
 "I wonder" was tbe indefinite reply
 Mir Eastburn heard bis mother com ing upstairs. and not rellshing being caught in conversation with maid. be went on up Co his room Tbe sus eestiou that marriage was, after sll lhe only real llfe for man or woman coming from one who could not p0ssi bly aspire Co one or such different SO cial posltlon impressed him Women bad said that Co him before bot he knew they either wished Co marry bim | for his wealth or secure him for | daughter Spoken by this humble maid the words had a new import
 As be was dropping of Co sleep he was pIcurIng a home oI his own with wife In it. and during the last mo ment before inconsistencies the wife was the Image of Miss sanderson's maid
 The next morning. while Mir East burn was sitting wlth his mother at the breakfast table. a telegram was re- ! ceived from the eyUpcied guest aaying that she wns again delaged and would write When the letter came the writ or said that li might be week be- fore she could arrive She also gnve ! the information that her maid was not a common servant but a student of domestic scieure and a friend whom she bad taken luto her service. Would Mir. Eastbun kindly treat her with more consideration than an ordinary servant2
 Mother" exclaimed the son. "con  found this Miss SaudcronG
 "what do you mean Edmond T
 she's sent lady up bcre as a maid without telling us anything about G. [ suspected right away that the girl waq not an ordinary maid We must change our treatment of her at once Let her dine with us this evening ! wish to muEe amends for not having shown her proper consideration
 Miss Eastburu wus quite willing Go act npou her snn's suggestion shc spoke to tbe maid after breakfast and ] told hcr of the proposed change.
 "PIease give me your name.' said Mrs Eoaburu
 "Adclc. m'm"
 "Nevcr mind the nm Adele wh8t,"
 "AdeIe Richards"
 nWpH Miss Richards. l believe you brought some baggage of your own irust you have some suitable op parei"
 Miss Richards said that she had and from that moment dropped the wpvs of a maid. She appeared at din. ] ner suitably but simply dressed and ! it seemed Go Mir Eastburu that the whole house was changed Ills moth pr was delighted that something had occurred Co keep him with her. since she had been dreadiHg hls departure. Mir. Enstbun asked great many ouestfons about domestic science and ! from Miss Richards replies mnde up his mind that sbe must he a very zmid student. But since she was l wetty and attractive he didn't mind i tkis. After dinner when the maid l lady or maid. whichever the girl was. ! sat town at the plano and played the ! most difficult music delightfully."- Mir ] Eastburn was surprised again. | From tbut time forward the young man had some one to dlrt with and thus while awny the hours pleasantly l Re forgot all about the expected guest or If he remembered that she was to visit bis mother hoped her en- ] raremcnts would Keep her away in- ] definitely. Fortunately for him she ' never came
 i During Miss Richards stay the ! Ioaner of surplus funds instructed hts attorney to foreciose certain mort ] gares. the Interest of which was in ! default The attorney replied that l the mortgagor would like to meet bim at thelr office for conference Mr. ! Eastburn spoke of the matter Co Miss ! Richards. to whom he had become en. { gagged. saving that he would decline l ltbe conference Ills hancee convinced hin that li was his duty Co meet his 1 dehtor
 He went to the city and Miss Rich ards followed him on the next train. On entering his attorneys private of Hoo v-horn ehnufd nc Fer bf7f Mss