The daily Alaskan., 1911-07-31

Seated iu tbc bucklmard win her : trunks iasnrd 1u bemud ihe two lean ] roam horses glatierrd otpr The ruad much faster than Lucy cared Co have thcm
 The roans slowed down. and Hawkes. pointed whip around a curve of the road "pecvefs place is ! just around that bend. be slid
 'Stop here. please" panted Lucy, with sudden alarm "Pleaae wait here while ! go on and speak Co
 them"
 Lucy auttered away around the
 bend Of the road looking very pale and fragile in her gray travelling dress
 with a gray chiffon veil tied about hrr 1 hat md framing her delicate face with lts soft folds Her heavy golden ! hair lay in ripping waves under the ! veil, and the occBs slonal silver threads : that time had woven were quite hid- ! den from view IT Lucy's cheeks had ! been pink sbe would have looked very much like the Lucy of old The pink came fusl enough when ! she found herself hesltating at a pret- ! ty rustic gate set In an evergreen ! hedge. Beyond was a small cottage
 set in the midst Of flowers. Away to the west there stretched thriving vineyard. aud beyond Go the south ! there was auothcr cottage. newer and . freshly painted. and aIl around this cottage ns far Hs the eye could see were orange groves Lucy could smell the udur uf tbe waEen blossoms, and she could see the gold uf the ripeHpd ] fruit as she made her way up ihe path Co Ausgrs house
 Her first doubt of AnseI Feever came when she saw woman on the porch cying her ruriously Around the womans skirts there cluug ilt- l Gle child. l.uey's heart almost stopped
 beating Aunt EeheccH was right after all-AnseI was married, and this
 was his wife and child No wonder
 he had never come for her, Whit
 would they lhiukf Wbal would Little ] River think
 An these things passcd through her mind before she reached Che porch 1 There she stopped md looked at tbo woman with appealing eyes
 "I am looking for Nusel Pcever.s house. ste said
 This is It. but my husband is away ! iusi at present expect him back in about au hour Won't you come in and rest awhIIey" The woman smiled pleasantly. but she vas evidently cue
 rious about Lucy's unexpected ap- ] pearaHce.
 olgl rest a mtle while" besliated Lucy. but 1 must go back presently. ! There's a carriage waiting for me around ihe bend"
 Lucy sat down ln a rocking chair and looked SO white and wan that Mrs ! Pcevcr fetched glass of ice cold mill
 and made her drink e. After awhile ] Lucy was able to sit up md smile bacs at the little laughing girl who eiuHE ! Co her knee
 "I cannot wait to see Auscl-Mr. i peevcr Perhaps ! win come again
 some lime. sald Lucy ot las, as she prepared Co ieave.
 "You are from the cnst. | am sure. %
 said the woman bluuly ''lf you are
 one of Ansers folks from Little River
 beII be mighty disappointed if you
 don't stay or leave your name any way"
 ,You may tell him that Lucy Meuen called to see him" said Lucy as she bent down to kiss the little girl. Then, with a murmurcd word of thanks to
 Mrs. Peever, she hurried down thc walk
 Then Mrs. Peeyer found voice Lucy ! Mellen. Lucy Meneu, Come back
 berer she called lmperatively
 Lucy turned. What do you wantg' | she asked
 ,Walt a minute. called the other. and she came running down the path ! and laid a hand on Lucy's shrinking
 shoulder. "i thought you wanted to see my husband" she panted, but Us young Ansel you're looking for 1 ! guess Won't he be surprised to see
 you. thougb~ She laughed merrily.
 Young Ansell" repeated Lucy dnz-
 edly.
 My husbands nephew. They're
 both named Ansel Peever. I'm Mr Peever's second wife and sort of step aunt to your Ansel That's his house
 next door ail ready for you-lust dn-
 isbed-aud Ausel inside there rigging | himself up Co go east after you this very minute. TH run over and fetch him You wait here. Lucy.'
 Mrs Pecver run feetly across the
 lawn, while Lucy sank weakly down on a garden seat. Happy tears filled her tired eyes, and the ittle girl, who
 was not Ansel's after all came and ! heaped roses ln her lap Then AnseI himself stood before her, ] thinner, browuer, older but the same
 AuseI save that the youthful pride and l |arrogauce had been hammered oui of ! him by the foundry of experience.
 "Lucy-Lucy" said Ansel brokeniy
 VI was getting ready Co come after you. haven't made a fortune and ! never will have one, but I've got a ] s,ftots, ,-1 oy, rronr-a crove and uarr