The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-09

her ear ahe winced. md after awhile she grew Co counting the times pc said "Yes. yesF and "No, nor IT be would only hrpak himself of using those expressions. But of course he could net know how they sounded- Every body In Elmwood used them eN- cert few persons like the minister and the doctor and lawyer and her own father. Outsiders Iaughed and called It part Of tbe dialect of Buuum county.
 When Elizabeth asked him If she ssbuld play for him Norman said "Yes. yes" and when she asked U he had had enough music be erred hastily "No, nor until her nerves were an a,jsngie
 Al lest be arose to go, and there was a very tender look in bis down bent eyes ss be Fingered his nat "There was something ! wanted 10 say to you. Bsss wonder ii het- ter say it now9 guess you know what it Is" He looked steadily at her.
 Elizabeth did net hesitate. She was angry with hIm for his rustic ways and nrovoked at herself because she was too narr0w minded to overlook them.
 "l don't believe you better say it, she said deliberately, her eyes on the small shoe thst tapped the carpe,
 His face whitenea underneath the hronSe sud there wns a stricken lock ln hls eyes. 'l hardly dared to hope much since ! heard you were coming home. but before you went away '- He choked a Bttle and asked hcr question. -win you tell me why, RcSsv'
 She looked up nt him with strange hardness in her heart. Do you really want me tc tell youy' sbe asked
 ~Ycs, yesy- he said eagerly.
 That's it. Norman RyCer" she fash cd its your RuTum county twnng and your everlasting 'yes-yCs' and no no. and you know better tool!
 He siarcd at Der. bcwildercd Tor a moment and as the import ot her words struck home be reddened deeply and an the tenderness fed from his eyes. 50 that's the reasonT' he said grstingiy. Well Bess there's no chance for me, then, because fl you don't love me enough to overlook . mere habit of speech you don't love me as much as want you to. sup . pose l don't shine very brightly com pared with the city fellows you've met but I've loved you better than anybody else In the world ever could" He crzmmed on his bat and without an other word iefe the house.
 Elizabeth stood alone in the psrlor, her eyes fixed in frightened stare on the closed door. her heart pounding in unison with Norman's departing steps on the crisp SHOW.
 IL was bright moonlight, and scores of young people were cossztng down the steep hin that ran past the Guays' home. Eliza beth heard their shouts Of laughter and the frequent warning cry Of 'Roadr-
 Tbe gate crashed into place behind Norman's impatient swing. There was the roar of s coming bobsled- muf- fed thud and tben shouts of distress
 Eliu beth reached the front gate at the same time her father and mother hurried to the same place, drawn by the sounds cf an accident
 Somebody had been run down by the bobsled-saraehody who lay. a dark soououless figure against the whiteuess CT the snow. Around his head the suow was stained a crimson that wid- eued and wfiened horribly.
 it was Norman Ryder, and when Elira beth reached hls side a itue group of men were lifting him from the snow.
 Bring him Into my house, com 1anded Mir. Gray, leading tbe way, and go they carried him across the doorstep which be had left in anger a