The daily Alaskan., 1911-06-22

a-aN.aA.aA' Ee-'-HAaH no desire Co see me. His letters were emlnenty satisfactory, and confess ! felt a keen desire to see what he was ike So one day ! wrote him that ! would be pleased to receive his pho toRraph
 He replied that be had been dread Ing To be thus called on for some jime luasmugb as he had DO pretcnse what ever to manly beauty. Indeed. he con. sidered himself homely But" he said, "l am making some negotiations which if successful win put me Ca much better condition Co marry than now. They wlIl be settled within week one way or tbe other " the is- sue is Co my advantage ! wilI be happy to call upon you ] hope hy seeing you ! may be able to do away with some Of the prejudice that would occur from your seeing my picture unrrl.eved by any personnel whatever"
 It was about this time that Tom Baxter began to be more devoted To me than hc had ever been. Of c6urss there was uo obligation on my pari Co my correspondent That affair ! some Fmcs thought was os much in the afr as Toms patents But Tom really seemed io havc picked up the idea that he was about to rc0Ilze something re markable Whether lt was bis conf deuce or my desire that he should sue. .eed ! don't kuow. lmi ] found myself wishing hc would. And fhe were Eo. ing fo make strike | wished that he would makC lt before my Flower on paper. ms [ considered hlm should call upon me My necessities grew greater every day. felt It was due to my family that l should not only relieve mother of my support but do something for them aH besides feared that If Mr Anerion should turn out to be desirable party ! might find myself Inclined to treat him cool ly, having Tom in my 'houghts-in other words by not encouraging tho one available might lose hlm
 But as bad luck would have it Mir Nlrrton wrote he was ready Co can upon me and 0t Che same time Tom became positively aggressive. He said nothing more about ibe folly of per sons marrying without an assured in- come and began fin a bHItIue Kind of way to really make love tO me ! put him oT. saying Don't be silly, Tom You1l never l'e able Co marry tbat is. there's not more than one chuuce in ten thousand of your being co, for that's aU the chance there ls for an inventor
 He looked very dowucast at thIs and s1ld he believed that there was some one who bad 6rsj choice as be expressed it ! told him tbat ! had not yet seen the mnn , would marry In preference to him
 "Oh. cheer up." he said My case Isn't as bad as you think lt is I've just succeeded in"-
 put my hands to my ears. ! had heard tbe words "l h1ve just succeed ed" or "I anu Just going Co succeed ' so many times that ! wos not only tired of them. but feeling toward Tom as did. they were a mockery with me. He went away without word, and went Co my room and cried
 Tho next day I wrote Mir Allertou that [ would be pleased Co have him call upon me at the home of my cousin in tbe city, a girl about my age, who I knew would permit me Co receive my friend of mine there appointed that day week for what | called a preliminary interview There was no warmth ln my letter but how could warm up for man whom ! had never ecenf
 received a note bv return mall stat- ing that he would meet me on tbe date I had appointed. "And now" he add ed. HI am much pleased to tell you that fortune after many dlsappoint monts has favored me am an in- vent0r
 ! threw Che note on Che floor "For heavens sake. are the only men in the world have to choose from inven- torsT Then. after walking back and . forth for awhile. ! exclaimed a'0ud.
 "If ! must wait for an inventor m wait for Tom
 The door opened, and who should come in but Tom himself ! blushed crimson. for | was sure he had heard me
 l The expression on his face was study. There was satisfaction and above an. amusement His eyes fair ! ly Snarkjed with mischief They turn cd from me to the letter on the floor
 "Ohor he exclaimed. "You have a . lover,7
 ',Yes," said fercely, "and. like you, ] he is an inventor
 . He fairly shouted with laughter ! Picking up the letter he read it. Com ] ing 10 where [ had broken of, be went on with lt "I have just sold 8 ] patent right for s1O0Oo9 and a royalty on evcS article manufactured, The money has been paid me
 "By lover be added ''The fellow ! has got ahead Of me.
 ] stood stock stin. red as a beet and not Knowing what Co do Tom threw ! his arms about my neck. "T'm this fel-
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