The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-14
By EDNA JENKINS

elatlon, lsl.
 How long are you going to hang around Laura Troop, Charlie, before yoa get hery
 .I fear I'll get her"
 Tt would serve you right 1T you didn't"
 ',Why do you say thaty"
 ~You're no adept at the game of love"
 awbst do you mean by the game of lovey"
 There is n game of love the same as a game of war or politics There is a game in everything.
 ssTeach me the game Of love. - ~Td rather play eoe for you, putting my hand on yours and moving the pieces for you. only sou would have te promise to make no move inde' .pendently."
 Charlie Warren thought deeply on what had been said to him by his friend Hereford. He sometimes sus pected that Miss Troop was amGsine herself with hin. but what the result yrould be be, had not even an opinion. Hereford, on the contrary, had obSerY- cd the girl in Wsrren's company aud knew hy instinct that she wouldn't lose her lover for the world. Very fond of Warren and knowing that be was made really miserable by Miss Trsoo. he had desire Co reSenge his friend and bring him in a winner at the same time,
 .sVery well" said Warren. "Play the game for me with Laura.
 Not unless you promise to obey ev- cry instruction give you"
 q consent. replied Warren hsltingiy.
 'Then I will make the Arst move Remember. you are to do exactly what say"
 What am to do hrstT'
 "The next time you meet Laura cut her dead"
 ssFor heaven's sake, what's that forg'
 ITO break the present deadlock
 Then whaty''
 -T don't know. ] shall be guided by what our opponent does"
 Notwithstanding Chsrlie's promise tt vvas some time before he could make up his mind to obey. However, be consented at last. and the next morn ipr he did the deed bravely. He was used d, passing Mss Troops house on his pav 10 business. and she often copfrived to be where her lover could see her. Que day she would smile at him. the next scowl at him. When be nsssed without looking up at her scowi she had rrut oD faded into look of astonisbment
 well I declarer' she exclaimed. fol lowing ium with her eyes tn he had turned corner. What in the world does it raeanl I wonder if any one has been saying anything mean about me. q can't remember having treated him any worse than usual What has he got hold of wonder? How mean of him not to come up like man and tell me to my face what's the matter. I suppose he thinks I'll knuckle down to him. Not l. Tn pay him in his own coln.S
 The next evening Charlie Warren rushed wildly into Hereford's room.
 ..Tes aFl up with melT he cried.
 -'Whst's upT'
 -T cut Laura yesterday, Ky the mail today I received a note from Der saving that. having been so unmanly and ungenrlemanly as 10 pass her without speaking to her, she wished to inform me that she had % further desire for my acquaiatsnce Great Scottl What shall doT'
 sCut her again. This time If you get an opportunity turn your back square upon her"
 al shall go st once and explain, beg ginC her forgiveness"
 NO you won't You've promised 10 be guided by me"
 Hereford found bis friend unmaa- sreable. The best he could do with hira wss 10 gain his consent that he HereFortn should see Miss Troop and play the rest ot the game directly. Warren could net wait, so. leaving him. Hereford sailed of to beard the Hcness in her den Within half an hour the messenger returned
 "WeUy' asked the lover Rnxiousiy.
 ''I found Der in
 What did you ssyg7
 q told her that you had sent me to tel her thst you had lost all respect for her"
 "Oh. my good gracious! You've done me up. What dld she ssyy"
 "She asked why you had not the msniness to come with the message yourself. I replied that you wished never to see her again"
 Don't tell me any more or 1 shall Kill you"
 "An right; 1 think " have smoke" Re 6Iled bis pipe and lit it.
 'I mean I'll Kill you If you don't tell ne the rest al once"
 'Oh. I can't remember it all"
 sTen me what you remember.
 II told her that had found you the other day dlsgruntled with her treat meut ot you; that had eudeayoted to persuade you to be patient with