The daily Alaskan., 1911-02-10

IVA O.. aaHa'AaaH U.s. 49, -
braa2at uB 20 beware o. fascinating
strangers. aud this individual was the
uaarest approach to a fascinating
stranger LYDIA had ever CHANGED 70
meet Folly added tunult 70 coueu-
s.eu.
stephen, ste, heus Be a good
boy-marry LydJy and everything
viii Pc an rigatr' he screamed
IVIa WAS almost hySJericai as the
STRANGER paused a-in aud thrust a
8l--ar between the wires u the cage
H.Ey cuu- to the finger. grooming
softly Win "a sudden movement
lydia thrust the cage IN the mans
arms
Take him @ YOU want him, I'm
=u-e 6 DOM and then. uuhesdiDs
his 81 "a. OK -lm-,i9u ~ surprise. she
Ea-ssT away tn the bgEryius crowd
She was quite GREATNESS when she
reached -le home u the cousin that
afternoon and found ir dihculJ 20 ex-
uE.u tine absence of Polly,
I'll ,e-- him behind she said evasiye-
Is. and UUl this explanation Ms.
Brent Ind Je De content
Irrfre rs- ueyt few DAYS Lydia
wondered what had become OF her
parrot Shs, WAS ashamed OF her inn
Patience toward the stranger and
-lcu-at sgusu ha- -srCuly that Aunt
Susan Rarssu. a.glI hive considered
rera sr-rw rather than a knd and
aaa l.e person l.I Jae good lady seen
her cd .surec CD The day Of her jour
pes
The sg.rE .-e--s -5cer her ar
-.f rs -Eey s1- ar tea Mrs Brent
l1.ae t-- silence thar bad fallen be
rHrgl Dem.
-Qrae-. wasn't &c, that susan Ran
Sum should htyg left everything 70
S-erhen when be- iour need the mon
ey aaI as- e5r yeu Lhat parrot TO
take Gaze g-e Never saw Susan in
ygl- Gte. Gid you.7
Ng.~ s5T LYDIA but used %
write .1 Ula.s Ransom. and then after
DE- died kept up a correspondence
V.r Aunt Sgsas. 3 gui,e liked her
-.r She used On write about the DaE-
rl-. n-t never lreaueJ she would
.eare JIG 20 me- { never liked parrots
much
ed guess YOU could have used some
money. remarked Mrs. Brent stirring
her -el raau-1EuIy- stephen don't
need a-y ug-eu hes soL
-IS Stephen rle nephew talCered
LYDIA. with very pink cheeks, She
was rllslag u P0Iy's illusions 20
stephen
-OE cgurs- stephen Wood, Queer
sou never knew his name. susan
ragu-ar 81 s--l- Of him aud uagged
him Lay anal u5-lJ because he never
-at married Hes doing real well in
sas elcy-ae-S Do The coal business and
is u ss ueasy hand over list
Have YOU ever seen hjnF' asked
LErEr ina queer voice.
Sand. yes. Good booking too. Tall
ana r.l.. with sleau shaved face and
Ers-E- Blue eyes co-urs up ike a girl
when hess embarrassed he always
seemed F think ,ut OF Jhat parrot
visited there once, YOU know. ]
should .uuk bed hIye wanted it. TN
Disappointed ven didn't bring it. Ly-
l.u C.eg saw les a very clever bird
shall be- m saltwater before louS.
and TU s.e him then.
lydia was doubtful whether Mrs
Egu. would ever see the parrot again,
aI.a.u-a Nlr Weed might return the
lgu 90 her IL be knew where she
.r De l.unG for now she knew il
MAS stephen Wu,J who had stopped
auL spoken 90 her that day In the
railway station
Alter au. che visit ala not turn out
Co DE as ENJOYABLE as Lydia bad an
-eUa,-J
The u-ue house seemed very lOBely
when Lydia returned Co saltwater
Man aaI come aud with il the smell
ot apple blossoms aud Young clover
LYDIA relued over the gate aud watch
g,l .le erEdeu cloud Of dust that pre-
e,Ggg the ruuAug stage. The even
.- .la.a was Ono. and presently, after
the stage had carried J1e mail 20 the
ras.aGee she would throw shawl
atgu. her shoulders and 20 down after
hrr newspaper and letters,
The Stage rolled past The driver
waved a.s Wa.r sJ hep aud her gaze
lowed lle vehicle down the long
sI-.- ul. the village She did not
helr footsteps approaching from the
opposite direction, aud as she turned
her head poly'S familiar voice broke
h..r>aly ou the srill air
aLIs-e We are. sir, Well well. Be a
-..J boy. stephen. aud marry Lyd-
-v PeUy's vgice died away in an
indignant sguawk as q strong hand
reached in rhe cage and chastised him.
70 was stephen Wood bringing Polly
home.
-drs. BreuJ told me yOu bad return
cd bguc. aud So { have brought the
bind back 20 YOU. Mss Th0rue, I am
sure yuu must have thought me imper-
,ueat that day tn she station OF
.ears- you Gsd not know me, but I
-geo-uized PuIly's voice and should
have maLe myself Brown to you At
gule.
81 MAS very rrfe 10 Won. said lydia