The daily Alaskan., 1911-06-13

ceIlCut hcadU8y Iu my work and con graduated myself tbat when staged Che realism there vas iu it would make it a great success Whenever I notified Miss Wilhers Jbat the lovers had gone forth on a stroll she would leave whatever she miEh, be doing Co accompany me We would shadow hem. keeping out nf sight so for as possible. vet where we ccu'd observe them oue thing rUHfcss with some shame It was absolutely necessary to my purpose that should catch biIs of their conversation There was a bench baekcd by bushes on which they often sat together Miss With CTS and bv taking a crcuitous course found 2, possible without being oh. served to conceal ourselves in these bushes and bear all they said It was eavesdronnluE, but considered that the end justified the means These loving interviews would in my play touch the hearts Of many persons ! considered Miss Withers also Justified since she was my assistant
 Two persons wrapped .in a common work are very liable to become wrap- ned in each other And the more Bb. sorbed they are In fbe former the more unconscious they are liable to be . wI,h regard to tbe latter Miss With CTS was called away for a few days during which period was surprised . that I was unable to do any work. ID deed. ! discovered that she was st . least [. thief even If thIs was her only i0.nuifv. for she had stolen my heart But was by no means ready Co yield ,o such cntbrollmput and when she returned went on with my play with ont showing any signs 0f least any . intentional sirus-of my own 'henrt ] interest"
 Ono dav when Miss wfthcr md ! were passing the barn aH the Powell farm she expressed desire to % mp ] in the hayIoft We entered the barn. mounted Co the upper portion by means or ladder lifted a trapdo0r sufficiently to IcJ us on Co the second floor and found ourselves iu with the . sweet smelling hay Cupid delights in odd places for forcing avowRls The hay was very Inviting to sit ou. Re ! cl.niue on thc fragrant lounge. [ yield. ! ed Co Che influence oi both Inc vubduad light and tHr delicious resting place and poured forth. lIEe thc bird In the poem. my "mnrpmcdi-afed lay
 | had scarcely finished when we heard suir6cr immediately under the trarda1r and persons srurryinE down l the ladder
 We looked at each other with crlm- ! son faces.
 ] Then. sprinElDC un, rushed Co the . trardoor and attempted tC raise it. It bad been baltpd beneath
 l Another play than the one was at ! work on was being enacted. The lovers we had spied upon bad detected us md ] turned thc tables on us We were locked in a h0ylort and could not get out until we were let out Here was pretty how-de.do. When some one came In Co feed the stock we could nc uact attention. the door would be un- bortrd and we could 60 free But how wor'd we be thereafter looked upon? ! Bribery and corruption could not avail us. even lf nroctced by one SO odept ] in chicanery as my heavy woman What was to bo done5 Nothing We awaited the inevitable and [ surmiscd l what that inevitable would be
 Within half an hour we heard per. sons below. The two lovers were there and several others. We beard them ] rrmmaging about. and presently some one said. Lets go up and sit on Che hay All agreed and began Go ascend the ladder Then the bolt in the trap v~as shot. the door was lifted and the head Of Emily Powell appeared. See. ] ing us. she put on a prctended look of srrnrIee. exclaimed. "Ob. excuse meT' ! and disappeared Iu a few moments we heard the nariy leaving the barn. and there was nothing left for us but ] to do the same.
 rt was fortunate that I had offered myself to my companion, for it en8- bed me to dc the only thing to save ms from obIoquy 1T not from ridicule. which latter nothing could save us from. The eavpsdroppers said noth- inz of what they had heard but hoI1lv avowpd that Miss Wfthcrs and 1 ! were engaged. She neither affirmed nor denied my statement to me or any one else and looked as though love was the furthest thing from her heart. ] However. before we parted she had SO far recovered from the misadventure as Co give an undemonstradve con sent.
 ] On returning to the city | completed my play and had DO difficulty In put l ting it on the boards. [ took nay 6an cee and others ot her family Go the theater when the piece was put on for the first time and. leaving them in their seats. went behind the curtain. It was soon evident that the produc- ton would be a great success The interest was .accumulHHve till the cli- max fn the third net, and at the fan of the curtain was called on for snoorh While making lt glanced