The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
His Man Friday He BIunders Into His
 Happiness By dARlSSA MAcKIE copyrirslt by Arnerican Press Asso-
 ciation. f9ii.
By uARlSSA MAcEE
copyrirft by Arnerican Press Asso-
 ciation. fsii-


 De-cbes on q pine covered knoll on the shore of the lake
 There were several bungalows about [ tbe beautiful little lake, and here and there 5utted forth a narrow pier around rblch clustered gayly painted canoes or b-ass fitted usotorboats and from June unfH September the little summer colony fshed and boated and bathed and then. suddenly, when the hrs' week in September came the cottages vorla be closed and there wouh be no sirn of life except the little wild animals that came to drink at the ~-,+s-,s edce and the birds fitting among the pines.
 TavFis Warren had built the buusa- ] ,ow for retreat wherein to spend solitary days that would restore the .ns-rv he had lost during busy weeks down in the heart Of the big city,
 He went up there In June for a brief visit sud hastily turned the key 10 ! his door and departed-to return again
  ! 7,te in September when bis neighoors ! bsd sjtted cityward On this brilliant morning. when the sky seemed newly washed in blue and the little lake gayly 1 ,-aeerted azure heaven and green earth lewis took from his Japanese servant basket of lunch and went down 10 ' hjs own nier. The lunch, together with ! fishing nod and basket, was tossed into ] t,a bottom Of a canoe, and Lewis step ped in and padded slowly over to the l island. ,,,,-
 no have a whole month to himself in tbe most glorious season of the year when every day is golden and the nights are cool and made for sweet sound sleen. seemed too good to be true and at last. haunted by the fear that there might be some cottsger lurking near by who might suddenly start his phonograph blaring into the deiicious silence. Lewis started on a tour of the island skiring the beach in his walk.
 Then all at once he stopped snort and fastened his gaze on the damp Sand at the waters edge.
 well l'u he hangeiT' he calculated in an injured tone. 'T had feeling that somebody was around. Cant ioSe me on that preDcnition business,
 There under his very nose was i'm messed footprint, the mark of a small bare foot, evidently that Of bnv. and close beside it was another and another and still another Of the same feet. Some of the footprints ap- pesrei tc lead straight into the water. and others evidently climbed The sandy sIope and were lost among the hF0Wn pee3les that streved the ground,
 ,,Somebodv left those footprints on fbe sand. and that not So veTT long aro. I suppose the rascal is hhing in the trees up youder. may as well io'- low this trail among the spruces
 The tran was soon lost among the needles, and as there were dozen ht- tle paths winding among the spruces ii was no easy matter to decide which one to follow. Lewis soon tired ot hunting Sor the trespasser and con ,ypiiug that. whoever be was, the boy would probably not disturb him now that his presence had been discovered, fhe young man returned tc his canoe snd tse neglected fshing.
 He had just landed shining lake trout when distant splash attracted his attention. He turned his canoe and nsddle-a around to the southern ssore just in time to see small dark head hobbinC above the surface Of the water. with now and then the Cash Of bare foot as the swimmer drew nearer, the mainland
 Lewis chuckled softly Co himself amused at the lads hasty flight He doesn't know he's my man Friday" be Eriuned as he padded back once more.
 The day had been badly broken up by his uneasy wanderings, and DOW. after his luncheon was disposed cf snd be had spent an hour with pipe and book. he returned home resolved to cone back the next day and enjoy the full measure Of a lazy day.
 Another glorious day dawped He made his usual landing, fastening his craft to a weather beaten stake thrust in the sand. Then he carried book and basket around to the sunny southern shore and stretched himself on the sand. The water looked cool and inviting. but swimming was diversion be had been obliged to forego the past year on account of severe attack of Rheumatism, which gripPed him cruelty at the first impact of cold water
 Suddenly there bobbed into his range of vision a green canoe, untenantRd and idly floating toward the mainland 1t was several moments before if oc- cured to him that bis own craft might have gone adTiCt, and when he went to look his fears were verified. The ancient stake had snapped asundeT at the water line, and now he could see 1t floating along in the wake of the canoe.
 "No use yelling to Taku. He'd only get excited and tumble in the soup kettle. He can't belp me, and I can't TA-r-- ..-,--rs rr,~. T -,,,,sE -Ao7r F5urff