The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-17

whatever you think your mother win like. know she win appreciate t all the more if you select it yourself"
 He put me in the hanson and. jump ing in himself. told the man to drive slowly up the avenue. This would give me time to decide upon the pres eut and where 1t should be purchased , was wavering between a set of silver for her Antoinette desk and q pair of green majolica jars for her favorite dwarf pines when our naNsom was caught ln a block
 Directly abreast Of our hEnsom was another one. ours going north, our nelghbors coming south. and as turn ed my head looked straight Into moth CTS eyes. She wits the sole occupant of the sohth coming cab.
 "MotherF 1 shouted. "Oh. mother, motherI"
 'BHlFeT'-she cried. We had both seen each other together, just as we always see everything together.
 What Is the troubleT' began father when he, too, turned bis hPad and looked Into mothers lovely eyes.
 "How-de-do WlnT she said softly.
 saw father clinch his hands tightly, then. "How.de-do, NelT" be returned. Awful block, isn't itT
 "Oh, very badw said mother, but she was looking at me sitting so proudly at fathers side. and presently I caught the suspicion of a tear iu her eyes. Dl- rectly big lump came in my throat | saw how it waA Mother was think ing Of Christmas and of her little girl and was sorry, sorry for her and for father too. The surface cars banged their bells, the policemen shouted and the cabbles swore. And all the while our hanson was damned tightly next to mothers. and we sat staring straight at each other and saying not a word.
 Just then a policeman came up to mothers hanson and shouted to the cabby. It seemed that the left wheel Of mothers hansom was locked in the right wheel Of another carriage in such a way as to render 1t unsafe to pull out The policeman, who of course knew nothing of our affairs, said:
 Step across into the hanson next to you, ma'am. It's wheels are safe, and I'm thinking the line will be moving north first"
 Poor mother flushed cruelty and said not a word but just sat there looking with pleading eyes at father But fa- ther didn't move, and neither did he speak, SO l took the situation in my two small hands and said:
 Father, won't you help mother into our cabT'
 Directly [ spoke to father he was all attention and politeness. He stood up and held out his hand to mother and carefully helped her across Into our hanson. believe mother would never have come only she knew that a great many persons had heard me and were watching us, and so she yielded grace fully, as mother alone can.
 When she was In our cab and sitting down with me squeezed in between father and herself she raised her eyes and said quietly:
 Thank you, Will"
 A moment later the line started, slowly moving northward, and our hanson went with the others, father and mother and ! were sitting side by side. It seemed so good Just to think of it although [ knew it all came of an accident alone.
 After we had gone two blocks up, town, father spoke-very quietly and with tightly pressed lips
 "Iu speak tC the man and tell him Co stop at the next corner Then IU get out and you and Billie can have the cub to yourselves"
 There is no need for you to get out Will" mother told him quickly. Ut Is | who am the intruder Have him stop, please, and | win find another han. som"