The daily Alaskan., 1912-03-08
A Parallel
 Case A Story Where Truth Proves Stranger Than Fiction 
ey AGNES C. BRocAN

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 not cujoylag ais journey. ne appsir
 cd to bc possessed of hunger Cor ha.
 man conpanloaSbip and after several
 ausuceessful attenpl al conversation { with tclfoW psabe,c. n the smoker
 be stepped oct oa tn ih.. observation
 platform and stooa drawing bong
 brcaias of frcsh air as tb0aga the 1 proximity of tbe trccs aloue Che way
 sldc stiacd him. Then. turning ab-
 ruptIy, be entered the car lts occu. | pants aill sat absorbed ia their own
 affairs as bis towering acure passed
 down Che aisle Then as BoyutoB l sank Into bis seat hls rlance fcll upon
 a girl who ant oplasltc. He bad not
 noticed her before. but now hls bored 1 expression eave way to one of frank ! pleasure as he gazed admirlugly into her charming upturned face There was an mdeanable air of joy ] ousness about the girl which curved ! the corners of her lips and twinkled in her laughing eyes. She regarded the westerncr with good humored ln i tercst for a moment. then returned to her survey Of the eyer changing seen cry. But to the ma her very pres ence had c,sanged the dreary atmcs ! ph re~iike a brcath from the sweet , wild prairies. He saw as he. covertiy watched the girl her unaffected de ] Hrht in the new surroundings and was possessed of a sympathetic desire to enjoy with her this passing pano. rama. He lonccd Co tell her of the 1 wide reaching lands cf lis own be- loved country and the deCr purple of ! tho sky which borlered all She would understand. hc was very sure. | what t must moan to a man Go give mp aH this aEd start Ife afresh in a | distant land smoue strange. new ' reople
 It was Indeed a great honor Co he numbered among the compaRy's stock. ! holders and Co be uamed as their busi- ness representative in the southern city toward which he was travelIac.
 Boyuton tossed hts uiaeazine aside and stared rloomiy out of the win dow Tho train woaid co rushing on ! Ike ttis. eating up tho miles betwCeu. uutfi certain station would be called; { then Che girl oppaS,c would arise and smIiucly pass oui af his iife forever And she was SD different oh. go ideally dlacreut from any woman be ! had ever known
 If you plcase.- said voice. a low sweet voice. may ! take your maga | zinc for few momcntsf woUld ike Co see that story
 "Take ity" be answered heartily. i "weu. ! rather guess yoH can! lou won't care Tor the story though" be added
 "Noy" Tbe rirl smiled up at him "Is it such a poor story
 "Poor. he exclaimed disgusIediy 'sralk of fiction: there's where you get a wonder tae magazines publish Uenry Ifubb's twatdle This thing Is | one of the worst be has ever done ! Couldn't possibly happen and wouldn't [ interest any one v it could
 "IpdcedT The rising infection in the soft voice invited further informa ! uop, and the wcsteruer. swaying un ' stcadIly with the ears motion. slipped ! Into the seat at her side
 "Ycs he continued. fits awful rot ! Couple meet on a railroad train, be- come acquainted the first mile or two out fall in loye the second and leave ] inc car a few hours later Co procure a mqrriace license Runs ike a moving picture Now. in the first place. what fellow but an out and oat chump
 would ask a girl Co marry him in tbat short space cf time while the girl who
 would accept wouldn't be worth ask 1 ing unless. of course" be ad3cd laugh luciy. they were both just plain fool
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 The girl joined in his hugh merrily
 aWen" she said. 'perhaps they were \ But the illustration Is beautiful. don't ! vou tbinkv SLe was examining it
 iuteutly
 -why. Boyulon exciained ''it might be a picture of this very car The girl in the rear seat Is like you, too small and dark and happy looking ] She's a southeuer
 Ills companion nodded 50 ain l.,
 sGe said
 A shadow crossed the mans face
 NY home has always been in the far
 vest he coudded 'l'm afraid lh hud myself mighty different when try to be one of you
 The girls eyes wi1eued Prom the far westy' she repeated wonderingiy
 .Oh. I would love Co have yon tell ne
 what it means to live ont thereE
 With on almost boyish eagerness he
 complied with her request and their
 laughter rang cut often az the train
 sned on its way. The train came to
 very sudden stop presently. with much .l creaAing of wheels ad brakes and the wesferner br8te ed iu the midst
 of au exciting tale io investigate the
 cause He returned scep with an as snrine nod to he girl
 "Just little sand slide ahead. be
 etmained. but we shall he detained
 sn hour or so while they clear the