The daily Alaskan., 1912-03-01

forgotten. ihe moon. looking through fhe window ehone fer mon her 70. termed ace. hes ores gere dark wilh fssreees and ttr> wei her checks Thea. as tiee ssi rase fsed away, see tuned. haif fanffd e eed ibc maa's earnssi gaze Aari rpap hcr
 eT an ma4f'sn he d hls voice .tremolne wtih emotion ~ln never in ny Hfe hsye heard sacs harmony snch beauty And yon say th.s mar velous song Is one of vour own compo. silionT
 Miss Phyllis laughed softly Its composition seemed to happen through no eEott or mine she replied thlag the melody had been i0cked Ia the spinet and made it's escape when my fingers touched the keys
 That night Co her was one ot sorrow. She sat bong befsre an open window gently smoothing the petals of rose which she hcrsef had trained Co clam Ter up the wall; then, when all was sl- leat she male her way tearfH.ly into the garden. walking among the flowers md bidding them mute gocdby. lf fhe house remained tenauliesS until fau she promised berself be privilege of ranuine over often Co tend and care for this beloved garden Then Miss j Phyllis pauseds dismaycd at the unwei- come thoucht-where would she be, fbpt sne decided thus confidently to run overg~ Buj her face bore no race of a slccrsess night as she enter. cd thc familiar psrlor upon tho follow. : ing morning -in fact pretty rose col or showed tn Miss Phyllis soft cheeks, while her ewes were bright with ex- E citement
 "I ao declare" an old lady whispered : suaiblv. Miss Wentworth grows ' younger each year
 PhyiUs chose a seat at Inc farthet end of the room. looking with secret ! resentment into the esrer faces or her cd friends and ueiehbors Teddy and ! his wife noddcd to her from the door way. and again a feeling of utter lone. liucss crepi over her Then she saw . the musician crossing the room to her side
 ! eGooa morning. be Saia but Go his hrief rlance ahd warm hondrlasp | Phynls reed sympathetic understand ' Ing and wondered vaguely ihai hts un' known nreseace should bring Co her ] tlis comforting sense of protection. . Several minor articles helnv hastily sisnoSed of. the aucitaueer DOW drew forth Inc uitlr ald Sninft. while ihc rose color ace0cned iu Miss Phyllis cheeks
 Teddy's wife sHued ibe biddiuE hy an offer of SiHo To which tbe must. elan added S-o
 1.-Two hundred. cvicd Clari~Sa
 "Aad ffty. added the musician r{rr'e af laughter ran around tie room.
 ~Thvce hundred said Ciarisss again
 "And afiy. persisted lhe quiet voice. Tcdjy's wife paeei io mgse bur rira mental calculation -four hun drel~ she called sharply
 "Aua rcty. echoed tNe mus'gian
 Fora moment 'be- v1s no sound Hs .re arc,iorrsr bes-7fet e1dailtiIv; fe-r vA rte r-r Vt7 Phyllis cane ,rVer3 her eai tones r1r'1e oat umrsptir Tive haH.-''l crd Miss rtygis
 rho 7neti1nccr smNc3 into hor -ou- irC face. and down came Che cavc S,'d ,o Miss Wentworth for S7oor' hc shouted
 pbyUis walked dazedty over end 6ronncd on tpe lowest steN of tad Ger Her brothers face. Clarissa's and Che musicians seemed Co nout con ! fuscdiy before her
 "wby did you not inform me ct your ! wish to keep the spnetF the must ! clan asked renro7chru'G
 eve dil not know, her siSter-in. lsw interrupted that you had S5oo | Co spare
 Then Mss phygis laughed gleefnily. rirlishly, and nodded ,o Che musician. -You teu them afouj it, she said. ! There was a responsive twinkle in the mans eyes
 "You may not knew" he said that ! rour sister noSscSecs unusual talent as l a composer or music Last night | was fortunate iu purchasing from her [ inc exclusive right Go use one of her ! cornosili lious upon a coming courert tour. and iJs yalGe Co me cannot be recsoncd by dollars and cents
 "l sald B,~ Phyllis s,aied calmly "gor S50a"
 ! ClarlSSa stared Do you mean to teN me- she said '9hat you spent every penny yoa have ia the wood Co buv hack a wretched ola spinctt
 ~rvery penny. Phyllis answered cheerfuuy. But as her relatives moved away in dIcntged aisapproyai she look cd m st the musician with a iremu- ! 9ouS smile.
 q ana wonGering now she couhded ] '3ust where l shaH keep my Spinetr i The maa fept over her compression stely "Yea have had enough of au ] this. he said Come out into the gar den. ] should uke 10 speak to you there
 The hollyhocss which Phyllis hsd piauted nodded upon either side as ste followed him down thc path. She ! ..on,,sa tn ,11frf a rose fo f8Sfpn d