The daily Alaskan., 1912-03-09
He Wished to
 Know TooMuch
By ocRonKA HALE

need for him to know II he had had vifc he would have always bcou wondering # sue were really devoted to him above all other men or if be should die she would forget him aud love auoihcr equality well Henderson was not married. but he was engagcd to be married 10 a girl who gave every evidence that she bad singled bim ont above all other men to love.
 Both lived on the Atlantic coast nna shortly before tho wedding Hen dersop announced to hts iiaucee, Mar. caret Stone. that bic presence in san Francisco was required 10 tho matter of certain Interests be had there. Tor he was well of and lived on his in- come Miss Stoue was poor, When he loft her be secmrd uneasy about something. and the lady begged hiia not Co rc. averylnr that she had a foreboding that something would hap ncn to him. Henderson hcsitated. He thought he might settle the matter ID Che west by correspondence. But nc concluded to go. aud the lovers parted with mutual forchcdIugs.
 Two weeks later Margaret stone re- ceived a telegram from her dance that be was very ill. but instructed her not to come Co him The next day she rc ceived a u1csSacc from an intimate friend of his who haa gone west with him stating that Henderson was dead The friend would bring ihe body cast In due tlme letter came from the friend. lau Grcgory that Henderson had requested iefore his death that hls body be lnterred without ceremony and that she should not be present
 Marcaret WIS much shocked but she bore up uobly under the misfor- tune Sue carried nut Heudersous in structions Co the letter umBtiaE to be present during the inie-ment Greg ory when be arrived called upon her and G was arranged that the two shonid co toreiter Co llenderSons grave. Margaret earrjed plauts with her and put them n the ground so ,,at they would grow over lbe grave.
 Sbe found in Gregory g sympathetic friend lie was extremely defercntial always maintaining dciicacy due to one who has experienced great grief. She found lt difficult to get him Co talk of Fcndprson's last Illness When. ever she mentioned the subieci be turned the conversation in other chan reis intimatine rhat it was mourn fnl tonic that they wnuid both do well to avoid
 The two made several lrips together Co the cemetery Co note the growth ef the plauts and put Huwers on Tender sons grave. bur Grcrory seemed to shrink from going there. and The lasI time they went together he acted SO strangely that Margaret did not sug rcst his going again He grew moody and diScontcuted. Al times hr showed signs Of taking thc pare made vacant hv her fauce. at other times he acted as if be would consider suCh an act betrayal og friendship Marraret could not understand him Any mystery to ono with whom we arc thrown inti- mately hcccts an interest and since that interest with MarVarci WIS in Huenced by demonstrations of a grow inc love for her she found herself thinking a great deal of Gregory One who has lost love naturally craves Co rcplace that love
 Rnt the more closely they grew to- rcther the more Gregory huur back. and it became evident that something was weighing on bis mind Margaret tried gently to induce him to conide in her but the bare mention of such thing seemed to wear upon him dread fully. Relieving that hc was suder- ing from qualms at tnking his friend s place iu her heart. she exercised a frankuess which would otherwise have been unmaideuly Co convince him that there was no reason Co reproarh him self
 The misunderstanding between them had reached climax when one even ing while they were together there WIS a ring at the doorbeil and who should be ushered into the drawing room but Henderson himSrf
 Now. lt is not to he supposed that any one of the three under the cir- cumstances maintained any steadiness of demcanor Henderson and Gregory both looked as if they had been caught stealing Through Margaret there ran n mmut of emotions. For awhile there was an oppressive silence T1en Margaret essayed Co speak. but her voice failed her Henderson spoke in stead
 "t owe you an explanation
 But Margaret recovering herself in terrupted him
 "You owe mo no explanation. for [ understand this mystery which has so long been puzHing mo have long been aware Of your rulIna passion that the love of Che woman who loves you shan die with you. You have per pe,rated thls deception in connection with Mir Gregory to learn whether ] would be true to your memory in the way vou would wish mc Co be true Mir. Gregory consented to lend him self fo vour experiment in one sense