The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-11
LOST IN A
 FOG
By THOMAS R. DEAN

walk on thp beach, had gone sever all miles perhaps q could have walked on Che samo stretch of sand for half a dav without meeting an obsuclol when saw a bank Of cIoud coming m from the ocean. In a few minutes ! was cnvclopcd In lt The wind thot bad brought c. In died down to a dead calm. and everything was still
 l thought ! had my bearings and. turning. started back toward my ho tcL But was ou my course. for | bad not gone far before stepped on fhe verge Of a shallow InlcUwdon in .he sand dlcd with water left by Che outroIng tide. It was evident that ] had been walking into the ocenn. ] turned and started again. Us l suppos ed. toward tna dunes. but ] must have swcrvcd. for ! walked on and on for some time on sand Then ] stood stlil
 It was a singular sensation, standing | there. nII direction obu,crUtcd-somc thing like being ln perfect darkness or on Che ocean out Of sight Of land. No, ft was lr.e uc.thcr of these; it was like itself only. But wondered lf being suspended n space would resemble Che sensation ! experienced. Then sud denly yoic, came out of Che sur rounding vapor It was a girls voice, sounding us clcar and distinct as h spoken In Che 8tUgnant atmosphere fol. lowing a snuwsJorm.
 "ucrc ! anu
 was so startled at Che sudden break of Che surrounding oblivion chat it did not occur to moo to make a sound my self There wns something n the change from isolation to conuguiW Chat seemed lIEe passIug from nothing. ness to Urc Then, too, che density Of Che atmosphere lmpar,cd @ meI0dIous tone Go tna voice that hurmoDIzcd with chord u mv own being ! had plcn ty of gmo within a few seconds to feel aU these things before said:
 "AUd here gm I."
 Sound does not of Itself give dIrec. ! Hon. and ] knew not whence the words ! had heard came. But In ar. other moment the fog directly before , me darkuupI. thon resolved Itself Into a girls figure. Seeing me, a stranger ] to her. she stepped back, then stood ] stIu
 "Arc you rostT' ! asked ,Tndnnd ] lm." was the reply. CA ! r.rI friend and | were caught In the ! fog She stepped out ahead of me l and We became separated J called l her."
 ] .I would be happy to guide you," ] . said. "but ! am unable Co guide my. self However you had better permit me Co stand by you tu Che fog Nf,s." "Um afraid my friend may have ! walked into some QulcEsand or water or something she was with me a [ few minutes ago and has suddenly ! disappeared
 ] "CuU her." ! suggested. Helen. Udcuw c0IIcd my compan Ion
 l SHc clIeIted no response. "Wc mqy as well SO on," ] said: doubtless we shall come out some where Don't worry about your friend There are no 0ucksands on this beach,
 We m0vcd-lu what direction We knew uot-uud cb8ttel as We proceed cT There seemed a great change a
 great relief from the preceding is0l0 - ton Co gHIs c0mp1niouship. Icertain. @ Iv felt IG and Che girl kept very close n to me. as if fearing she might lose me P as she had lost her friend.
 "What Is t1at3" she asked suddenly
 "Whatg'
 . She pointed, but l saw nothing. She told mc that she had seen something .dark moving beside us but Us soon as Q she spoke lt quickly faded - We went on for some time, but an -' was sand. The beach was broad, very n brouI. and .hc cbb tide went out a -. great distance ! did not wonder th0t we reached nothing different Then saw a dark spot moving near us. My companion saw lt. too, and frIghteu cd. clung to me.
 am not sIDcrstiUous and had it not been for my companion would have l sprung InM#EA tue nNNN ID Ai"N"'N' whether lt was human. But ] found that cluglug of a ralr girl so delight CuI that ! preferred Co remain as was. l rcassured my companion In a whisper putting my lips nearer than necessary to her ear and feeling her warm breath ! kept my eyes on the spot while she turned her face toward mo that she might not see it ] was puzzled as to what lt could be, but believed it to bc some animal though l could hear no footsteps
 "It must be a ghost" said in a husky stage voice. whercupon my com. .nauion cIuue to me the tighter which was Che effect ! intended to produce,
 Suddenly Che fog began to clear and with that upidIty with which fogs sometimes tlkc themselves away, and revealed the 0gure of a girl walking Z rapidly away from us. | "Why, ltB Helen" exclaimed my - companion. or believe she has been r near us an tbe while"
 uelcnw she called
 The retrcauug girl stopped and turn