The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-13

| The door of the room was open. She had continued to get her brother with his back to it and his face toward the mirror of his dresser. In this position he remained while chatting with her.
 Tread softly" said Kate to Alice as they went upstairs. "The children are asleep" Kate led the way to a corri- dor leading past Clarence's room and' pausing, said:
 ''You will find your room at the end of this hall The door is aJar, and the light is turned low. l am going for some toilet articles that I had forgot ten. I will be with you in few min utes."
 Alice proceeded as directed. Pass ing the room in which Bess and Clar- ence were She naturally gave 1t quick glance. That Clarence saw Alice's re- hection in the mirror was evident to Bess from the expression on bis face, but sine paid no attention to 1t, chatting on as if she had seen nothing. What she was saying her brother did not heed. He was thinking of the girls glance he had seen in the mirror be- fore him.
 Some one-a stranger-just passed the door, Did you see anything|
 See anything? What do you mean?"
 Now, Halloween was in Clarence's 1 mind, and for moment the idea that he had seen his future wife dominated him. But fear of being rallied for such a fancy deterred him from fol- lowing the matter further.
 BeSs proceeded with what she had been saying and knew that Rates scheme had been successful. Soon aft CT this she went to Rates room, where she found both Kate and their mother, and the conspirators, especially Kate, listened eagerly to what she had to re port concerning Clarence and the re- dectlon and what be had said about 1t
 "So far so good" exclaimed Kate, after listening to what her sister said. "NoW whatT
 There is nothing more to be done," said the mother. Clarence will meet your friend at breakfast and"-
 And what?"
 Tt won't be easy to explain the mat ter, will it?" Mrs. Rudd dnished thoughtfully.
 Indeed 1t won't" Bess remarked I'm afraid, mother, we've got into a muddle in consenting to aid Kate"
 I'll keep Alice in her room in the morning" said Kate That will give us time to make up story or some l thing"
 "We'u simply make a joke of 1t, as was intended" said Mrs. Rudd Come girls; go to bed"
 Clarence Rudd was as sure that he had seen a girls face in the mirror on Halloween as he was of bis eX- istcuce. But why had not Bess, who was sitting with her face to the open door. seen the flesh and blood as he had seen the image? He was pug zlcd. but his mind chung to the correct solution that the girl had been In the house. Would she be there tomorrow? He expected to see her at breakfast
 But when morning came and the stranger did not appear at the break fast table, no member of the family making any reference to her, Clarence was staggered. He studied the face |gf each of the older members of the Ifamily, but gained no satisfaction. After breakfast he went out and after a conference of the conspIrators, at which 1t was decided that the guest must be informed of the prank that had been played, Kate carried break fast up to Alice and while 1t was being eaten told the whole story.
 If there was any fear that Alice would be dispIeased 1t WIS allayed at once.
 There's but one way to carry out your scheme to its proper end,~ Kate" " she said. "I must go away from here without your brother seeing me"
 And then?"
 And then-Iet me see-it would be good plan for you to visit me and ar range that he should coma, too, while you are with me-
 Mrs. Rudd endeuyorcd to get the girls to bring the matter to an end without, as she expressed 1t, running any more risk, but Alice was obdurate and insisted on having her way.
 You put ne into it," she said, with out consulting me. There's lots of fun In it, and don't wish to see It spoil ed. l think you should permit me to handle it from now On."
 It was decided to let her have her way. She left at once, and 1t was ar ranged that Kate should visit her with In few weeks.
 Clarence's natural retiCenCe prevent ed his saying anything about the face he had seen on Halloween, and the secret of the conspiracy was kept from him. In time Kate went to visit Alice Arche and when about to return wrote her brother that she had picked out" her friend for him, at the same time suggesting that he come for his sister land escort her home.
 Alice Arche and Kate Budd agreed