The daily Alaskan., 1914-08-26
A Question of Value
1t Involves inc Subject
 Love
By IDA SPEED Copyright by Frank A. Auusey Co.

Given two men and a woman youN most always have a romance; two Wo- men and one man are apt to produce a riot. but take two women and two men. all in love- and every one of 'em bciu' a misde, as you might say, and it's like a two ring c.rcus-you cant possibly take in aIl the details.
 When this here Miss Daphne Don aIdsou first throws tu with the west it's wftn no notion except to forgit rast up,casuutunssus which, l learn af.orwam was caused by her havin' . Pullman tu~,es and her husband hay in day coach H6eEgtbooE.
 Course. in order to win her he puts up liggcr front than his bank oc- count calls fer. and when he cant live up to the promises she pleads nonsup- port and requests har maiden name.
 Su when Nc first seo her she's got both tho divorce and said maiden namc and has n.w west to escape the gossip aud s."Ia' unswin' from the same
 It torE a special trip to freight her trunks oar oo ilr r#oh. and she had clothes that uatr rne men set mp and take uo,., aa3 GH, womcu's eyes turn 1 green with na,y
 Sn, ~no.u n~ aa heart broke look, and SI.. ..... ur .ra work before ! >.. n..u l.. ...3 buvW. is goin' to u. ars. a.. .a ue u.vrcd
 ya. s.r. .. lt--.st uart of thls ranch is v.,aH I.v a man bacl east nr. i -.a.a. who was hnr eouddcn- . tf.I adviser. and n. tells her just to come auI mHac herself at home here ] tHl such umn as -ne feels like facin' . the world aa.u.
 . Now. Mary T#ury. whose folks have . chal.e %. this outfit. is o@c of them quiet. p~auG.a girls who only know one way to I.r,-t.rrs with a secret, . cou,umin rrss.ou
 Sorror ra. is aa'r lo tha object of 1t, and aau-rm.n' aIr hnr t.me in thiukin about fr. The object of Nary's devO- . ttou was Johnny u.".
 That such is IuU ..H@l But about ,.-sa weeks after Mss . Danu.e arrives E. T....rl g.ys a let tpr from this S-...~ s.yt1' ho cant come out ta hook a...~ some matters as Eo 1n.s nD.e .a.h gorr but is send . in a substitute who wi. make a new contract wl.G Ta.n..g auj attend to all . business for l.n.
 ! drive a 10 meet this duck, whose name is Sw.l.sau and l find toiD . slim fellow dressed like them r.tturcs in the back of tne maraZuc where it ] says:
 If you want Co feel at ease in any society. wcar'-oar.. and who can ask more questions than jD-k.ug lawyer?
 When ve reach .1e house Daphne and Mary are ou tae Cas, gallery. l make 'em acquainted with Mr. Smith son
 | Daphne is s.an5an' cooltn' with a chain she always wears around her neck with some Kind of a little hoodus on the end of ta.
 "Uow do you do:" she says, uoddm her head matU.raos. Then she turns with a rattle or silk and walks in the house.
 "Gad to meet you. says Mary, hold, in ont hnr h1ud "lInyo you all had your dlnuorT
 When We sny wn haven't she gifts up, smooinfu' out hor fresh giu@ham dress, and goes in 70 set dinner out
 That was the difference between 'cm.
 In weeks time Mr. Smilhson looks like he's forgot he was sent here for any purpose but to make love to Mary, who is real nice to him to keep from showiu' how sa, hates to see Johnny
 and Daphne together so much.
 But. listen, that's u0t the worst
 What does tnc grlss widow do but begin to build a stack at this here Smitnsou. who don't seem to notice it. he's t,lt took up with Mary TaIDert. 1 Ii was like siu-.n "Three Blind l Mice" They an fell iu with the same words to th. same tune. but only pro- duccd iuuH1, in rAc end. 1 l watch 'cm pretty close and observe . more O. less human aacher In all of 'em.
 1 Ere. the very first I know why ] Mary is reattn' Sn.ilhsou so nice, but it tas.s a long time for me to glean that Johnny is nl9yin' the same game 1 vii. Daphne because he don't think . Mar cares for him.
 ] ] uggercd that this Daphne didn't I take go western ways and folks, and 1t . wasn't so much Smtthsou as them back l east garments of his'n that was hold . in her spclibouuI.
 And i5took this bcre Smithson just a month to do what Stoner usually attends to, gittin' back by return mail 't Before he leaves we begin to work the cattle. The first dayg>we rounded ! up the north Cross $, and course the women wanted to go on the drive. Johnny Duyal was on his fanciest cutan' horse. Don. and he was showin' off the least mite. as cowboys will do t.r ....-. @ Hr-.- f-.f-srr