The daily Alaskan., 1914-08-26

1 lluL eNeutU, WueA us BOyB COu6 up from the brandin' pens and the two women are on the gallery by their ! selves.
 Johnny Duval marches right up and l apologies for losin' his patience.
 Daphne shrugs her shoulders and says nothin'. But Mary looks at him with sympathy.
 Its pretty hard work to have to do twice on account of somebody's ig- norance," she says. Johnny looks at Mary, grateful. Then Daphne boils over,
 You western men can do just one thing" she snys, sCornful. You can work cattle with all the ridin' and other things that appertain. But put one of you back in civilization and you'd have to dHve dray for a liyln'."
 Poor people have poor ways, but aln't that a honest way to make q +iv- imp says Johnny and turns on his heel, spurs jinglin', and goes in the house
 l could see Mary was pleased plumb through.
 The rest of US boys says nOthin', and directly Mary goes out to a mesquite bush a few feet from the house and picks off a leaf.
 She comes back to the foot of the gallery steps and says: Somebody name this. I'm goin' to tell Miss Daphnes fortune"
 Just then Smlthson saunters out, and I says. i've named It."
 Big house. little house, pigDen, kitchen" says Mary, pluckin' off a prong and throwin' 1t away with each house"
 Big house, little house, pigpen, kitchen"
 Big house, little house.
 MT. SmithsOn," l says.
 You're goin' to marry Mir. Smithson and live In a little house." says Mary, Iookin' at Daphne and laughin'.
 That leaf had one too many prongs, I'm afraid" says Smithson. How about 1t, Miss DonaldsOn?"
 Love" begins Daphne, toyin' with that chain of hers. Love is Ike hap piness and everything else-it has a relative value. It depends on who Is in the little house." She gits up and goes to the door; then she stops.
 The little houses. where love eI- ists," she says, lookin' straight at Smithson. "are more complete than the big houses that are only for show and to keep pace with the bunch"
 Then she walks in the house.
 I'd about as soon mine would come out 'pigpen' if 1t couldn't be big house. I've lived In little houses and Kitchens all my days," Mary says, with a sigh
 You'll never know the relative val ue till you've tried both," says Smith son to Mary. When she has gone in the house, too, he turns to me.
 "Women. my friend, are alike the world over" he says, sOrter bitter. But just the same we can't do with out them"
 No, sir" replies emphatic.
 The next day that blamed little pitchln' "baby" horse of mine turns over with me and breaks my ankle and breakin' that leg done for me what one of these here Japanese screens they set in the corner of the stage does for the show business.
 They put me to bed in the east room, which has windows Openin' on, the front gallery, and because an invalid Is expected to go to sleep early heard somethin' that night l never should have got on to otherwise.
 The pain bad got easy, and was dozin' a little when voices walked me.
 It was not light enough to see the faces, but a woman was speahn' when l 1 commenced to listen.
 q suppose Elmer StOner sent you out nere, tOo?" she says.
 "Yes," says the man, but I'll swear to you l didn't know you were here until was within five miles of the ranch"
 And then 1t was too late to turn back" she says.
 Not if had known you were hlrun with a cowpuncher who is far beneath you every way. And so soonF he adds | in hard voice.
 "The cowpuncher and that little Tal' bert person are wrapped up in each other, so your filtration won't do you any good" she retorts.
 "Oh, Harry" she goes on, you only wanted to be rid of me" And hear her voice catch.
 Daphne, it's so like you, dear. You get a divorce from me, run away and hide, amuse yourself with another man and then lay the blame on me. Now, I don't mind the bIame," he says.
 "God knows I've been lonely with out it, but wonder If we could patch them uD-our lives, you know. The little l TaIbert is a poor substitute for you."
 l propped myself up on my elbow.
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