The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-02

U O'CLOCK. = JOei iilcI lhc bi iN"lNIHs up went out on the veranda and sat down In the moonlight. Then be felt i'm pelled to walk down q road that Dor dered the lake At place where the sheet of water was wider than else where he came upon boat. What induced him he did not know, but he felt desire to step into the boat A pair of oars were in the bottom, and taking them up, he pulled out into the flake. There were two other boats on the water, one near the camp, the oth' CT directly across from the point at which he started. He felt no incllna tion to go to the former, but was moved to pull to the other.
 Joel's mind was during this time fix ed. npon Marjorie He did not know where she was and had no idea of find ing her. Marjorie was thinking of Joe and admitted afterward that she could not help thinking of him, though on looking over the young men she had met at the camp she had been faVora' bly impressed with another. She chose the lake on which to receive her Hal. loWeen impressions and carried hand mirror with her,
 Marjorie pulled into a cove, dropped her oars and, taking up her mirror, looked into It for the face of her fate" " 1 The only face she saw was her own, l and she had no reason to be displeased with it, sOftened. as it was, by moon light. She kept her eyes fixed on the | glass for some time. but no face other than her own appearing she dropped 1t to enjoy view of the water and the surrounding hills.
 Occasionally a light breeze would ripple the water, breaking the rays of the moon into innumerable particles. but only for few minutes, when the zephyr would die away, leaving the surface of the water and the leaves of the trees on the shore as motiOnIess as before Over the face of the moon far up In the sky passed the silhouette of bird.
 The stiffness was broken close beside her by fish, which jumped above the surface. possibly for glimpse at the moon. possibly to sUe who was out at that time of night. when humans should be in their beds.
 Presently there came a distant sound of oars-plunk, punk, plunk. Mario rife on leaving the camp had seen most of the young men in the billiard room, and couple of girls were getting into boat at the landing. She inferred that the boat she heard contained these girls or at least some of her own sex. The pIunk of oars grew nearer and seemed to be coming in her direction.
 It occurred to her to turn her back to any one who might be approaching, raise her glass as if expecting to see the face of a lover. then turn and feign to be surprised and disappointed at seeing q girl. Facing the shore. she looked straight before her. When the coming boat drew near and the sound of oars ceased she looked into the mir TOT to enjoy the expression on the face of the person approaching.
 A little shriek indicated that she had been surprised. Instead of seeing the face of Il girl reflected in the glass she saw that of a man. There was scarce Iy sufficient light to recognize hrr re dected features, so she turned about and faced him
 He was Joel Harker.
 This is all that Is known of the story In detail Whether Joel and Marjorie came back to the camp together or separately. whether they remained out late or early, they never told. Neither was In the group that gathered about the dining table for supper and to compare Halloween experiences. Those experiences were invented and were proportionately marvellous. The only real one was that narrated here. but not then. The absence of the two per. sons concerted in 1t was noted ana commented npon. but there were seV' eTaJ other absences. and nothing more was thought of theirs than of the oth' CTS. Indeed, on this occasion it would not have been proper to make minute inquiries.
 The party did not break up for seY- eral days after Halloween, and during the remainder of the time there was a drawing together between Joel Barker and Marjorie Winthrop, They not only became mseparabIe. but did not take any pains to conceal the fact that they had suddenly become lovers. With this part of their mutual enthralIment Miss Somers surely had nothing to do, for she left the Cedars the morning after Halloween--that Is, unless she worked upon them from distance, which Is not very likely. Indeed. 1t was not necessary.
 Some months elapsed after Helen's Halloween party before an engage ment was announced between two Of our guests-JoeI Harker and Marjorie Winthrop. Miss SOmers was accused by my wife with having bewitched 1 them, but she would not admit that she had exercised any influence what ever on either of them.
 But my wife does not believe her, and I am of the opinion that my wife is correct. Marjorie has confded to | rT.I.., AhoE ,rbi1o IiStapiO0 fD thn StO-