The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-23

Even q sEillrul hunter may vince at seeing q wild animal coming down on him to crush him. Miss Huntington's legs gave way under her, and she dropped on her knees. HawkesWorth dropped beside her, but on one knee instead of two, and leveled hls rifle at the moose Miss Huntington had no doubt that she would be trampled by the infuriated animal There was crack beside her, and the moose drop ped, pluuging forward at the same time tII his nose was within a dozen feet of them.
 Then Miss Huntington completed her collapse by falling in faint When she came to herself she was in Hawkes. worths arms and he was looking down into her face with an expression that filled her with rapture.
 If she was to be won by an exhibi- ton of the masterfulneSs of man there could be nothing more effective than what had taken place. When the two joined the others nothing was said about the adventure except that they had bagged a fine specimen of the in- habitants of the woods. But 1t was not long before Fred Winston told his brother that Mildred Huntington had fallen before the test to which she had been subjected. It was no news to Alec He had seen immediately after the hunting party that ho had been suppIantcd. But he did not know that his beUothcd'S heart had been taken away from him by love instead of her desire for a title.
 The party did not long hang together. Alec Winston and his tiancee were cvi- deuty at odds and this threw a dam- per on the whole party. AS soon as a suuicicncy of game had been shot the tents were struck. When they took their departure Hawkcsworth remained behind.
 On the way Miss Huntington made it known to the other girls that her en- gagcmCut to Alec Winston was broken. When asked the cause she replied that he had offered 10 release her and she had accepted the offer. Of course the announcement was made tO the men by Alec, who sympathzed with him, though the girls were not disposed to blame Mildred In their hearts they felt that an earl was worth more than a commoucr any day, and they were not sure hut that they would have acted likewise under similar circumstances. It w1s supposed that the Earl of Bin glctou was poverty stricken. but Miss Huntingdon was rich. The match, if she succeeded in capturing him, would be a good one.
 That Miss Huntingdon had captured the prize became evident during the winter from the fact that cards were issued announcing the marriage of Mildred Huntington and Thomas Law renee IIawkcsworrh. Then every one opened his eyes. What did it mean that the groom was announced on his wedding cards without his title? Sure Iy uoblemun would not remain in coguIt0.
 Gradually tho truth leaked out. Uawkesworth was no earl at all, and long before he proposed to Miss Hunt lngtou he diSabuscd her mind of this false impression. He was the son of an English clergyman. Having a taste for woods and waters. he had spent much of his time in American forests, bciu@ enabled tnl do so by a small h. hrrttaucc that gave him t5nO a year.
 And so it was that a desire to test his tiancce lost Ter to Alec Winston. He never quite forgaye his brother for leading him to make the test, but Fred says:
 "What's the difference. Alec? If she did nut leave you for a title she left you fora man she liked bottcr."