The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-08
Bankruptcy In the Court of
 Love
A Story For New Years Day.
By WILLARD MALTBIE

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 .BciIu," said Mr. Dudley to his daughter on tue 3lst of December, handling her birthday present and giving ter kiss, don't yuu JHlmk that q 2lrl of nineteen Is old ruuu&h 10 set tie down and take some thought for the futurcE
 "I crrtaiui! do, papn"
 To-day you begin a new year in vour life, and tomorrow you begin new year of the calendar Suppose you do some thinking as to your ac. tiOmS during the past few years, make up your mind as 10 what is necessary in your case and form such resolutions as may seem essential 10 your future happiness
 "rel me what you think necessary"
 "rhc main thing | have in mind Is tbis: The most important event in woman's life-So l consider it-is her murriage-that is, if she is to be wife. 1 have noticed in you an un, fortunate propensity tU regard those things which are preliminaries-in this country, where people usually marry for loye-to the union of man and woman. with the consequent rearing of a family. very much as you would con slider game of tennis.
 This, my daughter k all wrong' Love is nearer akin to divinity than any other part of our nature. It is serious-very serious. l, your mother, vour brothers and sisters, we who form group so closely cemented, are held together by this one element in the composition of lifc-lOve."
 "Oh, papa. how beautifully you talk"
 A shadow passed over the fathers face. realizing from this remark that he had not produced the impression he desired. He was turning away dis appointed when his daughter caught his hand.
 Really, papa, explain what you mean, and I will do what you wish me to do."
 Well then, to come down to plain language, stop flirting"
 "Oh, that's what you are driving at"
 "Yes. Tomorrow morning when you wake up refreshed after d good sleep think over your treatment of worthy and worthless young men. which Is based merely on your fancy, and make resolution that if you have any en. Couragcmcnt to beStow upon any one of them it will be given to some one who should yuu marry him-and you are now at a marriHge&ble age-will make yon worthy husband, one you can be proud of before thc world.
 Bella sat musln@
 "A penny for your thon%hts," said her father
 "I was thinking that tomorrow morn ing will be d hptlcr time to make such resolutions than now
 "Why SO:'
 Well, tonight 1 gu tu the Scymours to sec the old year out and the new ye@: ill "
 "v,Aat has that to do with resoIn tions?"
 Why, Jimmy Halliday will be there, and yesterday. just because | accepted rose from Tom Erskine, he passed me OH the street. pretending he didn't see me"
 "WellT
 Why. papa. you dont think I'm go ing to stand that. do yOu?'
 Do you care especially for Halli' day?"
 Care for him! Of course not"
 ''Then why should you trouble your self about him"
 "Oh, papa, how stupid you are! You don't understand such things at all. l will give Jimmy tonight as good as be has given me. Tomorrow morning I will make your resolutions
 "9Iy resolutons|
 q mean that I will reform as you desire"
 Her father, who adored her, gave her another kiss and left her, feeling that his words had been without efect Not so Bella. She had really been i'm pressed, but not for such general req. sons as had been mentioned by her father.
 Far down in the bottom of her heart was soft spot into which a certain quiet, reserved young man, Edward Corwin by name, had settled himself without asking her permission. She had treated him in GccQrdance with