The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-23
How a Dowry Was Procured
By MARGARET C, DEVEREAUX


 With'R the Swiss border there lived 4 wntchmaker named CremieuX His Laughter. CloChette, ras a very pret' sy girl. seventeen years old. with black hair and eyes and an olive complexion, through which on CuCh cheek ShOne roscatr color like that on ripe peach. AlphOnsc Boyer yo"nS Woodrntter' met ClorhCttc at q dance and there. upon came one of those quick love at- tairs that spring mp like mushrooms between young persons of opposite sex.
 For awhile ClUchctte concealed the affair from her father. for wOadcUiting has never Gccn a profitable occu@tion, and AluhonSc w"s r00r as church mouse. she did not think, therefore, that her father would permit her to marry her lover. especially since there vas Ua Gpwry for Gr Hat those who Lave &ll "~y c..j g., ..Tt soon arc worn. 1.. s"l a. l:s. 'Io hr,tc told her ia lh.r l.r s,r.rL %@.lin~ Int if she .ou.& nn. l.~mv ApG@msc shc Gid not care lo Ii,r Crra1vaX. fearing that ris ,.@.':H ,ru'd destroy herself inyi ;-u.h ;....,,t ss.u ;O her;
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 AlphouSc next started with m Clua number of springs Sine rt was the hunting sv"snu he tnpE his gun and game bag a' going up iuIo thr noun tainS. began lJ shoot squirrels aud oth CT game 4 customs officer. hearing the rr"ortS. apwoJ hri and. seeing q huutSman. made the ugccsSary eXami nation ihcG Iet him 20 where Ge liked Aiphouse's gun had two barrels, and one Was full of watch springs
 Clochettc'S 'u.u ,o@G.r- aaAt, she carried her rnusi-u"sG .H-r-h iu a bandboy wt'h q f'isr luHnn Nh off ger took cvrrythiug out of ''" unX. but lid not discover th" IrirF
 I.E r.. l. ohunSrs turn yomulG u.XL He Hs ceuGcd thc mouuiaius w,,h uu ax OH his shoulder and on reaching iAr -um. mit began to chop 4 r@Stom$ officer Joined him. and mlurhiLy hc Was the same man who had s>cu hm as a IuntSmau This made him suspicious.
 Il thought you mntrdE" hc said to AEhonsc
 "Uh, that was only ,rr a d1y's sport. | am wood h"ppyr a:n to cut twenty cords ., wuol a.! E..-. 10 1t tt once"
 Nevertheless ~u-D tryb yvu," >#iI lhr ether
 He maIr al r#rc. Il lny,sgi-0ti"n. but .ouud igu:u- oa Arwusy that was lui..hr ..ay.a- ...f..yJ himself he: Hrut anay. aui t.., ,.yUdchupvsg soon slipped &uwu tie moantai. side to lhc westward lis a& &@..I'e was hoilow aud full nr watch S.r.u-s.
 There w3s nuw h@j one m.orc trip to ne mHdr hy cIunh"tir, l.}. having made two and met d different customs officer cn.-h ''mr sn, c.H~.d thgt she might meet "n. of ihc TWO u which 'aSc a.s >l~..rau> would h. "Nritrd
 W.;ru ,uy wrml Hp '.:v mountain with hrl watch Sp.iurs she carried d large LoUlucI or flowers. Shp diI not attcurt tu go through ry #uy uufre qucntcd route. but by paved road When she came ia the Summu there stood a maU wIiu w;lS cApy.tyd tn Euok out for smU-g'rgS AS soon as Clu chettc saw him she wiuccd He was the man she had passed with the band DoX
 You come this way very often," h" said, eying her suspictoUsly
 "Only once before"
 "Twice before. The first time 1 saw you, but you did not see me Come In here"