The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-31

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 eThat's the trouble" stammered the hellboy. .The lady says for you ta come ard get 1t yourself She won'' give 1t to me. sir
 Wont. hey? She won't won't she ? demanded Jack furiously. Take me to 1t, kid. I'll set her straight in two seconds--just exactly two seconds
 The dazed boy led the irate guest down one corridor and up another and stopped before door marked 216. Jack knocked authoritatively, and a feminine voice called "Come in" The young man flung open the door.
 "Madam," he began, icily stern. 'Mad-I-I''-
 And then this prince of glib talkers suddenly lost the power of articula ton. for Mabel Ainsworth slowly turned to face him. confirming the first wild guess, fear and hope which the sight of her figure had inspired.
 q think 1t very careless of you, Jack" began Mabel responsibility. Ito keep your suit case unIocked.' e "I-I"-
 "oh. ft's all right this time" she re assured him. Thinking it was mine. and as never lock mine either, l opened it and saw-this.
 She waved her hand toward her pho tograph resting in it's conspicuous place against the inner lid of the suit case.
 q suppose" he said gloomily, "that all is over, Mabel I shall have to give you up, darling. Billy Wetmore'-
 "What!' she cried indignantly. Give me up on account of S6.s0?"
 "Six dollars and eighty centsl l don't understandr' gasped Jack.
 "Of course you don't. But that is all we are short on our five thou sand"
 'T-p'- stammered her lover. Then with infinite gentleness: Its 20 per cent, dear, one-fifth he offers. Under. stand? one-fifth of our five thousand Just one thousand, dear, just one
 "oh, no. It isn't" she interposed i'm patiently. "You see. papa'-
 "What has he been doing nowP asked Jack doubtfully.
 "He saved the situation for you and himself" she assured him. You see, told papa very 'datly that at the end of the year l would marry you any way, money or no money
 "Mabel darling. I can't do it!
 Because you do not love me any more, Jack?" she asked cruelty.
 You know better than that. Mabel." he replied responsibility
 Forgive me, dearest" she said con tritely. T do know it.' She tender. ly placed one of her pink fingers on her conspicuous photograph. "As was saying-and, please. let us talk busi- ness, dear-papa. being assured that would marry you anyway, proceeded, lawyer-like, to save his face. When he learned that you-poor, oyertrustrul boy-were letting your monthly earn ings stand with Mir. Wetmore he wrote that gentleman-whom, in the first place, he had induced to offer you this place-all about why you were working so hard and induced him to send your monthly earnings to the Pillingsby National bank, where the money is now deposited In your name. But there is only $4,993.2o, and papa's strong point as lawyer always has been technicalities. So came to New York-in some way-to get that S6.SO. And. oh, Jack-my own dear, splendid, faithful Jack-we have to get 1t hon. pstly or at least legally"
 One hour later (western time) Mr. William Ainsworth sat in the morris chair in his library, chucklirg over the following telegram:
 Dear Papa-Jack is here at hotel. He just sold me his supply of drug samples at sacrifice. Six dollars and eighty centsl Please deposit that amount to his credit In Pilllngsby National bank and charge my allowance account We are leaving for home on midnight train.
 Tell Mary Smith she will be bridesmaid. Jack sends hls love. He Is lookins we'll Lovingly, MABEL ~(Charses coilecto-
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