The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-31

 ' "l always thought. JacK.- saio rne lawyer in his best appealing voice, that at heart you were a very decent young fellow
 q am" agreed Jack modestly, My purpose being to get down to calm discussion of the differences between 1 us. I shall not refer to your wonderful restraint of expression oe yoar good opinion of ine.'
 Both men laughed at this sally.
 Now, Mir. Ainsworth," proceeded the young man pleasantly, you are mostly right about me and would be all right if you weren't so internally vigorous in expressing yourself. I have no right to marry Mabel in my present circumstances, until have shown-mostly for my own satisfac- tion-that can make money enough to support her. Now, I shall be gone year. When come back. if can show you $5,000 will that soften your heart?"
 Sack" replied Mabeps father with deep feeling, If you ever show me S5,0o0 of your own money. honestly earned, and if don't drop dead at sight of it I'll consent"
 Mind you. said Jack as they shook hands on it. "T am doing this thing out or pure magnanimity of soul, You un- derstand that, don't you?"
 "Fully." acknowledged MT. Aims worth.
 It was on the three hundred and if tieth night of his quest that Jack ar rived at his hotel in St. Louis, bub- bling over with enthusiasm. He joked with the clerk as he registered with q flourish and staggered the bellboy who escorted him to his room with fifty cent tip After the minion had bowed himself out Jack threw himself Ion a chair and exultantly opened his suit case.
 "It's all over, MabelitaT' he cried. ad- dressing that young lady's photograph, which he had pinned on his suit cases inner lid. We've got 1t! We've got itl The Wetmorc Drng company owes me S5,TU5O. Those last seven orders in Decatur give me S1 i7.S0 and make us cross the line, darling. Now for run home to dear old Pilllngsby to see you and get you to name the day"
 The bellboy entered and obsequiously rendered telegram on near silver salyer. Jack looked uneasily first at the bearer, then at the message. He tore open the yellow envelope. He stared at the slip of paper he extracted from it, his eyes wide and incredulous. At last he reused himself smoothed out the sheet and stared at it as though he hoped the very fixity of his gaze would change it's tenor.
 "No," he mumbled hopelessly. Its no use-it's there, it's there! 'Wetmore Drug company asking compromise with creditors. Offer 20 cents on dollar He repeated it stupidly and with inane comments:
 His head sank down on the table. and he was lost in utter dejection.
 Jack Ruford arrived in New York on tle second night after the receipt of the crushing telegram. He entered a modest hotel on q side street near Broadway and scowled at the attentive bellboy who relieved him of his suit case.
 There was nothing for him to do but to think-until the morrow, when, Jack hoped, the offices of the Wetmore Drug company would be open. He ordered the bellboy to escort him and his bag gage to the room assigusd to him.
 What kind of a-joint is this, any way?' snarled the distracted young man as the bellboy set the wrong suit case on the table of the room. This isn't my suit case"
 "0h, beg pardon. sirf' apologis6a the bewildered boy. Isn't it!'
 "No, it isn't, isn't it,' mocked Jack angrily. "TaKs the thing away and fetch mine. Marked J. R"
 The bellboy hastened away with the offending portmanteau, but soon re turned, saying: Sorry, mister. brung it to the wrong room. It look ed so much like yours"
 "Well, then. why the dickens don't