The daily Alaskan., 1916-11-07


 place. See 1t through. You've given youl word THACKER.
 Gloomny MT. Minot considered. What was there to do but see it through Even though Thacker should send an 1 other to take his place, could he stay to woo the lady he adored? Hardly In that event he would have to go away-never see her Ngain-never hear her voice. If be stayed as Jephson's representative he might know the glo' ry of her nearness for a week, might thrill at her smile even while he work. ed to wed her to Lord Narrowly. And perhaps Who could say? Hard as he might work, might he not be thwart- ed? It was possible.
 So after lunch he sent Thacker a re- assuring message, promising to stay, And at the end of q dull hour in the lobby he set out to explore the town.
 The Mermaid tea house stood on the water front, with a small second floor balcony that looked out on the harbor. Passing that way at 4:30 that after noon MinOt heard a voice call to him. | He glanced up.
 "Oh, MT Minot, won't you come into my parlOr" Cynthia Meyrick smiled | down on him.
 "SpIendidr Nlinot laughed. q walk forlorn through this old Spanish town. l Suddenly a lattice Is thrown wide, q fair hand beckons. l dash within"
 "Thanks for dashing," Miss Meyrick greeted him on the balcony. q was finding it dreadfully dull. But I'm afraid the Spanish romance is a little lacking. There no moonlight, no lat tice, no mantilla, no Spanish beauty"
 'NO matter" Minot answered. "l never did care for Spanish types. They flash like a skyrocket, then tumble in the dark. Now, the home grown girls"-
 And nothing but tea," she interrupt cd twill you have q cup?"
 Thanks. Was it really very dull"
 "Yes. This book was to blame." She held up a novel.
 What's the matter with it?"
 "Oh, it's one of those books in which the hero and heroine are forever 'gaz- ing into each others eyes And they understand perfectly. But the reader doesn't. I've reached one of those gaz- ing matches now"
 She was interrupted by the shrill triumphant cry of a yachts siren at her back She turned her head.
 'The Lileth," she said.
 Exactly" said NIlnOt. "The bride groom Cometn."
 Another silence.
 You'll want to go to meet him." Minot said, rising. He stood looking at the boat, flashing gayly in the sun- shine. I'll go with you as far as the street."
 "But-you know Lord Narrowly. Meet him with me"
 "It seems hardly the thing
 But I'm not sentimental. And sure ly AIlans not"
 "Then I must be" said Minot. Real ly-Td rather not
 They went together to the street. At the parting of the ways Minot turned to her.
 q promised Lord Narrowly in New York" he told her, that you would have your lamp trimmed and burn ing"
 She looked up at him. A mischievous light came into her eyes.
 "Please-haye you a match?" she asked
 It was too much. ,NIinot turned and fled down the street. He did not once look back, though it seemed to him that he felt every step the girl took across that narrow!pier to her flance's side.
 As he dressed for dinner that night his telephone rang, and Miss Meyrick's voice sounded over the wire.
 Narrowly remembers you very pleasantly. Won't you join us at din ner?"
 Are youIsure an outsider''- he be- gan.
 Nonsense. Mr. Martin Wall is to be there"
 "Ah, thank you! I'll be, delighted" Minot replied.
 In the lobby Harrowby' seized his hand.
 "NIy dear chap. you're, looking it. Great to see you again! By the way, do you know Martin Wa1?'
 "Ycs. Mr. Wall and 1 met just be- fore the splash" Minot smiled. He shook hands with Wall, unaccOuntably genial and beaminG. "The Hudson, MT. Wall, is a bit chilly in February"
 My dear fellow" said Wall, "can you ever forgive me? A thousand apologies. It was all mistake, hor- rible mistake"
 q felt like a rotter when I heard about It." Narrowly put in: Martin mIstook you for some one else. You must forgive us both"
 Freely" said NGinot. And I want to apologize for my suspicious of you, Lord Narrowly"