The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-07
SYNOPSIS

William Baxter. aged seventeen, falls at
 first sight in calf love with young MisB
 Pratt on YiBit to friends of his. Ills little slater, Jane. is a dy in the ointment
 William Is sent by his mother to help Genesis, darky of all work, bring home some washtubs she had purchased. They arc accompanied by ClemRtiH. Genesis | monRrel dog. Miss Pratt, escorted by her | friends, comes along with her dog F'loplt A dogtlght snHueS.
 The dogs are separated William van ishes, disguised. under a boiler. That evening he takes hs fathers dress suit and calls upon Miss Pratt and her friend. Miss Parcher.
 Jane, a knowing yosnsster. explains | certain matters conceLIinB Williams love affair to her mother. She also knows the fact that William has abstracted his fR- thers dress suit.
 Williams attentions to Mss Pratt and those of rivals get on Mfr. Parcher's nerves. Jane tells MT. Parcher in secret that Will liam can't get his fathers dress suit any longer because IL Is being altered. Mrs Baxter tells William see has sent Mir Baxters dress suit to the tailor for alterations. He Is crestfallen and quarrels with Jane
 Mrs. Baxter gives party for Mss Pratt. William, descending the stairs. falls and tears his best suit. He had sat on lanes paint box with mother present. able suit.
 Ills troubles detain him till the party iS 0Eer, to his great chRgrin. Later he oiS- Susses matrimony with the aged parent Of Genesis. Jane Ia present at the discus Blon.
 William goes for walk with Miss Pratt swinging his fathers borrowed cane Jane. unheeded, advises an umbrella, rains. and William gets wet.
 Jane. from her 6iServatIons. tells her parents that she thinks William Is mar ried. The parents at first alarmed, dis miss the subject William goes picnlck- Ing. and new rival turns up.
 The rival monopolzes Miss Pratt He orags about his love for smoking. Rnt William gives him some cigarettes.
 The rival Is made III and retires from the field. Genesis tells Jane of how he iA going to be q walter oa occasions and where he is going Co buy a secondhand dress suit. William ove:hears.
 Williams heart Is set on a dress suit 50 he can go to q farewell party arranged for Miss Pratt. His father refuses to buy him one. William disappears during the day time.
 Jane reveals that William is working to earn money for the dress suit; also that he was dIckering with a secondhand deal CT to whom he had taken personal prop erty, but who demanded e balance In money Mrs. Baxter stops the tranBHe- ton.
 Ars. Baxter, however. has Mir. Ba1ter's evening suit taken In, and William goes happily to the party. Arriving late, he finds Mss Pratt much engaged. William. to his dsmay. has to dance | with a stout stranger. To add to hin l chAErin, he Is accused of flirting by Miss Pratt Jane makes friends with R little girl across the way, whose family Is moving | In. Playing together, the children arouse Williams ire. They VOW vengeance upon him.
 William writes a touching farewell note and poem. which he inClOses in box of candy for Miss Pratt He goes to the sta- ton with the box. He spies Miss Pratt and party of young friends and goes toward them. He creates dersOn and turns Co find Jane and her young friend paraIIng after h!m and getting even. A brief SOodby and | surprise at the end.