The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-19
The ace
 In the Well
By EDWARD I. STEWART

1 that is, put water In my radiator tank for some time, I looked out for 6 place to hll it. came presently to e farmhouse where q girl sat on a porch. l saw a well house Gn the grounds and, pulling up at tho gate, asked her if she would permit me to Hn my tank. She heEitated, then B0Id:
 "Youn have to draw the water your self"
 "Of course Tn draw 1t mySelf Why did you think would expect you to do itF"
 q wouldn't if I were you"
 "Wouldn't whatP"
 |Draw the water"
 looked at her curiougly. she was dressed in white and blkek. There was a marked sadness in her Vtsage.
 "Why do you advise me not to draw the waberT' asked
 Because a face win look up at you out of the well that will freeze tho marrow in your bOnsG."
 It was evident to me that hSZ mtnd was unhinged, but was curious and encouraged her to tell me more about the face in the well. She hssitRtsd a moment, then said:
 "I had a brother. Ho and father didn't get on well at all. It seemed to me that the reason was that Ben came when father was passing into old age
 "One evening father was lscturing Ben, reproaching him for the trouble he gave. was sitting in my room by the window. l heard high WordS be- tween them, and then saw tn the gloaming Ben run out over the ground 1t was nearly dark, and could sec him only as far as the well house. Father followed him there The last saw Of them fathers hand was raised 10 stEike. I covered my face with my hands, and that is the last knew of anything for | a week.
 "When I returned to consciousness l knew that father had killed Ben and thrown him down the well" 1 She paused and shuddered.
 "How do you know your father dh that?"
 "Oh, know 1t, know itr'
 She manifested such emotion that 1 gave her time to recover from it. When she had done so, she continued:
 ''I felt what had been done, though l said nothing of 1t to any enc. They told me Ben had gone away. Al Soo2 as was able went to the well dreaded to look down into it, but l couldn't help doing so. l approached and put my hands on the stone coping and remained in that position till l could bring myself to look down at the water below.
 q gave a shriek and fell to the ground. They all came running out oS the house and carried me back to bed"
 AWhat frightened youT
 -I saw Ben's face down in tho well"
 I needed no further infOrmRtion nS to the cause and nature of the girls trou- ble. did not try to assist her out of her malady, but, going to the well, drew a bucket of water, filled my tank and, having thanked her, got into my car and drove away.
 I found 1t impossible to get this girl out of my mind. A desire took poBses- sion of me to cure her silment. Later I drove back to the place and got the balance of her story from her neigh bors. Her father and her brother had really had trouble. The boy had fled, and the father had followed him. The father returned to the house, but the boy had never been seen there stncs.
 It occurred to me that the way to cure the girl was to ind the boy. l learned his name, but to find any tDdi- yldual in this big world is Nike looking for a needle In & hRygtack. The girl had certainly a marked effect on mo or I would never have undertaken tho task. She WAS on my mind all the while. I suppose had fallen in love with her. At any rate, was under spell concerning her.
 Since could not divert myself of my enthrallment went to work me medically. If George English-that was his name-had not gone to some foreign country, there was a chance. spent a great deal of money advertis- ing, but to no sfrect.
 Meanwhile the great world war broke out. Considering the young. ster's idiosyncrasies, thought 1t pos sible that be might have wished to have a hand in 1t. If 80 he would probably have gone to Canada and en- listed there. I went there and, exam ming the rosters of the different ros- ters, found his name on the rolls of an infantry regiment.
 I doubted if anything short of pro ducing the young man himself would cure the Invalid, so I said nothing about the trace had found, but con- cluded to go to Belgium, find him and If l could not bring him home arrange for his sister to 90 to him. While ] was making my preparations saw in a newspaper an announcement that George English of the British aero plane corps had brought down his fifth enemy in the air.
 The puzzle now was how to bring George to his sister or take her to him. l rESI,. En hn ui1araH