The daily Alaskan., 1917-10-17

Pratt at Mir. pafcler ST" Jane cried "Didn't guess right?"
 "Yes'm. l reckon I'm a-goin' a see one yo' family at night-see him danc- in, wait on him at ref.eshmuns."
 Jane's expression became even more serious than usual willie? I don't know whether he's goin', Genesis"
 Ian name!' Genesis exclaimed. "He die ef he don git invite, to at ballW
 "Oh, he's Invited!" said Jane. "only l think maybe he won't go." .-
 My goodness! Why ain he goin'H Jane looked at her friend studiously before replying. "Well, it's secret" she said finally, "but it's very inter- sting one, an I'll tell you If you never tell"
 "Yes'm; ain tellin' nobody"
 Jane glanced round, then. stepped a little closer and told the secret with the solemnity it deserved. "Well, when Miss Pratt first came to visit Miss May Parcher, Willie used to keep pa- pas evening clO'es in his window seat, an mamma wondered what had be- come of 'em. Then, after dinner, he'd slip up there an put 'em on him an go out through the kitchen an call on Miss Pratt
 "Then mamma found 'em, an she thought be oughtn't to do that. SO she didn't tell him or anything an she didn't even tell papa, but she had the tailor make 'em ever an ever so much bigger cause they were gettin' too tight for papa. An, well, so after that, even if Willie could get 'em out O mammals clo'es closet where she keeps 'em now, he'd look so funny ir 'em he couldn't wear 'em. Well, an then he couldn't go to pay calls on Miss Pratt in the evening since then, because mamma says after he started to go there in that suit he couldn't go with out 1t, or maybe Miss Pratt or-the oth- CT ones that's in love of her would think 1t was pretty queer an maybe kind of expeck 1t was papa's all the time.
 Mamma says she thinks Willie must have worried a good deal over reasons to say why he'd always go in the day time after that an never came in the evening. An now they're goin' to have thIs party, an she says he's been get tin paler an paler every day since he heard about 1t. Mamma says he's pale Some because Miss Pratt'E goin' away, but she thinks it's a good deal more because-w if he would wear those evening cloes just to go Callin', how would 1t be to go to that party an not have any? That's what mamma thinks -an', Genesis, you promised you'd neV- CT tell as long as you live|
 "Yes'm; ain tellln'," Genesis chucklcd. I'm a-goin' a git me one nem waituh suits bcfo' long myself, sos l kin quit wearln' at ole Henry Gimlet suit what b'long to Fanny, an have me a privut suit O my own. Theys a secOn'han' stO' Ovuh on the ayvnoo. where they got swallertail suits all way fun sevum dolluhs to nineteen dolluhs an ntnety-eight cents. | I'm a.
 Jane started, interrupting him. "shr' she whispered, laying a finger warn lngly upon her lips.
 William had entered the yard at the back gate and, approaching over the lawn. had arrived at the steps of the porch before Jane perceived him. She gave him an apprehensIve look, but he passed into the house abSentmindedly, not even fllnching at sight of Clematis. And Mrs. Baxter was right-William did look pale.
 "I guess he didn't hear us," said Jane when he had disappeared into the interior. He acks awful funny| she added thOughtfully. First when he was in love of Miss Pratt he'd be mad about somep'n almost every minute he was home.
 Couldn't anybody say anything to him but he'd just behave as If 1t was trightful, an then If you'd see him out walkin' with Miss Pratt-well, he'd look like-like"- Jane paused. Her eye fell upon Clematis, and by hap py inspiration she was able to con- plete her slmile with remarkable ac- curacy. He'd look like the way Clem' atis looks at peoplel That's just ex- actly the way he'd look, Genesis, when he was walkin' with Miss Pratt"