The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-07

Niua pOmJGu her nnSeF at me TOT shame. the way children do, and led him away before I could think of any thing more.
 Ned says" she smiled at me as they went on up the beach, that heaV- en is q place where there are no dra. matic critics"
 You tell him for me-" I retorted. Hthat he knows more about heaven now than he ever will from actual eI- periepce-uuless," added, the girl he is engaged to actually marries him."
 She waved her thanks and trotted on at the fat magazine mans side. Yes, l said fat. There was something about him that was anRoyingly fat, possibly his intellect. In figure be was no more fat than am, but some way his avolrdupois Haunted itself ha- gruntly
 I disliked Mir. Clair so thoroughly and heartily for q few minutes that l nearly forgot what was standing In the lake for I gathered up my clamS and went back to the house. With criminal caution l went In the back WAY. so that no one would see what had brought, and built a fire in the long unused stove. In getting those bivalves to loosen up 1 ruined two hatchets, a can opener, a thumb and an already frazzled temper.
 Lucille came downstairs while was in the kitchen, but she did not come out where l was. ] heard her asking some one in the living room, "Who left the telephone off the hookT
 There was a mumbled reply in the voice of Captain Perkins which old not catch. Lucille apparently put the receiver back in It's place, because presently the telephone bell rang, and she answereI it.
 No" heard her say, "Mr. Clair Is not here" Then, after a pause: No, Miss Dunmore isn't here either. Who shall I say called? Oh, you don't wish them to be nOtifed2 Very well" There was q click as of the receiver being placed on the hook. I came in from the kitchen. Lucille greeted me pleasantly enough when asked her how she had enjoyed her nap.
 II don't think I've been asleep" she denied. q just rested, that was all" I did not tell her that I did not be- lievc her
 "Your mother called Nup," I said briefly.
 "CalIed upT Lucille repeated. "How could she?"
 Prom TIunlingdon's island" I e1- DJaiucd ard went on to tell what l knew of Mrs. Greens experience.
 "Shc had no right to frighten me so," Lucille Cxclaimcd; HlSO Lucille selashly disregarded my sufterings; also those of Bopp. His emotions, l Imagine, were chiefly confined to his digestive apparatus, but I suppose they must be chased as sufferings just the same
 pointed out to Lucille that her moth CT had escaped only by miracle.
 What possessed her to do such c thing?" Lucille was as petulant as a half awakened child
 q had a brother once who used to i walk in his sleep. There was e zebra that
 interrupted Captain /. 'kins. "YOur mother was scarcely responsible" 1 said.
 "My brother was that way" chimed in the real estate captain. "You never could tell where you could find him nights. But the time that the zebra bit him was the curiousest l allow"
 'The zebra bit him7" Luclle's inter est was aroused.
 The captain settled himself to tell his favorite tale, but did not get started because Vida breezed in with a rather shamefaced Clair in tow. She came directly to me.
 "Pn take that ring, please" she saio'
 "Do you really want it?"
 Certainly. I am entitled to wear 1t
 "Of course she ought to have your z ring" urged Lucille. "That one will