The daily Alaskan., 1917-10-05
his head low, bis tail denoting anxious

his head low, bis tail denoting anxious thoughts. -t
 Thereupon William essayed a ruse- he pretended to nibble at something and then extended his hand as if 1t held forth gift of food. Look, Clem," he said. "Yum-yum! Meat, Clem! Good meatw H aH z
 For once Clematis was half credu- lous. He did not advance, but he elongated himself to investigate the extended hand and the next Instant found himself seized viciously by the scruff of the neck. He submitted to capture in absolute silence. William dragged him down a passageway to the cellar door, This he opened, thrust Clematis upon the other side of 1t. closed and bolted 1t.
 Immediately stentorlsn howl raised blood curdling echoes through the house. Clematis stated that he was anxious to see Flopit and considered It an unexampled outrage that he was HUH lhC W liam charged down the cellar stairs after Clematis, choking and calling in low, ferocious tones: Good doggie! Good ole doggie! Hyuh, Glenn! Meat. Clem! Meat" ... 10
 There was lodging through coalbins. there was squirming between barrels, there was high jumping and broad jumping, but finally William was the conQueror, and into small shed or toulouse behind Mrs. BaXter's flower beds went Clematis in a hurried and spasmodic manner. The instant the door slammed he lifted his voice and was bidden to use 1t now as much as he liked.
 William strode into the hall and opened the door of the living room."
 Jane was sitting on the floor busily painting sunsets in large blank book. She looked up brightly.
 q got a little bit sick, so mamma told me to keep quiet awhile. She's lookin' for you all over the house. She told papa she don't know what in mer- cy's name people are goin' to think about you, Willie"
 The distraught youth strode to her. "The party he choked. "Where"-
 "They all stayed pretty long," said Jane, but the last ones said they had to go home to their dinners when papa came, a little while ago. Johnnie Wat son was carryin' Flopit for that Miss Pratt"
 William dropped Into the chair be- side which Jane had established her self upon the floor. Then he uttered terrible cry and rose.
 Again Jane had painted sunset she had not intended.
 On warm morning, ten days later, William stood pensively among his mothers fowerbeds behind the house, his attitude denoting a low state of vitality. Not far away an aged negro sat upon a wheelbarrow in the hot sun, tremulously yet skillfully whiting a piece of wood into the shape of boat, labor more to his taste evidently than that which he had abandoned at the re- quest of Jane. Allusion to this prefer ence for lighter task was made by Genesis, who was erecting trellis on the border of the little garden.
 "PapDy whittle all day" he chuckled. "Whittle all night too. Pappy, l thought you 'uz goIn to git at long bed all spade up fer ne by noon. Amt at what you tole meT'
 You let him alone, Genesis" said Jane, who sat by the old mans side, deeply fascinated. There's gOin' to be a great deal of rain in the next few days, maybe, an I haf to have this boat ready"
 The aged darky lifted his streaky and diminished eyes to the furnished sky and laughed. Rain come some day, anyways" he said. We git de boat ready 'fO' she fall; dat sho." His glance wandered to William and rest ed upon him with feeble curiosity. Dat ain yo' pappy, Is it?" he asked Jane.
 "I should say 1t isn't!' sue exclaimed. It's Willie. He was only seventeen about two or three months ago, MT. Genesis" This was not the old mans name, but Jane had evolved It, inspired by respect for one so aged and so kind about whittling He was the father of Genesis, and the latter. neither to her knowledge nor to her imagination pos SeSSed q Snrnane.
 (Continusd Monday)