The daily Alaskan., 1917-10-01
SYNOPSIS

 Genesis, darky of all work. bring home some washtubs she had purchased. They are accompanied by Ciematis, GSnasis' rnongrel dog. Miss Pratt, escorted by her friends. comes along with her doE. F1opit- 4 dogrEht ensue3.
 The dogs arc separated. William van ishes, disguised. under a boiler. That evening he takes his fathers dreBs suit and calls upon Mss Pratt and her friend, Mss Parcher
 Jane. knowing youngster. explains certain matters concerning Williams love affair to her mother. She also knows the fact that William has abstracted his fa- ther's dress suit.
 Williams attentions to Miss Pratt and those of rivals get on MT. Parcher's nerves. Jane tells Mir. Parcher in secret that VII liam can't get his fathers dress suit any longer because il Is being altered.
 They had reached Mir. Parcher's gate. He halted and looked down fondly upon this child who seemed to have read his soul Do you honestly think soT he asked.
 "well, anyway, Mir. Parcher," said Jane, mamma said-well, she said she's sure Willie wouldn't come here in the evening any more, when you're at home, Mir. ParcheF-'cause after he'd been wearin' the secret every night this way he wouldn't like to come an not have the secret on. Mamma said the reason be would feel like that was because he was seventeen years old. An she isn't goin' to tell him anything about 1t, MT. Parcher. She said that's the best way"
 Mr. Parcher rested an elbow upon the gatepOst. gazing down with ever increasing esteem. "0f course know your last name" he said, but I'm afraid I've forgotten your other one"
 Its Jane"
 Jane" said MT. Parcher, "l should like to do something for you"
 Jane looked down, and with eyes modestIy lowered she swallowed the last fragment of the bread and butter and apple sauce and sugar which had been the constantly evanescent com panion of their little walk together. She was not mercenary; she had sought no reward
 "Well. guess must run home, she said. She scampered quickly away.
 But, though she cared for no reward, the extraordinary restlessness of VII liam that evening after dinner must at least have been of great interest to her. He ascended to his own room directly from the table, but about twenty min utes later came down to the library, where Jane was sitting with her father and mother.
 William looked from one to the other of his parents and seemed about to speak, but did not do so. Instead he departed for the upper floor again ana presently could be heard moving about energetically in various parts of the house a remote thump finally indicat- ing that he was doing something with trunk in the attic.
 After that he came down to the H. brary again and once more seemed about to speak. but did not. Then he went upstairs again and came down again, and he was still repeating this process when Jane's time limit was reached, and she repaired conscten- tously to her little bed. Her mother came tU hear her prayers and to turn out the light. and when Mrs. Baxter had passed out into the hall after that Jane heard her speaking to William. who was now conducting what seemed 10 be excavations on a serious scale in his own room.
 "Oh, Willie, perhaps didn't tell you, but you remember I'd been missing papa's evening clothes and looking eV- anywhere for days and daysT
 "Ye-es," huskily from William.
 "Well, l found them. And where do you suppose I'd put themG l found them under your window seat. Can you think of anything more absurd than putting them there and then for getting iti 1 took them to the tailors to have them let out. They were get ting too tight for papa, but they'll be all right for him when the tailor sends them back"
 What the stricken William gathered from this 1t is impossible to state with accuracy. Probably he mixed some perple1ity with his emotions. Certain ly he was perplexed the following evening at dinner.
 Jane did not appear at the table. Poor child! She's sick in bed" Mrs. Baxter explained to her husband. "I was out this afternoon, ana she ate nearly all of 8 i've pound box of candy"
 Both the sad eyed William and his father were dumfounded. Where on earth did she get five pound box ot candyf" Mir. Baxter demanded.
 I'm afraid Jane has begun her first affair."" said Mrs. Baxter. "A gentle man sent 1t to her"
 What gentleman" gasped William.
 And in his mothers eyes as they slowly came to rest on his iu reply he was aware of an inscrutability strong ly remindful Of that inscrutable look Of James.
 MT. Parcher," she said gently.