The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-29

A new feelng buuueu WiJun ulS bosom. He was warmly attracted to Jane. He wished the Bullltt and Wat son families each had little girl like this.
 <"Hen come In the afternoons, l guess" said Jane. But you arens home then, Mir. ParcheT, except late, like you were that day of the Sunday school class. It was on account of what you said that day. l told main ma what you said"
 Mir. Parcher's perplexity continued. ''What abuutf"
 About Willie. You know" Jane smiled.
 "No, don't"
 Ut was when l was layin' in the libery that day of the Sunday school class" Jane told him. You an Mrs. Parcher was talkin' in there about Miss Pratt an Willie an everything"
 Good heavens!' said Mir. Parcher. summonlng his memory. Did you hear all that?
 "Yes." Jane nodded
 Murder"
 Well" said Jane, T guess It's good did, because look-that's the very reason mamma did somep'h SOS he cant come any more except in day | time. guess she thought Willie | oughtn't to behave sO's't you said 80 ! many things about him like that. So today she did sOmepn, an now he can't come any more to behave that loving way to Miss Pratt that you said you would be in the lunatlc asy- lum If he didn't quit. But he hasn't found It out yet"
 Found what out, please?" he asked.
 "He hasn't found out he can't come back to your house tonight, an he cant come back tomorrow night, nor day after tomorrow night, nor'-
 "Is it because your mamma is going to tell him he can't"
 No. Mir. Parcher. Mamma says he's too old, an she said she didn't like to, anyway. She lust did 6omep'n."
 What! What did she dor
 It's a secret" said Jane. q could tell you the first part of it-up to where the secret begins, expect"
 Do" MT. Parcher urged.
 "Well It's about somep'n Willie'B been wearInI" Jane began, moving closer to him as they slowly walked onward. q cant tell you what they were, because that's the secret, but he had 'em on him every evening when he came to see Miss Pratt. but they belong to papa, an papa doesn't know a word about 1t.
 Well, one evening papa wanted to put 'em on, because he had right to, MT. Parcher, an Willie didn't have any right to at all, but mamma couldn't find 'em, an she rummidged an rum ] midged most all next day an pretty near every day since then an never did find 'em, until don't you believe l saw Willie inside of 'em only last night! He was startin' over to your house to see Miss Pratt in 'em. So told mamma, an she said it'd haf to be a secret, so that's why can't tell you what they were,
 Well, an then this afternoon, early, I was with her, an she said, long as I had told her the secret in the first place, I could come in Willie's room with her, an We both were already in there anyway, cause l was kind of thinkin' maybe she'd go in there to look for 'em, Mir. Parcher."
 "I sec" he said admiriugly. q see."
 Well, they were under Willie's win dow seat, all folded up. an mamma | said she wondered what she better do, an she was worried because she didn't | like to have Willie behave SOS you an Mrs. Percher thought that way about him. So she said the-the secret-what Willie wears, you know, but they're really papa's an' aren't Willie's any moren they're mine-well she said the secret was gettin' little teeny bit too tight for papa, but she guessed they Il mean the secret-She said she guessed 1t was already pretty loose | for Willie. So she wrapped 1t up, an I went with her, an We took 'em to 8 tailor, an she told him to make 'em bigger, for surprise for papa, Cause then they'll fit him again, Mir Parcher.
 "She said he must let 'em way, way out! So I guess Willie would look too funny in 'em after they're fixed. An, anyway, MT. Parcher, the secret won't be home from the tailOr's for two weeks, an maybe by that time Miss Pratt'n be gone"
 (COntinued Monday <"