The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-06
SYNOPSIS

William Baxter, aged seventeen, falls Gt first sight in calf love with young Miss Pratt on YIs!I 10 friends of his. Hls little sister. Jana. is a fly In the ointment.
 William Is sent by his mother to help Genesis, darky of all work, bring homo some washtubs she had purchased. They arc accompanied by Clematis Genesis mongrel dog. Miss Pratt, escorted by her friends, comes along with her dog. Floplt A doGhght eusueS.
 The dogs are separated. William van- iBhes. disguised, under a boiler That evening he takes his fathers dress suit and calls upon Miss Pratt and her friend, Miss Parcher.
 Jane, q knowing yoEngster, explains certain matters ConceIling Williams love affair to her mother. She also knows the fact that William has Rbstracted his tR- ther's dress suit.
 Williams attentions to Miss Pratt and those of rivals get on Mir Parcher's nerves Jane tells Mir. Parcher in secret that Will Ham cant get his fathers dress suit any | longer because it Is being altered.
 Mrs. Baxter tells William sSe has sent Nr. Baxter's dress suit 10 the tailor for Rlteratons He !s creStrallCn and QuarreiH with Jane.
 | Mrs. Baxter gives a party for Miss | Pratt William. descending the stairs. falls and tears his best suit. He had sat on James paint box with mother present. able suit
 His troubles detaln him till the party iS ever, to hls great chagrin. Later hS diS- Susses matrlmony with the aged parent or Genssls. Jane Is present at the discus slon-
 William goes for a walk with Miss Pratt swinging his fathers borrowed cane Jane unheeded. advises an umbrella. II | rains. and William gets wet,
 Jane. from her observations. tells her parents that she thinks William Is mar ried The parents at first alarmed, dis- miss the subject. William goes pIcnick, | Ing, and a new rival turns up. The rival monopol:zes Miss Pratt He braEs about his love for smoking, Ant William gives him some cigarettes.
 The rival Is made III and retires from l the field. Genesis tells Jane Of how he iA going to be a waiter on occasions and where he Is going 10 buy a secondhand dress suit. William Orerhears. williams heart !s set on a dress suit, SO | he can go to a farewell party arranged for | Miss Pratt His father refuses 10 buy him one William disappears during the day | time.
 l Jane reveals that William Is working to earn money for the dress suit; also that | he was dickeTing with a secondhand deal | CT to whom he had taken personal prop erty, but who demanded g balance In money. Mrs. Baxter stops the transao- ton.
 1 Mrs. Baxter. however, has Mfr. Baxter . evening suit taken In. and William goes happily to the party. Arriving lRto, he Ands Miss Pratt much engaged,
 William, to his dismay, has to dance ! with a stout stranger. To add to hi1 | chaErin, he ls accused of flirting by Mia' Pratt
 Jsno makes friends with R little girl across tho way. whose family is moving in. Playing together. the children arouse Williams ire. They VOW vengeance upon him.
 William writes touching farewell note and poem. which he incloses in box oi candy for Miss Pratt He goes to the sta ton with the box.
 He spies Miss Pratt and a party oi young friends and goes toward them. He creates derisiOn and turns tu find Jane and her young friend paradIus after him and getting even. brief guodOy and surprise at the cad.