The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-20

Tie ofiSsr igIghed. T know you all GhS lime, BinhG. Step lively. Get aboard, and we'll have you safe in jan in n6 dmA." 'rR DIT 'f '7"
 With q wink to the rest Of us, BoSp climbed into tho boat with a demSancf that otherwise would hsYs been cred t to Sydney Carton. "fs @'
 When the boat was being roHed away hs waved farewell
 "DOn't w6TY,"' he reaSsured us. 4 won't be in jail long,"
 we won't worry" 1 answered SoS all "stsy es long as you like" Afte< tho tug Bad gons ClaiI stood looking diacoHS6lsb61y dttsF it "-'' '' Y" : SYoU don't Gss1n oySsjoyed ae being Det frea,s said to him in a low vuice, @ chat the othegg Could not heas,
 Sptdn,t 1 tell you 4 vented to he ar- rested % that MiGs Dpnmoro would break our engagsmsntF JaiI is better than marriage any ttrna They shorten 3Rn sentences for good bshaytoE." Re ,shook his fss. SE the depsyttng. tBe. @rhey were Just ready t5 have teeak' fasE oh board toSos. "'N' o7 "' Q VI "'i" A confusion of inart1culate sounds advised ms that Aiis DG6tners Wss removing the gag from her hastily adopted motheys mouth. .'' "Wko Gte Sc1T' Mrs. Green demand E sd Ss' SSon @ shS eGah apSak. @whese's LucilSY What iS the next thing I,bays to do, loop the loop or bO slSetS0eptedfai
 "I'm a castaway, wrecked oo your islands Vida explained "Your dRugh- ter is an right; "
 Where Is shsg', MEs, Ggega fired the question St me as if were in SomeyRay responsible, = \ S,Why%-- l, started to explain, but rssrEeA suddenly thst, Mrs. Gseen might not take kindly te the Mea of her dhushtsFs present &sturng @ I stopped, ''''' '' K" "shes oyee there" Capt6in PerAtns waved in the general directioo of the. thcEes where We had I6s$ beand La: ctle. ''" WIZ ''''''' " ~' '' '
 "DeadT' Mrs. Green msrnured, Sszz ing for support oh' my aFin. T'>N 1''7
 "No, mo-" tnterposed Vida, Yh0 should have done the explaining tn tho first place. "ShS ts j1ss taking q hap! shs has had such terribly eIhaustins experience ths last forty-elght hours inst Rs Weke all thankful when shS dozed ORt Q NEfe Ehtls ago. Poor thing the rest viii do her 6 world CS geod"
 "Wha4s she sleeping OTeS there teET' pointing at the bushes- "whY int sha in her ewG bed ia tho hous0F" '' F"Oh, tho house.. Vida repeated blaRkly, ::ptdpr any ouO tall Yoe3 There isRt any house"
 7No hopssl Tby notf1
 "Ygur house, madam. . said Captatn Perkins, mas been Consumed by tho dsVo1rIhE clement" Hs Qu0ted a fro fnsuTanoe advertisement nom memory.
 even, wsIl," Mrs. Green repeated in 8 dnEa -'::werl, we'll"
 Upton 8. Clair plucked me by the RieeYe to attract my attention and Whispered fn my ear, "WheEe are my DsntsY
 "Why," replied, T sent them over to Hunttngdon'S island, as I promised I would"
 !:Ars they there nowE
 FYes Btn le9 them hen in tAs f!teehsD f!e4s
 Ia@ i.sss ' !. sgDPoss I'll la.! hsTH so 1 year year 'sI shOulh think that t would hS i'm modest 1T you @dR'E"
 Es walked away.
 A.Take me to my deushtsr..- ArA Grsen said, with q sigh. s"Les nc sss that theFe 6 ponething left Of my life d Q Was bsfors the edrthqhake,"
 "xoGG Gan See hetr if you wish" eeM Vida calmly, '"bUtI sssafs y0a 4hO h all right, and you win only diSenrb hsc from . sleep which abe needs Tery' very much."
 Vida is en admirable taG. NR Green actually believed her and ceased to worry about LnciIe. Mrs. Green Ss che of those placid ladies who let oth- CT people bully them and mold their very thoughtA Lncils had Slw6ys made her mother think just whatever she told her to, and Vida was aD- parently sble to 60 the trick also -ws iRslsed p2 to inspect the ruins It was ss ples and complete 9et Of Ii1i1S @ [ have ever gazed upon. Moth ing wis 'lett to the iruagmaio ioD-ths R6oS business vas ruined. A'' T' '~
 Wbns Ws wsFS.. engaged in that mOufnnrl amvsement ( tall r1uSctlnr young man walked into our circle and demanded, !sslWhsre Is Upton S CaiET
 s+:Sedr. Vida exclaimed, rushing to- gagf httRP. tR-. She ssstP ssttPppRsd E5hssnn E5ssn she ssE
 He bs1shed past heF.
 %Ned BlEheyt sh6nted Clatr, ioyful- y adTAnSahg toward the young Endn
 exon neacberoGs bOundr', hisSed BlaDey. gazing on that whiskered raVestI EIthous snIlsng. s"You stole tbe opsy woman eyeg bgyed away erom ne. Reart bEeaheEf'
 'I couldn't help fts" C1atP admitted
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