The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-08
.How 20 these days with youY'

putting the dishes away. Many hands make light labor" They came quickly and gathered about me--a noisy, happy group. The younger children kissed me and sat on my knees and gave me the small news of the neighborhood. How good were the look of those friendly faces and the full-hearted pleasure of the whole family at my | coming!
 What q joy for the spare room! exclaimed the schOOlmaSter. sure wouldn't wonder if the old bed was dancin' on Its four legs this very min ute"
 q intend to walk up to the hills to- night" l said.
 up to the hilIsr he exclaimed mer- rily. "An' the Packets lyin' awake thinkIn' O ye on the dark road! Try it, boy, an yell get crack with the ruler and an hour after school. Yer aunt and uncle will be stronger to stand yer comln' with the nights rest upon them. Ye wouldn't be routln them out O bed an they after hard day with the hayin'! Then, my kind hearted lad, ye must give thought 10 Michael Henry. He's still alive an stronger than ever-thank God! J!
 So, although I longed for those most dear to me up in the hills, I spent the night with the Packets and the school master and I sat an hour together ar ter the family had gone to bed. . "How are the Dunkelberg's" l asked.
 Sunk In the soft embrace O lux ury," he answered. "Grimshaw made him: Grimshaw liked him. He was always ready to lick the boots O Grim shaw. It turned out that Grlmshaw ! left him an annuity of three thousand dollars. which he can enjoy as long as he observes one condition" "What is that?"
 "He must not let his daughter mar " one Barton Baynes, late O the town O Ballybeen. How is that for spite, my boy? They say it's written down [ in the will"
 I think that he must have seen the flame of color playing on my face, for he quickly added:
 Don't worry, lad. The will O God is greater than the will O Grlmshaw. He made you two for each other and she will be true to ye, as true as the needle to the north star"
 "Du you think sO?" "Sure l do. Didn't she as much as fell me that here in this rOom-not a week ago? She loves ye, boy, as true as God loves ye, an she's girl of q thouSand.'
 "Why did they go away? Was 1t because I was coming:"
 "I think it likely, my fine lad. The man heard O 1t some way-perhaps through yer uncle. He's crazy for the money, but hell get over that. Leave him to me. I've fine course O in structlon reudy for my lord O Dunkei- berg"
 T think I shall go and try to find her" I said,
 q am to counsel ye about that" said the schOOlmaster. She's as keen as brier-the fox! She says, Keep away. Don't alarm him, or he'll bundle us off to Europe for two or three years
 "So there's the trail ye travel my boy. It's the one that keeps away. Don't let him think we've anything up the sleeve O yer mind. An, my lad. l know the heart O youth! Ye'd like to be putin yer arms around her, wouldn't ye, now? Sure, there's time enough, YeFe In the old treadmlll O GOd-the hoth O vel Ye're beln' weighed m tried for the great prize. It's not pleasant, but it's better so. Go on, now, an do yer best an what ever comes take 1t like man." A little silence followed. He broke 1t with these words:
 We're done with that business in CObleskill, an I'm glad. Ye didn't know ye were beln' tried there-did ye? We've stood 1t like q man. What will ye be dOIn' now"
 "pd like to go to Washington with the senator"
 He laughed heartily.
 q was hopin' ye'd say that" he went on. 'Well, boy think 1t can be arranged. I'll see the senator as soon as ever he comes an I believe he'll be glad to know O yer wishes. I think he's been hOPin', like, that ye would propose 1t. Go up to the farm and spend happy month or two with yer aunt an uncle. It'll do ye good. We've been growth plump down there. Go an melt il off in the helds." A little more talk and We were off to bed with our candles. Next morning went down Into the main street of the village before leav- ing for home. I wanted to see how It looked and, to be quite frank, I wanted some of the people of Canton to see how looked, for my clothes were of the best cloth and cut in the latest fashion. Many stopped me and shook my hand-men and women who had npvar noticed me hefora but there was