The daily Alaskan., 1921-09-22

wish she would take a aUar more iH- tercst in men. really cannot bear Co think of Nan living alone all her days. And she is SO provak.nEly distant
 Don smoked rumIHauugIy,
 Like my friend Bob" Ac remarked. 'Now take Bob, good honest fellow, kind, gcnuemanly and succes>.uL H bUsiness-ycL a woman haJer." "Ohl l shouldn't can him that eZ- actly," DoH's wife defended. .Hl.s just that Bob Reynolds has had SO many fussy females in his own family that he is cautious. You know. yourself you would hate to risk being lied for life Co anyone resembling his married sister. Then, too. Bob Is snusHel in his profession. so he just 's.carS clear"
 "But he needs a symHa naur uu- dersIanduc comUartnn." 9m insisted
 Daisy sighed. No more than nay lone, lovely Nan needs protecting husband" she replied
 Then the two iuyormrrIg smiled
 If We could manage a meeting be tween them" suggested Daisy.
 Don shook his head. ~cnr be done" he answered dec.~rEe'y. "I-.erE time I invite old Bob ont h. su-aaet~ the matchmaking propensity %. rHp happily married and refuses"
 Daisy nodded.
 'I know she said. 'Nan is just rnar way. Who else is com.u-E she will ask me drfanrly"
 The fire cracsrc5 ou Daisy srneI over to the friendly arm co. H.r nus bands chair and ~rH sal gazing med. tadyely into the rosy aar.H>.
 "Dou." she said ar #s. ~a0#a We are in New York next w..N win EHu ask Bob ro drop into rHa ..- nga.s.u. ally and sre tli things ara an -.-.-.
 Good idea Don heartily a--.r. Bob win enjoy n.Ha- after your fcrucry. Daisy gou know Ma IS ar a|. m.rcr of yours"
 Bob was well pleased ga o..-a his friends. Tho thought q. an u..... rupted evening among r.....~ m". chosen books was .nsr..- '. -.r.. the lacchkcy which his +u"d had bestowed upon him an. ...a. ... deserted vosrHu.a. 4. w.> |. .... ness for his. coming. .s U.- .." -... As he switched uu n. .E.-..n. lights he saw dish a. r".-.". ~.# apples on rah.. Hr~.a ... .."~. ]" chair. Several new ....~ s."aN placed for his s..u....u w ..e grand piano.
 He hastily shut of ghe myriad .-ars as he dropped ra m. .u.rn -r-. leaving the golden shaded ... a..u. for his use. And as Bob n.ar .a build the fire be discarded his r..r Prom rear room came urruE-.E rna eH.rU of a bird. Eon ar.sa. Ir .#. ~# mentioned thc added care 0E a h.~d and here he. Ena. had a."we. tro days Co eIar~a h.l.~. E.s.-r- N., friends home after their departure The tiny c~aaw-. r.-.. b. su.H.u- now for want u. .".#. >..rE gn 'He thick rugs. Bob made .., way in rhe direction of ghr birds uurwuua-s The cage hung in a n.-a k.a..n win. dow, and standing upon s-n.. no..r. the cage was a E.r. Tho n--nr lights of the white E...au - wnr H"r broUzc-coId hair. and presently. as though sensing his ar"-a..a r.. -r' turned abruptly. and losing her ha. auce fell with startled .E 0.w...y into B0h's our~r~e..... arms
 It seemed thar he had anticipated that fall from The unu.0. ..a -.r. turned her white ae. toward him. A quick stride found him a. f.. ~... ot tho high stool r r"n. him som. time however rn -ra#Ea -..- .." E.nu- womau's alarm was ue.a~.o... aE his own presence.
 Then Bob. holding her an. va.nE endcavorfnc ro r#.h -H# rr... r ar. der to damnon he~ fa~."a.. with TO. vivinC water. wondered E.-u.E how in the world this strange young r-uu. an came to be in rua @.~.r.o. apart. mCnt which Don assure. him was locked against ir-u#n~~ Tn- wo. meut the dizzy thought s>~a..aI hw that he had mistakenly entered .he wrong apartment Then -.a .a.e. faced young woman E"a. v.e..
 "I don't know.~ she said. "wnat you are doing here" Sac >rvoge. Hoh's . coatesS figure "Eu. ;. rau are c. burglar won't you pleas. -..
 Burglar" Dah csncE. To ~oa#7no . that the youue woman ua~ au.eaT"- ing to free herself from his ...s. sus . taiuinC cuS7. AIsa that most hR coming rose color had haus0.# 'n. ashy whItcress and that har a#rE.r . ed eyes were now -nuu- Hau-e-.us . resentment "EurE.ar-. ha repeated . 'Nhy I came To IvuE after n. ferns ] Don asked me ro. I'm his friend"
 The young wowHu. sinking down oJ :. kitchen chair. starred aE him. "Nnr . she asked moeam-.g rHe 0a-aE1r . Bob Reynolds I- her rra wa> OK