The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-12
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 "Boo hoo-o-o-o! How wish had never bccu born
 That is what caused Oon to wake up suddenly some time during Che night after he and Ann bad almost been caught by dog when they had jumped on a train ot a htuo station on Che Alaska railroad They had barely had time to diyc under small station house. but when they found thoy were mfc thoy had soon dropped asleep and it woa several hours later Chat Ann woke 0on by her crying.
 "Now what is Che mattor2" asked Oon as he lay in Che dark blinking his eyes
 "Mattor? Everything is Che mat- tcr." replied Ann. "You are dnc head of family, you arc. Hero wei are in strange country and for all we know tbcrc is nothing to cat within miles of us and you lio ihcrc and sleep without scouting around to find something ! wish now ] had stayed witch old Wh.skwa. He. would. at least manage to 1ud some thing for me Co oat'
 The fact that Oon was feeling very hungry himself made him realize chat Ann was right In blaming him for not trying to rustic something to oat. besides. her reference to old whiskcrs was a sore matter witch him as during his sleep ho had dreamed that old Whiskom had followed them for tho purpose of killing him .o he could have Ann for himself In fact Oon's dream had ben so vivid that even after hc was awake hc would not have been surprised tQ soo old Whiskors show up at any miu- ute. so he fclt chat ho must bostIr himself and And something for Ann to eat if he was Go keep her with him.
 "Au right an right" said oon. "You stay hero and ] win go out on a scouting trip and maybe can io- cato something Co eat as well as Q better place Go stay.'
 Oou was very careful when he.
 tartcd oul as hc was afraid Che log they had almos, jumped on Che lay before would be watching for them. But as hc saw nothing of thc| dog. ho soon grow boldor and finally
 truck out across thc country Hc| .oou came Go a field whore wheat had bcon grown and oli around on the ground were scattered grains of wheat and under a his stump he. found a nice rat home Chat looked . as though it had lately been ocou pied. So excited was he that he. never stopped Co eat any or thc| wheat but rushed back Co Che uuo|
 auon where ho had lcft Ann and . where be found her crying and tc'l- l iue herself that she would give auy- ! thing to bc back In Juneau.
 "Hcrc. hcrcl quit crying and !. come on with me-" said Con- "l have found just Che incest utuc| home you over saw and there is all kinds Of stun Go eat It win Doe just Che place for us Co settle down and !. raise a fomily.'
 Don't talk Co mo about raising a ! family until you show chat you can support me- It Is bad enough for me .o be hungry half Che time without having family Of children crying { lu no time for something Go cal . Toko it from mo. it is up to you Go .how more speed In Che way Of pro- . g.dInr for Che family you already have before talking of increasing it' . And Oon could tcll from Che ult Of Anns nose that she meant just what .be said
 10 was very much discouraged . Rat Ann that walked across Che . fields with Rat Con- but when they .amc to Che wheat field and she saw nice plump grains of wheot lying thick on the ground she became very gay and even kissed Oon behind one ,f his cars and called him a darling But when he took her Go Che home indcr Che stump she was so doiIght- . ,d that she grabbed Oou and woltzci . him around until ho was dizzy. An .his time Oou was very grumpy for he could not forget what Ann had said about being sorry she did not .tay with old Whiskors. But she kissed him behind Che other ear and . said.
 "Ary dear Con. forget what ] said . about old Whiskors. as l said it just .o mako you get Q move on and look . for something Go oot and a better place Go stay than under that dirty .