The daily Alaskan., 1921-08-30
By CLIFFORD =. RAYMOND
Illustrated by IRWIN MYERS

"l.. have aN- sh'" EN" '"' NN'
 "Ard tcu him we do not know whether we take Dravada tO South America or not IL will make him happy"
 IaS was scunulouSly the servant as Ta dismissed NIr. Morgan.
 That was the fashion In which ln- ovrrahaIf-v entered the house. We vrr-e no longer do5EluE chance. Nor rr7 surely gud certainly represented rar, It lud become only a matter Of limo when In one fashion or another +rc security of this home, so carefully srf.ra. would be invaded successful. r,- That was apparent It might ha traf NIarean would be able Co expose ms +o nothing moro than the publicity he mentioned. Eut that was su,hr.en, . ,r would ho destructive.
 I had .uonHoucd Mcclure, tcHn1 him a. slar-au.S part iD the new l1s" r- ry.n.s. and he Inter informed w" -r.+ two of the Morgan agency or c-ar.ra> had sailed for South Am"r.a" -et.rr Drayaaa with them. The hnni b.r nrguu-Iut a long way ol
 Tho hunters know as much Of fh. rrar-v as ] did, and had no way .I knowing whether lt was likely r0.. -r.r could find a trail back to Hart. r., n..-.. It was impossible Dot to -,.r u...sv. uravada had been {" .. whatever he had hnon to Je. ~r-.-y .r meGHru; gro'cSgue and rN r-.v.-.r-. a r~unosterouS dash ot 0o.- r- .r .... r.uI-.an> The lawyer ha. n..r r.-..r.g.a and cluu.us cuou-M hrr his actions had to be ranse ". .r.rk.-- ..r.. animal Hc was 70. 70 D.. am.r. feared. hnt Morgan was. ua ..H .nu machinery for The work lis ...-ty was ar0u-na. Every -"S ..r who ~rrunE rhe mystery oE Hart r.r house aucamc oaccr to follow The sr.r- a-n tlr strong box o' the housr.
 T...u-h- was nc. assuming enough responsibility. asked Nr> S.lnog ag... # .r would ha 0f service to give me inc ...~n- oE tan house. ] told no- ! was r.- from certain that my ra..a- am.-u .-r -usrN.r-h.uoss had boon .s. .r.~.rl wr # they had ho0u and z the question were merely one of h-e.. .tv and ea-a.ness. ! ho0cf ! c0U'5 be -..a...# loyal
 "If only rao>a qualities were tu. yo.rr. I..a" >a.d Mrs sidney, lyon euw" have rle t0moSt secrets ut my soul. would trust ynu with amE...- aaya..r. but for your own sa.E.... would ro. have tas terrible -hr- yog- consciousness. Knowledge .. would curse gnu !, wlG la u@.a-- rh.r. is .Nua-.an .a a Grw., love. ar.. az.......u in Se.t-San-.rre. .". $ -... IS -nua beyond redemption. ! ..,. ... think Of Nr. Sidney ro~ o. myself ua, Jed is a gross sinner
 She was by nature and wish an mn- emotional un.acarr.c lady. hu, she va> dramatic In her seriousness. Then saa sau:
 "I should like to have you for 9 son."
 w., much amharras>gd-.,e more so when she kissed me. Tn conceal some G.-..naar.u- emotions ] 'wIae. a..aarug an. wen, or about my ..-.u-~ 2 MAS ta -u h.u6.u.#ed into gM. -.-.....u~ ot tne s.rar-r~t s.tua. ...~ , ever encountered
 N.u early October hraa-rG. days came and a-ar-hr tranquility. Life IS f.u os EOS. in October tho -.eh -u-e m.u.H uf rhe year: physical ...sas are made more sensitive. Hart. h.. house hrazaE out in autumn srLen- a.-. What had been beautiful before WIS now r.o-.fed.
 could have hours. but 2or complete days of happiness. ] cou.d use my common sense part oE rna ..mo, but I~.HH broke .c down at 0-ha- times. 0..r-wua-v ! thought ha- w1.Eu. and t-..a .o believe that she amused her sci. ny playing the devil with ,ha only man wa#ama hat when came Co my ~.nsn>. ! knew ] was foo.
 All she dtf ua~ to associate frankly rrE frfeaHury with the only available man. and if she liked Go ho with mo. lg WAS compliment l did not sec that I deserved
 With uo return to norma..iv. with Jed hack and immediate alarms quiet cd. our family routine was re-a>rah- u-heI. Dinner. which had boon less .aa sur.are occasion that lt might have been. because Of Jed'S malevo.out suna-~orucrah.Iity, became a pleasant event.
 Heretofore Jed had made lt a point rn restrict and cmharrasS our attempts st easy conversation. Now ha withdrew and loft us to ourselves.
 Ir was owing to this extraordinarily favorable disposition that l, coming to G.uaar one evening iD sulen mood, had opportunity Co take up a subject which concerned me.
 Mrs. Sidney" l said when Jed had o'aeol the coGtcc-ray beside her and had retired "I must ask you to release me from tho absurd position I am in."
 "Whst position, Johu?" asked the kindly lady.
 .T am engaged to Is0NeI.' I said.