The daily Alaskan., 1921-06-30

other sound than that or the cllchlaS
 of the latch. I had. It was the throw ing of q bolt on the outside: Jed had locked me in. 1 made sure of this by irving the door. It could not be opened. Here was an astonishing slt4 uarIon for first night In place. My impulse was to make noise and ask for an explanation, but on second thought 1 did not. My room was on the second floor, and saw, looking out of the window, that it would not | be impossible to make a descent on | the outside In an emergency. l de- cided not to begin my stay with q pro- test against any habits of the house or occurrences in it. In the night l was awakened out of sound sleep | with an idea that had been disturbed by noises, but nothing I could hear ] sustained 1t, and I went to sleep again. waS up early, dressed and found that my door had been unbOltcd. l examined the outside of 1t for bolt and had difficulty il finding one, so ingeniously had 1t been concealed. The knob seemed q part of the decoration of the panel, and the bolt was of thin steel. I found 1t only by finding the socket into which it could be shot. The rain had stopped, and although the woods were dripping, there was glorious. radiant sunlight. The effect was exhllaratilg. It worked spiritual change. Han, said the morning, was made to be happy.
 Exulting in pleasant emotions, l let myself out of the main door and re- jolced in the beauty of the place and the moment. l took q short walk across the lawn toward the woods. A gardener asked me if l were the new doctor and said If had leisure during the day he wished l would come to the cottage beyond the gardens. His infant had cough.
 The house was astir when l re- entered. Jed wns the first person l saw, and to ny aStonishment he was not only civil hut pleasant and candid. "Dfu you have a fair night, doctor| ] he asked. "SOmetlmes first night ln new place is disturbed, and l owe you apologies. We have had here oc- casion Ut times for locking doors on 1 the outside as well as on the inside, and last night I forgot myself and ] threw the bolt of your door. am oc- 1 caslonally in liquor, and last night had q touch too much"
 I smiled at his candOr and said something jokingly in comment.
 "A servant cant be blamed. doctor, for that" he said, If his master leads him into It. We have coffee before | breakfast. I'll serve you anywhere. The morning papers are in the library. There's a porch off it with q good | view. It's my fGvorlte spot of morn- ing. I recommend that you have your coffee there"
 His frlendlineSS was amusing, hut found his suggestion good, and being i fond of coffee. enjoyed 1t with n half hour of magnificent view and Il cigar cite. The morning was Odorous after the rain.
 The house was q charming struc- tural disorder of L's and wings, porches and balconies. It was very old, and one could see where different generations had contributed to its growth. The walls were backgrounds for hollyhocks or support for climbing {,.,. r. l,l r.lnp nT light, but dense white oak woods cnme , close up.
 , l held myself in readiness to attend my patient at his convenience, but 1t was ten o'clock before l was sum- moned. Mir. Sidney was pleasant and animated.
 "We must arrive at q schedule" l suggested. "This is a little too late in , the day to satisfy Dr. Brownell's ideas [ of what my duties are"
 But my dear doctor" he said, q do not wake until nine. I need my sleep. I do not go to sleep until one"
 "I should advise early hours" said. "Of course you would, but you must remember that you are dealing with q ma1. at the end of his life, trying to make the most of it. l like to remain awake late"
 "Then you must" I said. q shall consider it settled to see you at ten"
 And, I hope, sometimes to sit up with me until one. Do you like chess" "I never played"
 Luckily, Jed does, just well enough to interest me and have me beat him. Do you like wine?"
 "A young doctor does net drink"
 Luckily, Jed does. It is a great satisfaction to have some one whom you can beat at chess and whom you can see enjoying wine. Doctor, have yielded to my friend BrOwnelrs de- mand for constant attention, but as you can see, there will not be great deal for physician to do. eat well, I sleep well, and so long as my sensa- tions are pleasant, want to live. They are not always pleasant, but mostly ! they are so. I'd like to have you as new frIsHd in the house. like to be talked to. I like to be read to. Will you relax and be just friend"
 "With measure" I SNid, "SO long as