The daily Alaskan., 1922-07-08

hls stay In Chicago. After Alan left Chicago, my father wrote twice to hls Blue Rapids address, but evidently he had instructed the postmaster there to forward his mail and mad not made any change ln those instructions, for the letters were returned to Alan's ad- dress auu in that way came back to us. We did not like to press inquiries further than that, as of course he could have communicated with us If he had not felt that there was some rgnSuu for not doing go. Now, how ever something of such supreme lm- portance Co him has come 10 us that 1t Is necessary for us to get word to him at once. If you cen tell me any address at which he can be reached by telegraph or mall-or where mes sengp- can find hIm-it will Oblige us very much and will be to hss interest"
 She hesltatrd. about to sign it; then, !mpuIaIvely. she added;
 q trust you know that we have Alans interest al heart and that you can safely tell us anything you may know as to where he Is or what he may be doing. We all liked him here 80 very much. ."
 She signed her name. There were still two other letters to write. Only the handwriting of the address upon the rurknge, the MauitUwoc postmark and thp shoe box furnished clues to the sender of the ring and the watch and the other things Constance her self could not trace those clues, but Henry or her father could She wrote to both of them. therefore, describing the articles which had come and re. lallng what she had done
 The next noon she received a wire from Henry that he was coming up." It did not surprise her, as she had expected him the end Of the week.
 Late that evening, she Sat with her mother on the wide. screened veranda. The lights of some boat turning in between the points and moving swift ly caught her attention. AS it entered the path of the moonlight. its look was so like that Of Henrys power yacht that she arose. IT was hS way, as soon as he had decided rO leave buSl- ness again and go to her. to arrive as soon as possible; that had been his way recently. particularly. So the sight of the yacht stirred her warmly and she watched while it ran in close, stopped and instantly dropped a dIngey from the davits. She saw Henry in the stern of the little boat; lt disappeared in the shadow of a pier she heard presently, the gravel of the walk crunch under his quick steps. and then she saw him In the moonlight among the trees. She went down on the path to meet him.
 "How quickly you came"
 "You let yourself think you needed me. Conniew
 "I did. Q"
 He had caught her hand in his and he held It while he brought her to the porch and exchanged greetings with her mother. Then he led her on past and Into the house.
 When she saw hls face In the light, there were signs of strain in 1t.
 You're tired, Henry"
 He shook his head. "It's been rot ten hot in Chicago; then I guess l was mentally stollIng all the way up here, Connie. But first, where are the things you wanted me to see?"
 She ran upstairs and brought them down to him. Her hands were shak- ing now as she gave them to him; she could not exactly understand why but her tremOr increased as she saw his big hands funlbllng as he unwrapped the muffler and shook ont the things 1t lncIosed. He took them up one by one and looked at them, as she had done. His fingers were steady now, but only by mastering of control, the effort for which amazed her.
 He had the watch in his hands.
 "The inscription Is inside the front" she saii.
 She prled the cover open again and read, with him, the words engraved within.
 "'As master of : What ship was - he master of then, Henry, and how did he rescue the WlnneUago's peo- pieT
 He never talked to me about things like that, Constance. This is aIl?"
 "Yes."
 Henry put the things back in the box. "Of course, this Is the end of Benjamin Coryet."
 "Of course" Constance said. She was shaking again and, without will ing 1t, she withdrew a little from Hen ". He caught her hand again and drew her back toward him. His hand was quite steedy.
 You know why l came to you as quick as l could? You know why r. why my mind was behind every thrust of the englnes|
 "No."
 You don't? Oh, you know; you must know now"
 "Yes, Henry" she said.
 "Tve been patient, Connie. Till ] ..-. ,--,,- I,tta- tn11I-,r ma thfg 9bOIIf