The daily Alaskan., 1922-07-27

 Ing a moment, she turned the knob and went In.
 Henry was seated at his desk facing her, his big hands before him; one of them held the telephone receiver. He lifted It slowly and put It upon the hook beside the tranSmitter as he watched her with steady, silent, az gresslve scrutiny. He did not rise; only after moment he reCollected that he had hot done so and came to his feet. Good morning, Cunnle,' he suld. Come in. What's the news:"
 The impulse which had brought her Into his office went from her. She had not seen nor heard from Henry dIrect- lv since before Alan's teeeram had come late yesterday dII'''l"""' 1''- had heard from her father only that he had Informed Henry; that was all.
 i've nc news Henry" she snld. "Have vOu?" She closed the door be- hind her. moving closer to him.
 How did you happen to be here' ConnIeT" he asked.
 She made no reply but gnzed at him. Emdyfng him The agitation wlich ha was trying 10 conceal was mol entirely consequent tu her coming in upon him; 1t had been ruling him before. It had uuderluin the IuudnesS and abuse of his words which she had overheard. That was no capricious outburSt of temper ur irritation; it had come from something which had seized and held him In suspense, in dread-in dread there was no other way Co define her impression tu herself. When she had opened the door and come in. he had looked up in dread, as though prepar- ing himself for whatever she might announce. Now that the door shut them in alone he approached her with arms offered. She stepped back, in- stinctlyeIy avoiding his embrace; and he stopped ut once, but he had come quite close to her now.
 As she stared at him. the clerks voice came 70 her suddenly over the partition which separated the office from the larger room where the clerk Was receiving some message over the telephone. Henry Straightened, lls- tened; us the voice stopped, his great, nnply-shuped head sank between his shoulders; he fumbled In his pocket for a cigar, and his big hands shook as he lighted it, without word of eX' cuse to her. A strange feeling came to her that he felt what he dreaded ap. preaching and was no longer conscious of her presence.
 She heard footsteps in the larger room coming toward the office door, Henry was in suspense. A rap camo at the door. He whiteued, and wet hIs lips.
 Come ln," he summoned.
 One of the office girls entered, bring Ing d white page of paper with three or four lines of purple typewrIting up- on 1t which Constance recognized must be a transcript of message just re- ceIved.
 She started forward at sight of it. forgetting everything else; but he took the paper as though he dld not know she was there. He merely held 1t un- til the girl had gone out; even then he stood folding and unfolding 1t, and his eyes did not drop to the sheet
 The girl had said nothing at all but having seen her. Constance was athrlll; the girl had not been a bearer of bad news. that was sure; she brought some sort of good news! Con- stance. certain of lt, moved nearer to Henry to read what he held. He looked down and read.
 "What Is 1t, Henry?"
 His muscular reaction, as he read, had drawn the sheet away from her; he recovered himself almost instantly and gave the paper to her,
 1885 a. m., Manitowoc, Wis.," she read. "The schooner Anna s. Solwerk has been sighted making for this port. She Is not close enough for COmmunl- cation, but two llfeboats, additional to her own, can be plainly made ont. It Is believed that she must have picked up survivors of No. 25. She carries no wireless, so is unable to report. Tugs are going to her"
 1.-Two lifeboats" Constance cried. "That could mean that they all are saved or nearly all; doesn't 1t, Hen ry; doesn't lt?"
 He had read some other significance in it, she thought, or, from his greater of conditions in the storm, he had been able to hold no hope from what had been reported. That was the only way she could eX- plain to herself as he replied to her. that the word meant to him that men were saved and that therefore It was dismaying to him, could not come 10 her at once. When It came now, 1t went over her first only in the flash of inCreduOus question.
 The telephone buzzer under his desk she drew close as be took up his receiver.
 "MHnitowoc?" he saif. "I want to know what you've heard from the Sol werk. YGu hear me? .l The men the Solwerk picked up. You have the names yetT