The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-18
Chapter Is ENCHANTMEiJT

Glenn's casually restraining hand on her shoulder. All the smol- dering rage and humiliation oi weeks surged up hotly. T suppose you want to tell me that I have tracked you down again-that-' She broke off from sheer inability to keep the quaver out of her voice She was trembling from head tc foot.
 Now see here" he reasoned calmly, "as far as that night after the storms concerned, I've already apologized for it-abjectly-in a letter you refused to read, and don't intend to do it again" Hu- nor still fingered unmistakably ir his grey eyes. For the rest, ii was true, wasn't it? You wanted to strike the spark you're used to seeing in mans eyes, and-if you get scorched a bit in the subse- quent conflagration, you ought to have been good sport and taken it as a matter of course"
 Anne to all appearances was not paying the slightest attention to anything he said. She stood look ing angrily about for some means of escape. Glenn went on, how ever, unperturbed, What I princi- pally had in mind, though he said was to ask your pardon for bor- ing you with all that stupid talk about myself and my work that afternoon. was idiot enough to be hurt and offended because you were bored"
 Tn her surprise, Anne lost sight of the fact that she was supposed to be deaf. But was not bored. '
 He smiled. Your sigh was a mighty good imitation then"
 T sighed because I--I envied you" Anne said slowly, looking down at the toe of her boot Her anger was ebblng, leaving her ill and faint.
 "Envled rne?' he echoed incred- uously.
 'Yes, I envied you-your work your usefulness, your enthusiasm. You see, I've never done anything or-been anything worth while" She threw out her hands in an un- consciously futile gesture.
 "Oh, you can't mean that" he protested seriously
 She nodded still without looking at him. "Yes, the only real in terests I've ever had in life have been spending money and-flirting When I met you-that morning at the spring-But what's the good of telling you? You saw through me at once and--despised me as I deserved. Now, let me go home T must have a look at those scratches first" he reminded her graveiy, and swabed the swelling red welts copiously with antiseptic, from a little bottle he carried.
 Now, if you'll show me the trail" she suggested.
 He propped one foot against a fallen log, and leaned toward her, smiling You can't possibly find it alone" he informed her. Be sides, I'm not through yet. The main thing wanted to tell you is-I'm going to marry you"
 Anne started to laugh, then ob- served with malicious gravity, There's just one objection to that. promised Sheb I wouldn'tf
 Why, we don't even know one another" she protested lightly, still declining to treat the matter seri- ously.
 "That's not true" he said, look ing. straight into her eyes. lis it?'
 ''Of course it is," she laughed avoiding his gaze. "And-1 mus really be going She made a de cisive move to. pass him, but he only stayed himself more firmly against the log.
 NO, you can't get out of it a. easily as that. You see, you'v; started something this time tha you can't stop"
 'Please-I must go." Anne made another movement to slip past him He halted and held her; drew he toward him, one hand on eithe elbow. You know it was bad pol icy-letting me kiss your han, that first morning and then-th other-Unless you meant to g through with it-It set up sor of unquenchable thirst!" He ben over her, his. eyes golden with light
 She twisted her head away witt a quick, delft move. No" she sai. in a low, imploring tone, NO, mo-
 No? Are you sure?"
 He did not wait for her answer perhaps he read it in her panic stricken eyes. Not even a rustlin in the bushes was able to brea the spell of the long. exquisite ill terval that followed. Finally, Ann leaned back dizxly against hi arms, her eyes still closed. "Wha have you done?" she murmured.