The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-24
Chapler B
BINDING TIES

lSCnaDcE al}.l tl4N 44i5-4 Ai'"' may endure for a night but morn ing brings chill and stark reality With the dawn Anne was troubled by to1nleated visions Of her aunt Leon and all the. subtly eEtanglad we5 which seemed stili to oa~ mesh her. Her sengc of fr7et,'n that had come with her iap9sive raspcnse to the dictates of her heast was destroyed In it's place was doubt
 She strove to justify her action in betraylng Leon to the enemy by the thought that any law abiding citizen would have acted according ly
 Would Glenn want her after she had thrust herself upon him? Per- haps after all he wouldnt-men a5 a rule she found, wanted only the unat5ainable.
 Dressing, she explored the little room that served as a kitchen. It had been a long time since she had tried her hand at cooking. A quick footstep On the porch, a sharp imperative rap halted her eXplora- ticns and she unbarred the door. Glenn stood outside. dust covered, mud-spattered and unshaven. There were gray lines of weariness about his eyes but Anne's heart lsaped into her throat-he was safe.
 He put a hand on each of her shoulders and looked down at her ssarchingly. You are here then? he said. There was Q curious tone in his voice which made Anne feel again not quite so secure of her welcome.
 -yes-why?n
 q couldn't be sure-I didn't inow but after all you might de- eide to go back He got a long hfeath and then added, T wanted you to go back-if you wanted t9. That was the chance I had to take
 .'Perhaps-you wanted me to So aryway-?" Anne asked with her gaze avertad.
 He drew her slowly toward him, turned her face to meet his gaze. Finally he laughed. "So-that's the trouble. is it? I thought there was something. I'll wager you've baen worrying yourself into per feet fever over million things that don't exist"
 Anne gasped a little with the sud- denness of her relief, then laughed tco-not very steadily T shan ever worry so long as I know you are safe. But-you haven't told me yet about the dam" she added.
 Glenn was getting out of his mackinaw. Safe. thanks to you" he said. and related the happenings Of the night.
 But we'll win" he added reas- suringly. "Wen have the tunnel finished by 1 o'clock and the water turned into the reservoir. If Burk- halter and his crowd want to blow it LID then-at Douglas instigstion Lit will be at their own peril.
 "You've been working in the tun- mel yourself all night Anne said with sudden conviction, taking in the significance of his dust and mud covered person.
 He nodded and looked at his watch. T have to be back in exactly 45 minutes. Meanwhile, l think we'd better scout around for bita of breakfast. Sheb and the domi- nie will be here in a few minutes with the license, and 1t would never do to be married on an empty stomach!"
 Anne caught her breath sharply turned and started hurriedly to- ward the kitchen. "Of course, yol must have some breakfast shi said.
 Twenty minutes later they set oul their table, just inside the gate of paradise" as Glenn put 1t. IhS talk over the breakfast table sound cd commonplace enough, but nS doabt even the permanent dweller' in paradise have to get along witf much the same humdrum, everyda9 media of expression as ordinaf, r1ortals.
 All too soon. came Sheb, gloomy and glowering. Juggling in tow al cid circuit rider, as lank and ainoS as shaggy as himself. sheo humpeS down over in the corner ny LII f.replace. scowling black disapproV ai through the whole of the qusef snort ceremony, and prepared i'm uediateIy to tow the parson awa' again. -
 The moment the preacher has firawled his final amen" Gieni stopped and kissed Anne in tp. quiet, matter of fact way whiei (. husbands so soon acquire then n glanced quizzically across at his OK l s.so,,S and r,ay-fnpr. well, Shep