The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-13
Chapter l3. A PJIZZLING MAN

Anne listened as she sat by Glenn's fide in front of the blazing log fire: a narrative of an uncon- duerable will battling the forces of nature
 Tn it's simple telling, it lost none of It's drama and much against her will Anne found her pulse quick eninp as Glenn pictured the thou sands of acres of barren sagebrusA desert transformed into gardens orchards and farms. qfAnne could see that it was a genuine pleasure for him to have verbal outlet for the interest which claimed his attention and plunbed the depths of his engineer iaa skill and tenacity
 file sketched the engineering oo- stacles in clear, concise manner. 0f.the clash with Morse and Doug las over the right of way, Glenn said nothing but did tell her of the xtubborn, unreasoning hostility en- cUuntered from the ranchers in the vicinity of the reservoir.
 AAs for Burkhalter," said Glenn, yhe's not a bad sort, once he gets on the right side of a question But he's bull headed and rather dense, and. unfortunately. he has a very Strong following in the community staDon't you think he may try IL eeain some day-some variation o1 fhh scene at the dancer" Anne in- quired
 'gs.Oh, I don't know-I shan't take any unnecessary chances of course" l" Glenn replied, as he stood drum ming his knuckles abstractedly against the window pane, staring 6ff towards the distant peaks, be- pfhning now to lift their heads Above the thick gray mist which had succeeded the first downpour of rain
 Anne guessed that he had for gotten her-everything but his cher ished dream that was materializinl rapidly.
 Suddenly her schemes for bring ing him low, for averaging his first fancied insult seemed mean ane ir,describably petty. Her own en- terprise-acquiring rich husbaue -tIrned suddenly sordid and tears stung very close to her lashes.
 Her companion reused sharply from his revelry, lifted his head ane locked. down at her searchingly. 4 curious change came over his face His eyes narrowed. He had not no ted Anne's emotion: her misty eye were averted. He could see onl' her dropping shoulders, her hea' inclined a little towards the win doy pane-wearily--; her whole aV titude that of unutterable boredom caught off guard. He crosse' abruptly over to the fireplace am stood staring down into the flames < mocking, self-derisive smile curv ing his lips.
 Of course, he could not expect ne ia understand or to care about tn dream of his. She was of -anothe world; almost of another species d brilliant, exotic world where sue drab realities as work and struggl never intruded. But why had sh pretended to be interested? Wh had she encouraged him to make fool of himself? Again he saw he as he had the first day they met nri interruptions flirt, bent on fore ing her little due of tribute eve from him-her feigned interest an Intention the oft-tried trick Of tf professional couquette. What I did not perhaps understand, WI why this Knowledge should stir him such black depths of unreasoi ihg anger. 5ftaThe rain is almost over" he o served after a time, drawing o hls watch. I'm afraid if you are reach the Lodge before dark F tone was punctiliously courteo' hit the change in it, the unco scious note of irony, made An fufn ouickly--with unaffected su prise, , oo,,.
 saYes, of course, must be goin she assented at once, glanci across at him in puzzled, alm' shy bewilderment She guess that something had happened after the whole of their frien' good comradeship. It was aim asif he divined. somehow, the U worthy purpose that had been her mind when she started out find the cabin.
 ''Why, there's Sheb." she said she pressed her face closer to Window pane. coming right out IKE mountain thcrel" She lool o,fifingly at her companion.
 Glenp glanced indifferently at window. g.Oh, that's an old min $haft, a relic of the Forty-Nin no doubt. which comes out n Me dam. sheb and I use it fo
 jyate subway. So far as kn hobody is aware of it's existence
 he two of us-and you"
 Glenn lifted her coat, warm g