The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-02
by Julia CIef-Adddn,s

IS DeDWeen you ana my great-ne phew Garth Aveney?"
 She began to draw her hand away but he retained them wit surprising strength All her vital ity seemed to flow out from he and into that strange, compellini old creature whom one could lov and detest all in one breath.
 There's nothing. That is-w dislike each other"
 He thinks badly of me ant I'm not free to defend myself. Blu as we're not likely to see anything of each other, his opinion doesn' matter to me. He simply doesn' matter at all.'
 My wife said that of me once when we had a courting quarrel She had spirit, then"
 We haven't-it isnt-youre al wrong about everything" Sh' dragged her hands away, cryinI out, T shall make him apologizt and then I shall forget" He. voice broke and she had to stop
 Who's shouting now?" enquir. ed Grafton Matching and wrigglec flatter in the enormous bed.
 In spite of her misery, Jenny laughed. He really was like { mischievous old wizard, lying thert half hidden, batting her, drawing her out. It was a pity that Geor. Igie should hate him and fear him and 50 lightly deceive him. I wasn't dignffied, all this secrec. and intrigue about Eddie.
 All this nonsense about. you mar. rying my pilot, Townsend" saie the Old Man and gasping, Jenny shrank in her chair. Magic, this or else he really could read hel mind.
 That's what has come between you and Garth Agency, all this nonsense about Townsend" con cluded Grafton Matching. Do you like butter -scotch?"
 ''No, hate it!" Jenny answered too oewildered to be polite T dc not really eat any sweets"
 Nor do half the people I give them too, but they're such sheep they daren't say so. All the same little Miss Jenny. I know what you like and III have them next time you come and see me. To- morrow. You'll come tomorrow I daresay. You might come ev- cry day"
 She could not decide whether it was a request or an order or a phophecy. But she forgot that she had bewildered her and an gered her and leased her and bending down, she put her lips to his frail cold hands.
 HYes, I'll come as often as you want me too," she promised him And now I must go and look af- ter-after Eddie. Goodnight"
 She believed that he was laugh ing as she left the room At her? At Eddie? Georgie would maintain that the Old Man knew well enough which of them had mar ried his pilot. Perhaps she was right and the mocking old laugh was a sign of it.
 But why should he have spoken of Garth Agency? He had talked as though it were she and not Georgie whom Garth had loved at first sight. And-and at dinner Garth had talked like that, too.
 She had barely a glance for the butler who proffered her shawl and put her into the big car that, he assured her, waited her pleas ure. She knew only that she must get home to the apartment and ask Georgie-many things.
 Georgie stood on the stairs, and watched Jenny go on her way to dine with Grafton Matching. A shimmer of silvery green and a flash of jade and she had van shed from sight. Georgie waS left there to face with something that she had never admitted tt herself-that her little cousin wal not child, not an enchanting lit tie plaything, but a woman growr "A very lovely woman.
 Georgie took out her powder and hpstick and lavishly repaired her complexion. She wished tha' she had not lost her temper witt Jenny, not only because there was after all, no reason for her jeal ousy, but because she had planned to some home cool and conrpeten' and to be tower of strength to Eddie and Jenny as well. Anc now she was actually crying.
 It is useless to dust powder ovel cheeks that are wet with ears anc so she sat down on the stairs fol a moment and waited for the ole