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jiTltr Dailif Alaskan.
I Cwo f
I Christmas ]
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^ Between Then Th?r* Wu ? Marked *
? Change
By BERTHA G. TREAT j
X Ccpvrlfbt by American Pre?? At BO- .
elation. mi
Mother and I lired In our Uttle cot
tage at B.. not half a mile from the
Nelson place. From the window of
my room 1 could look into It* beauti
ful ground* ai-d *o?> lr? massive wall*
and wished we couMl hare inch a
place a* that. Now and neain 1 would
ape G?*r?rpp Nelson driving in or ont tn
his cart or hi* antomohlle or riding on
horseback Ue wu* master of the
pla<-e. thongh be wan but twentj sev
en. for hi* father had died whvn be
was a Utile boy. and bis mother died
aoon after bo came of agv. We had
long f>een near neighbors. and the Nei
?on* hud been very kind to n*
tVhon one afternoon a week before
Cbri?'nia? ?.V >rge Ne'son drove up to
the h??u*e In hl? automobile. wlih It*
gla*> wind -eon and any number of
fnr nigs. and a?kod me to po out for a
spin with biin it tw-vet occurred to me
that he was to tak<- me out for anj
oilier pnrjwsf than to give pleasure to
a obi hi
Though I; wss a coo! morning, thr
?un ?hone b-liThtlv. and there wn* n<
wind e\<-epi *h.it wiv niade h,v the
rapid motion <>f the ante Both the
ot1?p mon p; im><1 <>iir rapid ride orer
ilie *:i><?.;ii rrvnl w?-re exhilarating
a tid I ?}? nil the rteiicht of a glr
of tTieUe Now mm! hl:i n Mr Nelaoo
looked a*lde at me n* If he could
<. r>-v'\ make ?> ont Somehow nu
Jii votii'e exuberance did no? ?o?nt to
ptatse him There w.-i? ; tpHtW look
on t'iv fa o. m.,1 sevnni time* he *?art
1
t*ts is tmr i hat* <to?Sx roRvor.'
Bf 8 A TJX
e.1 to say vontetlilnc that he did not :
finish, either stopping or turning what
hip had intended to something els*
Finally. when ?e hud l>een out mot* '
than an hour. he said, nith a tender j
ness In hi* vote*:
'T?*lsy. I wish to give you * nkr
Ohrlstmns present thl? yesr, some
thing of Importance 1 wish yon to \
n i too what ron woo d like"
I begin st on>-* to think orer those
things that would most please nw? '
Had 1 hoon o'tVr I wnnld have known
better than to choosy jewrtry or any
gift I'M It would not bo proper for *
?'W n to accept from n man not ?
?. iti-o or a fisnce A? It was. I Mid
th. t I aonld W* * bracelet
Yoti ?h*H Its vc tt." ho said, "and
there Is wnothinc eis* I'm cMng to
g1\e yon something that I wish yon
to have Tt?e bracelet will bo yonr
pr*-s< nt the i'-l't>r will bp mine What
I luoan h> hct l?thit. while your hoart :
Is ?ot on the bm<-e>ot. mine Is sot on
tho rift I h i re my?e'f chosen for you "
This w .is tJrrok to mo. for I hadn't
tho ?Hk:l>fo?t Mea of what ho ooold be
Tvitkiic With the curl.wlty of a child
I l-ocm to nsk him all sorts of <pies
tl^ns nSmi this gift that ho had cho
v-oti for we Was It wood? Was It
metal " Was it paper? Instead of l?e
Ins pleased at thos* Questions, they
?oomod to bother him There was a |
look on his face that I could not. nn
dor-stand
j When we drore tip to the hoiw Mr
Netson wouldn't come In. saying that
he wonld call Christmas tparnlng with
the two nft* I ran In and poured
rreryth'nc ho had said to me In my j
pother's ears, manifesting the same
<-h11dilke delight. In which I noticed
she was not especially sympathetic.
When I told her that I had chosen a
htweefc* she winded. When I Mid
that Mr Ne'son was going to rife me
sofretMng else that he had especially
v-lK>?t>r for me she seemed Interested,
fhortth she made no remark. When
I hr>d fln <hed my story of our ride
-he said
"Palsy. yen will he eighteen nett
April At yonr ape I w?a preparing
?o he married I don't know what
k?er>? yon so childish Ton should re
member that 1 am (retting oM. that
yon tt* a woman, and It is lime you
j w?re thlnttnf of the life before ron."
?
t must bar* twin rery attuitfl, Par I
?)d Ml connect irlwt she salt) to AM
with Oeorge Nelaon or any other man.
Jnloed. I didn't know what sbe meant
Pti? didn't explain. to 1 continued In
the dark
On Cbrtotmaa rooming George Nel
aon droce up to the house In bla two
wliooied cart and, hitching hla bora*
to a post, mint- In I was watching
tilra from my win-low and noticed that
he bad no packagiw In bit band*, from
which I Inferred that what he waa In
tending to give uie of hla own choos
ing ??? not bull;y. He wore a for
lined overcoat, arid there waa plenty
of room for ordinary aired packagea
In the pocketa. I went downatalra
and found him and mother to the M- j
brary There waa ii rPry pleased look on
mother's face. and. :?eelnp her holding
aomethlng In her clem bed band. I In
ferred that "he had received a present,
though how !t could he of much raloe
and ao small n* to ho com-ealcd In her
flat. I eon Id not irjoa*. Mr. Nelaon
handed me a box. which I opened and |
found a beautiful gold bracelet aet
with ruble* He permltled me to feaal
tny eyes on It fnt a while then drew
forth another box. no Merer than a
walnut. This I ofienod and took out a
line aet with a handsome solitaire
diamond.
"This is what I bar# choaen for
yon," he aald
I waa aa well pl???ed with It aa with
mv bracelet. So Intent waa I on both
thru for some llm*> I did not raise my
eye*, and when I did I caught mother
and Mr Nei<on looking at each other
mennlnglj Bat no stupid waa I that
I did i?"t realize what waa passing be
tween them I s ipped my ring sue
cesslvely on the lingers of my right
hand and found It fitted the third.
"1 suppose I shiill wear It there." I i
aald. "It fit* exactly."
"Oh. I?nl*y." exclaimed my toother,
?"you are Incorrigible!"
"Not at all." Mr Nelson protested.
"Let her near the ring on her right
h*;><l Next ChrWi mas I may give her
another present, also of my own chooa
Inc. and |*?sslbly It may alao be of
hers, but till then let her do aa ahe
likes about this one
"Vou two are shaking in riddle*," 1
broke out. "I do wish yott would talk
?o that I can understand yon."
"tJnodby and a merry Chrlstmaa.*
aald Mr Nelaon. "tlcmember. next !
year I hope to stand here with another
rift, w 'itch will erplatn to yon things
that you are vet too young to under
at and "
With that he wtwt out. got Into hi*
cart and drove away
"What does it all mean. m<Hher7" I
asked
"Perhaps yon will know by next I
rbrlsjmaa wlthont being told."
That wa* nil I could get ont of her. i
and. though I purxled over the matter
all that day and for some time after I
ward. I failed to tSnd any Interpreta
tion for the <-<v r?t between mother and
Mr. Nelaon
Pnring the following year our neign
b>>r was more frequently at our
hou?e, and when summer came and be
took me on long uplns in his auto ?
change hsd ?x>me over nte 1 began to
look upon him pot n? * father or older
brother. but a? a man whom 1 liked
ror\ moi-h to be with. Wben autumn
came he would occasionally bring or
send me flowers frrtn bis conservatory
It ?<>ems singular ti< roe now that while
I l>egan to look upon him a* a proper
companion for me 1 still failed to un
d??rstand hi* action In giving me a ring
at the previous Ohirlatma*
Cite day I asked my mother If ahe
remembered that 'lieorre Nelson had
proni|s,^| to give me In IVcember a
present that wonld explain the preTl
ons one She replied that I had missed
an opport unity (but might not occur
?gain A flood of light poured In upon
me. and ! was shocked at my obtna*
no?s Furthermore, I was selaed with
?n?rernat1on. bit I had lost the man
I r is now oonsrlotis that 1 loved.
From that time till Christmas 1
strove by especially encouraging my
former Alitor to undo what I had done
But lie more I encouraged the more
1 was discouraged Mr Nelson grew,
so far aa I could discern. more and
more indifferent to me Toward the
?nd of <vtol>er came a mirprls* It
on a beautiful autumn day. when
we went together for an automobile
drivo Mr Nelson said to me:
' Yon remember that I promised you J
si ft for the coming Chrlstmaa that j
w .nld be of my and 1 hoped of your i
ohooelngT'
"I do "
"1 am resdy to tell you what It la
to be"
?Whatr
" V wedding ring."
When we returned to the kOdM I
annonnced to my mother what my gift
was to tie and that I had accepted It
"I hope." she replied, "yon *111 hara
the sense to put It on your left hand ?
"Indeed I will." I replied.
George Insisted, unless t here waa
aome especial objection, on being mar
r1e>l on Christ ma a. He aald that he
had been looking forward for nearly
a year to put the wedding ring on my
finger and If he were not permitted
to do so on that day he wonld he dla
appointed I had leas than t wo months
In which to ret ready, brtt 1 aasented,
and on ChrlMmaa morning he did aa
he bad Intended to do? Rare me a plain
grid ring? and aa a part of the marriage
ceremony, when he slipped It on. he J
and mother exchanged glances, and ;
both were smiling
After the ceremony 1 went with my
hnsband on a wedding Journey, and on
my return 1 became an inmate and
mistress of the place npon which I
had for so many years looked wist
fully. My hnsband aaya that ha mlaaad
his wooing, for tbera can be no wooing
of a child At any rata, be had but a
few nosUia of lovemaklng
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Twr Life m; /VImMB P"?p's
Hav. Leanvad Thi* FUot
When ? bsalUiy man or womaa be
, K<ns to run <lown without apparent
can*, become* weak. languid, de
preeaed. suffer* backache, headache,
j <Htiy spoils and urinary disorders,
kidney wf?knee# may be the cause
j of k aU. Keep the kidneys well
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, keep them well. Can Alasken read
era demand further proof than the
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Mrs. F. H. Morell, 518 Marion St.,
Seattle, Wash., nay : "Kidney com
plaint and backache bothered me
all my life and I had such severe
attacks at times that I was practi
cally helpless. The pair* through
my kidneys and loins were almost
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ditty spells and in the morning when
I first got up, 1 became so dlszy
'hat I dared not attempt to walk
across the hall. learning about
Doan's Kidney Pills I began their us#
The contents of the first boi helped
me so greatly that I continued taking
them *nd before long I was entirely
relieved of kidney complaint, ) hare
recommended Dean's Kidney Pills to
many of my friends and shall conttn
ue to do so." (Statement given De
cember 17, 1907.1
RB. ENDORSEMENT.
Mrs Morell was Interviewed on
February 1. 1S10, and she added to
the above: "I have been In g**>d
health since I endorsed Doan's Kid
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For sale by all dealers. Price so
ceuts FVmterMUburn Co., Huffaio,
Vew York, sole aten'a for the t"nlt?d
Stobw
Remember the name ? Drain's ? and
takV? no other
For sale by all dealers Price SO
rents. Foster MUbnrn Co , Ruffaln
New York. sols agents for the Poll
ed States
Remember the name Dotn's ? and
fake no other.
And the liest we enn do Isn't good
enough for some purt**?es
Courage Is a good thing to have, but
when It Is gone the man who make*
grit take Its l? the m.io who
wins
When Iter husband burns his lingers
pulling che?tnnts nut of the (Ire for
somebody else how much svmpathy
ought s womsn to have*'
The gf>u<-h burn* hl? in< en?e heforr
a grim god
There nre reputatV.ns that It's best
not to tr\ to keep ?ip
Tbe smonnt of boi sir thnt the aver
age womsn ha? to dl?peu*e with In
?rder to get through the day would
make a steam eThnn?t turn pale with
despondency
The resllratlon that he couldn't tnm
back Is what hns made many a man
poll himself out of a hole
The man who nnder?tand? his wife
hasn't any
Kasy street 's sn er-eedlngly com
fortable pla-e 'f It Isn't respectable It
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LOCAL BRIEFS
9KAGWAY WIATMER ?*PO*T
ReauiU o t the ofceerratJon tak"0
at Meora'a Wharf at midoiftbt,
Jan. 25, 1912, ta *4 foBowa:
Temp, time obaerram . . . . 3> ai?v?>
Max. pr?H<Kllr.g 24 hr? . .. 42 above
Mia. " 35 abovo
4ean " " .. .. 33 abora
n*ro?m?tec 29:44. Chwdy, X wind
iinem whine# report
1 KMPKRATTTHK
STATIONS Above Below
Caribou *
White Ilor*e S)
Ta*i*h 12
At! in M
Lower 10
Hootaliaqtia .... II
Bif Salmon
Yukon Crossing IT
Selkirk 12
Coffet CreeK ? i2
Ktewirt lli?er
OtTilrie 10
Dawson 10
OJood? and <-alm at all polnf* ex
rept WhVNiorse, Heht nouth wind:
snow at Ynkon Gro*?<fl* and H*h'
nr.rth wmfi at f>awson.
ttj I5e rw-. ^-*b a wftolesora*.
?w>k*d n eai at the New Horn*
'i>*'a\rar,t. !,t?i Ave. Ju?t off of
way
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