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1 EDITORIAL 1
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TIIK l'Kol'I.E ARK Till: RKAI.
AI.ASKA
"What is Alaska? Is it the moun
tains a:.'! valleys, scenery and re
sources. or is il the people who live
l.ere?" These wore questions asked
by ralcon Josiia at a luncheon given
by the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle
t iiamber of Commerce a! Seattle re
cently. Mr. Joslin tiieu said that in
his opinion the real, worth-while Al
aska is the people ."ho live in the
Territory and constitute its civiliza
tion. It is that which distinguishes
the country from other sections of
the world which have mountains and
valleys and scenery and resources. It
is the people who live in Alaska and
constitute its civilization that is
slowly develop!:!;: the couufy and
unlocking tlie resottrc.s so that they
are producing trade and commerce
and wealth tor the action.
Accepting this premise. Mr. Jos
iia very naturally concluded that Al
aska should be governed within the
Territory by those who live in it. He
said that the experience of history
had proved beyond all question that
no people can be efficiently or elec
tiveiv governed from a distance, that
the greatest problem in Alaskan de
velopment is that of iter government,
and that the w« U'.;re of the Terri
tory. the value of Alaska to the Na
tion. depends isj»>n the trausferrence
of government from the National
Congress and Washington B urea us
to the people of Alaska.
And that is true. Tiie success of
the incoming administration in Al
aska will depend whether the Alas
kan policies of the uew National Ad
ministration shall be shaped and de
veloped in Alaska or whether they
shall come here from the Outside
ready-made. The real Alaska is the
people w-ho live lie.'e and constitute
lier civilization. It is not the pro
moters and office-seekers, the out
side exploiters, nor is it the govern
ing Bureaus. If the new adminis
tration is to be helpful and success
ful the people who actually live in
Alaska must be made to understand
that thoroughly.
In spite of the many conferences
and dinners, etc., in Washington, and
those which will follow in Seattle,
The Empire has every confidence that
Gov. Bone will coice to the Terri
tory with this principle definitely fix
ed. We believe he will assume the
duties of his office at Juneau some
time next month with an open mind,
ready to study Alaska Irom within
and to consult with the people who
have lived hero Ions and thus gained
Alaska experiences in contradistinc
tion from Alaska impressions.—Em
pire.
QI'KKR I!• yi KSTlONXAIRK
When Thomas A. Edison made out
bis series of quest'ons as a test for
employees he started something. The
Jokeouiit'us of the yress are giving ^
]
THEY'RE UP IN THE AIR
An interesting photograph showiug
men it J work repairing the tall spires
of the famous I'ologne cathedral. The
spires tower to a height of nlmost ">1*1
feet. iiikI more tlmn »*».n00 marks are
spent annually to keep them In re
pair.
questions "air" at a rapid-clip and
the end is uot in sight. A series of
humorous questions shown on the
screen in "Topics of the Day" Films
registers a laugifing success in thea
tres everywhere. This season of the
year is examination time for school
pupils. Perhaps they, as well as their
elders, may like 'o answer the
"Edison" questions found at ran
dom here and there in the public
prints:
Why is the answer to a question?
If a corset cover covers a corset, what
does a corset cover? When a bottle
is opened is it calling its Daddy when
it suys "Pop'"*—Vaudeville News.
What precious metals are used
for making hash? What great man
first said"I love my wife, but oh you
kid?" How old was Mary's lamb?
—New York World.
Is Aesop a Fable? What makes
wild women wild? Why are cen
sors?—"Topics of the Day,, Films.
How old is Ann? What are the
[dimensions of a bathing suit? Why
do they let George do it?—Pittsburg
Gazette-Times.
Who discovered the use of rouge,
and why? Why is a moustache?
Who was Tan? What did he han
j die?—Westfield. N. J.. Leader.
! Why does a movie screen? Why
hasn's a vest sleeves? Why does a
rooster carry a comb?—Rutgers.
! Why is work? Why are straw
hats? Who fed Venus?—Ft. Wayne
Journal-Gazette.
[ Who's lonely now? Why Is a poor
jfisli? Why is there a hole in a
doughnut?—Savannah News.
| Why aren't pretzels made straight?
Did you ever see a peanut stand?
I Who said tiie moon is made of green
Cheese?—Nashville Itanner.
Is a cut price cut? Why does a
i photoplay? Why is snoring?—N.
Y. I". Alumnus.
What's the use? If eventually,
why not now? Is there a reason?—
Washington Post.
Haines Notes
Haines, Jane 2s—Col. Steese is
expectcd to arrive on the Estebeth
tliis morning ami will meet the peo
ple of Haines in the A. B. hall, and
dtscuss the subject a' roads. TSw
Colonel is of the road conimssion,
and is deeply interested in ihe pub
lic needs of Alaska.
Hugh .Mulineaux of the l.'ritish
Columbia road commission, caina
down from Skagway last Saturday
on the Spokane, and was on his way
up to Rainy Hollow, but learning
that Colonel Steese w.U be here on
the Kstebeth, will wait here to con
sult with him. ,
J. J. Rath, came down from Rainy
Hollow Sunday, to meet olj triends.
and also to attend to some ius'ness
matters. He will return !o Rainy
Hollow in a few days Mr. Ratll l:is
been employed it liainv" Ho'Iow all
winter.
The jury trWl of ihe ••aso of R. M.
Odell against T. D. Page, resulted
in a mistrial; the jury having fail
ed to agree. The case was re-tried
yesterday before G. W. Hinchman.
U. S. Commissioner without the in
tervention of a jury, and resulted in
a judgment in favor of the defend
ant for his costs and disbursements;
the plaintiff gave notice of appeal.
The plaintiff was represeted by J. W.
Kehoe, and the defendant by R. J.
Shepard.
Sutisciibe for the Dally Alaskan
Jed precetfwl tuc through corriders l
to my floor and left me surlily. As lie
closed the door I thought I heard an
other sound than that of the clicking
of the latch. I had. It was the throw
ing of a bolt on the outside: Jed had j
locked me in. 1 made sure of this by
trying the door. It could not ba
opened. Here was an astonishing sit-?
nanon Tor a first nlgl.t In a place, .vi
lli i pulse was to make a noise and ask
for an explanation, but on scconc; j
thought 1 did not. My room was on |
the second floor, and I saw, looking j
out of the window, that it would not
be Impossible to make a descent on
the outside In an emergency. 1 de
cided not to begin niy stay with a pro
test against any hubiuj of the house
or occurrences In it. In the night i
was awakened out of a sound sleep
with au idea that I had been disturbed
by noises, hut nothing I could hear
sustained it, and I went to sleep again.
I wns up early, dressed and found
that my door had beeu unbolted. I
examined the outside of It for a bolt!
and had difficulty in finding one. so j
Ingeniously had It been concealed. The j
knob seemed a part of the decoration J
of the panel, and the bolt was of thin
steel. I found it only by finding the 1
socket Into which it could be shot.
The rain had stopped, and although
the woods were dripping, there was a
glorious, radiant sunlight. The effect
was exhilarating. It worked n spiritual
change. Man, said the morning, was |
made to be happy.
Exulting in pleasant emotions. I let
myself out of the main door and re
joiced In the beauty of the place and
the moment. I took a short walk i
across the lawn toward the woods.
A gardener asked me if I were the new I
doctor and said if I had leisure during I
the day he wished I would come to j
the cottage beyoud the gardens. His
Infant had a cough.
me ik'uw wim itoiii «wu * »«-1
I entered. Jed was the first person I J
i saw, and to my astonishment he was I
not only civil br.t pleasant and candid.
'•Din you have a fair night. doctor?" |
he asked. "Sometimes a first night in ;
a new place is disturbed, and 1 owe I
I you apologies. We have had here oe- I
casion at times for locking doors on ,
the outside as- well as on the inside, j
and last night I forgot myself and :
| threw the bolt of your door. I am oc- j
caslonally In liquor, and last night I j
had a touch too much."
I smiled at his candor and said .
something jokingly in comment.
"A servant can't he blamed, doctor, ;
for that," he said, "if his master lends :
him into It. We have coffee before j
breakfast. I'll serve you anywhere. •
The morning papers are In the library. |
i There's a porch off It with a good
view. It's my favorite spot of a morn- j
ing. I recommend that you have your
coffee there."
1 His friendliness was amusing, but I
found his suggestion good, and being |
fond of coffee, enjoyed it with a half j
hour of magnificent view and a cigar- i
ette. The morning was odorous after !
the rnln.
The house was a charming struc
tural disorder of L's and wings*,
porches and balconies. It was very j
old, and one could see where different j
generations had contributed to its |
growth. The walls were backgrounds i
for hollyhocks or support for climbing ;
roses or Ivy. It had plenty of sun- I
light, but dense white. 0:1k woods came
close up.
I held myself In readiness to attend !
my patient at his convenience, but It I
was ten o'clock before I was sum- •
moned. Mr. Sidney was pleasant and '
animated.
"We must arrive at a schedule," I j
suggested. "This is a little too late In 1
the day to satisfy Dr. Browuell's ideas
of what my duties are."
"Hut, my dear doctor," he said, "I \
do not wake until nine. I need my j
sleep. I do not go to sleep until one." I
"I should advise early hours." I said, j
"Of course you would, but you must
remember that you are dealing with a
man. at the end of his life, trying to
make the most of it. I like to remain
awake late."
"Then you must." I said. "I shall
consider it settled to see you at ten." j
"And, I hope, sometimes to sit up
with me until oue. Do you like chess?" !
"I never played."
"Luckily, Jed does. Just well enough
to interest me and have me beat him. !
Do you like wine?"
"A young doctor does not drink."
"Luckily, Jed does. It is a great
satisfaction to have some one whom
you can beat at chess and whom you
can see enjoying wine. Doctor, I have
yielded to my friend Brownell's de
mand for constant attention, but as
you can see, there will not be a great i
deal for a physician to do. I eat well, |
I sleep well, nnd so long as my sensa-1
tlons are pleasant, I want to live. They
are not always pleasant, but mostly j
they are so. I'd like to have you as I
a new fr!*?d in the house. I like to i
be talked to. I like to be read to. I
Will you relax nnd be just a friend?"
"With pleasure," I said, "so long as
nothing Interferes with the physician."
"That's a bargain." he said. "At
three o'clock this afternoon you shall
reua 10 inc.
During my spare time I walked
about tho grounds. a part of the es
tate, about thirty acres, which seemed
to be architecturally Intimate and re
lated to the house, was completely la
closed by a twelve-foot brick wall nui>
mounted by sharp spikes. It was built
beyond the river's edge, and was con
tinued out Into the water In n heavily
buttressed fashion. Only a good swim
mer could have rounded tt and come
Into the place. It looked like a care
fully but strangely designed protection.
In the dog kennels were mastiffs
and a number of Airedales. I said to
Jed that It seemed as if precautions
had been taken against a perceived
danger. lie hud been affable during
the day, but his face clouded instantly.
"The wall was here when Mr. Sid
ney bought the place, but we are In a
way Isolated," he said shortly. "Ic Is
reasonable to take precautions. It will
bo a precaution for you not to go roam
ing the grounds at night. The dogs
Uro not friendly then."
His surliness was easily passed over.
I was good humored and wished to
prove It.
"1 have heard of tho haunted bay,"
1 said. "What Is its story?"
"Every fool In and about the place
talks of that," he said. "You'll get too
much of the story only too soon. But
that isn't why we have the dogs. We
don't take any stock Id ghosts In this
house."
lie was offended and went away. At
three o'clock 1 saw my patient ngaln,
and he wanted me to read to hitn.
1 read to him for an hour. Then he
took a nap.
1 had been told that any time 1
wanted to go to town 1 might tell one
of the chauffeurs to take me. I needed
a thin file for the bolt on my door. It
annoyed me. I did not ask that who
ever threw it at night should know
that it was gone. It suited my pur
poses better that It should be gone and
the person who used It should think
it was still there. Therefore, after
reading to Mr. Sidney 1 went to town
for a thin file.
I got my file, and for srreater so
ciability on the return trip I took the
seat beside Charles, the driver.
As we passed the pool, Charles re
ferred to it.
"What Is it?" I asked. "What's the
story?"
"A man killed his brother there,"
said Charles. "He is now in the pen
itentiary at AI wick for life. His
brother's ghost, they say. comes back.
I've never seen It. but some people say
they have."
"'■Yho wore tho brothers?" I asked.
"Vliey wore the sons of the people
who used to own this place—the
Pobsons." lie did not say anything
more of it and I did not question him.
I used the file on my bolt, leavtng
one cud of it in the socket. It could
be thrown, but it could not bar the
door.
CHAPTER II.
That evening i nan dinner witn .Mrs.
Sidney and Iiot daughter Isobel. I had
been In t lie house twenty-four hours
»:nd did nok know there was a daugh
ter until dinner brought the three of
us together.
Mrs. Sidney was Spanish. She was
a lovely woman, gracious and charm
ing. but I thought there was a great
deal of steel hidden in her disposition.
She did not seem to ask that life be
soft or to expect to find It so. She
had a Komnn dignity of self respect
which ilid not. 1 could he sure, permit
moaning. It would not have taxed any
one's perceptions to recognize In Mrs.
Sidney a human being living an ex
traordinary life. The fart was so ap
pf.rent that It seemed a part of her
persoiflillty.
It must bo remembered that I had
tome to Hartley house prepared for
abnormalities. There was first, the
man with the wonderfiil will to live J
wldeh had interested Dr. ltrownell.
There was the alien beauty of the
house, the strange servant Jed. the
Imunted pool—insignificant as it was.
to »: rational being—the lovely woman
who was so apparently a tragic figure.
There was the fact of my being locked
in my room the first night. There |
were the forbidding defences oC the I
place—walls, dogs and keepers. I may
be excused for taking a fanciful view
of my new surroundings.
Then there was Miss Sidney—IsobeL
She came into the dining room an un
expected if not astonishing phenome
non to ine, who did not know that
there was a daughter In the family.
Mrs. Sidney presented me.
"How do you do?" said Miss Sidney,
she seemed to find it firesome that
a stranger had ta:*'n a place at the
table.
Jed served lis, and the dinner was
excellent. Although the ladies had
only a glass of sherry each, I was of
fered a variety of liquors. My habit
is abstemious except upon rare occa
sions, but-1 was so embarrassed by
.Miss Sidney's boredom that I took two
glasses of champagne, and they made
me a i"ore tolerable dinner companion.
(Continued on Thursday)
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