I HIE PASS &
YUKON ME
The
Gate-way
Route of
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Service
Safety
To Yukon Territory, Atlin District
Interior Alaska
During the winter season of 1916-17 our regular train service will
be maintained North and South Bound between Skaguay
and Whitehorse, trains leaving both terminals Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
WINTER STAGE SERVICE
Our Through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be oper
ated between Whitehorse and Dawson, affording every possible
facility for comfortable winter travel by means of a
Tho'ousfhly Equipped Stags and Antomobile Line
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C. W. CASH
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WHITEHC&SE. Y. T.
A. F. ZIPF
_OR— Traffic Manager
612 Second Ave., SEATTLE, Wash.
White Pass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. 38.
Mordajr, Wtxluesdaj- anil Friday
No. 1, N. Bound
1st C1»M
8:30 a. in. Leaves
in.
m.
i; i i :
11:03 ®
11:45 a
12:40 p. m.
2.20 p. ill.
4:50 p. in.
Arrives
Leaves
Arrives
No. 2, 8. Bound
1h( Claas
3:50 p. m.
2:20 p. m.
1:30 p. m.
12:50 p. in.
10:48 a. m.
8:00 a. m.
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What a Kiss
Cost
A StoTu of Southern
Persons Long Ago
By F. A. MITCHEL
My granddaughter Marian was my
favorite of all my descendants of her
generation. What was the cause of
my feeling for her is hard to specify.
She was Marian Whitlock, and there
was but one Marian Whitlock. It was
not that she was a strong character,
for she was not. She was not only
heedless, but blind to the result of her'
heedlessness. But she was lovable. In
deed, she was loved through her faults
rather than her good qualities. At
least I, her grandmother, loved her on
that account.
Marian used to tell ner granamotn
er more about what was going on be
tween her and her young men asso
ciates than any one else. W hy she did
this I don't know unless it was be
cause I realized and therefore sympa
thized with the conditions under winch
she labored. Candor compels me to ad
mit that she possessed traits whlch had
shown themselves In me when I was
her age, and it is more than probable
that she inherited them from me.
While I endeavored to guide her out or
the effects of her indiscretions I never
lectured her for having been indiscreet
I realized that indiscretion was a trait
born in her and was not likely to be
eradicated till she had grown beyond
the age when it would lead her into
trouble. \ , ....
Marian used to come to me In a light
hearted way with her perplexes, but
one day she gave evidence that what
she had to tell was of a serious nature.
"Grandma," she said, "I have gone
and done it now and no mistake.
"What is it, child?" I asked.
"You know Elliot Walker?'
"Yes."
"Well, Elliot and 1 were in the mu
sic room, I at the piano, he turning
over the sheets."
She paused. 1 gave her time.
-Elliot bent lower and lower over
mv shoulder. I suppose I should have
moved, but I didn't."
"Well?"
"He kissed me."
I refrained from comment on this
and waited for the denouement.
"I don't know what it was that
prompted me to act as I did. I was
certainly not offended. I had expected
when I didn't move that he ^'ould kiss
me and should not have thought much
of him if he hadn't. It was not that
I was prudish; It was-well, I don t
know what it was, unless it was Old
Nick got Into me. But I arose from
the piano, looked daggers at him and,
turulng, started to leave the room.
What was my surprise to see Herbert
Kenworthy standing in the door of the
music room. Elliot and I had not
been aware of his approach, and he
had seen the whole performance.
"What did you do next?" I asked
anxiously.
"Why, you see, I couldn t very well
say that I had encouraged Elliot to
kiss me, could I?"
"Go on."
"And I couldn't say that I was not
really offended."
"What did you do?"
"Why, I went on out of the room.
"And didn't go back?"
"Yes, after a few minutes."
"And what did you suy?"
"\othlng about what had happened.
I began to chat with Herbert, while
Elliot sat looking very much embar
rassed."
"Oh, Marian!"
I was aware that these two young
men were rivals for Marian's favor.
We were southern persons, and in the
south our men are hot blooded. Her
bert Kenworthy had seen Elliot Wal
ker give Marian what appeared to be
an insult, which she could only resent
as a woman. If trouble between the
young men did not result then I was
no Judge of human nature. All this
flashed through my brain, and I said
to Marian:
"Did your two visitors show any
animosity toward each other?"
"None whatever. But, grandma, 1
have heard since that which leads me
to fear"—
"What?"
"I have been told that this morning
they were playing billiards together ut^
the club and Elliot charged Herbert
with shoving up points that he had
not made. Herbert called Elliot a
liar, and Elliot struck him."
I did not ask to hear any more. 1
knew well that the young men would
not play billiards together after what
had occurred except for a purpose, that
purpose being to make It appear that
a different cause from the real one had
resulted in an animosity which wotild
doubtless lead to a duel, their object
being to keep Marian's name from be
ing involved in the affair.
"What have you heard since?" I ask
ed anxiously of Marian.
"Nothing."
I doubted if Marian foresaw what
would be the probable result of all
this, and I dreaded to tell her. Never
theless if she did not prevent a meet
ing between these two young men and
one of them killed the other, she being
responsible for the act, her life would
be blighted.
"Marian," I said, "you must go at
once to Herbert Kenworthy and tell
him that It was your fault that Elliot
kissed you."
"Oh, grandma, I can't!" <
| "This quarrel has nothing to do with
billiards. It la about you. Herbert
| has constituted himself your cham
1 plon, understanding that Elliot insult
I ed you."
"I have thought that myself," said
Marian, paling.
"A ducl^vlll surely follow."
| Marian looked at me with a fright
ened expression that excited my pity,
but I knew that It was no time to In
dulge In anything but action. I Im
pressed upon her the necess^- of her
preventing any further trouble be
tween her two suitors. During our
conversation it came out that she had
made a choice between all her suitors,
Including the two In question. This
slle revealed to me, though I was the
only person she confided it to. She
loved Elliot Walker. Thinking she
needed my support, I told her that I
would go with her to see Herbert Ken
worthy. She made no reply for awhile
to this proposition. I could see that
a struggle was going on within her,
but I was Ignorant as to just what It
was. Presently she rose.
"What are you going to do?" I asked.
"I am going to see Herbert"
"Do you wish me to go with you?'
"No, grandma."
This was the urst maicauuii vi
strength I saw in her, and it was some
relief. She left me, and later I heard
her pony phaeton on the gravel walk.
I waited anxiously for her return.
When she came 1 saw by the expres
sion on her face that she had not suc
ceeded In her object
"Well?" I said interrogatively.
."I went to Herbert's house," she
said, "called him out and we had a
conference on the veranda. I told him
I had heard that he and Elliot had had
an altercation. I inferred that he had
seeD Elliot kiss me aud me resent the
act. I begged that he would not con
stitute himself my defender. He re
plied that he had not done so, but ad
mitted that he and Elliot had got Into
a quarrel from words that had passed
between thorn relative to Elliot s act
I then admitted that I had encouraged
Elliot to kiss me.
"He looked very much surprised and
pained at this. I knew that his con
tempt had passed from Elliot to me.
I told him that since I had exonerated
Elliot I should expect him to apologize
to Elliot for anything he might have
said under a misunderstanding. After
some thought he told me that any wo
mtn in such a case, to prevent trouble
between two of her men friends, would
assume the blame. There was no sin
In my doing so. The affair had gone
too far to be smoothed over. I argued
with him for some time, but could get
nothing out of him. Then I came
away."
"You must see Elliot The one who
has given the challenge is the one to
offer the olive branch."
"I have seen Elliot The challenge
had come from Herbert Elliot having
-struck him. Elliot apologized to me
humbly for having kissed me. He ad
mitted that the scene in the billiard
room had been concocted to keep my
name out of the quarrel. He would
gladly on my account put a stop to it
but could not refuse a challeuge with
out being disgraced." '
"And as the matter stands the two
men Will meet tomorrow morning?"
"I suppose so."
The case was a knotty one. The
only way I could see out of it was for
Marian to choose between the two men.
She might tell Herbert that she loved
Elliot but I doubted if this would pre
vent a meeting that had become a pub
lic matter and with which she was not
known to be connected. It would
probably save Elliot from injury, but
this would not be fair to Herbert
"The only hope I see to prevent this
meeting, Marian," I said, putting my
arms about her, "is to tell them both
that you love Elliot That would, I
think, dispose of the matter. Herbert
would withdraw his challenge."
I could feel her shiver in my arms
at this alternative, but she said noth
ing, though later she told me that El
liot had made her no proposal.
The day was now ended, and noth
ing had been accomplished. I deter
mined to leave Marian free to act for
herself till the last minute; then if she
did not act I would endeavor to force
her to do so. We remained in the
same room through the night without
disrobing. After 12 o'clock I fell asleep
on a lounge. I was aroused at dawn
by Marian.
"Come," she said.
Without asking her where we were
to go I went with her. I knew. She
knew where the meeting would take
place, and we proceeded there. Since
Elliot had not proposed to her I could
not see what she would do. We wait
ed an hour e. short distance from tho
field and finally saw one party come
on to it, then the other. The seconds
Were engaged at the preliminaries
when Marian advanced, I following
her.
.' "What will stop this, affair?" she
asked.
.There was no reply from either.
Marian asked all to withdraw except
the principals.
"I can think of only one way to
stop it," she said. "I lore one of you
gentleman. Will you both agree to
shake hand3 if I name the one I love?"
At this they were all attention. Then
Herbert nodded an assent, and Elliot
followed.
"The one who kissed me," said
Marian and covered her face with her
hands.
Elliot started for her, but I was too
quick for him and carried her away.
The duel did not take place. There
is a sequel to this story, but it is a
long one. Elliot was a long while in
gaining Marian's consent to marry him.
That kiss kept him from another for
, more than a year.
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