The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-06

ate his supper. He was facing the fire. and thus turned partly from the window. and l was hoping that McDougal would again appear had not long to wait for he soon looked through the small window. and by signs gave me to understand that he would try Co help me. From his motion. concluded that he meant Go wait till night and then enter the cave. Although l was bound SO that l could not move. I cndeavored to convey to him inc mental condition of my captor. I was m terror for fear he would be discovered, as l now saw the man had finished his supper.
 Replcnishing the fire he turned around and sat intently rcgardlng me. A look of mild sympathy had now taken the place of the look oi fierce brightness m his
 WONDERFUL DARK EYES.
 How long hc sat thus cannot tell. but it seemed an internity Co me. The cave was now lighted only by the lurid fire. At length he arose and going to the door. braced two sticks and rolled large stone against it Throwing more wood upon the fire he went Co the far thcr end of the cave. and | could hear him lifting a weight, and then knew that he had left the room, for he was putting a stone against an opening from an aioining apartment | now made a tremendous effort to loosen my hands and feet. but without success. The leather thongs had cut into my wrists until they were bleeding. and | realized that l must wait for McDougal Co effect am entrance into the cave.
 | managed Co wriggle my body about until l was directly m front of the stone door of the second apartment when ! saw the iaintest gleam of light through a tiny hole beneath the stone. ] succeeded m getting my eve directly oyer the hole and could see my captor kuccling upon the ground about SiN feet from me: before him was a hole form which he was throwing the dirt by means of a small flat stone Imagine my surprise when he took out several large skin bags. such as are used by miners for carrying gold dust and nuggets. Some oi these bags he open cd and taking out the nuggets he fond led them glcciully. ever and anon laugh ing that low terrible laugh He might have heard me breathing for several times he looked up. as though a sound had reached his ears. then would con- ,inuc handling the gold with an the ionduc,s oi a miscr added Co the mad ness oi a maniac. watched him un- til he again began burying his treasure and then l moved hack to the position in which he had left me. and then lay hoping and praying that McDoug1l would soon come.
 After some time the maniac removed the stone and came out: by this time the cave was m intense darkness. ] could hear him rustliug some branches and then lic down Soon ] could tell by his regular breathing that he was m 8 deep sleep. and ] ag1.n made a great effort Co free myself. put with every movement thc blood flowed aircSh. and. worn out at last icll into a troubled sleep. ] awokc soon. and a slight noise at the cave entrance told me that Me. Dougal was trying Co loosen
 THE STONE AT THE DOOR. . moved over thinking could with my body remove the stone and sticks braccd against it With my feet pushed away the stone. and then with mighty effort McDougal moved the fac stone. which served for the door. and thrust his body through, and from under his cape flashed the light of his lantern.
 At the ian of the stone at the door. the maniac had given an uncartly yell and Seiziug his hunting knife placed himself against the opening Co the ad- joining room But the light of the lantern seemed Co madden him. and as . McDougal bent to cut the cords holl- ing my hands. the maniac uttered his fcndi,h laugh and Sprang upon him. | Then cnSucd a struggle which ! cannot recall without a shudder The lantern wa, cNtinguishcd in the struggle. and ! m thc midnight darkness I could moi even see their forms as they held cacl
 other in that death embrace At las
 there was a heavy thud: a body ha,
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