The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-30
)YKEMAN'S ;. PROWESS
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VI NtNAa or NNfluA- Our ANlt eek ol
 swsrapcr rcportcrs- -Dykeman was rte of us-was constantly treated by him to some fanc.ful exploit in which Lc bad been engaged. though he mod CStly kig an thc cro,lt Co some one else. Nt one time be had come upon a man oycrpowercd hy feotpaGs Just in time, with thc as.se;Jnc, ot others, Co drive Che rascalS O... ,i c.1thcr be had res cysd a child from The fourth story of a burning building. ncItonlng by the way. that a won,s D. . been rescued F'im the dfth story g some one else
 t,rf. .oi tSi 'cult clrcu. stanees.
 ga t..,rc " ,rc co' staut encounters vits 1c- 'l thc ", c where Dyke I. .i ru ..I.t . ..c. sIry Co go in Ele If. l. .c. oi som, Of his assign mr st.t .s'r.,l acWa Occasionally c 70 o.c aot a. fciutCd with him ws.iiL him rc.oJut these episodes ed ncyr. but those of us who be- | hg ! Co Che gang" as we disre- ..ecGuny referred Co ourselves, be- ueved that pyEcwau was simply suf- fcr.lg from having zoe Into the wrong sphere of life and h.s stories of adven- ture VI rc h.ssings of steam from bis -nafc;y valve.
 l lu were missing last night. Dyke man" would say Co him at dinner, when we were assembled at the little restaurant in Che alley where we all dined together. ",tl,rc do you spend y5ur cyeEiu.s when q GutyF
 Last ulgLt-lct me scc. An. re member. Last night was walking on -- street when woman threw up a window ln house | was passing and cried far help l went in and found Q t.,f, who had got Into the nccord toor ot Che house while the hL.ly were at dinner. just climbing down a latticcworE from rear porch.
 reached over and. sclzing his coat
 lar. drew h!m up. Just then a po-
 cman entered. and ! turned him
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 'Did any one else come In for any of .le creditY' asked one of the gang"
 "Yes: lt was an due to the woman who called for help. She had Induced the man Co enter a closet by assuring him that he would find the silver there. and when she got him in she slammed the door and turned the key. How ever. thc door was frall and he broke it down. I tell you she was plucky. that woman"
 But where were you the night be ore and Che night before thatl You re never with us any more. Do you kcscuc some one every nlghtT'
 A paiued expression came over his face. and hastcned Co add;
 "Nevc- mind. dear boy. You shall spend y.ur evenings where you please"
 Nevertheless curiosity got the better of us and many were our discussions as to bow Dykcman occupied bis lei- sure hours One said that he was se- crctly taking boxing lessons. another that hc had joined the militia and was giving au his spare time In drill Dyke man himself when twitted with the subject save out that he had job to shadow a multimlllionairc.
 Tim gave no explanation. SO at last we concluded Co huat up one for our selves. Choosing au evening whei we were an on duty together, we mad, our arrangements tl follow Dykciuan. "Wn you go Co ttr t1"1;cr tiis even- lngY" ! asked him "We are an on { tonight and can take In any show you Ike"
 Thanks. I would Ike to be with you. buJ you sec "I don't sec"
 "Wel. then. there is a bank"- (Which ls Co bc robbed tonight
 "How did you know thatg'
 "Neycr mlnd. Go on."
 "They need some man who is quick l on the trigger. who has plenty of muscle"- That win do; business before pleas Q ure. You can go Co tue theater with l us some other evening" We left Dykeman sitting over glass | Of sour wine and sallled forth, Osten- | slbly Co the theater. really to places Of conceulmcnt from which we watched un De came out, then followed | him. He soon stopped at Q candy | store. from which be emerged with a 1aper of sweets.
 els be going Co head or the bank | Jbbers by pcppering them with bon --Jonsg' remarked one Of the gang"
 A second stop was at a fruit stand. | wherc he purchased some luscious peaches and yellow bananas.
 CT sec" said another. Hes going | to scatter the skins on the floor in front of the vault and the robbers win dnd their feet in the air and themselves on their backs"
 Th6rc were no more stops ill Dyke | man entered little frame trap on the | outskirts of thc city. He went in at the door. and we took position at the window. A dim light shone within, and there was half an Inch of space between the window shade and sin | through which we peered from the | outside. A little girl of some seven or eight years was lying on a couch. ] Her cheeks were thin. her eyes were large and lustrous with disease. and | their expression as they hared upon the 1 great muscular figure of Dykeman was that of one who had waited hungrily | for him an through the long day. She threw her thin arms about him as he | bent over her and patted his broad