The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-18

would not dare report hun slnce ne was himself liable to be shot for sleep Ing on post Singing h.s Krag-Jorgcn- sea over his shoulder. sandy buckled hls rcyolyer Co his hip and started forth. Seeing a house In the distance. he made for it and on reaching it knocked at the door. A black eyed spanish girl opened 1t and stood look ing at him susplclously.
 Could you give me a blter asked the soldier. lifting his hat politely.
 The girl shook her head. indicating that she did not understand English. 'whereupOn sandy made pantomime motions descriptive of shoyel.ng in food The girl led the way Into the dining room and placed on the table the remains of last nights supper. Sandy exercised great ingenuity fin 70 rhg his gratitude, then sat
 tu to. Meanwhile the girl
 Nom. After the soldier had
 Ill he stuffed bis pockets for
 dcs. then arose from the ta-
 taking his gun. was about Co whcn the girl came in, appar- 70. n great excitement. and, pan \ E.ng in her turn, gave him Co un- NE yand that the Spaniards were com
 Opcning a trapdoor. she pointed to d staircase leading to the cellar. .Sandy descended. and the door wus closcd Then be heard the sound of heavy furniture being moved on to the trap. and it began to dawn upon him that he was a prisoner.
 Having got tn. the first thing he did was Co look about him Co discover how be could got out There was but one little square window, near the ceiling. which was covered with an iron grating. Consequently Sandy was as safe as a rat in trap. He had not been there long before the girl ac- companied by a Spanish officer. ap- peared at the window. Sandy seized hls rilc. but the two speedily betooS themselves out of range He could hear them chattering and made out from one or two words he understood that one Of them-the officer he sup poscd-would go for a guard Co remove him. Thcn De heard footsteps iu the room above. after which all was quiet. Sandy gave himself up as captured for time. then resumed his interrupt ed reconnoltering for a means of es- cape. A chimney was built from the cellar. where it was of stone. with no opening. but the house was very old and the stones bad been loosely put together. sandy tugged at one of them and succeeded in removing it This loosened two or three more. md he put bis head and shoulders through. The chimney was Jrgc enough for him Co pass through it. and he deter. mined to climb up. Leaving bis ride relying solely on his revolver. he got through the aperture and. using back and knees. shinned up Go the floor above. where be encountered a broad, fat hearthstone. Sandy was pretty strong and succeeded in lifting it a few Inches. Through the crack he saw the Spanish officer sitting with his arms and head on a table. asleep.
 Sandy's movements from this point were conducted with the utmost care. Bracing himself. he gave the stone an- other uft and. drawing bis revolver, put it lengthwise between one end and the floor. This was Q critical moment IT the odicer awakered, Sandy was lost. Resting only a moment, be gave the stone one more tug and got it on end Then be gently rested it against the dreplace and in another moment was sitting on a coping.
 At this moment loose stone became detached and dropped Q the cellar. making a great noise. The officer raised hls bead. and great was his as- tonishment at seeiug Sandy sitting In the fireplace. For moment be seemed paralyzed. Then. drawing a pistol, he was about to Ore when bis urn fell umpan bis pistol dropped on the floor. Sandy had winged hlm.
 Hands up. Bout facel March! cried Sandy. but as the officer did not understand English hls captor was obliged to resort to pantomlme again, which the officer. with a revolver pointed at him. was not slow in under. standing. Sandy marched hls captive out Of the house and toward the Amerl. can lines. When be got within hailing distance Of the picket. bullet sang by bis ear from the rear, and, turning, he saw a dozen Spaniards, led by the girl who had trapped hlm, standing at a rise in the ground. gesuculatng. Al the same moment the picket advanced to Sandy's rescue.
 Captain Murphy of the picket post had finished a two hours nap and was rubbing his eyes when he heard the firing. Starting up, he saw Sandy Bancroft coming In with bis prisoner.
 "What were you doing outside the hneF' demanded the captain sternly.
 "Reconnoltering. said Sandy.
 The officer thought of his nap on post md concluded to compromise for E- ence with Sandy and the men who gere munching the food Sandy bad roueht for them.
 -You aro a bravo many he said. "l 'all recommend you for promotion
 GILLIAN c. VAN WORST.