The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-03
A RESURRECTION
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 single track, and the time was 10 o'clock at night. knew the danger of crossing the bridge. but had been absent for months, had Jdst alghted at the station half Q mile away ana was fin hurry to reach my home.
 "My clothesT I exclaimed, aston ished. "If you had, asked for my yalu- ables, would not be surprised, but my clothes are an old suit I use for travelling"
 "The age doesn't matter. and the yaluables goes with 'em. Come, get 'em off."
 The man was armed with q bludg- con, while had nothing for defense.
 "Oh, I seel l said. "You are being hunted and want to eyade your pur- suers."
 The fellow had a desperate look about him. and began at once to di- vest myself of my garments. He hur- ried me. but I hoped to save some pa- pers there were fin my pocket and stop ped to take them out
 Let 'em alone," he said. q want 'em for Identification"
 Tn q few minutes the man had on my clothes while was obliged to put on his or go naked. I did leave on some of them, but he forced me to wear them, doubtless knowing that if they were found they would betray the exchange.
 Now" he said when we were dress ed, you go back to where the road crosses the railroad, go down the hill and cross the footbridge. When you get to the bridge, give me n whistle. ] don't propose to let you get far enough to give me away before I can reach the other side of this thing. and 1t 'p be slow walkin' for me"
 I concluded that discretion was the better part of yalor and did exactly as he directed When Preached the foot bridge. saw his dark figure fin silhou cite against the sky standing where ] had left him. whistled, and he starr ed over the bridge.
 It was .mIle farther to my home b, the route I was forced to take, but ] was relieved to get away from a des perate man and walked brlslily, won derlng what my wife would say to sec me coming in in such wretched clothes. Suddenly heard the sound of horses hoofs behind me clatterlng over the narrow footbridgc and knew the rider must be In hurry tO take such risk In fact. surmlsed he was nfter the criminal. and 1 would have hidden to avoid trouble had there been any means of conccalmcnt. Since there was none [ resolved tO make virtue of necessi- ty. and as the hOrseman came up l called tO him:
 "lf you are looking for an escaped villain. he's just crossed the railroad bridge above"
 "I am looking for a criminal" he re- piled. covering me with a revolver. and reckon you're the man."
 He was in police uniform. and with his revolver close to my face l made the best of the situation.
 'T'll go with you. Do you know the man you're afterr
 .'I know that he wears a dirty yellow suit" he replied evasively, and, dis mounting, he struck match and exam ined my clothes.
 Not much risk about taking you in." he said. "Got any weaponsT
 No"
 He searched me, finding nothing on me, then, slipping bracelet on my wrists led his horse and walked me back to the station. There was train due from the direction wished to go, and one had recently passed going the other way. He grumbled at not hay ing caught the latter train and when the other came along boarded 1t with me and took me tO town twenty miles distant and lodged me in jail.
 was kept waiting several days for a keeper to come from the prison from which the convict had escaped. Every hour l expected my liberty. When the man arrived and looked me over, he saw that there had been a mistake. ] told him my story and was released. l was 30 delighted to get out of bad box that I refralned from abusing any one for my detention and, being fur nished with a ticket, took a train for home. Reaching the station, l took advantage of my lesson that haste makes waste" and instead of crossing the railroad bridge took a depot hack and rode home.
 Though 1t was o'clock in the after noon. my house waS locked and every shutter closed. l supposed my wife would be at her mothers and drove there. There was shut up" look about the place. but opened the front door and marched In. A servant was fin the dining room, who as soon as she saw me dropped a platter she was carrying. and lt broke into fragments, accompanied by wild shrleks as she ran Into the kitchen. followed her. and she ran out the back door. Dis dalnlng to pursue her farther, l re- solved to look elsewhere for e solution of the mystery that was growing more and more astonishing. Going again into the street. I met friend who stared at me in astonishment
 "For heavens sake. Stvers, what does this meanT asked.
 "Are you really aliver
 ."Alive! Of course l am"
 "You were buried yesterday. I know that, for attended your funeral" l -. .m oka,,N C oakaH