The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-13
MY KIDNAPPING

When I was a girl of sixteen was one day watching housemaid movt e desk. She was about to put it back in It's place when noticed the corner of an envelope sticking out from the back of the desk. l took hold Of i' and drew 1t out It was addressed tC my mother, had never been opened, and the post mark bore a date Of twelve years before. | concluded to open c. It read:
 If you are convinced, write me definitely by return mall After Saturday C VII ee too late.
 It was signed with a single letter either an NJ. or a W, could not be certain which.
 I placed the note in one of the little drawers in the upper part of the desk. My mother was absent at the time, and I Intended to call her attention to it on her return, but forgot an about it
 One evening I visited a friend who lived few doors from our house and on taking my leave, started Co 60 home alone. A carriage was standing bv the curb. and two men were loiter ine on the sidewalk. AS l passed they approached me and almost before ] knew what had happened they had lifted me on my feet and put me in the carriage. Then they both got in and shut the door, and the coachman drove away.
 I begged them with tears Co tell me what it all meant and what they were going to do with me. One Of them as surcd me that no harm would come to me and I had best calm myself. After driving some distance they entered large grounds and stopped under the porte cochere of a dwelling. The door of the house opened, and a matronly woman came out put her arm about me with pleasant smile and lcd me in. to the house and up Into bedroom where she said I would spend the night I questioned her, but she gave me no Information. though she osSurcd me that no harm would come Co me. l learned something. however, from over, hearing a telephone message, the In strument being fxed in the hall One of the men who had Kidnapped me was taking
 shes here"
 A pause.
 "No. Tn guarantee that Not a hu- man being except those concerned knows where she Is or can track her.
 A pause.
 'She behaves very well, though, of course, she's pretty badly cut up"
 The man listened to something more, then hung up the receiver and went downstairs. A few minutes later l heard the carriage drive away.
 will not attempt to describe my feelings, which were rather puzzled than otherwise, for I was so kindly treated that It was impossible to con tinue to be frightened. The motherly woman brought me a nlghtdreSs and asked me If I'd Ike any supper. She had no fear of my getting out through the window, for I was on the third story.
 In the morning after breakfast was directed to % Into the library, A gen tleman was waiting for me who as approached regarded me with a face on which sadness had been stamped. but which now lighted up with kind ness, love, admiration.
 Marjorie, my child, what a splendid | girl you are"
 drew back, astonished. "Who are youy" asked
 Your father"
 My father Is not living"
 'Has any one ever told you that he Is deady"
 I could not remember that any one had ever said SO.
 Marjorie" he continued, drawing me to him, q am really your father Your mother has had you long enough: at least 1t Is now my turn for awhile. We shall sal this afternoon for Eu- rope"
 I was convinced that he was really my father both by his bearing toward me and a picture I had seen of him. temporized with him. neither assenting nor dissenting. We were stlu talking to gether when several men forced their way into the house. and soon after my mother drove up in a carriage. She found me with my father. Seizing her by the hand. I endeavored to draw her to him, begging them to be reconciled
 Impossible" said my father, q gave your mother last opportunity more than ten years ago"
 'You did not" said my mother, tears starting to her eyes You left me without a word"
 T wrote to you that if you were con vinced your suspicious of my infidelity were unfounded to write me within a given time. After that 1t would be too lats"
 The words recalled the letter had found.
 "You wrote no such letter. You left me to punish me for an mfounded sus-