The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-14

of The escape To throw rope over for him to climb upon. He was to make known his presence by throw Ing a stone over the wall
 There were so many contingencies TO the success of the plan that Boyle and Hunter were loath to go on with it Hunter would have back ed out had it not been for the earn est pleading of Mrs. Maxson. T. Nas all she could do To hold him to his purpose When all else fail ed she agreed to double the amount of his reward That decided him. Nothing remained but 10 appoint a certain night when Woodruff and Somers should be ready at the out or wall and tho attempt should be made
 The night arranged for was very dark, high wind bowling furious ly This was in some respects an advantage for the operations of the conspirators were less likely to be h-acd. After midnight Boyle gave MaXsen suit of clothes, let him put of his cell and conducted him 70 the prison yard Boyle knew just where guards and watchmen were stationed and how to avoid them In the yard they found Hunter Boyle withdrew the ladder from its n ding place and put if up against thc wall
 l. was far too short
 Ii looked as if, after all the plan ming and pain, the attempt was to 5e a failure There was no possi- 5ility of the prisoner getting on he wall His assistants were wild with terror They had as much at stake as the man they were trying set free To return him to his
 ell would be to incur again the risk they had taken in getting him out. They must put him over that wall.
 For heavens sake, Hunter" gasp ed Boyle. what shall We do?"
 m go to the dining room and get table"
 Co quick"
 The table was brought and stood near the wall. The ladder was plac- ed on il. but il was still too short. MaXson climbed il. but could not get his fingers on the walls top.
 Steady" called Boyle in a loud whisper and he and Hunter, who were both strong men. raised the ladder the height of their should CTS.
 A little more," called Maxson
 By a combined effort they raised it as high as they could reach, and the prisoner got on to the wall
 Boyle and Hunter were still in terrible danger of discovery Until they had removed the table and the ladder and had returned to their duties they were not safe But they accomplished it all. Their work was lone. Each had promise of what 70 him was a small fortune.
 MaXson must take a jump in the dark, What was below him, how far it was to the ground. he did not know, and he could not see. He might break his neck; he might break G limb. The latter alterna- tive seemed worse to him than the first, for if he were unable to walk he would be recaptured. placed in close confinement and would doubt less die in prison. He must take the risk Hanging by his fingers, he let go and dropped He struck soft ground, and though jared, was not injured.
 What there was about him was not revealed under the heavy clouds Scudding across the sky. Which dir octiOn to take to reach the outer wall he did not know; but. placing his back against the wall he had scaled, he walked straight forward. He had not gone fifty paces before he brought up against the second barrier. All he knew of his friends position was that they had been in- Structed to be as near as possible to the point where he was to scale the first wall. He groped about to find a stone to throw over the wall. but could feel nothing but dirt. Oh, for a flash of lightning that he might see some object that he could use!
 After spending what seemed to him half an hour hunting for a stone - it might have been ten min uteS fearing that his friends would think the attempt had either been postponed or had failed and would go away, he went to the wall, clutched frantically and for a moment gave way to despair Then it occurred to him to throw over some loose dirt. Scooping some damp earth in his hands, he made a ball of it and tossed it over the wall. He listened, but no sound came. The stiffness was horrible. He scooped