The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-18

nlShed room Tn which a gas Jet was burning. Besides the two men was a woman. vcritablc bag. and, though he understood not word of their talk, he knew that the men were turning him over to her as his jailer. After brief consultation the two men went out If the room, followed by the wo- man. who locked the door after her.
 Mark threw himself on a lounge and cried til she came back with some bread and a little butter and sugar on f. She told him in Italian English not Co cry. giving him 10 understand that he would be well treated This helped him to recover his eQuanimity, and he e.e the suvpcI she had provided for him. Tlca she took him upstairs to large bedroom, in which the gaS iNf was turned low. aud told him to Go to led
 The kfduaperS were evidently either ,.rviakcvS of the house or, know uG ;nnt u Was vacant, had forced aU cn uau., aud appropriated it f" lhsT r>' Mark didn't consider this Ile WAS ."" yaur-. .,u, lac dld consider w"au> ot ,~ .nv I-iS father had once locked h... ;. s rcum for disohedicucc and shortly after found him playing base l.w vtn his boy companions. Mark had S . down l drain pipe .\S Sno0 aS the woman left him he began to make i0vcStiCltions He raised a win Crsv S0 stea'tnily as not to Wak' a sound that could be heard and looked out He was on the third story in the Tear oS the house and nothing near by which hc might get down. He noticed a telephone wire leading into a room below and wished he might get near it long enough to send a message. But it Was not likely that his CaptorS would permit him to do so.
 He .ouScd also for the battery he had at home and wires to connect it with tho telephone wires. thinking he might send message But he was perfectly safe where he was. and at last, giving uD trying to devise u.,auS of escape,
 
 he threw himself on the bed. There ho fell to thinking how anxious his ia ther and mother would be about him and cried himself to sleep.
 Early in the morning the woman awakened him and took him out of the room he occupied. She had no idea Of letting him stay in the daytime where he might attract the attention of those outside and communicate with them. She took him downstairs to the kitchen, where she gave him something to eat. After that she compelled him to re- main there with her while she did cer tain chores.
 The door of the kitchen closet stood oreu. and Mark could see that on its shelves were certain remnants of stores that were not likely to have been bought by his captors. They had evidently been left there by those who had occupied the premises before 1t had been closed. One thing Mark saw put an idea into his head It was lemon. His grandfather, WHO uau been soldier in the civil war, had been captured and imprisoned. He had communicated with friends with out by writing letters which would pass inspection. but on being heated the real mlSSive, that had been invtsi- blc. would appear. Mark had often heard him tell the story of how by this means he was assisted to escape, and it occurred to him that if he could get hold of that lemon he might write a note to his father. The idea was very vague in his mind, but one thing he determined on, to steal the lemon.
 He was permitted to walk around the room. and watching his opportunity when the hag's back was turned to him while she stood at the sink, he