The daily Alaskan., 1915-04-26

were met by Turner ana HE slelbH'
 It was decided that they should sneak upon the lodge which Harris oc- cupled and make him prisoner while still in bed. Then they were to take him away to the place among the hills that had been prepared by Turner.
 He was to be kept here in case he refused to agree to the terms offered, while Werner was to return to the city and have the demands pre- sented to Mrs. Harris and her brother.
 Two days later the five had gone from Turner's place to the retreat he had made in the hills and from there had advanced upon the little house Harris himself had built of logs.
 They took up their position near a mass of white covered underbrush, from which they coSld watch the win dow not more than twenty yards away, and prepared to wait until the man within went to bed.
 They could see him from time to time as he bent over the fire cooking smoking hunks of meat He ate his supper with the appetite of a man who had tramped the entire winters day and had earned his food, after which he lighted his pipe and smoked for awhile, seated before the fireplace, with his feet resting upon the low mantcl above his head. Then he stretched himself luxuriantly, an ex- prcssion of great enjoyment upon his hard lined face. and prepared to roll l into bed
 Several minutes later the party gath cred about the rear door, discovered that 1t was not even bolted, entered a | rude kind of hallway and stopped be- | fore the room in which Harris was al- ready asleep, as his heavy breathing informed them.
 "Gct your rods ready now" Werner i whispered. "So you can follow me | when cave in the door" | He drew back across the narrow pasSaPcWay and rushed against the door with all of his strength It broke open before him. and he stumbled into | the room, the others following him with their guns drawn. Harris had started up nt the noise and made an attempt to reach the cor uer of the room in which was q small arsenal. but halted when he saw that 1 Lc was covered by four or five men who wore heavy mufticrs over their ! faces below the eyes
 Harris stood for moment gazing at | them,
 "Wen. what dye wunt?" lie growled finally, hctaying no signs of fear. You sec. we've got you. doc" Wer- ncr began in a matter of fact manner "Got to hand it to you for taking it 1 like that though. You see, the object of the game is to take you off to place We know of and keep you there l ill your wife or your manager comes 1 through with what we ask and gets you out of soak. Do you make me-"
 How much do you think you're go- ] ing to gct?" demanded Harris, Continu- l ing to size them up.
 ' If you fixed it up yourself so We could i get the coin promptly and without any sort of trouble, why, out of cOnsidera- 1 ton for your kindness and your show of judgment we might let you down with as little as ten thOusand-and that's the lowest, because, with just q little more time, we can get your wife or that brOthcr-in-law manager of yours to kick in with at least twenty ! five"
 My wife can't sign check for more that one thousand at most, and my 1 manager isn't allowed to make out one for more than it takes for current ex- pcnses."
 After a pause. during which Harris l and Werner looked at each other in the manner of opponents at poker, the latter said: "On the dead, now, aln't 1 the principal reason you don't want to cough up just because you'd rather give up twenty-five thousand willingly than be made to give up ten"
 MT. Harris grunted in a manner that might have Signifed assent.
 Would you give up twenty-five thousand if you didn't have to come across with ten?" languldly inquired ] George.
 Yes" growed the other
 You're onr George called as he knocked Werncr's revolver halfway l across the room by a sudden move ment and rapidly waved his own gun from one to the other of the remain ing three, all of whom were taken en- | tirely by surprise.
 In an instant Harris had jumped across the room and had armed him ' self.
 And now, gov'ner," went on the younger man, "I'll keep 'em covered while you take their gats."
 Mir. Harris finished disarmins them | and turned to George.
 "Whatrr we going to do with emp l he asked.
 If it's all the same 10 you we'll just . turn the rummies out and let lem beat i it before the going gets worse" | "Nul lHviDg them irving if again or