The daily Alaskan., 1916-02-10
By M QUAD

town, and as I was stroDing along the highway In the suburbs one day a ve- hicle containing a single traveller aP- 1 peared
 The driver pulled up that the traveller might ask if he could find accommoda- Hon at some chalet instead of the hotel, as he was not In good health and want ed uuietness. I was lodging at a pri- vate house, and there was room for an other guest The stranger was driven on, and l sat down on a rock to sum him up. Having come from the west m a country vehicle, he must have come from beyond the railroad station. The horse looked weary, and the hour was { in the afternoon, and l settled it that be must have come from Thalla, fifteen miles away. The man wore a hat that did not Ct him and had the collar of his coat turned up. He had goggles though it was a dark day. A person who wears goggles for weak eyes will carry a finger to one Of the glasses every two or three minutes, even fl be does not move them occasionally. On this mans face was a newly grown beard about an inch long. Every thirty seconds up went his hand Co scratch Be was not used to a beard. but had grown it for an object Re thickened bis voice when he spoke ee me, and lt was easy to detect tbe unnatural tn- t0natiou. Why did he do itE Travellers searching for health are seldom to be met with in the mountain except in early summer, and tbis was late in the season. He might explain, however. MT. BTaceby, as be had given his name probably had more reasons for seclu- sion than be had stated, and l had a curiosity to observe him further.
 He was taken in ay the chalet and that night We ate supper together 4 saw by bis table manners that he was used to the quick lunches Of a resta4 rant Be claimed to be an Eug.-. man. but his American ii0ms would have given him away 10 a child
 h the course Of four or five days I had the stranger sized up to a dot and would have bet five to one that my diagnosis was positively correct Be was a straight haired American Be was a public official It was his drst time abroad. Re was ju dis gulse and a fugitive Whatever poodle he had with him be had in his under shirt pocket I knew this because he was constantly raising bis hsnd to the spot
 I am no man hunter. l did not so to the police or drop a hint ro any one Of whatever crime he was Erl'ty be was safe from me. ] knew it wasn't murder, unless done in the trial of uassiou. for he was sentimental and lander hearted. think it was on the fifth day of bis stay that he became Sgvrs .sh and care6 ln a doctor and went to be5-mcntaI worry. you see. had finished my supper and was smoking my pipe when ! saw stranger coming up the path from the botal. From bis Eslt I judged him fo ba su American. From the way be furtgveIy eyed the chalet and its sur roundinEs I reasoned that he had other business than looking for lodgings. As he came to a halt and looked me over he gave himself away as de tscrve. Be had -a6eu me for the man he wanted. and chaEin showed clearly on his fscs- He was from a western rore and ou the trail Of detau.ung city treasurer
 IL was queer enough that he didn't rvk Ef there was another traveler in the hause. Be took it for granted that ' was the only one, and be told ne rbe whole story of Braceby's theft and flight Be talked for two hours and rh sn went away, saying that he should hang around for @ few days. Hat an hour after his going it was discovered fhat Rraceby was missing. His bed 749rn window was over the ve1aDda and be had hcaN5 all
 When three days had passed and no race of the missing uan bad been had he was given away 10 the detec- dve by one Of the t3wD officials He 1ad left the chalet lightly cIad, with out feed or baggage and in a fever and the tdca was that be had lost him self on the mountains and would per
 sh if not found Parties were sent out in search. and it was not long be fore evidence was found.
 Being 5E and without foi'd and Jhinly clad. be could not keep his life over two or three days h the gloom of hat first night he had t-aveied nearly TWO miles, making uD the mountains ,7T a path. Then be had wandered from the path and fallen into a stream from a thirty foot bank The rushing waters had carried him down a mile or more, and thev found his body we5gea between two great rocks.
 When the coroner overloaded the effects found ou the body there came