The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-17

now The commander conducted her to the dory and they rowed in s- lence to the submarine.
 Jane gazed with wonder at the strange craft as she climbed aboard. It was a model ship as far as she could see. Everything was spick and span and the brass rails were pol ished until they shone, She did not observe much else for she was hast ened into the interior of the boat. She found herself in neatly furn- ished room with electric lights, but no plate glass sides. There was little noise when the submarine start ed again and become submerged
 There seemed to be no other pris- oners on the boat. Jane gathered from remarks dropped by the crew that this submarine was patroling the northern part of the Pacific and that it was the U-49.
 She saw little of the German cap tain, but she found out that his name was Burner and that he had sailed with Captain Koenig.
 Jane had passed four days read ing delightful books found in her room, when one night the submar inc came to the surface. Suddenly about seven o'clock, the submarine became the scene of hustle and con. fusion A Japanese war vessel had been sighted about two miles west and the under sea craft was getting ready to torpedo her The Japs evi dently saw her too. because in a few seconds her guns were blazing away at the German The submar- inc launched four torpedoes at the war vessel and one pierced her ar nor. The submarine then launched two more and both of these took eff feet
 In the meantime. several of the Japanese shells had hit the submar- inc and she was ready to quit. She took to her heels and did not stop until many miles were between her and the Japanese vessel.
 Jane had listened to the sounds of the skirmish with bated breath and had given a sigh of relief when she felt the submarine on it's way again.
 The next morning she was given orders to come up on deck. after she had noticed the boat was stand ing still. Upon coming up, she was surprised to see before her a verdant hillside and a sloping sandy beach with a regular workshop on it. She was taken to the beach and put by herself under a guard By keeping her ears open. she heard that the submarine had been wounded in the foregoing conflict and was at this submarine base on the Alaskan coast for repairs.
 Here was at least a ray of hope. She was at least in a possession of the United States. But how was she going to escape from under the very nose of a guard?
 Jane decided to bide her time and she behaved so we'll that finally the guard wandered farther and farther away As dusk was coming on. the
 
 quietly slipped into the shelter of some nearby trees. She thought she had recognized the island as a picture of Rover Island on which was located an Indian camp. She was correct, for after walking steadily for about twelve hours. she came upon an Indian encampment. She , hastily told her tale of woe and a troop of Indians were sent to fix the Germans, but they returned in about two hours and reported that all there was left of the submarine base was few buildings and every. thing else had vanished. Evidently the Germans had gone while the go ing was good.
 Jane finally reached Juneau and | left for Seattle on the Mariposa af ter cabling to her father and mother When Jane reached home she had fully passed the stage when she