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So with the details of a daring plan of escape. committed to paper, Stroebel spent New Year's eve on his cell bunk reflecting on the future. His mouth organ was his constant companion, and he lay by the hour filling the stone cell with plaintive melodies of the past. On January 4th, he wrote another long letter to his brother (again intercepted) and this revealed a fresh plan. This time “there is no risk at all to anyone.” He counselled his brother to-buy a length of thick rope, paint it white and throw it over the high white-washed board fence which was the outer wall around the gaol property. It was not to be too long or it would lie on the ground inside the gaol grounds and be visible. A horse was to be tied outside the gaol “so that I can eet out of town in about one minute.” In this letter Stroebel planned to rendezvous with his brother on the waterfront. “Look for me” he instructed “right away and look until you find me for I won't have anything to eat until you find me so don’t lose no time.” DarING PLAN MISCARRIES But despite his poor opinion of the watch- fulness of his guards, it began to dawn upon the youth that his plans had miscarried in some way. Day by day the end came piti- lessly near, and on the 12th of January he passed his 21st birthday with his inseperable companion—the mouth organ with which he had charmed the youthful hearts of Sumas City, the instrument which he had so often played for the elderly Portugese he had so foully done to death. 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