San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-23

surface OF the frozen sea.
with whom are you, my dear childF
asked Yegor, at last
"With the son of the chief of police Of
Yakoutsk, who has brought me back to you
all"
THE son of the chief of policel" cried NJ
Lafeur, in whose ears this title had dis.
agreeable sound.
"He is very ill-wounded. Thanks to the
money he possessed, he was able to inducs
rich Tunguse having very handsome REIN
deer to bring us hither."
"Yegor, am going to him" said NJ. LAT.
leur, ''while you conduct Ladislas to his
sister. But, be careful Prepare her a Lit.
tie for the joy which awaits her"
NJ Lafieur cautiously descended towards
the marta. The sky had much paled. When
he was near the travellers;
"Come on" said he; 1--WE are your
friends"
"And my father, asked Dimitri, in fec.
BILE voice.
"He is over there, with US. More than
once he has spoken of you, and your fate
torments him.
"Then shall see him-before die ~ muir
INJURED the wounded man.
Before you diel Ahl see-you are
Ill, my friend, very i'll; but we will caro-
for you. Come quickly and warm yourself
at our fire, and tell your driver to do the
same"
The Tunguse, thus invited, lifted Dimitn
and, with the aid of the Partisan, Yermac's
son succeeded in clearing the distance which
separated the sledge from the hut. His
| father ran to meet him.
"Fatherl" said the young man, on per.
| ceiving him. "give me credit for good
| action. l have brought you back the child"
Yermac clasped Dimitri to his breast; but
| he could not avoid making the following OBJ
| servation to him:
For your first good action, you have not
exactly had happy hand"
"How is that"
| ''The child is the son Of exiles-he is in
| company with others who are escaping"
Il did not know it, murmured Dimitri.
| 1.-THE merit Of the action is yours, all the
| same" said Yermac 1.-THE moment l re-
turn this child to them, shall feel myself
completely free from every obligation in re-
gard to them. And shall owe this very
| great satisfaction to you"
| Dimitri could not and did not understand.
| His father saw how weak he was and ask
ed him the re lson.
| Dimitri ans ered
| 'It happe. ed when wished TO quit my
| com9aIiDus. was already far from them,
brilu~,ng the child, in the night, when they
free "ron US. They comprehended that I
| had abandoned them L was hit by a ball
| below the left shoulder. / could not stop to
care for myself-and that is the reason am
| in this sad state"
unfortunate mani You exposed your
self to an aggravation of your conditionr
cried Yermac.
''Then you no longer wish to see me die,
fatherl" said the young man, with sad
smile. "At least, l have seen you again be-
fore drawing my final breath" added he,
'and you will, perhaps, pardon me for ell
the pain I have caused you" o.,
"Ahl Dimitrim cried Yermac, greatly
moved, do not talk thus, At this moment
many things are forgotten. But how were
you able to get hereto push your search SO
farin
1.-THE courage of the child did everything.
As for me, l felt that 1 was dying and did
not wish to lose an hour, in order to redeem
myself in your eyes, to turn from me your
malediction."
f! What an affecting scene was this recon.
Citation of father and son in this vast frame,
lighted up by the last phase of the aurora
borealis, in which now the glare Of q huge
confagration was mingled with the soft
shades Of early dawn!
That night was finished in the hut amid
the chat Of Ladislas and the happy Mad
eye and the confidential talk of Dimitri
and his father. The Yakoutes feted the
Tunguse
At length, Yermac said to Yegor:
"Thanks to my son, am able to restore
you this child whom we all believed lost,
and who. certainly, would have died Of want
without Dimitri. Do you not think, Sem
enoff, that this is something's"
"You were our debtor, Yermac; I am
| now yours" he answered. "But do not all
these circumstances cause you to refectl
Will you not, at last, depart from that cruel
attitude towards us which has made US enc
| mies2"
"As to that, it is impossible!"
1--WE esteem and hate each other"
81 have no hatred"
"But should much prefer hatred, the
| blind instrument of barbarous legislation,
to that inledbility Of character which moth
ing can touch, nothing can convince, and
nothing can move Your hatred, if not al
ready extinguished, would surely be extin.
guished at this hour when we contract such
great obligations towards you. But you can
neither hate nor love-"
81 obey more elevated Dictates"
"Here, take your weapons again, Yer
mac" said Yegor. Whatever you may say,
| now no longer fear anything from you.