San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-18

all the powers of his imagination, IN. Laf-
leur," and he presented to the Esaoule the
former herbalist, lis Partisan and, furth.
er, distinguished naturalist and the author
of the Flora Altaica!"
"All this is not passport" observed the
old Russian official.
M. Lafieur has ticket permitting him &c
go as far as Aldanskoi where l met him,
and he risked accompanying me out of pure
love for science"
Hum" muttered the Esaoule, but half
convinced.
Never" said NJ. Lafleur, Jam asked fol
my passport-no, neverl and every year !
run through Siberia from the Ural Noun
tains to Kamtchatka, and from the Altai
chain to the Arctic Ocean. The rest Of my
time pass in the intimacy of the governor
of Yakoutsk and his charming family. ]
enjoy the respect of the governor, the esteem
of his wife, and the friendship of Miles.
Agrafena and Elena, their daughters. Are
you satisfied, Esaoule! For relay-master
you are furiously exacting! Look at me
WE'LL am a F'renchman, born in Paris, on
the Place de la Bastille. My spine is
straight and have not the air Of being &C
| customed to receive the knout-know that
and vive la liberte! Respect in me a
friend of your superior, and don't annoy me
further with your ridiculous formalities"
While speaking, M. Lafieur had, never
theless, handed his ticket to the officer.
II ask your pardon, Monsieur" said the
latter, respectfully taking the paper; "but
| the chief Of police of Yakoutsk," (the fugi-
| tives could not repress start of great sur
| prise) notified me through my Cossacks of
| the escape of several exies and sent me de-
| scriptions arJN ring exactly to you, this
| young lady, her &.)tuc", and the young man
accompanying them.'
Yermac drew himself up, radiant at hav-
ing succeeded SO well.
| Yegor thought he was about to speak-to
lenOunce them.
He made desperate attempt to assure
| his silence.
| You have not asked me-" said he, to the
Esaoule, ''who is my other travelling COM
| panion. / have the honor to present to you
in him one of the four or five Polish priests,
| (Yermac seemed overcome with supreme
amazement)-"one of the Polish priests
whom the Russian government allows to
| travel through Siberia to visit once a year
the settlements in which are the political
| convictS of their race and faith. He passes
bravely through the Siberian cold from
| Tobolsk to the colonies of the AMOR, and
| from the mines of Ncrtchinsk to the ship
| yards of Okhotsk."
HE ought TO have a regular passport
murmured the Esaoule.
The chief of police had about him only
papers establishing his identity. To show
them, would be equivalent to a denuncia-
| ton.
| Permit me to finish" resumed Yegor, to
| whom the danger lent activity Of mind.
THE devotion of our new friend does not al
ways receive it's recompense; among the
Verkho- Yansk Mountains, we drew him, so
to speak, from the jaws of a bear"
(Which had already cruelty torn his
arm, said NJ. La1eur, coming to Yegor's aid.
But the passport!p
| Eaten by the bear" said NJ. Laf1eur.
| "Lost with valuable wallet, in the agony
of the terrible strife" said Yegor, drown
ing the voice of the distinguished naturalist.
| The Esaoule, astonished at the silence of
the pretended Polish priest, looked at him
as if to obtain from him a word agreeing
with the declarations Of his companions.
| The chief of police replied to this look
81 have nothing to add" said he, ito what
has been told you-the Verkho-Yansk Noun
tains, the bear, the wound-all this is the
| exact truth"
| This was an immense relief to Yegor and
| Nadege, but all the trouble was not yet
over"
| "All this" said the Esaoule, scratching his
head, sis far from being regular"
| IIJybot furthnr can dnlu aclxed YepOr
''Youl-nothing. But 1 must do what the
| circumstances render necessary. I arrest
| you, and shall ask instructions of the gov
| ernor of YakOutsk and his chief of police,
| at the same time sending a Cossack to
| Niini-Kolimsk to announce to the Esaoule,
my colleague your speedy arrival-provided
that what you have told me be true"
CHAPTER xv.-THE JEW AND HIS GOLD DUST.
Yegor was thunderstruck. He saw Mad
| ege turn pale, ready to swoon.
LAS you please" said he to the Esaoule,
''though it is wretched piece Of business
to delay children who are fastening to their
fathers death-bed. But you should, Mon
sieur" added he, firmly, "when travellers
are obliged to present themselves before
you, fatigued by long journey made under
the worst conditions to gain few hours
these hours which you are so lightly max
ing us lose-you should begin by exercising
little in their favor that Siberian hospital
ity which is praised so highly-in distant
Enthusiastically when there are delicate
persons among them, like this young girl
and this little lad"
The Esaoule, in confusion, offered Mad
eye chair, and showed Ladislas some kind
ness.