Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-24

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1t was possible, thought, to oyertale
the assassins before they could reach IL;
and even II we failed 1t mattered little.
for the Vistula was still mile or mora
away. We swept over the icy ground al
q dangerous speed, and / felt like
shouting out with triumph, for the
sleigh was running slower and slower,
and the capture Of the men seemed GER
tain.
! called them to surrender, but they
made no reply, though they must have
seen how hopeless their situation was
The bridge was now very close, and I
saw at glance 1t wac giving way. for
the stream was high and swollen. and
great cakes OF Ice were crashing against
the wooden piles.
Look out, they are going to Are. .
cries Karaman, suddenly. And as he
spoke the srnooth-faced ma. half rose in
his seat and turning round pointed the
gun directly ct US. heard the report
and felt the whiz Of the bullet past nv
ear. Then came puff OF white smoke
and second shot; and with cry Of
pain the Cossack behind me spranq IN
from his saddle and rolled down on the
Icy road, while his riderless horse
reared with fright.
THE scoundrelsi'' bissed Karaman
through his teeth. III we only dared
fire on them!''
But this was exactly what we dared
not do. They must be taken alive at
all hazards. In the excitement had
forgotten all about the bridge, and clos
ing up we dashed ON in rapid pursuit.
/ The assassins had nearly reached the
edge Of the stream now. The bearded
man was plying the whip savagely, and
his companion was standing, gun in
hand, holding his fire apparently until
! We should come little nearer
Faster and faster--and now the stream
was before us. raging, roaring torrent,
flashing by with terrible velocity, and
still the fugitives madly dashed theil
jaded horses
An instant more and the panic
stricken brutes dashed upon the sway.
ing, trembling structure; and then, with
mighty crash and binding cloud d
spray and snow, bridge, sleigh and all
crumbled into the torrent, and with Z
terrible effort we checked our trembling
horses on the very brink.
For a moment / could see nothing,
and then Karaman pointed out the two
assassins huddled together on grea,
cake of ice that was whirling rapidly
down the stream. The horses and sleigh
were nowhere to be seen.
A peasant was speedily found who led
us through the forest to the shores O
the Vistula, at a point close to thu
mouth of the tributary stream.
On the other side rose the Austrian
military station, but no trace of tn.
assassins could be discovered; and from
the swollen condition of the river be
lieved it impossible that they coult
have been saved. Captain Karamal
was of the same opinion. SO we gave u
the search and rode back to the station
; The Cossack who had been shot wa
not fatally injured, and gave promise o
recovering in few weeks
| made out my report and forwarded
; to headquarters, and fortnight later
was exonerated from all blame, mucl
to my relief, for very unjust and arbi
; trary decisions are sometimes made il
such cases.
What their fato was never certainl
knew. Long afterward. an Austrian
travelling to St. Petersburg, informe
: me that Shamerin and Kahrkoff ha
: been seen in Vienna, and were suppose
: to be editing a revolutionist journa
but have grave doubts of the Au'
TRANS veracity, and in my opinion, tn
" two assassins persisted in the icy water
I of the Vistula. Atlanta Constitution.