The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06
Yegor turned away his face to hid his emo


''Do you really love me, YegOr!" said she.
cit is not generous obedience to the supreme
desire of my dying father which alone is
making you act!"
'tDo love you ;" answered YeSor, warmly.
! ''Demand my life and you will see!"
''Your life! And what would [ do with.
out you upon this earth, now altogether 9
world of exile? No; live for me, if you love
me- You are worthy Of liberty, be free, and
deliver me also; shall then doubly belong
to your
Yegor strongly grasped the hands of his
betrothed
Half an hour later, they disembarked upor
the right bank Of the river Thanks to his
| passport Yegor obtained two relay horses
kept by the Yakoutes. The journey was be.
! ginning in earnest.
Nadege had a superb look on horseback
Modest like well brought-up young girl,
she possessed that vivacity of bearing and
that special grace which are acq uired in the
! active life Of traveller.
Guided by a YaEoutC, running on foot be
fore them, they followed for a long while q
narrow path, which, turn by turn, wound
among willow bushes or crossed plains cut
up by ponds. Broad day had come. From
one of these ponds some teal arose. YegOr.
who carried, slung across his back, a gur
''borrowed" from the governor, killed three
of these birds.
An instant after, on the edge Of wood
of larch trees, the riders dismounted and
the guide kindled a fire, spitted the fowls
and, in his fashion, prepared breakfast.
The travellers approached tho blazing and
cracking branches, for the morning air was
keen. The roasted teal, served upon slices
of bread which Yegor d-ew from small
sack of provisions, and washed down with
l1oumis made of fermented mares milk, OBJ
tanned from the Yalzoute in exchange for
some brandy, formed an excellent repast A
kettle filled with water, drawn from neigh
boring pond, BESIDES permitted the making
of some cups Of tea.
'Ah if we only had our dear Ladislas
with us!" exclaimed Nadege. ''He may,
perhaps, be suffering from cold and hun
ger!"
do not torment yourself about him, dear
est" answered Yegor M Laheur is a
man full of resources, who, certainly, will
not let him want for anything. They passed
by here, added he, showing his companion
upon the humid ground the recent traces of
the wheels of the honest and brave Paris
ian's cart
He had scarcely finished speaking, when,
in the distance, upon the road opened by
them a short time BEFORE appeared man
on horseback.
Nadege shivered with fright
''Yegor, said she, 'are we fOlloWed?'?
Yegor, who had suddenly become dis
turbed looked in the direction of the horse
man.
''It must be traveller" said he "but
it is certainly not a native-that may be
seen from his prudent fashion Of trotting.
It is European, and probably, a Russian"
The Yalzoutes have keen sight The guide
of the fugitives, in his turn, began to exam
inc the man who had attracted their atten-
ton He described to them wi5a precision
his costume, bearing, and face.
eff it should be the chief Of police"
murmured Yegor, grasping TIC barrels of
his gun
"What do you say, Yegor?'' cried Mad
eye, alarmed. ''Do you foresee any dan
ger!"
"What danger?" said Yegor, casting
upon his companion look supplicating her
to hide her trouble from the eyes of the
guide. care we not going to Aldanskoi!
Well, there will be one more of u.s. This
man has no guide; he can go in our COM
pany!"
s'I believe that he has followed in our foot
steps thus far How else could he have
avoided losing his way? You know how
| frightful the roads are!"
Several times, in fact it has seemed to
me that I heard the trot of a horse behind
u.s. All is now explained. In any c2se
Nadege, reassurc yourself. Whoever shall
1are to cause you pain shall pay dearly for
it,"
Nadege approached Yegor
''Yegor," whispered she, eff we were to
mount our horses, could we not try to es-
cape?"
''Impossible!" he answered. also in a whis-
per. ''Our guide would not make himself
our accomplice, and we should compromise
everything"
''But, at least, do not expose yourself!"
''What are you saying, Nadege? Do you
think that have waited so many months
for the first day of our liberation to obey
summons without resistance: Do you know
wf.lt would await me-what would await
you-under such circumstances? 1 must
either deliver up or defend both our lives"
defend our lives? By what means, Veg
ORR"
''By every means !" answered the latter.
He again gazed at the horseman and added:
1T is Yermac lit is, indeed, the chief of
police. He is following US. 1 thought he
had forgotten; but to a man of his mould
death alone brings forgetfulness."
'How you brighten mel" murmured the
young girl, 81 no longer recognize your
"Ah! it is because love you and they
wish to separate us!"
''Yegor, supplicate you
~ will do all I can to put what owe you
in accord with what owe honor and hui
manity. If [ were common malefactor, I
would submit at the sight of a gendarme;
but 1 am an innocent man, the victim Of an
odious persecution. For myself and for you
have the right on my side and, perhaps, I
am the stronger"
The Yakoute alone was yet eating the re-
mains Of the teal He was deyourng with
capital appetite the morsels which the
travellers appeared to have abandoned. AT
the same time, he took copious draughts of
koumis and brandy.
Yegor was not deceived. 1t was, indeed,
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