Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07

lage services are held only once a month, or still less often, and it sometimes hap pens that just when such services are held she is too unwen to attend them. If the holy father could but get her transferred to the city of Irkutsk, where there are many churches and opportunities to attend religious services almost every hour in the day, she would consider herself happy.
 Her pleading appeared So sincere that the prelate was taken in by it. He went to the governor and urged him to transfer the convict Goolak-Artemovskaya to the capital of the government, in order to af- ford her an opportunity to engage in works of piety and devotion. The gover- nor could not deny the bishop his request, and allowed the srtful woman to settle in rkutsk. Here at last she and her hus- band appeared quite happy. They set up respectable little household and lived comfortably together for a time. Their little parlors soon became the center of at- traction for the ieunesse doree and the military dignitaries of the city But re- ports reached the governor that the peni- tent Goolak-Artemovskaya, who indeed, visited the churches during the day, amused her guests in the evening with the game of Dooratchky. Notice was sent her that under no consideration should cards be played in her house, or she would be
 
 been located before.
 Card play had to be given up. The husband of the tricky woman found out after while that she conducted her household on larger and more luxuriant scale than he could afford. He discov- cred, moreover, that she had dresses and Jewelry which he had not bought for her. At last he learned that she had become too intimate with the rich merchant who owned the house in which they lived. He remonstrated with her, but could get no satisfaction. Having convinced himself that the woman was incorrigible he aban- doned her. But she continued living in her fashion. Her charms were great and she never lacked friends. She could in sinuate herself in the favors Of any one who knew her. -
 It seems, however, that her last trump was played this winter Among her friends was governess, who had been brought from Moscow by one of the rich merchants of Irktsk for his children. The lady was highly educated and refined, and in stature and appearance resembled Goolak-Artemovskaya. Since her arrival in Irkutsk the willy Artemovskaya had be- come her intimate friend. Although the governess was highly respected, no one wondered at her friendship for the con Vlct, because lady Of better education and tact could not be found in the city Last autumn both Artemovskaya and her friend, the goyerness. disappeared from Irkutsk. Searches were made, but the fu- gitives could not be discovered At last a peasant reported that he had found the body of respectfully dressed woman near the river few versts distant from Irkutsk. It was the body of the poor governess. As she had disappeared from the city to- gether with the convict Goolak- -Artemovs- kays, the suspicion arose that the latter had played her foul in order to get posses sion of her passport. Searches for the fugitive convict Were made with increased energy. Early last March she was discov- cred in the town of Maryinsk, in the gov ernment of Tomsk. She had assumed the name of the poor governess and used her passport. She was arrested and taken to lrkutsk for trial