Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-10-23

and, meantime, We await your orders"
The travellers hurried inside, and fol-
lowed with a sinking heart.
1--WE are the victims OF an infamous
outrage. sir," aid one Of them. MY
name is Alexis Zamose, and this is my
friend, Sergius Melikoff. We were jour
naying TO Craeow, and while passing
through the forest last evening two
armed strangers in sleigh overlook US,
and, overpowering us, they took all our
possessions made us give up our furs IN
exchange for these wretched garments
and stole our passports, and then cut
ting our horse loose they drove him OF
in the darkness and took flight. On foot
we made our way back to the nearest
village. and were so fortunate as 10 fall
in with these brave soldiers who pro-
cured us a horse and accompanied us
thus far on our journey"
With inward rage ! listened to this
strange tale, realizing only too clearly
the mistake had made, and my feelings
may he imagined when the man handed
me two folded papers, saying: These,
sir, are the passports the villains were SO
considerate as to give us in exchange for
our own"
tore them open. They were made out
to Ivan Broslly and Vladimir Pogram.
1.-The rascals have escaped" l cried
angrily. They passed through not two
hours ago, and dared not detain them"
! "And is 1t too late TO overtake then,"
cried Alexis Zamose.
TOO late. They have crossed the Wis
lula IN hour ago"
1.-The government shall atone for this"
! the two men cried ont together. They
would see if travellers were to be robbed
with impunity on the cars high road.
n was vainly endeavoring 90 pacify
them. when soldier entered the room.
Captain" he said, "the Vistula has
:, risen. The bridge was carried away at
: daybreak."
: "Those two travellers | demanded
eagerly. Ibid they get across in timer
mo, captain. They started for the
\ y upper bridge"
\, y "Then wen have them yet" l cried
= "Call out the guard at once. Don't los
a second"
- ! buckled ON my sword, seized IN,
40 cloak and hat, and rushed to the door
=. where my horse already awaited me.
My own men were mounting in hast,
y and the Cossacks sat motionless in thei
~ saddles.
A moment more would have seen u
:. off, when u solitary rider came in sigh
- far up the road, and presently refined NJ
- before us, painting and breathless.
! "Orders from the czarr' he cried
y vaulting from the saddle. Have Ival
i, BroslSy and Vladimir Pogram passed thi
- station?"
~ briefly explained the situation.
y, "They must be arrested at all haz
:. ards!" he cried. "They left st. Peters
= burg with forged passports. 1t was dis
- covered only yesterday"
80 "And who are these menu asked
"They are Shamerin and Kharkoff,
~ replied the messenger. ''the assassins O
=. Gen. Orloy."
= 1t was of grave importance, indeed
:, that they should be captured. and mount
: ing in haste we dashed away ut full
y speed, leaving the cars messenger Il
= enjoy the comforts of the station, for h,
- had been riding all night and badly
needed rest
Our course led eastward to the Vistul,
:. and then turned off to the south, follow
~ ing rugged and little travelled road
:. through the hills, which led eventual,
= To another bridge over the Sistula, SOM
=. twenty miles further down the stream
" Ii was bad enough for horseman; for
sleigh it was terrible.
rs | rode in advance. side by side wit
w Capt. karaman, the commander OF tn
~ Cossacks
nc We Numbered Mt headlong speed owe
70 the frozen ground, sure of our prey-fo
=, =, on the road before us. fast freezing u
~ In the mornSng air. were the tracks {
e' hoof and runner imprinted in the slusl
At intervals through the hill gaps W
10 caught sight Of the Vistula. a turbit
TO yellow mass, swirling past with its bul
- den of floating ice,
~, Nv We must travel still faster. The NJ
~ per bridge was heavier. more soil
structure, little likely to be carried o
~ by even such a flood as this. We mui
~ overtake them before they reached 1t.
&c We drove the spurs into our pantin
On horses and the forest and barren hill
sides shot past us in 6ne flying pan,
no rama as we galloped like the wind ov,
the frozen ground. rounding bend aft,
4 Dtuhs nHlN 10 htb lttt NstAAe tiuptYs ga
- ~ tering stretch of road fading IN mocl
20 cry into the frosty atmosphere.
:" Furlong ON furlong, mile after mil
and still they kept ahead with a spec
that seemed incredible.
Look" cried Capt Karaman undt
on his frosted beard. The tracks are sti
Hs soft. We shall soon see them"
- Struggling houses came in sight, an
~ the people ran to their doors in wond'
-. as We swept past like n whirlwind--Karl
M mans Cossacks of the Volga, somber an
- stern in their great black cloaks an
-, 90 shakos; my Dragons trife more pictu
sc esque, with their green uniforms IN
:. waving plumes.
's' We galloped through the little yillae
=, Of Kaban--only five miles now to II
~ bridge--and as we swept round the bro
- of hill in the distance we saw "a blac
specx on the frozen road.
@ Even as Karaman pointed II out
- vanished over ridge, We Numbered o
" in hot pursuit, losing sight of it som,
times, but all the while steadily gaining
20 until, from a vague dark object, it a.
u, sumed shape and form, and we coul
;" plainly make out sleigh and two horses
With fierce Joy saw Ii drawing close