The Dickinson press., 1892-11-19
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And yet hope may turn to despair" she
remarked.
"l.et us. go" was his only answer, and
that answer revealed his frame o, mind,
and told how powerful was the influence
she welded over him.
And So it came to pass that two days later
they were travelling by rail to Nizhni
Novgorod. 1t was the early summer. 30
that they would be we'll on their journey
across Siberia before the winter snews
came down.
The brie e'est possible stay was made at
the renowned Far City on the banks ofthe
Volva. Rachel felt as l. she could not re-
TO move on and on and on until her goal
was reached and her great purpose accom-
plished. And tho first steamer leaving
alter they arrived bore them down the
stately Volga and up the lonely Kama,
with its wild and savage. scenery. until.
alter a v"vsce of 900 miles they reached
Perm. at the foot of the Cral Mountains.
| Thus far the journey lad been without in.
cident, but Mt Perm their passports were
demanded and their papers examined.
In Rachel's passport she was described
as
and convict telon, transported to Sakha-
lin."
Tho chief of the police, young man Of
about thirty -four, read this out aloud.
Then he looked at her with lecring
glance. ainl said con 'emptuous!y:-
IA Jcwscss Un,ph! Nature wasted beau.
ty when SIZE made you. and yet. woman, il
you name your prico may buy you"
Burning scarlet went her face, and words
tremb!ed ON her lips; but ere she could re-
ply Ivan thrust himself forward, and
fourishiNg mis- ist in the chiefs face, and
carried away by the passion Of the mo.
ment, he eXclainIed:-
t1nrr lntri Arolnpi2n hon.
os's name, Ill beat you into jelly"
The official started back, and, drawing
his 1evolver, he was about to take aim when
Rachel thnw herself between them, and
81 etching ou. her hands towards the chief
she cried:-
"Hold man, ifyou be man. or if you
spill his blood curse will rest upon you,
and the spirit on the murdered man-whose
only offence is rcbuking yOn for your in.
suit to me-wili haunt you night and day,
and drive you into raving madness
These passionate words. evoked BY the
effect on the ignorant and superstitious Of
fetal. who said with severe sternness:-
"Woman, his life shall be saved. But
know that it Is u crime to threaten an OF
fetal of the police" AS he spoke he
struck bell and messenger ,appeared:-
our gendurmes' The messenger retired.
lynn looked at Rachel with look of de-
spair, and she turned appealingly to the
chief. and said
"What does this mean.
cit means that this ruftlan shall find q
lodging in our convict prison here until l
have found ont more about him, and re-
c.ived orders concerning him."
''Are you Miless?" moaned out Rachel.
s'Ho is an hOr.est man. We have Travelled
rom Moscow To ether. aid be has pledged
himself, to escort me to my destinatian."
II am pitile>s." answered the chief ofthe
police with coarse laugh; your beauty
makes me so."
BEFORE Rachel could say aught to thisthe
doors opened. and an officer ente :ed with
dra En sword and revolver in his hand and
st his heels were four men also heavily
armed.
"rhis person." said the shief pointing to
nest pitiable hopelessness. who isdsscrib-
ed In his passport q. Paul Turnigietf, fur
merchant OF Moscow, has insulted me and
threatens to beat me into jelly. Conduct
him. therefore. to tho prison. and see
that he is safely guarded. Even Moscow
jur merchant must be taught that he can
hot obstruct servant OF the Car in his
duty with iMp,Aity."
Ivan knew the utter uselessness of re-
eistancc or remonstrance and so, yielding
10 the force OF circumstances which he
Gould not control, he obeyed the brusque
order OF the officer to fall in, and, surround.
I'd by the tour geildarmes. he was marcne cd
auto the building and conducted to the
Convict prison. and as Rachel saw him 20
her heart sank, for she felt as if her great
purpose had thus early been nipped in the
bud, and that she must now go forward on
tho great journey alone, always pursuing q
probably leading her to cruel death.
Br: though she knew this she
dasc net halt, dare not turn
back, dare not paus.. because, over
nnA above everything she heard voice
shn: called "DuTY".. and blazing out before
her anxious eyes, that gaxed SO intently
and with such sad ear estness toward the
dark future, Duty was writ in characters OF
Orc, and towards that she was drawn as by
some great magnetic influence that could
no. be resisted.