The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-30

-.IewalSs, the mounted Cossacks before
the sleigh, who seemed petrified with
horror, and the rapidly advancing ar
tillery.
lie sprang to the ground, and in three
leaps reached the luckle officers side.
Grasping him under the arms, he pull
ed with all his might, once, twice, and
as the portly form yielded he sprang
back with his burden from under the
very hoofs of the snorting horses and
sank down Oh the trampled snow. The
heavy cannon passed within an inch of
his feet, and then, with sickening
crunch, the wheels rolled over the fall
en- steed.
Eager hands lifted them to their feet.
and shouting mob surged around on
all sides.
The officer, who was apparently unin-
Jured, tore loose from the Cossacks, who,
were brushing his uniform, and Selling
Maurice in his arms implanted kiss
fairly upon his lips, talking volubly all
the while in Russian. He was q noble
looking man, with a light wavy beard
and mustache.
Il can't speak Russian" Maurice
finally stammered in despair.
"Ha" cried the officer joyously.
"You are English. 1 speak your Ian
guage too. That was noble deed.
These base towards here were too alarm
ed to move. To whom do / owe my
life?" And he thrust card into Maui
rice's hands.
AT that moment bareheaded man,
wearing the garb of one of the palace
servants, pushed forward and momenta-
rily attracted the officers attention.
On the same instant pair of strong
arms were thrown about Maurice, and
he was forcibly dragged through the
crowd and lifted into the sleigh.
Ivan Tambor-for it was he-shouted
TO the driver, and before Maurice could
recover breath to speak the sleigh had
passed out of the square, and the horses
were galloping swiftly through the
crowded street.
Maurice turned to the Russian.
"What did you do that for?" he ex-
claimed Indignantly.
Ivan Tambor stared him full in the
eyes, with an expression on his face that
made Maurice shiver.
''It was necessary" he said briefly.
"We should have been arrested. Private
sleighs are not allowed in the square
during review"
II don't believe what he says,
whispered Phil when the Russian s
back was turned. Il mistrust that man,
Maurice. You should have seen how
savage he looked when you dragged
that officer out of danger. l wonder
who he was?"
II have his card, whispered Maui
rice, "but don't intend to risk taking
it out here Ivan don't know l have it.
Little did Maurice imagine when he
acted on that resolve what an important
bearing that deed was destined to have
upon future events.
The short winter day was nearly over
when they reached Vladimir Saradoff's
mansion, and the dim, coppery sun was
slanting on the gilded domes and cross
es of the imperial city.
Dinner was served in solitary state, a
fitting accompaniment to the magnifi-
cence which the boys had just witnessed.
Walters attired in European full dress
supplied them with curious Russian
dishes, and all the while Ivan Tambor
stood motionless in corner of the room.
Ellis excellency your uncle wishes
you to start for Moscow at o'clock in
the morning" he said to Maurice when
the boys had returned to the library.
"Do you prefer to retire early or shall
/ escort you to the Italian opera!'
81 don't care anything about the OPP
era for my part" said Maurice, "but 1
should like very much to see the city
by night. What do you say, Phil?''
"Splendid," rejoined his friend.
Ivan shrugged his shoulders, gave an
order to servant who answered the
bell. and in ten minutes the sleigh was
again at the door,
They drove for miles through the
dimly lighted streets, finally passing
out on the frozen Neva and speeding
far down toward the gulf of Finland ON
the smooth crust
AS they were returning through one
of the spacious streets leading into the
Nevskoi Prospekt a man in fur coat and