The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-10

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,corvrieht, 1897. by the wooifail Publishing
llopyi'e Company
..o, Vladimir Saradotf, Russian.
VHa noir 70 the fortune OF his nephew, Maui
Oein .na,,mond. an American in case OF his
r.sa,,,s death, conspires to have him sent TO
Dns.is in order to get him in his power IL
uammond and his friend Philip Danvers ar
,~a At 81 Petersburg and Saradoh lays plans
- have them arrested as conspirators against
o,,ornment. III and IV-Hammond at
'Ds,aw saves the live of Col Jaroslav. Pro-
.ood,nC 70 Mosrow they are arrested and sent
sS,horia On the way the boat on which
w., travel catches fire. and they, with two
o,ber conyicts, escape in skill,
-
WINE brutes were scared mile back
ar cowardly wolf that crossed the
road" said the stranger. Had you
not come to the rescue l should now be
Al the bottom of the Amur. fully APP
nreciate your kindness, much more than
YOU think possible. y And he glanced
keenly at the fugitives.
81 told you it was nothing" answer
Cd Platoff coldly. by chance we heard
YOUR cries and came to the rescue. We
are fur hunters, and we live a few miles
up this stream.
The stranger made no reply, but kept
his keen gaze fixed on the party. He was
a fine looking man, heavily built and
light bearded, while his manner Of
speech proved him to be intelligent
Platoff endured this scrutiny with secret
uneasiness, glancing from time to time
toward the road and anxiously feeling
his wet clothes, which were drying
over the fire.
II beg your pardon, he said DELHI
erately, "but the horses must be driven
hard if you would avoid any i'll effects
Of their cold plunge. The ice is form
ing on them already. I would advise
you to lose no time in starting for the
next posting station. E"
what will you do?' asked the
stranger quietly.
Platoff's face flushed, and in visible
embarrassment he attempted to frame a
reply.
Maurice, who was watching him
closely, saw his eyes fash and antici-
pated trouble.
Hold on" said the stranger. "KeeI
cool. have something to say. My
name is Nicolas Poussin, and am g
merchant of Vladivostok. / have beer
to Irkutsk ON business and am on my
way home. Two friends accompanied
me as far as Toluar, town 80 miles
behind. IL their haste they left theil
passports in my possession, and have
them now. Beyond Toluar l met many
COssacks, and | was informed thai
three polticals' who escaped some
time ago from Kara had been seen IL
the vicinity, and the soldiers were OF
their track. " He paused and looked
his hearers full in the face.
Platoif, with a livid countenance
leaned over and drew Maurice's revolv
er from his belt. He cooked it and lait
it on his knee. Now, what next?" h
said. go on with your story. y
WELL" resumed Nicolas Poussin
without the least show of fear, ION
good turn deserves another. My sledg
Is roomy, and my horses are strong. l
you have any desire to journey towar'
the Pacific. l will take you with me TO
some distance. The extra passports tina
have will serve for two of you. Th
third can be hidden in the bed Of tn
sledge / prefer that you should Civ
me no information. don't want 3
know who you are, you understand
God bless you," exclaimed Platoff
embracing the worthy mans hand
Forgive my suspicious. But you ar
assuming risk-a terrible risk.
Never mind about that" reptile
poussin. "All l ask is caution. @
course l dare not take you clear
Vladivostok. That is understood. Bu
'et US waste no more time. Our clothe
are dry, and we can start
The boys could barely realize at frs
the full measure of their good fortune
a moment before the tidings that til
Oossacks were on their track had file
.heir hearts with despair. Now mere
Iul hand was stretched out to say
them. Platoff's heroism had brougl
its own reward.
1t was impossible to doubt Nicoli
roussin's sincerity. His frank, ope
race, his honest, gray eyes, were trui
itself.
=, Quickly the dry clothes were donne'
he hire was smothered with wet snow
ana they climbed into the big sledg
Under its front seat was an emp
space just big enough for Phil, and
was snugly tucked in place with rugs
Wear these" said Nicolas Poussil
handing Platoff pair of green goggl
ana Maurice huge fur cap and tippe
sit there" And he motioned to &
rear seat under the leather hood.
Remember" he added, "your nam
are now Louis Mirof and Serge Lyapi
Don't forget"
de climbed up in front and seiz
'ne lines. The horses dashed away on
gaiiop, jingling their bells, and {
siedge scraped merrily over the froz
crnst-toward the Pacific.
fvrTA DnrD WV