The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-04

proclamation eNpelllng a.! foreigners Oh
Asiatic origin and the words exchanged
last evening between those two gyp-
sizes Of the Zingari race! The Father
himself sends Us where we Wish to go,
that old man said. But the Father IS
the emperor. He is never called any
thing else among the people. HOW
could those gypsies have foTcseen the
measure taken against them: How
could they have known it beforehand,
and where 90 they wish to go: ihose
are suspicious people, and it seems to
me that to them the government procia-
nation must be more useful than in
furious"
But these reflections, though certain
II correct, were completely dispelled by
another, which drove every other
thought out of Michaers mind. He for
got the Zingaris, their suspicious words,
the strange coincidence which resulted
from the proclamation. The renem-
brance Of the young Livonian girl sud-
denly rushed into his mind.
Poor childr' he thought to himself.
.sShe cannot now cross the frontier"
In truth the young girl was from
Riga. She was Livonian, consequent
II Russian, and now could not leave
Russian territory. The permit which
had been given her before the new
measures had been promulgated was
evidently no longer available. All
routes to Siberia had just been piriless-
II closed to her, and whatever was the
motive which was taking her TO IT,
kutsk, she was now forbidden to go
there.
This thought greatly occupied MI
chael Strogoff. He said to himself
vaguely at first, that without neglect
ing anything Of what was due to his
important mission it would perhaps
be possible for him to be Of some use
to this brave girl, and this idea pleased
him. Knowing how serious were the
dangers which he, an energetic ana
vigorous man, would have personally
to encounter through q country OF
which, however, the roads were IA
miliar, he could not conceal from him
self how infinitely greater they would
prove to q young, unprotected girl. AS
she was going to Irkutsk, she would
be obliged to follow the same road as
himself; she would have to pass
through the bands Of invaders, as he
was about to attempt doing himself.
If, moreover, and according to all prob
ability, she had at her disposal only
the resources necessary for journey
taken under ordinary circumstances,
how could she manage to accomplish 1t
under conditions which late events
would render not only perilous, but ex-
penSive?
We'll" said be, IF she takes the
route to Perm it is nearly impossible
but that I shall fall in with her. Then
I will watch over her without her sus'
pecting it, and as she appears to be as
anxious as myself to reach Irkutsk she
will cause me no delay"
But one thought leads to another.
Michael Strogof had till now reasoned
on the supposition Of doing q kind ac-
ton, of rendering q service, but now
another idea flashed into his brain, and
the question presented itself under
quite 4 new aspect.
The fact is" said he to himself,
sthat I have much more need of her
than she can have Of me. Her pres
ence will be useful in drawing OF sus-
picion from me- \ man travelling alone
across the steppes may be easily guess
ed to be q courier to the czar. If, on
the contrary, this young girl accompa-
MES ne, shall appear in the eyes Of
all the Nicholas Korpanof Of my podo-
roma. Therefore she must accompany
me. Therefore must find her again
at any cost. 1t is not PROBABLE that
since yesterday evening she has been
able to get carriage and leave MINI
Novgorcd. I must look for her. And
may God guide me-
Michael left the great square OF N:Snl
Novgorod, where the tumult produced
by the carrying out Of the prescribed
measures had now reached its height
determinations from the banlShed
strangers, shouts from the agents and
Cossacks who were using them so bru-
tally, all together made &n lndescrlDa-
BILE uproar. The girl for whom be
searched could not be there. 1t was
now 8 o'clock in the morning. Ile
steamboat did not start till y. MI
chael Strogoff had therefore nearly
three hours to employ in searching for
her whom he wished to make his traT-
cling companion.
He crossed the Volga again and hunt
ed through the quarters on the other
side, where the crowd was much less
considerab BILE. lie visited every ROAD,
both in the high and low towns. lie
entered the churches, the natural ref
uge for all who weep, for all who suf-
fer. Nowhere did he meet with the
young Livonian.
And yet" he repeated, she could
not have left Mini Novgorod yet. Wen
have another look
Michael wandered about thus for two
hours. He went on without stopping.
feeling no fatigue, but obeying the po-
tent instinct which allowed him no
room for thought. AL was il vain.
Il then occurred to him that perhaps
the girl had not heard of the order,
though this was improbable enough. for
such 4 thunderclap could not have
burst without being heard by all. ENi-
IDENTIFY interested in knowing the small
est news from Siberia, how could she
be ignorant of the measures taken by
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which concern
ed her so directly? But if she was is-
norant Of it she would come in IN hour
to the quay, and there some mercileSs