The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-25
BY Jules Verne

on lue STOuuu. t1et FODe, udVluS UeeL
torn, exposed her naked back. \ Saber
was fixed before her breast at the dis
tance Of only 4 few inches, and in case
she should bend under the pain her
breast would be pierced with the sharp
point.
The Tartar raised the lash.
He was waiting.
Go on" said Ivan Ogareff.
The whip hissed in the air, but before
the blow had fallen powerful hand
had wrenched it from the hands Of the
Tartar.
Michael Strogoff was there! He had
leaped before this horrible scene! If
at the posthouse of 1chim he had re-.
strained himself at the blow from Ivan
Ogareff, here before his mother, VINO
was about to be struck. he was not able
to master himself.
Ivan Ogareff had succeeded.
Michael Strogoff."' he cried.
Then, advancing. lie said:
"Ah, was this done by the man Of
Ichim?"
"Himselfw said Michael Strogoff, and,
raising the knout, he tore with it the
face Of Ivan Ogaref himself.
"Blow for blow!'
well givenr' cried the voice Of q
spectator. who fortunately hid himself
in the tumult.
Twenty soldiers threw themselves on
Michael StrogoI, and they were about
TO xiii him But Ivan Ogaref, from
whom cry Of pain and rage had es-
capped, stopped them with a motion of
his hand
'.This man is reserved for the justice
Of the emir."' 1
The letter to the imperial armies was
found in the breast Of Michael Strogof,
who had not had time to destroy it, and
it was handed over to Ivan Ogaref.
The spectator who had uttered aloud
those words well given" was no other
than Alcide Jolivet. His companion
and himself, having halted at the camp
Of Zabedeiro, were present at this
scene.
my God" said he to Harry Blount,
s'these people OF the north are rough
men! Do we not owe some return 10
our companion Of the journey? May
Korpanof or StrogoT succeed! What
splendid revenge for the affair Of
Ichim!'
Eyes, revenge indeed" said Harry
Blount. "But Strogoff is dead man.
For his sake il would perhaps be better
not to remember him any longer"
"And allow his mother to perish IN
der the knout?''
"Do you believe that he has acted
better by his rash haste than his moth
er and his sister,
81 don't believe anything; know moth |
ing" answered Alc;de Jolivet, only i
had been in his place I should not !
have acted otherwise. What slash!
Eh, what-the devil. we must boil over
sometimes. God would have placed
water in our veins and not blood had
he wished US to remain always and eV-
erywhere imperturbable.''
What q splendid incident for news
paper articler' said Harry Blount. III
Ivan OgareT would only communicate
to US the contents Of that letter.
Ivan Ogareff, after having wiped off
the blood which covered his face. had
broken the seal Of the letter. He read
it again and again for long time, as
if he wished to fathom its contents.
Then, having given his orders that
Michael Strogoff, strongly fettered,
should be sent Oh to Tomsk with the
other prisoners. he took command of
the troops encamped at Zabcdeiro, and
amid the deafening sounds Of drums
and trumpets be marched to the town
where the emir was awaiting him.
They had not long TO wait for the
lieutenant Of Feofar. Itesounding bu- |
gIes announced his arrival.
Ivan Ogaref-the flashed. as they al !
ready begun to call hin-dressed this
time in the uniform Of Tartar officer,
arrived on horseback before the tent
Of the emir. He was accompanied by |
body Of the soldiers from the camp |
of Zabedeiro, who drew up along the
sides Of the plateau. in tie middle OF |
which he remained only daring the |
time allotted to the amusements. one
could see deep cash cutting oollQuely !
the face Of the traitor.
Ivan OgareT presented to the emir !
his principal officers, and Feofar-hhan, |
without departing from the coidness
which was the main foundation Of his
dignity, received them in manner
which made them satisfied with their |
reception.
Alcide Jolivet and Harry Blount then |
ioined the crowd and looked on in such
q manner as not to lose any detail OF |
feast, Which was to furnish q hundred |
good lines for the newspapers. They |
gazed with astonishment on Feofar-
Khan in his magnifcence, his women. !
his officers, his guards and all this ori- |
entail pomp, Of which the ceremonies |
of Europe can give no idea. But they |
turned away with disdain when Ivan !
Ogareff presented himself before the
emir, and they waited, not without
some impatience. for the feast to be-
gin.
do YOU see, my dear Blount." said |
AIcide Joliyet, I'VE are come too soon,
like good citizens who must needs come
or lose their money. All this is only !
the rising of the curtain. 1t would
have been better taste to have arrived
only for the Dallet.S |
"Nkat ballet?' asked Harry Biount-
The obligatory ballet, faith. But
think the curtain is about to RISE"
Alcide Jolivet spoke as If he were at
the opera, and, taking his glass from
It's case, he prepared to have'a look at,
as q connoisseur, the first subjects Of |
Feofar's troop.
But q tedious ceremony was to pre- |
cede the amusements.
Meanwhile most Of the prisoners had !
passed before the emir, and in passing
each Of them had to PROSTATE the fore
bao5 70 touch tho very duSt as g. sign !