Morris tribune., 1902-02-01


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Livonian. addressing herself to Micbae
/ Strogoff, said.
Are you going to Irkutsk. brother?
Yes, sister, answered the youn,
man. 1--WE are both going the sam
way. Consequently wherever 90 Vol
shall go. 2
Tomorrow, brother, you shall know
why I left the shores of the Baltic Ii
| go beyond the Ural mountains
IT ask you nothing, sister,
You shall know all, !" replied the girl
with faint smile. "A sister shoule
hide nothing from her brother. But
cannot today. Fatigue and sorrow have
broken me down. =
VIII you go and rest in your cabin |?
asked Michael.
Yes yes, and tomorrow
s'Come, then"
He hesitated to finish his sentence as
If he had wished to end it by the name
Of his companion, of which he was still
ignorant. ~ .ae,ass'as<ua,
Nadia, said she, holding out her
hand.
Come, Nadia answered Michael,
.and make what use you like of your
brother Nicholas Korpanoff." And he
led the girl to the cabin engaged for
her off the saloon. .....,--..-.--,.-...
Michael Strogoff returned On dock
and, eager for any news which might
bear on his tourney. he mingled in. the
groups of passengers, though without
taking any part in the conversation.
Should he by any chance be questioned
and obliged to reply he would Announce
himself as the merchant Nicholas Kor.
panoff, going back to the frontier in the
Caucasus, for he did not wish it to be
suspected that a special permission an
thorized him to travel to Siberia.
The young Lfyonian did not come to
dinner. She was asIeep in her cabin.
and Michael did not like to awaken
her. --------.-.--
Between il and Q the moon being
new, it was almost dark. Nearly all
the passengers were then asleep on the
deck, and the silence was disturbed
only by the noise of the paddles strik-
ing the water at regular intervals.
Anxiety kept Michael Strogoff awake.
He walked ND and down. b,1t ALWAYS
in the stern of the steamer Once
however, he happened to pass the en-
CINE room. He then found himself In
the part reserved for second and third
class passengers s1zz,a-aa=.sGszz.s=ss
He stopped. Voices appeared to come
from q group of passengers enyeloped
IN cloaks and wraps. SO that it was i'm
Dossible to recognize them In the dark,
But it sometimes happened that when
the steamers chimney sent forth a
plume of ruddy flames among the vol
lmes of smoke the sharks seemed to
fall among the group as though thou
sands of spangIes had been suddenly
Illuminated Michael was. ahou+ n
step M the ladder when a few words
cached his ear DISTINCTLY ,lttarnd in
hat strange tongue which he had heard
Turing the night at the fair.
Instinctively he stonned 70 Iistan
Protected by the shadow of the fore
,astle. he could not be nerceivnd him
elf. AS to seeing the passengers who
we're talking. that was imnossihle. He
vas obliged to confine himself to listen
ne.
Tho ars+ 1uords ovoton xroro oq
N imnortanca--tos hin, at Ioas+-hI,+
hey allowed him TO recognize the
.otces Of the man and yvonan whom ba
,ad hoard at Mini Novoorod Tbis If
Curse madn him rodopb1o bic alton
ion. # was indeed not ct an i'm
ossibln that tho ovnsios a scron IF
those converse tion bn had ovnrbeard
.ow hanishad With ali +boir fellows
honld bn on ,oard tho concas,7s
And if was we'll for him that ,bo lie
anpd for no distinctly heard this o,1oS
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