The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-12
SIBERIA OR
FREEDOM
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More than half century ago, before
the serfs were emancipated in Russia.
the Count and Countess Gedeouovsky
owned beautiful girl, Liza Ivan
Panshine, who had inherited a fortune
from his father, a merchant, fell in
love with her, and his love was re-
turned.
One morning Count Gedeonovsky
upon opening his mail received an offer
from Panshine of 5000 rubles for Liza.
the young man stating that he wished
to marry her. Liza, who knew the offer
was before her master, was listening
at the door, peeping through crack to
hear and see what chance there was
for her and her lovers happiness. Her
heart sank within her when she heard
the count exclaim:
"What impudence! This man, whose
father grew rich beside me while
grew poorer every day, now thinks to
deprive me of my most valued serf.
Liza Liza! Come herer
When Liza came, the count showed
her the letter and asked her If it had
been written with her consent. She ad-
mitted that it had, whereupon she was
dismissed by her master with the
words, II will teach you how to form
plans without consulting me-" Then
he wrote letter to Panshine declining
the offer and warning him never to ap-
proach Liza under peril Of the law both
for himself and her. Panshine knew
what this meant. The count was in
favor with the government, and word
from him with trumped up charge
would be sufficient to send both the
lovers to Siberia.
Panshine, who was determined
fellow, pondered long seeking for some
plan to possess himself Of Liza. At
last he concluded to fight the count
with his own method. He would make
a charge against Liza of being a mem
Der of band of revolutionists, get her
into his possession And carry her be-
yond the borders of the empire No
one but the most daring would attempt
such a plan; for If success meant hap
piness in marriage, failure meant mis-
cry in prison.
Panshine knew well the corruption
of Russian officials. He approached
one Of them whom he had long known,
Mikhalevich, and made him an offer
of 10000 rubles If he would arrest
Liza and then secretly turn her over to
her lover, to be carried beyond the bor..
ders of Russia. The offer was accept
ed Panshine sold his estate and sent
the proceeds, except what be needed
to help him in his flight, to a bank in
America. When he had arranged for
relays of horses to cover the distance
to the Prussian border, a hundred
miles, all was ready for the attempt.
One evening Mikhalevich appeared
at the counts estate and read war
rant for the arrest of Liza on a charge
OF conspiracy. The count was aston.
ished. He dared not resist an officer;
but, suspecting plan to get his serf
out of his hands, as soon as a drosky
could be got ready he drove after the
officer and his charge. He had not
gone far before he came upon a drosky
overturned, Mikhalevich being in the
snow crying for help and Liza no
where to be seen. AS soon as the
count could stop Mikhaevich's cries,
which he kept up as long as he dared,
the officer said that he had been set
upon by Panshine and q number of
his friends and the girl taken from
him. Fortunately for the count, he had
the best horse in his stables, one pos
sessed of remarkable speed and endur-
ance.
Liza was astonished at her arrest
and supposing that her master had in