The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-01-09
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AA Nadia were once more
Nt iofree,h as, theyiihad sheen
during the 1joprpey from
1ESTY%IN Perm to the. banks Of the
Wz8S hsish. But how: changed
800. = II weEe, the CIRCUMSTANCES
oil the Journey! Then a. comfortable
vehicle, teams often renewed weH Rrp-
vided post horses, secured for them a
quick Journey. Now they went on foot,
withHneimpossibilitys OF procuring fer
themselves any ,means of slocomst ipns
without resohrcesa not sknawmgy even
how to procure the least wants Of life,
and they, bad still to make 400 .yersts!
And ,moreoyer, Michaef stfogof noY
only saw through the eyes Of Nadia.
As for the friend whom chance had
gifen fhenl0 they had Just 1lest, him W.
der the most affecting circumstances
1t was 10 o'clock at night. IIF'Or the
last three hours and a half tbs, sun had
disappeared below the horizon. There
was not a house, not afihut5 intsisht.
TIL Last TartarsI were lqst, ip the dfs-
lance. Michael 'strogof and Nadia
W. Ire indeed alone. uey yEb s2nii
irH what Piss sha4|a4 qf ssEF9 9sp NJ
rToi IfkutskRohe ANSWERED. 1ss1si
L..
Eyes, Nadia."43h .'llh1oqE&s' d
Nadia took the hand OF, Michael Strao -
goff, and they once more set out on
their Journey ,y1lEEn os 10Y II
Next morning Sept. u twenty yeeIrsstts
farther, at the town Of sToulounoVs koe,
both. halted for short times sRhe town
was burned down and was deserteA,,r,
During that day they had to pass the
little streamsIof then Okla, but ,itcfyas
difficulty ''o ''"'st INV u "ho'e
But repntrary to- Whit ~ iehaeb sup-
goff had perhaps hoped, there was not
any longer a single beast q BGfdeHl In
the country. Every hoIse,s every cam
ell had been either killed Norr taken
away.-~-It-Mas-th erefore- on foot They
must cross this never ending steppe:
And thus they walked on for three
days.
Several times Nadia was obliged to
stop. Michael Strogoff then took her
in hisaaagns, and f the hemeptl not
having I'd think tof HAdias fatigue,
while carrying her he marched more
quickly and with his untiring, pace.
On-1thei dStH of SiSepfeniber,i alto
O'Clock at night, both reached at length
Kimilteiskoe.F From the vtopef hill
Nadia perceived q line q little less dark
on the horizon twas the @Dinka
Suddenly they stopped as IL their
feet had stepped INTO some creyice in
the ground y EFss TEA
A dogs bark was heard across the
steppe. sF3 as
"Do you fear3S' said Nadia.
Then came 1amentable or & cry of
despair, Lille the last appeal Of a3human
being who8is about to~aies--=a a..g.ss
"Nicholast Nicholas Z, cried Young
girl urged on BY some evil fpreboding.
Michael Strogoff, who listened. hung
down his head.
"Come, Mtchaeb comet said Nadia.
And She who Just before Gould sea rec
,ly dr. az Herself al ng suddenly recover
ed her strength under the sway of Eio-
lent excitement.
"Have we left the roadTi, said Mi
chael Stfogoff, feeling that he was
treading 10 longer the 'ddsty rpad, but
the open grass field.
"Yes;, it is, necessaryy'' answered, Ma
dia. tsIt is from over there on the Fight
that the, cry camel, f..:.ss,s Zl,ivss
Some minutes afterwarde the twp were
only half a verst from the river.
Al second bark was heard and A.
though hiore feeble Fit Swas ieeftainIy
nearer.sGnsyk iasdsH 81 z e
Nadia stopped. ~
eyes" said Michael, aats is serko who
is-bafking.- He has followed Ibis mas
ter."'0J b .Z0Gd YQH ID dtES 1G1
"Nicholasw cried tie young girl.
Her call remained unanswered. Only
some birds of prey rose up and disap-
peared amid the high clouds OF heaven!
michael Strogoff listened. Nadia look
ed at the plain, lit up with flashes OF
III ouSSCSolVhp
saw, nothing iiUl III Il. &
i.And yet a voice came again, which
this time murmured in plaintive tone,
.'Michaelw 1ItSiITA. z
Then dog, all bleeding. came bound
ing up to, Nadia. 1t was Serko.
Nicholas could not be far away. He
alone could murmur that name Of Mi
chaeL Where was he? Nadia had not
even the strength to call out to him, 4
Michael Strogoff, lying on the ground,
searched with his hand. 9
. Suddenly Serko gave fresh bark
and. rushed toward q, gigantic bird.
which was clawing the ground. y
1T was a yulture. When Serko pre-
cipitated himself upon it, it rose up;
but, returning to the charge, it struck
the dog. X
He again renewed the attack, but he
received blow on the head from that
terrible beak. and this time Serko fell
he or dood on tho oro,,ud q