CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-04-09

. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
I DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the bowels and stimulate the sluggish
liver
y blinked The traitor seemed to say
that the brother OF the car was reck
oning without TREASON
which all mis- projects were divuIget
l should not now br standing before
you"
Yes. you would have been lost" an
swered the grand duke. And how did
you escape"
by throwing myself into the Irish "
And how did you enter Irku.skr'
During q ~ortie that was made this
very night 10 repeI q Tartar detach
the town | was able to make myself
ksown. and they Al once conducted nS
before your h.gbpess-"
We'll dou-. Michael strogon." an
swered the grand duke. You have
shown courage and zeal during this
difficult mission. I shall not forget
you. Have you any favor TO ask or
mer'
None II 1t he not that OF fighting by
the side of your highness." answered
Ivan ogaren
LET IL be so. Michael Strogon- Froui
this day attach you to my person.
and you shall be lodged in this palace.
And IL In conformity with the inten-
ton which is attributed TO him Ivan
Ogaref should present himself before
your hlghness under a false name
ave would unmask him. thanks TO
a. dor
he should die under the knout- Co..
Ivan ognreff gave the military salute
to the grand duke. not forgetting that
he was captain in the corps Of the cou-
riers of the car. and he withdrew
Ivan ogareff had Just now played with
success his base role. The grand dukes
confidence had been accorded him full
and entire. He could abuse II when
and where he thought proper. He
would even live in that palace. He
would know all the secrets OF the de
fense. He held. therefore. the situation
in his hand. No one in lrkutsS knew
him. No one could tear on bis mask.
He resolved. therefore. to begin the
work without more delay.
Ivan ogare1. having every facility
the next day In visiting the fortitica-
lions. Everywhere he was received
with cordial congratulations by the
oficers, soldiers and citizens This cou-
rier OF the car was ike tie which
bound them to the empire. Ivan pga'
ref therefore recounted to them all the
details Of bis journey, and this With
yiyaclty that was never wanting. Then
adroitly. without at first Insisting on II
too much, be spoke Of the gravity of
the situation. exageenting, as be had
done while addressing the grand duke,
both the Successes OF the rartars aud
the forces at their disposal To listen
to him. the euccor would be insufficient
should IT even come. and II was to De-
feared that a battle fought under the
walls OF irkutss would be- as disas-
trous as the battles OF kaiyvan. OF
Tomsk and Of krasnoiarsk
| Ivan Ogaren was not at tirst lavish
In these sinister iusiuuations- BE took
care they should penetrate by degrees
into the minds OF the defenders OF ir'
kutsk He seemed to answer only when
a great many questions were put TO
him aud then as though with regret
In any case he added always that II
must defend itself to the last man. and
they must blow 1t up rather than sur
render II.
II the defenders OF irkutsk could
have been discouraged. Ivan ogaren
had chosen an efficient means But
the garrison and population OF irsuiss
were too patriotic TO allow themselves
TO be- frightened OF those soldiers. OF
those citizens. shut up IN an isolated
town al the farthest end OF the Asiauc
world. not one had dreamed of speak
ing OF capitulation, The disdain OF
Russia for those harbarians was with
out limit In any case no one for q mo
ment suspected the hateful role which
Ivan OgarefY was playing. No one
could ha We Imagined that the pretended
courier OF the car was nothing else
than . traitor.
A circumstance altogether unnatural
was the cause. from his arrival AZ ir
kutsk. OF there being frequent relations
between Ivan Ogaren and one Of III
bravest defrndera wasrilI teodoe. Ou'
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