The Washington times., 1903-04-05

already saw the shadow Of the gallows
! looming over him.
| They were promptly removed to the
guardhouse and placed in separate cells
Donald. much TO his surprise, was
placed in an outer room Of the same
building and handed over 10 the care
of a Cossack officer.
The governor will attend to your
case" said Colonel Sudekin, with a re
turn to his old austere manner. In
spite OF what you have done for Us, you
are really a convict, you know, and !
cant assume the responsibility CT al
! lowing you at large"
Donald made DO reply. It gave BIN
rather q chill to know that he was
under lock and key again. but he was
100 weary TO trouble himself about it,
and lying down on the hard. wooden
bench, he was asleep almost instantly.
Meanwhile, Varia and Andre had been
put to bed in the post house. and the
condition OF the latter was so serious
that a physician was summoned from a
station fifteen miles away.
The telegraph operator at the Al
afternoon. and before sunset the star
Ting news was flashed 10 all points Of
the Russian Empire - the battle that
had terminated the existence of Para
noks band OF robbers. the capture OF
Baranok himself, the rescue OF the gov
ernor's daughter and the recovery OF
! the Cars gold.
At nigh1faIl General Tichimirof and
/ his force of Cossacks arrived. bringing
! with them ten prisoners, who wers
promptly ironed and locked up. They
/ had marched without intermission since
the afternoon of the preceding day. Cap
tain Urnanov was still alive; The CON
Wet Gross had died on the way.
/ The governors delight when his
/ daughter was restored to him-and be
| learned from sudekin all that had oc-
/ curred-can be better imagined than de-
/ scribed
/ All that day Varis manner had indi-
/ Gated some weighty burden on Ter mind
/ and now, on meeting with her father. she
| confded to him the particulars OF Leon
/ tets murder, which she had been so un-
! fortunate as to witness
/ 1t appeared from her story that Bar
/ anok and Leontef had met at the mouth
OF the valley near the cavern, that they
| held a conversation which soon grew
| into dispute. and then came to a vio-
lent struggle. which ended in the stab
! bling 10 death Of Leontef and the casting
of his body into the river.
! Vsria also eorroborated Donald
statement that he had saved her life
she had recognized him among the Cos
/ sacks that day-and begged her father
! 10 do what he could for him. a promise
which he unhesitatingiy made.
| By o'clock that night all in the post
! station were sleeping OFF the effects oil
! their recent exhaustive march. all ex-
/ Cept Andre and Captain Urnanov. who
/ tossed sleepIessIy on their beds. watched
over by the surgeon and a couple Of as
sistants
The governor had given orders that he
vas not to be disturbed in any way. and
! in conformity with this command a
budget Of important dispatches. which
came by wire from ST. Petersburg. were
laid away until such time as il should
/
The chests OF gold has meanwhile been
/ brought down the Angara and trans
/ ferred 10 the post house The contents
of one sledge were yet missing. but there
was every likelihood that it could be re-
covered in the spring, If not sooner.
| All through Saturday night and the
greater part Of Sunday the weary men
slept. By noon the Cossacks began TO
straggIe out from their quarters. and the
courtyard of the station was soon in a
hustle Of excitement, for government
eouTiers were going and coming. and
/ peasants were focking in from far dis
tant points in the vain hope OF feasttng
their eyes on the terrible Feodor Bara-
nok and his band
About > O'Clock in the afternoon Colo
mel Sudekin made his appearance, and
was shortly Joined by the governor. when
they sat down TO dinner in the main
room OF the post house. After the meal
the surgeon was summoned and his re-
port proved to be highly gratifying.
Captain Dagnar and Captain Ur-
manov are both slightly improved. your
EXCELLENCE" he said and your daugh-
/ ter. who is now sleeping calmly. will be
in perfect health in day or So l have
also seen Feodor Baranok. who is suffer
ing from a knife thrust in the arm. and
I have the happiness to tell your exceIe
lency that he will most assuredly live TO
be banged"
And the wounded Cossscks-how are
they" he inquired.
One died during the night. two more
are very low. and the others are re-
covering"
Very we'll; see that they have every
attention That will do for the present
As the surgeon left the room. the
governor turned to the heap OF dis
patches that lay before him on the ia.
bic and went over them one by one. in.
dicating their disposition by frequent
notes with a lead pencil and comment.
ing freely on their tenor to Colone
r. dekiu-
The very last dispatch of the lot va,
/ a lengthy one. and as the governor .reac
it slowly through his face became very
grave. and his eyebrows dropped-a sure
sign of deep mental disturbance.
"Sudekin," he said sharply. bring
that convict TO me-the one who calls