CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-02-12

pen. disdainfu, Smile played on ner
lips. Then. turning TO Nadia. she said
to her in a low voice;
lyon do not know me any longer. my
daughter. Whatever happens and how
ever trying may be this examination.
no, word. not n gesture. Itlis for
him. not for me. they search"
~ this moment Sangnrre. after bar-
ing looked around for an instant. placed
her hand upon the shoulder OF the old
Siberian.
What do you wish from .ner' said
Maria .3tfogoI.
Come" answered Sangarre.
And. pushing her with her hand. she
led her into the middle OF the reserved
0Sace before Ivan Ogarefr.
Michael Strogoff kept his eyelashes
half closed In order that the brightness
,f his eyes should not betray him
Maria StroeofY. having come in front
OF Ivan Ognr-.n. Strengthened her per-
son. crossed her arms and waited.
"Are you indeed Maria strogotrY' de
maneed Ivan ocar-n.
Yes" answered IN" old Siberian.
with calmness.
Have you changed yorr mind as re-
when. three days ago. ! interrogated
you at omskr'
No.
30 you are ignornlt OF the fact that
your son. Michael Sirogoff. courier OF
the czar. has passed through OnskT
II am ignorant of IT.
And that the man that you believed
20 have recognized n your DO at the
posthouse was not hc--was not your
sour'
He was net my son"
And have you not seen him since
among the prisonersf-
"Eo."
-And II he were shown to Jos would
you recognize hImT'
NO"
At thh answer. which showed an In
flexible discrimination to avow nothing.
murmur Of appreciation areSe from
the crowd.
Ivan og~er could NOT restrain q
menacing gesture
Listen" said he to Aarfn StrogofY
-Your sou is here. and you go At once
to point him out"
mo"
'..>Ii these mru. taken Mt omsk and at
Kaiyyan. are going TO deale before
your eyes. and II you do not point out
Michael Srrogon you shall receive as
many blows OF the knoui as there shall
be- men who have passed before you
Ivan oEanen had now realized that.
whatever threats he might utter and To
whatever fortunes he might subject her.
the indomltnble Siberian would not
speak. To discover the courier OF the
car he now counted not upon her. but
upon Michael Strocorf himself. He did
not believe Il possible that when the
mother and the son should be brough,
Into the presence OF each other an IRE
sis::ble impulse would not betray them.
Certainly u he had only wished TO
gain possession OF the imperial letter
he could simply have given orders for
NIL these prisoners to be searched But
Michael Strogon might have destroyed
this letter after learning It's contents.
and IL he were not recognized and he
should gain lrkutsk the plans of Ivan
Ogareff would be all frustrated. where-
fore 1t was not only the letter which he
must have from the traitor: he must
have the bearer Of IL.
Nadia at length understood all. and
she uov' knew who was Michael Stro-
GOT and why he had wished to trav-
erse. without being known. the invaded
provinces OF Siberia.
on the order OF Ivan Ogarer the pris-
u nv h.aSA -
Strogon. who remained immovable as
statue and whose regard expressed
only the most complete indifference.
Her son was In the last ranks. When
In his turn be passed before his moth
er. Nadia shut her eyes In order not to
zee him.
Michael Strogon had remained ap-
parently impossible. but his hands were
bleeding from the pressure Of the fet-
ters.
Ivan ogareff was conquered by the
son and the mother.
Sangarrc. placed near him. only said
one word-"Knout,''
Yes" cried Ivan ogancn. .'let this
old jade have the knout and ie, the
punishment continue until she die.v
A Tartar soldier. carrying that terri
BILE instrument Of torture. approached
Maria Strogoff.
The knout Is composed OF a certain
number OF leather thongs. TO the ends
OF which are attached twisted iron wire
One can easily understand that TO be
condemned to receive hundred and
twenty blows from such whip is the
same thing as TO be- condemned to
death. Maria Strogor knew II, but
she also knew that no torture upon
earth could make her speak. and abe
had already offered the sacrifice Of her
life for her sons safety.
Maria Strogon. having been seized by