The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

the sounds mngng with the croaking of the frogs adj
jacent the utteng of the birds of the trees the splash
of water reptiles, the scutte of the sankes.
"Hush' whispered Katrine, and the work ceased
Thru the branches of the tree adjcent face, sur
mounted by the round, white of soldier, peered
forth. They the glitter of bayonet and they
crouched down together until their breath mingled and
had not them He withdrew, his heavy footsteps
splashng thru the wet ground and once again the files
went to work One leg was undone, then the other
slight jangle and the chains fell apart and softly
deposited in an adjacent pool The arrestant put on
the old shuba his feet the felt boots
Come" whispered Katrine, "come!"
She caught his hand and crouching low they plunged
into the dense underground Here and there they went
doubling redoubling tracks, until at length
they stopped the edge of the where they could
see the furrowed fields and the village beyond.
Come" cried Katrine, you will be safe with me-"
They then their lives, stumbling and again
in the SOFT cayey until they reached the fencing
houses The arrestant said not word, but followed the
girl bndy Thrue the fence they went and Karne took
him into the great yard.
"Stay here" cried, "for a I if
everything is clear"
She cambered up a short ladder leading into loft
and looked around She to the small doorway of the
loft and beckoned the He followed her. and in
few minutes in safety
"No will find you here" she said, "and I will
bring food. Should hide yourself in
the stove at the end there But will now;
She sped out, cambered the steps, into
the house to find mother still soundly asleep Then
overcome with her emotion she flung herself the
wooden setee in the second and burst into tears
Night and the soldiers returned to the village
footsore and nconsolable Not only had they not dis
covered the arresant but they had found traces of
him The officer charge ubbraded the guides unmerci
fully, and gave them bit few kopecks each for the
trouble they taken The soldiers bieted upon
various of the villagers and the night passed And
the next day the tralnped of Kovyar leaving
at least two hearts relieved
How the next three passed Katrine scarcely knew
yard lay arrestant, twice day
able food, and the time take
him pieces of cloth and needles and thread with which to-
manufacture costume On the fourth day she
a
pack the latter full of bread which Katrne had baked
hands his and looked long earnestly eyes
II shall not forget Katrne," he said. Heaven
that prosperity prosperity your
life, that you done shall have it's
ward am not the felon that you might think me- You
will hear"
She watched him he trudged up the road and dis
appeared over the brow of the hill
1t was six months later when a traveller passing thru
the village Kovyar sought shelter at the hut of Ivan
surese the post horses in the station were all out
fastidous traveller preferred the comparative
cleanliness of moujks house to the station itself He
chatted with the moujk and was very afabe, telling
him all the of the great cities in the west and told
him moreover, of strange thing which had happened
how Count Vladimir Morosoff had escaped from Siberia,
had reached ST. Petersburg had the and
grave scandal had been unearthed Morosof said he,
of the Of the Russian public debt
and had been to Siberia by the general gov
of Moscow for alleged offense which was ex-
poded when Moroso the emperor and had explained
traveller Moroso had been reinstated in his
old position. And stranger than ALL said the stranger
MOrOSOH never
Siberia aided escape, that the had
been interested in the story Who was the girl the en-
peror himself had asked been brave,
and all that Count say that day
he would bring to ST. Petersburg.
Katrine heard all this and when the yemshik
the travellers horses were
simply little and laid down to
think, and sometimes
TABLE MANNERS.
Washington Post.
got retort squelcherno at dnky little hotel
out in Iowa breakfast morning. said COM
zephyred into Washington recently
put at table for two the other side
of which sat Zeke in red necktie and a balloon
makeup who looked like prize shoat raiser
for country fairs While the breakfast coming he
the keenness Of morning appetite by
combing thick mustache with pocket comb