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


strained himself at the blow from Ivan
Ogareff. here befori his mother. who
was about 10 be struck. he was not able
TO master himself
Ivan ocaren had succeeded.
'Michael Strogoff.r he cried.
Then. advancing. he sid:
'Ah. was this done by the man Of
Ichim?'
'Himself"' said Michael Strogon. and.
raising the knour. he tore with IT the
face Of Ivan ogareff himself.
'"Blow for blow
well given cried the voice of q
spectator. who fortunately hid himself
In the tumuli.
| Twenty soldiers threw themselves on
Michael Strogoff. and they were about
To kill him. But Ivan Ogaren. from
whom cry of pain and rage had es-
capped stopped them with a motion Of
his hand.
This man is reserved for the justice
of the emir-
The letter 10 the imperial armies was
found In the breast Of Michael Strogon.
who had not had time to destroy IT, and
IL was handed over to Ivan Ogared-
The spectator who had uttered aloud
those words well given was no other
than Alcide Jolivet. His companion
and himself. having halted at the camp
of Zabedeiro. were present at this
scene.
my God" said Lee To i-r;-.. ;',pun;.
these people OF the uu.;.i .fc IoG.h
men! Do we not owe some return 10
our companion of the Journey May
Korpanoff or strogon succeed. What
splendid revenge for the affair Of
Ichimr'
"Yes. revenge indeed" said Harry
Blount- But Strogon is a dead man
For his sake it would perhaps be better
not to remember him any iorUer."
And allow his mother TO perish un
der the kpouty'
DO you believe that be has acted
better by his rash haste than his moth
es and his sister,
II don't believe anything: l know moth
ing answered AHide JolIvet. only
had | been In his place I should not
have acted otherwise. What a slash.
| Eh. what-she devil. we must boil over
sometimes God would have placed
water In our veins and not blood had
he wished " 10 remain always and ey
srywher~ imperrurbable."
What a splendid incident for a news
paper ariieler' said Harry Blount- IL
Ivan Oyaren would only communicate
to US the contents Of that letter.
Ivan oSsr-n. after having wiped OF
the blood which covered his face. had
broken the seal Of the letter He read
II again aud again for a long time. as
II be wished TO fathom its contents.
Then. having given his orders thai
Michael Strogon. strongly fettered.
should be sent on to Tomsk with the
other prisoners. he took command of
the troops encamped at Zabedeiro. and
amid the deafening sounds OF drums
and irumpets he marched to the town
where the emir was awaiting him.
They had not long 10 wait for the
lieutenant OF Feofar Resounding bu-
giles announced his arrival
Ivan Ogareff-the flashed. as they al
J ready begun 10 call him-dressed this
time in the uniform OF a Tartar officer.
arrived on horseback before the tent
of the emir. He was accompanied by
a body OF the soldiers from the camp
of ZabcdeIro. who drew up along the
sides OF the plateau. In the middle Of
4 which be remained only during the
time allotted TO the ADJUSTMENTS. One
could see a deep cash cutting obliquely
the face OF the traitor.
Ivan ogarer presented to the emir
his principal officers. and Feofar Khan.
without departing from the coldness
which was the main foundation OF his
dignity. received them In n manner
which made them satisfied with their
reception
Alcide Jolivet and Harry Blount then
Joined the crowd and looked on In suck
a manner as not to lose any detail Of a
feast. which was to furnish a hundred
good lines for the newspaper They
gaEed with astonishmeut on Feofar
Khan in his magnifcence. his women.
his officers. his guards and all this ORR
entail pomp. OF which the ceremonies
of Europe can give no idea But they
turned away with disdain when Ivan
ogarefr presented himself before the
emir. and they waited. not without
some impatience. FOR the feast TO be
gin
DO you see. my dear Biount" said
Aicide Jolivet. I'VE are come too soon.
like good citizens who must needs come
or lose their money. All this is only
the rising of the curtain. 1t would
have been better taste to have arrived
only for the ballet
What ballety' asked Harry Blount.
The obligatory ballet. faith. But
think the curtain is about to rise"
Alcide Jolivet spoke as II he were at
the opera, and. taking his glass from
!ts case, he prepared TO have a look at,
As connoisseur. the first subjects Of
Feofar's troop.