CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-02-05

Explain our affair. Blount. You viii
do me a service. This Russian colonel
In the midst OF Tartar camp disgusts
me. and although. thanks TO MIN. my
head is still ON my shoulders, my eyes
would exhibit my feelings were J TO
attempt TO look him In the face.
So saying. Alcide Joliyet assumed a
look OF complete and naughty indiner-
ence.
Whether or not Ivan Ogarer oerceiv-
ed that the prisoners attitude was ln-
sultlng toward him. he did not let II
appear.
who are you. gentlemen" he asked
in Russian In a cold tone. but free from
its rudeness.
Two correspondents OF English and
French newspapers" replied Blount Ia
conically.
You have doubtless papers which
will establish your IDENTIFY
Here are letters which accredit US
In Russia from the English aud French
chancellor's office"
Ivan OgareI took the letters which
Blount held out TO him aud read them
stteDtively. Then said he:
our military operations in SiberisE'
We ask To be- free: that Is all. az
swercd the English correspondent dry
y.
You are so. gentlemen" answered
C,.aren. -and shall b. curious to read
your articles ln The Daily Telegraph"
sir" replied Harry Blount, with the
most imperturbab!c coolDess. 1T Is six
pence number. including postage"
And thcreupon Biount returned 10 his
companion. who appeared TO approve
completely OF his replies.
Ivan Ogarer. without frowning,
mounted his horse aud. going 10 the
head Of his escort. soon disappeared in
cloud of dust.
We'll. VI. Joiivct. what do you think
of Colonel Ivan oEaren. general in
chief Of the Tartar troOpsT asked
Blount.
Il think. my dear friend" replied
Alcidc. smiling THAT the housch.b bcgui
made very graceful gesture when hc
gave the order for our beads TO he cut
on
Whatever was the motive which led
ognren TO act thus In regard TO the
two correspondents. they were free and
could rove ri their pleasure over the
scene OF war Their intention was not
TO leave IT, The sort of antlpathy
which formerly they had entertained
for each other had given place to a sin
cere friendship. Circumstances having
brought them together, they no longer
thought OF separating The petty qucs-
tious OF rivalry were forever eNt!n-
guIshed Harry Blount could never
forget what he owed his companion
who. ON the other hand. never tried TO
remind him OF IL. This friendship, too.
assisted the reporting operations and
was thus to the advantage OF their
readers
And now" asked Blount, what
shall we do with our llbcrtyT'
Take advantage OF Il. OF course.
replied Alcide. and 20 quietly TO Tomsk
to see what is going on there"
Until the timc-vcry near | hope
when we may rcJoin some Russian reg
iment."
"As You say. my dear Blount, 1t won't
do to TanarlEc ourselves too much
The best side j. that OF the most civil
llzed army. and Il Is evident that the
people Of central Asia will have every
thing 10 lose and absolutely nothing to
gain from this invasion, while the Rus
Sims will soon ropulsc them, Ii is
only n matter Of time"
The arrival of Ivan. Ogarcnf. which
had given Ioliyet and Blount their lib-
erty. was to Michael StroEOff On the
contrary. serious danger, Should
chance bring the czar's courier into
Ogarcfr-s presence the latter could not
fail TO recognize in him the traveller
whom he had So brutally treated ut the
Ichim posthouse. and. although MI
chael had not replied 10 the insult as
he would have done under any other
circumstances. attention would be
drawn to him. aud At once the accom-
plishmcut of his plans would be ren-
dcrcd morr difficult,
This was the unpleasant side OF the
business \ favorable result Of his
arrival. however, was the order which
was given to raise the camp that very
day and remove the headquarters To
Tumsk.
This was the Accomplishment OF Mi
chnpls most fcryCnt desire. His intcn.
tion. as has been said was tn reach
Tomsk concealed among the other pris'
oners-tltat Is to say. without any risk
OF falling into ,he hands OF the scouts
who swarmed about the approaches TO
this important town However, in con
sequence OF the arrival OF Ivan ogaren
und In the fear OF being recognized by
him. he questioned whether 1t would
not be better to give up his 1rst plan
ht
ney.
Michael would no doubt have kept TO
the latter plan had he not learned that