The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-04
UNDER THE BLACK EAGLE
Of RuaaB Ro5u1 Z. Jlfusou-Eacd Campfire Story.

self He is besotted fool. and is drunk with
vodl."
I have, will have!'
Your excenency, have not heard of the muir"
"To hades with prattle' cried the officer. "out
with horses out with yemshk, will it,
Further expostuation the. Of the starista
useless He shambed off and routed out the only yeshk
station brought along They
quickly harnessed to the tarantass and the
journey resumed.
sngularly enough versts traversed be-
fore something went with the harness and the
right AS he back to his box
like his he turned the officer but was with
different question
your excellency,'' asked he ARE you armed?'
"Get on!" the officer.
your excelency listen" said the mouk in
sullen voice. then blood and mine be on your own
The solemnity with which he these words
piqued curiosity of officer
you mean, you scum % he asked. p
this, father" replied the yemshk he came
to the taranass side, ARE you armed?"
"Certainly'
"A revolver?' ,.-....
"Yes!"
you can shoot wen?"
Naturally. officer in the First army corps
praised, said the yennshik removing his
tatered hat bowling his making the sign of the
God be praised excellency for we
are from the of the murder
"oh it's the murder again, is it? laughed Michael VVe
what about tt?'
You have not heard then, your excelency the band
escaped prisoners secreed themselves in the
wood near No find thep but
stopping the tarantasses and the post which
passed to-day protected from Tomsk Will
your exceency good when the stream
to fire two with revolver? That will
the wretches armed and they will fear to at
: tack us Two Shots your excelency you when
will put all the pace can and get across
little bridge quickly
With that yenashik box whipped his
horses the heavy arantass rumbled it's way The
posts passed in rapid succession and in the moon
light cump of trees doomed
Now please, your excellency, cried the yemshk
interested than pertrbed at the nature of the
Michael plucked forth
shots in Meanwhile yernshik, standing his
box shrieked flashing them until
rfacffr p9in
was threatened disaster the wheels struck huge
stones soft short declivty then.
with scattering rumble little wooden
bridge passed the other sd another mad rush
placed between the stream and the
tarantass s#Ez@
..Thanl Cod" cried yemshk, I'VE have got across
in safety! shots saved
reached fresh horses were
Michael went forward Tonsk where he
days weared with his long
drive stay in the city by the Tom and then
intervening fifteen hundred versts OF road which
stretched Irkuts sped night
the capital Of Eastern Siberia just in time
general his return from Yakutsk
His fulfilled tc
Europe taken him only days to the thou
sand hkutsk, but the
at length he arrived Tosh
he up his to stay two in the city,
extended to him his eastward He arrived
in morning beautiful day. and drove
the house of the general governor, but wa.
chagrined to that his excellency
courthouse excellency," said the waiting
man. the carriage to take there? an
exceency the win be pleased to bu
there prisoners and the judge
will yet three days.
Michael ordered carriage courthouse
for thought while waiting good friend Ivan Ivan
ovitch might going with the justices
neck sufficient for him to thru to tn
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