The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-18

within a few feet of the hidden, breath less and haunted man to talk to two peasants who came from the opposite direction. The guards and the peasants entered into a long conversation. The peasants declared that they had not met any one and expressed their opin- ions that the escaped man will success fully make his way into Irkutsk.
 But how will be get there? asked one of the gendarmes. He does not know the road; he will get lost, and We will take him back without much trOuble.' The peasants did not agree with him.
 .It is, possible that he is a learned man, that he knows that the river runs into Irlutsk; it is only sixty Vsrsts, and in two days walking alongside of it ne will get there.'
 And what will he eat?" said the gen darme. He vii starve to death before he will reaGa Irkutsk.
 Well, a learned man knows how many berries there are in the woods; a man can live two days nicely on berries.'
 Sazanow took it all in. He now knaw the road he must follow and what he could live on. The pursuers went on; but Sazanow resolved not to leave his hiding place before dark. A couple of hours passed. Suddenly he heard stealthy, sneaking steps on the, road. It transpired that one of the srendarmes, having rsturned from the first unsuccessful first chase resolved to search the bushes along the road, and to make it doubly sure, took vita him a hunting dog. Step by step he got very near the place where Sazanov lay. The dog, having scented the bush es, turned towards Sazanov and ap> preached him so nsar as to enable the former to hear the latter's heavy breathing. Everything seemed lost. He had to give himself up to his tor turers To resist a gendarme without a loaded gun or revolver he considered foolish; but to get up, and draw the at tention of the authorities was so deci- dedly foolish that Sazanov thought 1t was better to wait until the gendarme shall find him. The unexpected hap pened; the dog stood there a few min tes, scenting Sazanoy and, not having given the signal for some unknown req son, ran away. Thus he distracted the attention of the gendarme, who followed him, and Sazanov was saved. When it grew dark Sazanoy set out for Irkutsk, following the bank of the river. He walked the whole night. Early in the t,,, ,t,,r 1, otn ar,sinI which were to be had in plenty at that time of the year, and which were very juicy and nourishing. He passed the day in the bushes, and on the following morning he was in Irkutsk. .s..~..
 In Irkutsk he had to wait while be- fore he obtained passport and money. } Having received these necessaries, he took the first Siberian fast, train back into Russia proper. On the car he hap pened to get acquainted with general and his young daughter, with both of whom he quickly gained much favor as a travelling companion, and from whom he did not separate the whole way. They even went down together for their refreshments, and inns it happened that the gendarrnes salated an escaped prisoner.
 Very soon sazanov was at the from tier. Not having found the expected smuggler on the station; he was obliged ito go in a near by inn and wait for the man. The village police sergeant strolled in soon after him and, having noticed a stranger, demanded to see his passport. The looks of Sazanov's pass port, which was a poor imitation and nowhere registered, was disliked by the guardian of the law.d E. < S~ What brought you here?' -... ~ T came to buy cattle.'
 1 s NO, my lad, that isn't it. Your case doss not seem clear. I will have to ], write a protocol and deliver you to the commissary. Let him decide upon it.