The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05
A Siberian Exile's
 Surprise

knew no such word as fear or fall
 While abroad Chauncey had three meetings with a girl of twenty, the daughter of a Russian nobleman. The first and second meetings were social; the third was seeing her marched with an exile gang to Siberia.
 There is a place in that cold country called Kara, where there are gold mines and prisons. The prisoners arc worked in the mines, curiously enough producing tn misery the wherewiihal for the bureaucrats of Russia to live In luxury. One morning an American 0p- peared at the headquarters of the colo neI commanding the prisons and, an nounclng himself as Chauncey Eaton, correspondent for one of the great New York newspapers, reluested per mission to inspect the prisons, The colonel received him politely and show ed him all he cared Co have him see. Eaton made an excuse of writing up his notes to remain there some time, He was lodged with a subordinate pris- on official whom he felt sure the colo nel had ordered Co watch his every movement
 One day Eaton took his travelling eouIpagc and visited the outpost on the main road leading southwark. There he spent some time with the commandaut, and when he left said to the officer;
 'aThe Journal I represent pays for everything it gets. The information you have given me Is Invaluable. | therefore leave with you this bag of gold. containing 5000 rublcs.'
 The officer looked at the American in astonlshmCut. but took the bag,
 "I do not desire that my papers shall be examined before I leave, I shall pass here some night with them pack ed in box under the robes In the bot tom of the vehicle. Look carefully uu- der the front seat and you will find Q bag containing another 5,ooO ruhlcs.'
 The officer said nothing, but gave the Journalist a look that satisfied him,
 That night Eaton, declaring that he was tired. vent to his room early. When an were asleep he made a rope ladder of his bcdclothlng and silently let himself from hls window, landing in deep snow. Then he stole away and walked rapidly Co a Clump of huts some distance down the road. They comprised the "trCC command and in them dwcIt such political cNileS as had served their terms in prison.
 Approaching one of the huts, he rappcd softly on the door and ou old woman replied Co thc summons
 "Is Elizabeth Ealturin hcrc|
 "Ncs."
 Without waiting for m invitation, hc entered and shut thc door. The woman barred lt and lighted a lamp,
 "Iu there" she soid, pointing, "Shc is ill iu bed"
 "Ycs: know. Rut for that she would be in prison. have learned an about hcr, both in Russia and since [ came here"
 Eaton went Into thc other room, whore a girl sat up In bed, She stared at him with great lustrous eyes and, taking him for visiting official, said;
 "rm not we'll enough to go back Co prison yet: Indeed I'm not"
 Then thc old woman held up the candle and thc invalid recognized Chaunccy Eaton.
 "I have como for you" he said,
 "whyT
 Because | love you"
 "Rut you knew me only a week" gaspcd the aStonIShcd girl
 That was enough
 Eaton spent an hour In thc hut-he darcd not stay longcr-duriug which he told the girl Of plan hc had conceived Co rescue her. Then he left her to TO. turn Co his room, climbing by his Inn prOviScd rope
 The next day he gave orders for his horses Co be ready ot II o'clock that night and spent thc day In an agony of suspense. At thc appointed hour he was at the stable.
 "Drlve Co the junction of the roads cading from hero and thc free com. mand,'" he said, "and walt till I come"
 Ten minutes later Eaton was at the | but of Elizabeth H0lturin and found her dressed and expecting him. Taking her In his arms, he carried her through the darkness tO his sleigh and placed her In the bottom, concealed by robes, On reaching the outpost he was stop ped by the sentinel on guard, but call ed for the CoumGndaut who recog- nized him. searched the front part of the sleigh and, withdrawing bag, gave permission to proceed,
 Not far from the outpost Eaton or dered the driver to turn northcastwari and. sklrting the base of the noun tains, shortly before daylight struck point on Kara bay where his yacht Was riding at anchor. Eaton gave a Fignal, and a boat came ashore and took them to the yacht, Steam had been kept up for a week, and the an chor was no sooner raised than the It. tie craft. painted lead color to be the [ less readily seen. steamed away through the Arctic ocean, During the day they touched on the Swedish coast for a hasty marriage ceremony and thence away again, not stopping till they reached old England.