The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26
A Siberian Exi1e's
Surprise

high roller. He spent none! ike s
king WAS generous. impulsive and
knew no such word a. fear or fail
While abroad Chaunce! had three
meetings with a girl OF twenty, the
daughter Of q Russian nobieman- The
first and second meetings were sociai;;
the third was seeing her marched witt
an exile gang TO Siberia
There is 4 place in that cold countr!
called Kara. where there are gold
mines and prisons. The prisoners are
worked in the mines, clrlously enough
producing in misery the wherewithai
for rhe ~bureaucrats of Russia to live IL
luxury. One morning sn American ap-
reared at the headquarters OF the olo-
Eel commanding the prisons ana- an
nouncing himself as Chauncey Eaton,
correspondent for n of the great
New York newspapers. requested per
mission TO inspect the prisons The
colonel received him politely and show
ed him all he cared to have him e
Eaton made an Excuse OF writing NJ
his notes 10 remain there some time
He was lodged with q subordinate pr1s
on official, whom he felt sure the colo
mel bad ordered to watch his every
movement
One day Eaton took his travelling
euuipage and visited the outpost on
the main road leading southwark.
There he spent some time with thu
comnandant, and when he left said to
the officer:
THE journal I represent pays 70.
everything it gets. The Information
you have given me is invaluable l
therefore leave with you this bag OF
gold. containing 5000 rubles-"
The officer looked at the American
in establishment. but took the bag.
II do cot desire that my papers shall
be examined before / leave. l shall
| pass here some night with them pack
ed in a box under the robes in the bot
| tom of the vehicle. Look carefully un-
der the front seat and you viii find a
| bag containing another 5000 rubles."
The officer said nothing. but gave the
| journalist a look that satisfied him.
That night Eaton. declaring that he
was tired. went to his room early.
When all were asleep he made a rope
ladder of his bedclothing and silently
let himself from his window, landing
In deep snow. Then ne stole away
and walked rapidly TO a clump of hurs
some distance down the road They
comprised the free command" and
In them dwelt such political exiles
as had served their terms in prison.
Approaching one of the huts. he
raped softly on the door and an old
woman replied to the summons.
"Is Elizabeth Kalturin here?'
"Yes."
Without waiting for an invitation,
he entered and shut the door. The
wona barred it and lighted a lamp.
"In there" she said. pointing. "She
ts LII in bed"
sYes: | know. But for that she
would be in prison. I have learned
all about her. both in Russia and since
I came here"
Eaton went into the other room.
where a girl sat up in bed She stared
at him with great lustrous eyes and,
taking him for a visiting official. said:
I'm not well enough to go back to
prison ret; indeed I'm not /.
Then the old oma held up the
candle and the invalid recognized
Chauncey Eaton.
st have come for you" he said.
"Why:
Because l love you
"But you knew me only a week.
gasped the astonished girl
. That was enough"
i Eaton spent an hour in the hut-he
dared not stay l~onger-during which he
told the girl of a plan he had conceived
to rescue her. Then he left her to re
turn to his room. climbing by his i'm.
!, proyised rope.
The next day he gave orders for his
horses to be ready at II o'clock that
night and spent the day in an agony Of
, suspense. At the appointed hour be
. was at the stable.
g Drive to the junction Of the roads
/ leading from here and the free com
mand.'" he said. "and wait till
0 come"
Il Ten minutes later Eaton was at tn.
hut of Elizabeth Kalturin and found
her dressed and expecting him. Takin,
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 commandant who recoe
nized him. searched the front part o
the sleigh and. Withdrawing a bag
gave permission to proceed.
9 Not far from the outpost Eaton OF
dered the driver to turn northeastern,
and. skirting the base of the noun
tains. shortly before daylight struck
8 point on Kara bay where his zach
a was riding at anchor. Eaton gave
signal. and a boat came ashore an.
n took them to the yacht. Steam ha
been kept up for a week, and the ar
Choir was no sooner raised than the III
tie craft, painted lead color to be til
less readily SEEN steamed ava
through the Arctic ocean. During th
ie day they touched on the Swedish coas
for a hasty marriage an
'e thence away again. o stopping ii