The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-31

Of London and New York.
The steward advanced respectfully to
the captain and announced breakfast
ready, whereupon the two men followed
him into a saloon not much larger than
the stateroom Lermontoff had occu
so comfortably furnished. A plenteous
breakfast was supplied, consisting prin
cipally Of fish, steaming potatoes, black
bread and very strong tea. The cap
tain swallowed cup after cup Of this
scaiding beverage, and it seemed to
make him more and more genial, as if
it, had been wine. Indeed, as time
oner who sat before him, for quite in
nocently he said to the steward who
waited on them:
anything to eata"
No orders, Sir, /" replied the stew
7zstoh, well, give them something
something hot. 1t may be their last
meal" then turning, he met the gaze
Of the prince, demanding roughly an
other cup Of tea, and explained: 't
'Three of the crew took too much
vodka in st. Petersburg yesterday
The prince nodded carelessly, as. ii he
believed, and offered his open cigaret
case to the captain, who shook his
head. 4.- "-f+
. L smoke a pipe" he growled
The captain rose with his lighted pipe
and together they went up on deck
again. The prince saw nothing more
Of the tall sentinel who had been his
guard the night before 50 Yithout ask
ing permission he took it For granted
that his movements, now they were
in the open sea, were unrestricted.
therefore he walked up and down the
deck smoking ciggarets. At the stroke
OF bell the captain mounted the bridge
and the mate came down. E-.- -. -.
Suddenly out Of the thickness ahead
ioomed up f great black BEitish freight
prince supposed The two steamers.
big and little, were so close that each
was compelled to sheer off bit: then
the captain turned on the bridge and
seemed for a moment uncertain what to
do with his prisoner. A number of men
were leaning over the bulwarks of the
brit1sh ship, and it would have been
boat to give message to those on the
other. The prince, understanding the
captain 8 quandary, looked up at him
= ana smiled, but made no attempt to
lake advantage of his Dredicament
some one on board the English shin
shouted and futtered handkerchief,
wheIe"Pon the prince waved his cigaret
!; ~ me Inc az and the big boat disappeared
In the thickness of the east. - - :
: Lermontoff walked the deck. th;nk;no
very, seriously about his situation. and
wondering where they intended to take
MN. II he were to be put in prison. s
j must be IN some place of detention on
: me coast OF Finland, which seemed
Strange, because he understood that the
dissatisfied inha bitants Of that tu Dig MaSn
feeted land. His first impression had
Deen that Punishment was intended
i ana ne had expected to be landed at
some Swedish or German port. but a
chance remark made by the captain at
n preakfast inclined him to believe that
there were other prisoners on board not
But why should he be sent out Of Rus
s,a proper, or even removed from St.
petersburg, which, he was well aware.
suffered from no lack Of goals. The
continued voyage Of the steamer thru
Stockholm was the objective point. Tf
they landed him there it merely meant
little temporary Inconvenience. and
once ashore, he hoped to coneoct a tele,
gram SO apparently innocent that it
you'd win thru to his friend, and give
Dru I'm at least the knowledge Of his
mond aroused all his old fear that the
Engilshman was to be the real victim.
and this enforced voyage was merely a
convenient method Of getting himself
out of the way.
After lunch dismal drizzle set in
that presently increased to steady
downpour, which drove Lermontoff to
his cabin, and that room being unpro-
vided with either window or electric
light, the prince struck a match to one
Of the candles newly placed on the
washstand. He pushed the electric
button summoning the steward,
and, giving him some money,
asked If there was such a thing
as piece of stone board, carried as
ballast, or for any other reason. The
steward said he would inquire, and
finally returned with sharpening stone
used for the knives in the galley. Bolt
ing. his door, Lermontoff began an ex-
pertinent, and at once forgot he was a
prisoner. He flied the washbasin with
water, and opening one Of the glass