The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06

hands. Svotlogoub tries to catch IT, but
| he is not In time, md the pan, knocking
against the branches with ringing
| sound, falls 10 the ground. He awakcs
smiling and listening to the continuing
sound OF tho pan. This ring Is the sound
of tho opening OF iron bolts In the cor
rldor. Steps arc heord along the passage
and the clatter OF rifles Hc suddenly
remembers oil
'oh II l could but fall asleep ngain -
thinks Svctloguob. but TO do so Is no
longer possible. The steps have reached
the door He hears the key searching for
the lock and the squeak of the door as II
opens.
An officer OF the gcndarmes. the Gov
ernor and an escort entered.
Death? Well, what II Il % Is? ~ l MI !
go away ThGt is good good AL lgrm is good of
the touchingly exalted feeling no had
experienced the day before.
VI.
In the samc prison with Svetlogoub
there was incarcereted an old peasant
scctarian of tho "Old Belief. who had
lost confidence In his teachers and was
seeking for the true faith. He repu-
dlated not only the church since Nixon,
but also the government from the time
of Peter, whom he regarded as the Anti
Christ. The Tsar's power he called the
tobacco kingdom" and boldly expressed
his OPINIONS indlcting the priests and
Government officials. for which he was
tried kept In confinement and trans
ferred from ono prison TO another Ihnt
it was no lpH6tI ll'f' puN III Pi'SNlis
that the wardens abused him, that he
was placed in irons; that his fellow-prie-
oncrs Knocked him; that they. Ike all
the authorities denied God md abused
each other. dciiling In every way the
image of God in themselyes-did not con-
cern him. all this he had seen every
All this he know was the consequence
OF men having lost the true faith. and
OF having strayed like blind puppies from
their mother; Yet he knew that the true
Tv.I q nt haH 90 ha
felt this faith in his heart; and he sought
for IL everywhere.
Above all. he hoped to nnd It as de-
stll. and he which is filthy. lot him be
nlthy still and he that is righteous, let
him he righteous still; and he that Is
holy, let him bo holy still.
And behold I come quickly, and my
reward Is with me, to give, every man
pS as his W9rk shall IaoSnr DIE THE
mysterious book and every minute ex-
pcctIng the Coming One who would not
only "giye every man according as his
work shall be-" but would also reveal the
whole OF Gods truth to men.
On the morning OF Svctlogoub's execu-
ton he heard the noise Of drums and hav-
ing climbed up to his window he saw
through tho bars now cart WIS driven
up and a young man. with waVy curls.
bright eyes and smiling cnme out of the
prison and mounted the cart In his small
pressed TO his heart. The sectarlan rec
ognized IT as the gospel, and the young
man nodding to the prisoners at the win
dows smllingly exchanged glanccs with
him. The horses started and the cart with
the bright youth sitting In 1t surrounded
by an escort moved out of the prison gate
rattllng over the stones
The sectarian climbed down from the
window, seated himself on his bed and
medltated. This one has found the
truth" said he. THE servants of Anti
Christ are going To stranglc him with
rope for the very reason that they would
prevent him from disclosing 1t to any
one"
VII.
II was a dull autumn morning. The sun
was not visible, and damp. mild wind
was blowing in from the sea
The fresh air, the view OF the houses
of the town, horses and the men who
were observing him. all this distracted
Syetlogoub. Sitting on q bench In the
cart, with his back to the driver, he In
examined the faces of the SOL
diers who were oscorting him and OF the
townsfok as they passed by.
IL was an early hour OF the morning
The streets along which he was being
driven were almost deserted, and only
workmen were to be seen Some lime