The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
full you haven't made up your MINIS
to kidnap the car. Of course you are
going, Kate. So am I. -
CHAPTER XVI.
Cell No. g..

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steamer, there were eight men aboard
Six grasped the oars. and the young
clerk who had signed for the docu-
ments given to him by the captain took
the rudder, motioning Lermontoff to q
seat beside him. Al the forward part
well back toward the stern, was piled
with boxes and bags.
"What is this place ca1ledSo asked
the prince, but the young steersman
did not reply.
Tying the boat to iron rings at the
three of the men shipped their oars.
Each threw a bag over his shoulder,
walked up half a dozen steps and
waited. The clerk motioned LermontoH
to follow, so he stepped on the shelf
of rock and looked upward at the
island and an outstanding perpendicu-
lar ledge Of rock. The steps were so
narrow that the procession had to move
up in Indian fle;, three men with bags,
then the prince and the clerk, followed
by three more men with boxes. Lermon-
toff counted 237 steps, which brought
him to an elevated platform, projecting
but shielded from all sight of the sea.
The eastern sun! shone thru this. door
way, but did not llumine sufficiently
the large room whose walls, ceiling and
floor were of solid stone. At the far,
Their end man in uniform sat behlnd
lamp with a green shade. At his right
hand stood broad, round brazier con-
tanning glowing Goals, after the orlen-
tai fashion, and the officer was hold
ing his two hands over it, and rubbing
them together, The room, neverthe-
montoff heard constant smothered
roar Of water. -
The clerk, stepping forward and sa-
luting, presented to the governor seated
there the papers and envelopes given
him by the captain. The officer Sc
lected blue sheet Of papaee and fhe , senn
"Where are the otherss'
'fWe have landed first the supplies,
governor; then the boat will return for
The others. -
The governor nodded, and struck a
bell with his open palm. There entered
a big man with a bunch of keys at his
belt, followed by another who earned
a lighted lantern.
emo 80 said the governor to the
gaolers.
'sI beg your pardon, sir, am a pris-
oner9' asked Lermontoff.
The governor gave utterance to sound
that was more like the grunt of pig
than the ejaculation Of man. He did
tiorer, and the latter saw that his face,
gaunt almost as that of a living skele-
ton, was pallid as putty.
emo. 80 he repeated whereupon the
gaoler and the man with the lantern
put hand each on Lermontoff' 8 should
4 ers, and marched him away. They
walked together down long passage,
rays on the iron bolts Of door after
door, until at last the gaoler stopped,
threw back six bolts, inserted a key,
unlocked the door, and pushed it pom
derously open. The lantern showed it
to be built like the door of safe, but
unlike that of safe it opened IN
wards. As soon as the door came a:ja1
Lermontof heard the sound OF flowing
water, and when the three entered, he
noticed rapid little stream sparkling
in the rays Of the lantern at the further
end Of the cell. He saw a shelf Of rock
and stone bench before it. The gaole1
placed his hands on black loaf, while
the other held up the lantern.
'That will last you four days." said
the gaoler.
''Well, my son, Judging from the un
appetizing look Of it, think it vii
last me much longer.
| The gaoler made no reply, but hi
and the man with the lantern retired
| Lermontoff heard the bolts thrust init
place, and the turn Of the key; then sill
ence fell, all but the babbling Of tn.
water He stood still in the center 0.
the cell, his hands thrust deep in tn,
pockets Of his overcoat, and, in spite O.
this heavy garment, he shivered lit
tie.
f'Jack, my boy, he muttered "thi
is q new deal, as they say in the west
l can imagine a man going crazy here
if it wasn't for that stream. neve
knew what darkness meant before. We'll
let s find out the size Of our kingdom.
He CROPPED for the wall, and stumhlin!
against the stone bench, whose exist
ence he had forgotten, pitched head fol
ward to the table. and sent the >fou,
an Intellectual grasp after the loaf, fear
ing it might fall into the stream an
he lost Ia him hut he could not find 4