The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-12
A SiberitS11 Exile {
 Surprise
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] Nigh roller. He spent money like a ting. was generous, imL'ulsive and ! knew no such word as fear or faI,.
 While abroad Chauncey had three meetings with a girl of twenty, the daughter of Il Russian noblen 'nn. The first and second meetings were soGlal; the third was seeing her marcl @d with an exile gang to Siberia.
 Tbere is q place in that cold country called Kara. where there are gold mines and prisons. The prisoners are worked in the mines. curiously enough producing in misery the whercw1tha for the bureaucratS of Russia to live In | luxury. One morning an American ap- peared at the headquarters of the colo nel commanding the prisons and, an nouncing himself as ChaunCey Eaton, correspondent for one of the great New York newspapers, requested per mission to inspect the prisons. The colonel received him politely and show cd him all be cared to have him see. Eaton made an excuse of writing up his notes to remain there some time. He was lodged with subordinate pris' on official. whom he felt sure the colo uel had ordered to watch his every movement.
 One day Eaton took his travelling | eouipage and visited the outpost on the main road leading sOuthward. There he spent some time with the commandant, and when he left said to ] the officer:
 "The journal I represent pays for 1 everything it gets. The information | YOU have given me is invaluable. l | therefore leave with you this bag Of gold. containing 1000 rublcS." The officer looked at the American in astonishment, but took the bag. 'I do not desire that my papers shall he examined before l leave. l shall pass here some night with them pack ! ed in q box under the robes in the bot tom of the vehicle. Look carefully un- der the front seat and you will find q bag containing another 5000 rublcs."
 The officer said nothing. but gave the Journalist look that satisfied him.
 That night Eaton, declaring that he was tired. went to his room early. When all were asleep he made q rope ladder of his bedclothing and silently let himself from his window, landing | in deep snow. Then he stole away and walked rapidly to clump of huts some distance down the road. They comprised the free command" and l in them dwelt such political cXileS as had served their terms in prison.
 Approaching one of the huts, he | rapped 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 woman barred it and lighted lamp.
 Tn there" she said, pointing. "She is i'll in bed.'
 "Yes: I know. But for that she would be in prison. I have learned all about her, both in Russia and since | 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: "Tm not well enough to go back to prison vet: indeed I'm not
 ThcO the old woman held up the candle and the invalid recognized 1 Chauncey Eaton.
 "I have come for you" he said.
 Why"
 "Because love you"
 But you knew me only a week" Easped the aStOniShed girl.
 That was enough"
 Eaton spent an hour in the hut-he dared not stay longer-during which he told the girl of a plan he had conceived i to rescue her. Then he left her to re- turn to his room, climbing by his i'm provised rope.
 The next day he gave orders for hts horses to be ready at Il o'clock thaf night and spent the day in an agony or suspense. At the appointed hour he was at the stable.
 Drive to the junction of the roads leading from here and the free con- nand,'" he said. "and wait till l rome"
 Ten minutes later Eaton was at the hut of Elizabeth Kalturin 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 commandant, who recOg- oized him, searched the front part Of the sleigh and, withdrawing q bag, gave permission to proceed.
 Not far from the outpost Eaton or dered the driver to turn nOrtheastward and. sklrting the base of the noun tains. shortly before daylight struck q point on Kara bay where his yacht Was riding at anchor Eaton gave a lsignal. and boat came ashore and took them to the yacht. Steam had been kept up for q week, and the an chor was no sooner raised than the lit'