The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-12-26

The soldier who fell with thcm had
broken his leg: the other rushed down
the stairs and fred as Gregoricy ran
out at tho gate. A sentry at the far
corner OF the stockade also fred, see.
ing a convict running toward the
woods. More than dozen shots were
discharged after the fugitive, buS evl.
IDENTIFY with bad aim.
Gregoriev reached the border Of the
forest which still surrounds Alexand'
rovsk: and although the whole gar
rison was turned out, he got away
70 fast and far that they failed TO
ovcrtako him. The magazine ~ the
carbine which had so fornit0usly
fallen into his hands contained 1--WE
bail cartridges. Strange 20 say, t"o,
the intense excitement Of his adyen-
ture with Patrin appeared to act as
q cure to his illness!
Ultimately, he made his way TO a
village OF Gillaks, in the north part
Of the island, nearly two hundred
miles from Alcxandrovsk; and with
these people he lived for two years
The dog ChuR was given him by an
old Giliak hunter OF the village, Nfo
had trained him from a puppy.
with the possession Of Chuff, Gregg
REV began life as a sablc-hunter;
and gradually, as he accumulated
these beautiful peltries. the hore that
he might USE them as 4 means Of
escape took root in his mind.
His asslduty as a hunter now knew
no bounds. Throughout the winter,
intense as was the cold thorc, nc
ranged the taiga, penetrating noun
tain Businesses Of ths interior where
even the hardy natives had never
gone. They called him the tirclos5
one. Chuff also appeared TO !mbibe
something Of the high, ambitious spir-
it OF his master One day ne caught
| three sablcs.
AS a result Of his two winters hunt
ing with Chuff. Grcgoriev had ninety
( three skins, each stretched on n thin
! strip OF fir wood
! But how was he to escape from this
! isolated hyperborean Island, surround
ed by stormy seas. since 10 ono was
permitted TO leave AZ the ports OF
Dui and Alexandrovs,i. save by official
| permit?
The plan Gregoriev finally resort.
ed 10 was 10 disguise himself as a
Giliak hunter and apply 10 the prison
chief in person, relying on a bribo
/ OF sable-slins to obtai" the re" sary
permission. That he dared approach
Patrin again after the asperities Of
their last meeting speaks mucn for
the boldness and resolution OF Gregg
| riev's character.
His two years ."si4euce among the
| Giliaks. however, had enabled him IL
simulate the bearing and dress Of a
Gillak hunter 10 perfection. 10 had
picked up their language; and by
4 this time his hair had grown long and
shaggy. BY making use Of a d2coc
ton OF oak bark, he stained his skin
TO look like the natives, and prac
tlsed protruding his lips, after the
manner Of these people.
Having resolved 10 make the ven
ture, he journeyed down 10 the yIc'n
ity OF Alexandrovsk with a dog-team
and as a precautionary measure, con
cealed his furs In the forest, IT.
tie way outside the town. After his
with Chuff AT his heels, hc loafec
about the place for some days, pro
Tossing 10 understand but 4 word a
two OF Russian.
At last, hearing one morning thai
Patrin was giving audience 10 The
prisoners and others, Gregoriey wen
with them upstairs to rho same room
which he and the chief had lef. 50
unceremoniously two years before.
Patrin was sitting at table, an,
scarcely looked up. He had grown