The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-06-30
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mast at the PROV, A rope, fastened ~
the stern, was passed through pulley
at the top of the mast and the other
end attached to shaggy horse. The
generals baggage was piled into one |
of these dugouts and he seated him |
self comfortably in the midst, muz- |
hik with paddle occupied the stern,
another mounted the horse and they
rode Off, the animal scrambling over
the stones by the shore or splashing
through the shallow water, while the
man with the paddle kept the boat
clear of the bank This is the ancient
mode of ascending Russian rivers, the
method of 'loshat and lotka," and two
military stations. or about 80 miles,
can thus be made in day under
favorable circumstances, by getting
under way at four o'clock in the morn
| ing
| To Hardy's CONSERVATION the prin-
| cess and her maid followed in Sec
ond dugout But there were two more
waiting on the bank, their owners
hoping that others of the passengers
would wish to avail themselves OF
their use.
Come on" cried Hardy to Smul-
ders. Lets follow them. 1t will be
lark"
"a lark? What's that"
"A lark? Why, fun, sport"
But Smulders sighed and shook his
head, thinking of the fair Viennese.
All no." he said, 81 do not care If 1t
! No oil 1nnun (NhlI1ip
loaf her too heavy
Hardy lost no time. BY signs he
conveyed to one of the sailors that he
wished his luggage carried ashore anc
piled into the dugout. Soon he, too
was seated in the bottom, reclining
gracefully against his impedmenta, hi
horse scrambling along in the wake o
the princess lotka.
They made but one military station
the first day-a large square building
where a samovar is kept always read
for travellers and the sledges that cal
ry the mails over the ice in winter
To Hardy's delight, the old genera
and the princess were extremely coul
teous to him and made him unde
stand by signs that he was welcome
The generals orderly foraged and PR
~ duced some black bread some mil
NJ and quantity of delicious fires
ed caviar of the kind the Russians do NJ
ed export
an The princess presided charming
ry at the samovar, after which she disa
peared for the night. Hardy spree
N mis- blankets on the floor and was SOC
MD fast asleep But he seemed no soon
six to have closed his eyes than he w
so awakened again by the voice of L
or general shouting at him in Russian.
,se It was only three o'clock, but t
place was all a-bustle with prepal
ev. lions for departure. Ere the mis-
DIV had risen from the river they we
IN again under way, dim as ghos
mo Hardy reclined against his lugga
on and slept deliciously until the S
,sa arose, when he was awakened by
~ " singing of a cloud of gnats. Sitti
biS upright. he noticed that the lotka
the princess was deserted by its I
.ho passenger Casting his eyes about,
No observed maid and mistress stroll
,,, along the government road that
I'd lows the course of the Shilka and t
hey serves as oi"nnel '1 a.. Mnnoh,,
tho Cossacks that pours into Manchu
a The bank was high at this point ;
49,, the women were above him, plai
- visible in the bright sun. The
''r, manovna, twirling her Japanese pi
e. sol on her shoulder, walked rap
- 10 and with a joyous freedom OF mot
that testified to her love of the
wa. air.
w. 81 wonder if she plays golf mu
1aao Hardy, and at that very moment
g. nerceived that he, too, was cram
a., sitting there in the boat. He got
A. accordingly, and struck vlgoro
,.ro across wide stretch OF SAND
~ posited during high water, lie
~. some Is minutes climbing the s.
Iraw bank, and when he at last reacheu
aood road the princess was nowhere u
Ia seen Indeed, the road at this p
a, turned sharply away from the I
aoes and disappeared around the loot
erst hill Hardy knew, however, Una
,iras must wind back to the river ant
therefore followed the wide dusty
confidently. although it seemed
,,iod nlunge into the heart of the WI
~ ' ness once or twice he asked
,an eeIf WHY he was walking so rap
, "" and each time made answer;
49, 49, IN keen up with my lotka, OF cou
ON, .Ioa IIe was oothorough a gentleman Il
. ,,o NIT 70 himself that he was pursuih
:. nrincess. he would not have done
=. thn = thing on Beacon street; why 81
=, , ao be do It on a government road
" heria? At any rate. it would
p" 9t. irdiscreet thing to do, as she
iI ,1, ha sure to crush him for his pres
s 9, tlor. But he certainly had Jul
- the GOOD a right to get out and wa
u ,o MD She AS he was soliloquizing thu
'' had about come to the conclusion
bo was in a fair way at last OF M
an ass of himself, he thought ne
y shrill scream in the distance, L
ing with his heart in his mou'
j., ,no was sure, for the first cry wa
l -, 'n as lowed by others-wild' desp
fo , n %s sbrieks. as of woman in the
w nv,ite excruciating fear. , q,
WHllS 80 -, comingi" shouted /