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THE EXILES. X RUSSIAN STORY. •‘The night will not be M dark aa you Imagine, Mademoiselle," said M. Lafleur, “Thanhs to the power of the refraction and ♦he gleaming whiteness of the snow, as well as the frequency of the aurora borealis, the gloom will he supportable. We shall also have the moon, which will make us ten visits every twenty-four hours. What we have to fear are the excessive cold and jack of provisions. We are now but six, . since the poor little lad has not rejoined us." “Don’t count me 1” said the chief of police, dryly. “Why not!" “Now that my arm is cured, I shall make it a point not to accept for a single day long . er anything whatever from you. Alone, 1 shall find a way to procure my food. I do not wish to embarrass you." “As you please,” said Yegor. “Monsieur Yermac," added he, “you shall have your liberty when we abandon this spot early in the spring. That is if you do not prefer to accompany us to the Gulf of Anadyr, where we shall quit simultaneously Siberia, Rus sia and Asia 1" “That remains to'be soon 1” muttered Yer mac, in a low tone. CHAPTER XXIII.—PREPARATIONS JOR TUB WHI TER. The fugitives and the chief of police paused at the edge of a small frozen river, the water of which could be drunk. On the' banks of this stream they could gather drifted wood to burn during the winter. It was in the vicinity of Cape Baranoff, which bristled with rocks of strange and fantastic shapes; one fancied he saw there figures of men and gigantic animals scatter ed.among ruined towers and dismantled and crumbling walls, which one might take fer the wrecks of a fortress. The north and north-west portions of the cape are composed of rocks of schist, plung ing perpendicularly into the sea and cut here and there by narrow valleys. To the north, bounding the horizon, were vaguely outlined huge mountains of ice, called icebergs by English and American navigators. A little in front of them stretch ed out a vast open space in the ice. Upon the Siberian shores of the Arctic Ocean, one does not see immense glaciers like those of Smith’s Strait. Nevertheless, as the current of the Polar Sea flows from west to east, it will readily be understood that enormous masses of ice are drawn to wards Behring’s Strait. From various causes, thi^height of the frozen mountains augments as one leaves the coast behind him. At this spot on the’ shore of the Arctio Ocean the people from the banks of the Kolimastop, when they start out to hunt the fur producing animals. There exists, between the limit they as sign to themselves and that adopted by the Tchouktchis, a neutral and uninhabited zone very favorable for the establishment of a winter camp for'fugitives. The coast was covered with drifted wood, which could be utilized in the construction of a hut for the winter, which gave promise of being excessively severe. Everybody assisted in erecting the hut— even Yennac. The interior was so arranged as to furnish, besides the room common to all, a chamber for Nadoge, in which her pologue was erected. The men were to sleep together, in another apartment, on a sort oi Dea maae ot pieces oi wood. A rein deer skin was hung over the door of the hut Outside, a covered passage, construct ed with blocks of snow, formed a screen, preventing the icy air from penetrating into the hut when anyone entered or went out The hut, which was very l#w, was strength ened by means of an exterior wall of hard ened snow, a precaution taken against hur ricanes which, otherwise, would have swopt it away. The roof, exceedingly slight de spite the care bestowed upon it by the exiles, had been in like manner covered with solid cakes of snow. Finally, in front of the passage, a veritable glads formed of enor mous blocks was designed to aot as an ob stacle to the tempests and to prevent the hut from being suddenly invaded and shut in by the snow. •tvnorwards, mey took an inventory oi what they possessed. Their property, be sides a large quantity of skins and furs vari ously fashioned, consisted of the following objects: an iron plate with four feet for the hearth, an iron tripod, a boiler and a kettle, some spoons, knives and forks, a lantern, a saw, two hatchets, two hunting-knives, pistols and guns with a hundred cartridges for each gun, a thermometer and the tiny compass belonging to the charms of Yegor’s watch-chain—the watch was to play the important role of chronometer. Unfortunately, the supply of food, as the reader already knows, was not large. From the first day, the chief of police re fused the food that was offered to him. A kettle had Boon placed upon the fire in order to make soup from reindeer meat. The meat set aside, each one, except Yer •nac, dipped a spoon into the kettle. Yer mac drew from his sack seme rye biscuits he had furnished himself with at the ostrog; these, with a morsel of youkoula of mouk •oune (a sort of sea gudgeon dried,) consti tuted his supper. Yegor and M. Lafleur looked at each oth er, painfully impressed by the chief of po lice's determination. ‘■And when you have eaten your biscuit what then!” asked the Parisian. “To-morrow, I shall begin hunting," re •ponded Yermac. “To hunt one must have a gun 1” “And you have mine! Nomatterl I will •et traps. You will trust me with a hatchet to prepare my traps, will you not!" “Certainly,” said Yegor, who admired the character of the chiof of police. “But you will be compelled to have bait,’1 observed tho Parisian. “Right; X did not think of that," answered Yermac, and ceasing to eat, he put aside “is morsel of youkoula. He rofusod the tea prepared with melted •now, and, after his more than primitive re past oaten amid biting cold, stretched him self out dressed as he was upon the planks of the camp bed, having previously changed •us stockings, a precaution without which one would expose himself to the risk oi freezing his feet. The next day, he set ten traps, formed oi roughly constructed boxes embedded in the •now. In oach box he placed the bait. Above, a heavy flat piece of wood, held in Position by a spring, was designed to fall upon the animal—which, in touching the . bait, would free the spring—and retain il Un*;'i the arrival of Yermac. Twenty-four hours afterwards, the chlei uf police, his hatchet in his hand, visited his traps, one by one, but found nothing in “'em. Returning towards the hut, with the Prospect of a fast before him, he saw some jnakarcha plants and with difficulty pulled “om to eat the roots. They formed his breakfast, dinner and •®PP«r that day. v Nadege, who wu affected Djr Yermac’a stoical resolution, not to par too much attention to him; that was, per haps, the only way to induoe him to aot otherwise. Very early In the morning everybody was astir. They rekindled the Are which, little ter little, had gone out; then they washed their faces and hands with snow recently fallen and yet soft. This operation finished the kettle was placed on the fire and tea made. Afterwards, it was necessary to see what could be done about dinner and, ulti mately, the evening meal with the very lim ited means as to provisions and utensils at their disposal. Yermac always did by him self what he called his cooking. * The cold grew bitter, and the hut was far from being comfortable when the north west wind, blowing with violence, drovo back tho smoko into the interior. The Yakoutes’ pipes had frosen. Iron burned on touching it when one forgot to envelop his hand in a clove or piece of skin. The excessive cold, which at first acted as a stimulant to the wUl, speedily produced do bility. M. Lafleur was the initial sufferer. A sort of intoxication took possession ol him, his jaws trembled and his movements became uncertain. Sometimes, in the night, he felt the cold so much that, despite his pe lisse and the fire burning in the centre of the hut, he arose repeatedly, went out-of-doors, and ran around the cabin to give some pli ancy to his benumbed limbs. The night of thirty-six days had com menced on the 32nd of November, Yermac thought seriously of taking advantage of the darkness to escape; but ho could only at tempt to gain Nijni-Kollmsk with the aid ol one of the guides. Tekel seemed to him to be too thoroughly devoted to his masters to be influenced, but Chort offered more encouragement. The chief of police frightened him by telling him what kind of people he was serving and to what he was exposing himself, should they bo arrested in their attempt to escape. Fin ally, he proposed that ho should flee with him in the narta, the dogs of which were ac customed to obey him, promising him a hand some recompense as soon as they reached the settlements of the Kolima. The Yakoute asked time for reflection. He was, doubtless, on the point of yielding to the pressing applications of the chief of police, when Yegor, without suspecting Yermac’s plans, totally overthrew him, Yegor had quickly comprehended that they could not feed thirty-four dogs until the close of the winter. Many things, aiso, were wanted to assure the success of hi.. bold project. He decided, in accord with M. Lafleur, to send the two Yakoutes in thcii nartas to Elope-Balo or some of the villages on the banks of the Omolon—Nijni-Kolimsk would be too dangerous—there to purchase reindeer skins in sufficient quantity to make an ourouse, or traveling tent, to be used on the resumption of the journey, pieces ol birch wood and skins for the construction oi a baydare, a very light, flat boat made of wood and leather, for crossing streams, and whale ribs to strengthen the runners of the sledges when the ice was rough and also in those places where the snow was impreg nated with salt. Finally, the guides were to collect a considerable supply of frozen reindeer ribs and dried fish for the dogs. Yegor gave Tekel some gold pioccs and rou ble notes, which are perfectly current witb the natives, although their monej^ for the most part, is either tobacco or brandy. The two Yakoutes were to depart in forty eight hours, and Yeamac had but a very faint hope of deciding Chort to disappear before the moment when he was to follow his com rade Tekel. CHAPTER XXIV.—LADISLAS’ RETURN AND DI MITRI’S DEATH. The next night the dogs barkod so loudly the Yakoutcs persuaded the fugitives that Tchouktchis must be in the vicinity. Yegoi and M. Lafleur watched with loaded weap ons within reach. At last, Yegor grew im patient and went into the open air. Afar off he heard a strange noise. What could this noise meant Suddenly, a vague, white light spread over tho sky, like a milky way which had over flowed its limits. Surrounding objects look shape and became visible, as if in splendid moonlight The ice-flelds sparkled in the distance like fused silver. Soon, however, a blaze of fire broke forth at the horizon, constantly Increasing and shooting out sheaves of flame, fuses and long fiery swords which seemed to pierce the sky and make it run with blood. Drops of red light fell like drops of gore; and as nothing is more shifting, more changeable, than the phenomenon of the aurora borealis, green tints speedily succeeded the red hues. One might have thought that an immense Bengal light was illuminating the horizon. Then it was like a rainbow which had form ed itself in the middle of the n>;ht, a. rain bow resembling a marvelous mosaic of jew els, diamonds, rubies, amethysts, sapphires, and topaz stones. By the brightness of these shifting and capricious displays of light which filled the sky, Yegor perceived a sledge drawn by several pairs of reindeer which was making its way over the sea, quite level at that point, in the direction of the hut, keeping at a distance of about a hundred yards from the coast. He immediately thought that they were pursued, and called the Parisian to Impart to him his fears. The latter, after haring put on his forehead, nose and ears all the pioces of fur he could gather, finally quitted the hut. ' He thought, on seeing the flaming sky. that his friend had summoned him without to enjoy this spectacle yet new to both oi them, and uttered an exclamation. “Hush!” said Yegor, “and glance at those people who are advancing towards us in f narta.” The howling of the dogs had, at first, pre vented M. Lafleur from hearing the scraping of the narta’s runners upon the frozen sea. He looked a moment in the direction indi sated by Yegor. “In any case,” said he, “they are not numerous—two or throe at most. If they have business with us, they may find people who can hold their own with them. But listen!” The narta was near enough for them tc hear words exchanged between its occu pants. Upon frozen surfaces sounds may be distinctly heard a great distance. “I know that voice!" cried M. Lafleur. “And I also!” said Yegor, growing pale. “May I never again see the Place de la Bastille if it is not the voice of Ladislas!” “Your speak truly, Monsieur Lafleur! Look! the narta is shaping its course by the bark of our dogs.” Two minutes afterwards, the little Pole was in the arms of Yegor and M. Lafleur. All three wept with Joy at meeting again. The narta remained with its driver upon the surface of the frozen sea. “With whom are you, my dear child!" asked Yegor, at last. "With the son of tho chief of police of Yakoutsk, who has brought me back to you all.” “The son of the chief of police!” cried M. Lafleur, in whose ears this title had a dis agreeable sound. "He Is very ill—wounded. Thanks to the money ha possessed, he was able to Induce • rich Tunguse haring very handsome rein deer to bring us hither.” “Yegor, I am going to him," said M. Laf lew, “while you conduct Ladlslas to his slater. But, be careful 1 Prepare her a lit tle for the joy which awaits her.” M. Lafleur cautiously desoendod towards the narta. The sky had much paled. When he was noar the travelers: "Come on,” said he; “we are your friends." ' “And my father,” asked Dimitri, in a fee ble voice. “He is over there, with us. More than once he has spoken of you, and your fate torments him." “Thon I shall see him—before I die!” mur mured the wounded man. “Before you diet Ah! I see—you are 111, my friend, very 111; but wo will care for you. Come quickly and warm yourself at our fire, and tell yow driver to do the same.” The Tunguse, thus Invited, lifted Dimitri and, with the aid of the Parisian, Yormac’s son succeeded in clearing the distance which separated the sledgo from tlio hut His father ran to meet him. “Father!" said the young man, on per ceiving him. “give me credit for a good action. I have brought you back the child.' Yormao clasped Dimitri to his breast; bu>‘ he could not avoid making the follow: "\5 ob servation to him: “For your first good action, you have not exactly had a happy hand.” “How is that:" “The child is the son of exiles—he Is In Company with others who are escaping.” “I did not know It,” murmured Dimitri. “The merit of the action is yours, all the »amo,” said Yormac. “Tho moment I re turn this chil'd to thorn, I shall foel mysell* completely free from every obligation in re gard to thym. And I shall owe this very great satisfaction to you.” Dimitri could not and did not understand. His father saw how weak he was and ask ed him the reason. Dimitri answered: “It happened when I wished to quit my companions. I was already far from thorn, bringing the child, in tho night, when thoy fired upon us. They comprehended that ] had abandoned them. I was hit by a ball below the left shoulder. I could not stop to care for myself—and that is iho reason I am in this sai state.” “Unfortunate man! You exposed your self to an aggravation of your condition 1' cried Yermac. “Then you no longer wish to see me die, father!” said the young man, with a sad smile. “At least, I have seen you again be fore drawing my |lnal breath," addod .he, “and you will, perhaps, pardon me for ail the pain I have caused you!” “Ah! Dimitri!” cried Yermac, greatly moved, “do not talk thus. At this moment, many things are forgotten. But how were you able to get here—to push your search so far!” “Tho courage of the child did everything. As for me, I felt that I was dying and did not wish to lose an hour, in order to redeem myself in your eyes, to turn from me your malediction,.” What an affecting scone was this recon ciliation of father and son in this vast frame, lighted up by the last phase of the aurora borealis, in which now the glare of a huge conflagration was mingled with the soft shades of early dawn! That night was finished in the hut amid the chat of Ladislas and the happy Nad ego and the confidential talk of Dimitri and his father. The Yakoutcs feted the Tunguse. At length, Yormac said to Yegor: “Thanks to my son, I am ablo to rcstoro you this child whom we all believed lost, and who, certainly, would have died of want without Dimitri. ■ Do you not think, Sem enoff, that this is something?” “You were our debtor, Yermao; I am now yours,” he answered. “But do not all these circumstances cause you to reflect? Will you not, at last, depart from that cruel attitude towards us which has made us ene mies?" , “As to that, it is impossible!” “We esteem and hate each other!" “I have no hatred.” “But I should much prefer hatred, the blind instrument of barbarous legislation, to that inflexibility of character which noth ing can touch, nothing can convince, and nothing can move. Your hatred, if not al ready extinguished, would surely be extin guished at this hour when we contract such great obligations towards you. But you can neither hate nor love.” “I obey more elevated dictates.” “Here, take your weapons again, Yen mac,” said Yegor, “Whatever you may say, I now no longer fear anything from you. Take back your gun, dr, rather, leave me yours and take mine. I owe you that,” add ed be, catting a compassionate look on poor Dimitri, whose soul seemed about to take its flight. From that moment, M. Lafleur was forced to transform himself altogether into a nurse. It was not easy to care for Yermac’a son. The ball had penetrated deeply, and the Parisian possessed none of the resources of a surgeon. Hence the stota of the unhappy young man grow worse with extreme rapidity. There was no hope for him. A few days later—at the nocturnal hour when Dimitri had arrived at the camp of the fugitives—three men, the twe Yakoutes and the Tunguse, lighted a fire upon the shore of the sea to dig a grave. When the fire had sunk in the snow to the level of the soil, the three men dug up the earth with a spear of hard wood. After an hour of this toil, which by developing their heat j caused to hover above them a vapor whiten ed by the moon in its fugitive apparitions, the three men returned to the hut to an nounce that the grave was ready. An instant afterwards, they reappeared without, bearing a stiffened body wrapped in a sheet of cloth. Ladislas preceded them. He held in his hand a lantern to illuminate the dark points of the road. Yermac came behind them, followed by Yegor and M. Lafleur. Around the hut, the dogs were howling in a lamentable fashion. It was the knell ol the dead. This group of men advanced over the rough surface of the soil, through a lugubri ous obscurity and beneath a sky veiled* by rapidly moving clouds. It was terribly cold, the thermometer indicating thirty two de grees below zero. They reached the grave. There, without the least rite, the frozen body was laid in the frozen ground and covered with snow for a monument. The poor father saw all this done with tearful eyes. The two Yakoutes had prepared a woodei cross. They erected it and it stood out blacl from the surrounding whiteness. Ito be coirnmncD.] Luke Ontario is now lower than ovei before since it was known to whiti men. It is estimated that it would re quire 2. Ml.000.000 tons of water t< t-rinv it uit to its normal Uni. 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TO GET OhB fllK • Secure me an agent, and on receipt of his or her Brat order for half dosen or more 1 will send you one FUEE and will take back anr lobs.era unsold by agent at and el month. F. K. CRKW, Mfr., cor. 41st Street and Indiana Are.. Chicago, 111. lUDS BT THB DUTCH PROCESS an "Tnattf with Cubonato of Soda, Magnnia, Potuh or Blurbooatt of Soda.” The me of chemical* can be readily detected by the peculiar odor from newly opened package*, and also from a glas* of water in which a small quantity of chemically treated cocoa baa been placed and allowed to remain for several day*. few more that* On* Hundred Fear* fA* Soule of Walter Baker A Co. Karo made their Cocoa Preparation* ABSOLUTELY PUBB, using XO Patent Process, Alkalies, or Byes. W. BAKER & CO., OorekKtir, Mass. ORDER YOUR JOR STOCK “-OF TUI— Sioux City Printing Co. ••• mac* mm, . sioyx jzsxy, xowA. Remedy rm. INSTANT ULOT. Final care In 10days. Never return*; no purge; no salve; no suppository. A Tie tlm tried In vain every remedy ha* dl* covered a simple cure, which he will mall free t€ hi* fellow sufferers. Address J. U. HE EVES, Boa 28*). New York City, N. Y. PATENTS, PENSIONS Send for Inventor’s Guide or How to Obtain a Pafc ent. Bend for Digest of Pension and Beanly Lows. PATBIIK O FAKKELL, WaU< Inston* B C. Ovtr. CONISO mmmmm «.__ __rMilla _ ofbaVeaitkagirare* Blek lleadachs| reil(ire»l'ompleiioa;farriCoa«llpallen# Sm4 tf r*m m MS W*rt U*k Sum. »*• to* CU». _It will bo to your interest when writ, tag to advertisers to say you saw their ad* vertiaement in this paper. Sioux City Pkintino Co. No. bW—ia Flan's Remedy ftas Catarrh Is the Pest. TCmdast to Pw, and Cbnpwi CATA R R M OsU by dni«*iiu of m by Moll. Me. g T *»—*•*—■ -i , j