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a i. ys » r= i P Fam ‘ : , ~ * 7 y ° a THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, NOVEMBER 23 1897 aa oe LELETINCLIVES NU pemious an attempt to) mone Sy IP ST ; ote” rc | @sveape would prove under the circum- | : r a n ar ! . an ‘ A r ' cans | finances Cine poor fellow had made a ¢ \ arc’ | i ti f "* j , 1 ‘ } > , us ' ’ . . anu | ash for liberty While returning from Ate beeeecne dal OOS ’ Plat “Fe Cunningham, Burion,” he | the mines at sun lown, and his bullet- a ats ene cil mutterel, under his breath. Then, | riddled body was brought to the priso ‘oat ; ’ ij as Ss son - @a “ee ite ; ares k«cking up Keenly, he said :—‘ Ard ao on a plark 464 "7 oS Sr pees Lt ne - j Son traneco ‘ . sien ia ibs re - AR om ; you thing It is stran: eu it you were | “Tty to keen uy your cour-e and Ot {] } Ou ere ‘tie 0 t taken to the political prison ? wait.” said Platoff. ‘ That is all I can e ie “ ht ttl forgotten Irkutsk on the | tell you. It may de that harder times “a = night o we 22nd of September ? Have are before us. Captain Daroman ws .. saps Th you forgotten the riot, the slaughtered summoned away the dav after we ar- eh

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ten years

He had been educated at the Moscow University and was an educated echolarly man.

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These and many other topics ‘he dis- |

cussed with the boya at every tunity on their long march, and in this way both Maurice and Phil acquired a fluent knowledge of the Russian lan- guage that. permitted them 4». con- werse freely. Platoff told them much about the mines of Kara, rules and regulations.

“We are all three political prison- ers,” he said, “and we shall be treat- ed as such. For some months we shal! be kept im close confinement the prison. ‘At the expiration of that time, if we behave ourselves in ac- cordance with the rules, we wil!l be permitted to join the free command and live outside the prison in cabins, subject, of course, to constant police supervision.”

“But how abeut the mines ?” asked Maurice. “‘ Will we not be compelled to work in them ?"

“No’> replied” Plato’; “only the or- dinary criminals do that. Potiticals never labour in the mines.”

“And when once we are allowed -to

in this free commend amd live outside the prison what are our chances of«es- cape?" continued Maurice. Piatoff shrugged his ‘shoulders.

“We won't diseuss that,” he said. “Many escape every year, some strik- ing westwerd, others dewn the valley of the: Amur toward the Pacific, ‘but all are eventually reeaptured, and are made to pay dearly for their brief pe- riod of liberty. Yet, if a chance offered I think { would. take :it. Time will tell whether I will) be compelled to serve

out my sentence at the mimes of Kara’’’

“How far from the mines is the Pa- tific ocean ?" enquired Phil.

“Less than 1,000 miles.” was Pta— toff's answer. ‘“ The Amur river leads

‘right to Viadivostack, the Russian sea-— port.”

“And onee.at \Viadivestock what chance of liberty would there be ?” asked Maurice, eagerly.

“In the harbour,” said Ptatoff, “there |

are constantly English, French. Ger-

man, Spanish. and American vessele— sand Russian Corvettes,” he added, witb

a grim smile. The boys scarcely heartc the last words.,In imaginatiom they Maw a noble wessel riding at anchor, With the dear old. Stars and Stripes Waving over hes. deck.

“March lively, now, do you bear !” cried a Cossack. svidier, harshiy. and With tear-dimmed eyes the boys quick- ened their steps, «while Platoff trwdged Stolidly forward, , buried in his owa thougtits. :

One thing they mad, overlooked. In the ime that had, elapsed since the Tet at Irkutsk ané€;their assault on the

ars stcrehouse they had come to beliewe that no @urther punishment Would |be inflicted wpon:them. Even Platof, who should thave known better, Was lufied into a faliee. security.

Pyery hing must hawe,an end, and se ‘this apparently-intesgninable sourness, | this toliing over desolate Siberian! Wastes and frozen rimers, was finished at last, atid one dreary aeftermoon in the? Month of January the aaines of Kara

Sst upen the heartsick .exiles, and Dresently the command gophalt ran up Amd down the line. te tthe thickly- falling snow little could ‘he seen—the @im outline of gloomy heuses, groups Of exiles moving to and fre,,and squads Of armed Cossacks in all directions.

or two hours or more the newly- @trived party were kept svanding in Tanks until their Hmbs were dvast-bit-

"Nand the snow was heavy am ‘their ‘heady and shejiders. It was dark When the littl column was «mrdered forward again. aie brief marck brought them to a

¥, Sloomy log building, and present- Jy the prison doons were closed behind Mem, and the long march was ender.

he guld mines of Kara are the prt- Mate Property of his Imperial Majesty the Czar. They comsist of a series of — Sold placers, focated along the, nks of the river Kara, a narrow end "Did mountain stream, rough this Kara vajley lies a scat- chain of prisons, mines, and con- 1 Settlements. At the lower diggings centres the inistration of the whole settle- ment. There resides the governor of the pris: ns, and there, in barracks, AWells @ military force sufficient — to oo any insurrection that may arise. a sely connected with the lower nes lies middie Fara, where the ee Prison of the working convict wii, ‘located. There, in company ina} the ordinary and vicious crim- %, Maurice and his eompanions had the eplaced, though the significance of Set did not once occur to them. € interior of the convict prison was and wretched beyond descrip- € floor and the walls were cov- h the accumulated dirtof vears,

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whieh one of the Cossacks held for him.

The weary exiles made a motion to press forward into the room, but Cap- tain Daroman waved them back with his hand.

Then in a hearse voice he began to speak briefly, going over the prison rules and reciting at length ‘the severe punishment in store for amyone daring enough to break them. Maurice watch- ed him closely and read in the lines of that cold, stern face ‘the evidence of a pitiless and malignant ‘disposition.

Wretched indeed would existence be in that prison under the will of Cap- tain Daroman.

He ceased at last, and as he turned away Paul Platoff stepped quickly forward. “ Captain Daroman,”’ he said, respectfully, “Il am a political prison- er, and so also are these two men,” designating Maurice ana Phil. a should like to know we have been brought here instead of to the political prison at the lower diggings ?”

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CHAPTER XTI. A DARING ACT.

Captain Daroman wheeled Iike a flash, an ugly expression on his face.

“ You mutinous dog,’ <he shouted, “beginning already, .are you? I'll rrake an example of you for the bene fit of the others.” He turned toward the soldiers, apparemtly on the point of giving some orders, while Platoff’s face flushed crimson and his hands ,qQuivered nervousilv.

However, Captain Daroman sudden-; ‘div changed his mimd, and he turned

ence more to Platofft, with a grim

-Smile hovering en his lips.

“So you wish to know why you are So this place is not geod enough for you ? You'll find cut before you get through, let me tell you. What's your name ? =I can ‘readily guets, though. You are Pla- ‘toff, the revolutionist. Stand te one side there and let yowr two friends come forward too. Birds «cf .a feather ‘must flock togethe>.”

Maurice and Phi! thmid}by advanced a few paces from -he throng, and the ;cccmmandant surveyed them with a lowering aspect.

““What are your mumes ?”’ he asked,. fiercely. Maurice hesitated. To «proclaim

huimself. under the faise tithe by which ihe had’ been arrested would ‘he a tacit acknowledgment of the mume, while to tell the truth would undoubtedly camse serious trouble and excite Cap- tain “‘Daroman’s wraith te ite fullest extent.

At this-eritical moment Platatf came to the -rescue.

“Their names are Cunningham and Burten;"’ ‘he said, respectfully. ‘ They are tut ilittle acquainted with the Russian tiongzue.”

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Captain Darcman turned ‘haughtily mway, and the crowd pressed forward, dragging Maurice and his companions with them.

Dazed by what they ‘had just heard, tthey dropped mechanically on the wooden platform.

It was difficult at first to realize the full import of Captain ‘Daroman’s words,

The truth dawned on them ‘gradual- ly, and their own fate was brought more vividly to mind by the.arrival of ‘a convict party from the miines, a hag- gard group of men, soaked to the skin, who entered with a clanking:of chains between a file of soldiers.

Toil and sleep, ever the same, with- out rest or change—such fs ‘life at the mines of Kara.

Platoff first fell into @ peroxysm of anger, but it presently passed off, and he went calmly to sleep, an example which the boys, through sheer weari- mess, were forced to imitate.

Maurice awoke first. A faint streak ‘of grey was shining through the dirty window, and as he sat wp rubbing his eyes a drum began to beat, and the convicts around him left ‘their hard beds without an instant’s ‘hesitation.

“Come,” said Platoff, seizing Mau-

your picks iin

}omtice by the shoulder, “ déiay will in-

ssure a speedy punishment.”

Phil was up by this time, and they ‘joined the crowd, who were pressing forward toward the doer. A Cossack officer stcod at the entrance, book in ‘hand, and at once proceeted with the ‘morning verification. The men answer- etl to their names as they were called out and then scattered fhrough the 1reom.

A few moments later bredkfast was sserved, consisting of wenk tea and lack rye bread, and as +soon .as this was over the working parties were made up for the day. Two gangssstart- «a ‘from the prison, each surrounded ‘by wa squad of Cossacks. Maurice and jPlatoff were in one of these, and Phil wes iin the other. They marched past tthe ‘few scattered log tiildings that surrounded the prison, and tramped for zn ‘heur or more up the gloomy vwval- bey. ‘The sky was dark with clouds, anda a fine snow was falling. The min- jing operations on the Kara river had reached a point some distance from the settlement, thus forcing on ‘the comviets the additional misery «f «a leng tramp through the gnow e@adh morning and evening.

The gangs consisted of 26 men -e#ch, and @s soon as they reached the spot work wes begun. Each party was in- structed by an officer. while ‘tthe Cos sacks, drawing a complete cordon aroumd the convicts, built fines ‘to keep themselves comfortable.

The goli bearing sands along ‘the banks of the Kara river lie buried un- der a stratum of clay and gravel vary- ing in depth from 10 to 20 feet. This is dug out thy picks and carted away until the bed of sand ts exposed, and the gold is washed out by rude hop- pers. Under ‘the watchful eyes of the overseer the men iaboured unceasing- ly. It was a cad sight, the grim soi- diers pacing through the drifting snew or grouped about the fires, the wretch ed toilers bending to their work with aching limbs, and in fitting harmony were the clank of chains, the creak of the wheel-barrows, and the monotonous tap of the picks. To Maurice this un- accystomed labowr was especially se- vere. In a short time his back ached and his hands were blistered. Pla- tof tried to encourage him from time to time, but he was compclled more. than once to stop werk from exhaus- tion. The overseer showed some ‘len- jency toward those eoenvicts who had just arrived from Irkutsk, and these short periods of rest were not rebuked. At mid-day a lunch of tea and bread was served, and then the labour con- tinued without intermission until late in the afternoon.

e They marched back to the prison at sunset, so Weary that every step was torture. The principal meai of the day was now served, consisting of weak soup, rye bread, and a small quantity of meat, and then the convicts went to sleen in rowe on the bare platforms, some with their coats rolled up for pil- lews, others without pillows at all. To Maurice and Phil the first week at the mines was a period of horror, and for the first time they began to realize the unutterable misery of their situation, Platoff, with whom they were still able to ct€nverse at night, gave them no bope, and indeed they could see for

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When he returns, we shall the change. Do you wonder now

that men turn against the Czar and his Government ?”

' No,” said Phil, with a bitter laugh. “I am surprised at nothing, Platoff, and I am getting desperate myself. Some day I shall lose all control and

turn on these fienés,.”

Plutoff leoked at the lad, grimly, notir his flashing eyes, his heaving chest,

‘You will be shot,” he said, quietly, and then to himself he added :—‘* He’s a fine fellow, with good stuff in him. We might do something after all. T’ll have to look into the matter.”

Platoff was right. The next day Captain Daroman returned, and the predicted change came with a venge-

ance The supply of daily food was shortened, al ‘rsation was strictly forbidden, and the wretched tvilers in

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Cne bitterly cold morning the con- Victs were trudging in pairs over the Snow-clad plains to their daily toil.

Manrice and Platoff marched in front, and close behind them was Phil, who had been transferred to their gang scme time before. They had barely left the settlement and were passing aiong the base of a hill, part way up Which stood half a dozen straggling cabins,

“Some of the free command live

there,” whispered Platoff, and Maurice locked with envy at the homes of the unfortunate people who were yet ten tin.es better off than himself.

Suddenly he saw, to his great sur-

prise, a girl standing by the roadside |

a few yards ahead.

She was not more than 16, slender of figure and dressed in a iong fur cloak and cap. Her gaze was fixed com- bassionately on the approaching con- victs, and Maurice’s heart thrilled as he met a pitying glance from her dark eyes.

(To be Continued.)

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