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a ee Soe on ee the danker [ +7 Vat itives, tow i int ' ea an ae Ww: most crithal, & starting INnterruv- | ehry ugh water waist-de: th from the jrrison yard. Round | We ‘must throw these bloodhounds th t angie strode a sentinel, rifle | og the track,” said Platoff, “and I on shoulder He marched down the] thmk T ‘know how to do it.” avenue beneath the very noses of the Hie led the way across to the other frightened fugitive staring straight] shore and climbed out on the bank ahead ul the visor fF his cap. He * Now ome with me,” he _ said te failed to see the log projecting from | Maurice ‘No, you stay here, right the stockade, and, gatching his foot on | on this rock,” he added to Phil, who the i, down he went with a crash | started to follow. “Two of us will full length on the ground. be enough.”

“Jump quick,” whispered Pilatoff, tie dashed off at right angles to the and ail three sprang from the stockade Stream, and halted thirty or forty together, larading heavily on the] yards from the bank Then, stilt foc- sncewv crust below ing forward, he ran to take great

“Don't rise,” said Platoff. * Follow , strides backward toward the river, bid- me on hands and knees.” He crawled | ding Maurice to do the same. away into the darkness at a speed ‘Tt will appear as though there were which the boys Tound difficult to equal. | four of us,”’ he remarked, “ but no one Glancing to their right, they saw the ‘ will ‘notice that.’’ sentinel stili medtionless at his post. “But what wil they do when they Whether he was facing them or not | come to the end of our tracks 7” ask- it was impossible ‘to tell. Foot by foot ed Maurice. they left the stockade behind, and stil “They won't wait that long,” laugh- the silence wes unbroken. Then on | ed Pliatoff. “If they discover that the night air rose a single loud cry. | we have cressed the river at this

It was answeretdl by a shout, and then enother and another boom thundered from the littl cannon in the courtyard and the echoes quivered through the valley.

Platoff leaped ‘to his feet. ‘‘ The alarm gun '" he exclainred. “The whole set- tlement kmows we are free. Run as you never tan before and keep me al- ways in sight.”’

With great ‘strides ward over the snow. came Maurice and Phil, amazed at their own speed. The sentry, catch- ing a fleeting ellimpse of the fugitives, raised his rifle and fired. The bullet whistled overhead. He fired again, shooting aimlessly into the night.

Six times the rifle cracked, and the red flash bDhuzed briefly athwart the darkness. Then came silence, an om- inous, fateful calm, and the daring fugitives fleeing across the valley heard nothing but the rapid tramp of their own footsteps. In single file they

he plunged for- Close at his heels

sped over the deepening snow, fac- ing the ewtting blast and breathing quickly throwgh clinched teeth.

Platoff ram at ‘tthe head, every mus- ele straired, his ears alert to catch the faintest #auntd. From time te time he uttereil cheering words to his companions.

Before them and on both sides was darkness, but looking over their shouw!- ders they saw the twinkling lights of

the prison still perilously close at hand. Twice Mamrice stumbled, exhausted

by the fearful strain, but Platoff drag- ged him to his feet with new encour- agement.

Then Phil gave out and his companions along between them.

‘You must keep impatiently.

almost entirely, had to help him up,” said Platoff, “See, we are on the down-

ward slope now. The river is not far

All three sprang from the stockade to- acther.

off. Once there we are comparatively safe.”’

“Listen. What is that ?” cried Mau- Vice, and as he spoke a dull noise was

heard tn the distance that seemed to Stow more distinct each second. Pla- laff threw himself upon his knees and put his ear to the ground. “As I theught,” he exclaimed, “ the mouated Cossacks are coming. They will spread in all directions and carry on the Search in squads of three asd four. Now is the time to show your speeil. Here, give me a hand, each of you.’

He dashed off again, fairly dragging his companions with him. Faster and faster they ran, louder and louder grew the trampling of hoofs in their rear, and then with a sudden effort they checked themselves on the bank of the Kara.

“ Here are !”

exclaimed Platoff, fervently. ‘There is one important thing in our favour. The direction in Which we must go is the very last one that will he suspected. But it will be & terrible ordeal and full of suffering. Can you endure it, do you ‘think ?”

“What do you mean ?” asked Mau-

ce, not quite catching his meaning.

“The water.” was the reply, “ the ley channel of the river. We must Wade for several miles. It is our last and only hope.”

Little wonder that the boys recoiled at this prospect. They were suffering mtensely now from the bitter cold.

latoff gave them no time for delib- eration. the plunged sturdily off the bank into with unning water, anil they followed ‘4 Out hesitation. ‘Che Kara is a riv- ce in name. The channel is shal- ieee net ul than thirty yards Sows ag = part. fhe water among bi y Over a gravel bed and ae hat stones that rise in profu- tirely a —- Being fed en- freezes in eeaber, then + ge ice fo nter, though a fringe of

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They soon teached the water again, much te Phil's relief, who could not imagine what they were trying to do.

The mounted pursuers were alarm- tmgly clese to the river by this time. Without a second’s delay Platoff start- ed up the channel, followed closely by

the boys. Their sufferings were al- most forgotten in the fear of recap- ture. They pressed forward over the

slippery stones, waist-deep at times,

but mostly barely knee-deep.

It was snowing so fast and thickly that only the merest outlines of the

shores could be seen

As Platoff had predicted, the tramp of the horses now seemed to come from Various directions, as though the trocpers were spreading over the plain.

A stray light was visible here and there, and occasionally the cannon boomed ateve the noise of the water, spreading farther and farther. the news of the escape.

Before the first of the horsemen reached the river the fugitives were

some distance up stream, and it was impossible to teli whether their tracks were discovered or not. At times the founds of pursuit seemed to die out in the distance, only to return closer than before. Leyond a doubt the Cos- sacks were on both sides of the atream, and the general iocation of the fugi- tives seemed to be suspected, for the horsemen could be heard galloping to and fro within a limited space.

The darkness ef the night and the

driving snowsterm placed the odds against the pursuers. “They will never think of looking

for us in the water,” remarked Platoff. “We are safe here if we can only hold eout.’’

That was a formidable ever, and the sufferings which boys endured that night they will never forget. Toiling painfully from rock to rock, thev crept up stream through an icv current. At first the pain was agonizing, but presently their limbs were benumbead and weak, and they found it difficult to move. Sometimes they crept out on big rocks and stamped up and down or rub- bed their legs with their aching hands, until they were able to pro- ceed arain. Several times mounted soldiers passed close by along the shore, and the fugitives bent tow among the stones until the danger was over. Not a murmur escaped Platoff’s lips.

He went resolutely forward, seeking out the easiest channel, and showing the boys the way. The force of his example helned them to endure their sufferings With comparative fortitude. For two thaurs thev marched up the bed of the river, stopping for short intervals of :rest. The immediate dan- ger seemed to be past. Occasional sounds of mmrsuit still floated up the valley, but no horsemen had approach-

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he ; r and { in Oy past cs > ‘ ‘ "Y Li tt lew had ceased ;. O the top ridge Platoff halted and point- to the distant his of the settle- three ile a) “I have en- t 1 hat prison for the last time, I said, impressivel: and done my last dav’s work in yonder mines. ] will never be taken back alive.”

He was silent for a moment, and ren, in a more cheerful tine, he re-

med :—‘‘ But it is ti to seek the cave, We must. journey two miles along this rids

“Won't our tracks in the snow be discovered ?”’ asked Maurice, as they Started briskly off.

‘It will soon snow again answer- ed Flatof{, “and fill up our tracks bevond all discovery. between now ard then it not kely that any of our pursuers will visit the mines.’”’

The truth of this statement was readily apparent, and the bovs fol- lowed their leader with lirhter hearts than the: had known for many months, walking ranidly to restore the circulation to their benumbed limbs. The way was rough and stony, but Platoeff pressed on without stopping. and finally paused by the side of a huge rock.

“ Yonder are the pine trees,” he said, Pointing ahead. oe’. must be the blace, for l have noted the spot while marching to the mines, and they are

the only trees on this ridge.”

CHAPTER OFF AT LAST.

The party pressed eageriy forward and Were soon standing in the shadow of the pines. The trees were indeed seven in number, all of mammoth size and growing close together on the very verge of the cliff. Huge recks were scattered about in all directions.

“ Now for the cave,” said i latoff, as

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he began to go over the ground en- closed by the seven trees, inspecting every stone and peering into each cranny, The boys joined in the Search, but in spite of their efforts the location of the cave remained undis- covered. With nervous haste they

went over the ground again and again, afraid to confess their own fears. Finally Maurice crept to the verge of the cliff and locked down. The rock had a sheer descent for a distance of forty or fifty feet. At its base the hill sloped more graduelle teaward the

Valley. Four feet bun i scr See & narrow platform, on which grew @a@ few scrubby pine shoots.

Impelled by a singular impulse,

Maurice cautiously lowered kimself to this cage, and stooping low was con- fronted by a hole o€ impenetrable

blackness,

“The cave, the cave!” he cried, and Platoff and Phil were quiciily at his side.

Together they crawled into the open- ing, which led downward at a sharp angle. The passage became wider and higher, and in a short time they reach- cd a level space.

“JT have found something,’ exclaim- ed Pla:off, who was ahead. ‘ Clothes, firearnis—yes, and matches,” he added, joyously; “a tin box cf matches.”

The boys heard something rattle, and

then their eyes were blinded by a bright light. They were able to see

clearly in a moment, and the sight that met their gaze was a strange one. They were standing in a circular cav- ern, twenty feet in diameter and six feet or more in height. The floor and walls were dry, and the atmosphere Was Warm and pleasant.

“Here are the things which that brave girl has provided,” said Platoff,

pointing to a heap on the floor. “ She has overlooked nothing. There are even candles.” And taking one from

a box he lit it with the burning match and placed it in a crevice on the floor. With trembling hands they turned over the articles, uttering cries of delight at everv new discovery.

There were three complete outfits of clothes, coarse, heavy garments, such as are Worn by the Russian peasants, ineluding trousers, flannel shirts, and thick, warm coats. In a canvas bag were two. silver-mounted revolvers, with accompanying boxes of shells, and a sharp knife in a sheath, while an- other and larger bag contained a sup- ply of provisions, bread, tea. and dried meat, erovuch for two weeks at least, Platoff declared.

In addition there were a dozen can- dles, while it remained for Maurice to make the most important find of all, in Platoft’s estimation—a leathern belt, Which proved to contain one hundred raubles in silver.

“With that money,” asserted the Russian, ‘‘ we can purchase food along the way, and we shall be regarded with less suspicion. Everything is now in our favour. I believe that we ca reach Viadivostock in safety. Heaven bless that noble girl !” Platoff broke off abruptly, and covering his face with his hands sank to the floor, overcome with emotion.

The boys, too, lost all control of their feelings. Phil sobbed aloyd, and Mau- rice, with an overflowing heart, knelt on the rocks and uttered a grateful prayer.

At last Platoff rose to his feet and dashed the moisture from his eyes.

‘‘We had better change our clothes,” he said, ‘‘or we shall be ill from that Icng journey in the water.” This sug- gestion was welcomed, and the boys fiung off their wet garments with all haste. Their new attire proved to be an excellent fit, so much go, in- deed, that Platoff’s curiosity was aroused.

“If that girl knew nothing of yaur

companions,” he observed, shrewdly, “how did she choose such _ suitabie farments 7’

“She probably had seen both Phil

me,” replied Maurice, with a “and knowing that my third companion was to be a Russian she naturally procured a larger set of ciothes. You Russians are a big race, you see.”

“Yes, yes, that’s it,” remarked Pla- toff, well satisfied with the explana- tion.

How the brave maiden had succeed- ed in getting the things and convey- ing them to the cavern was a prob- lem none could clearly understand. It had undoubtedly been accomplished with eeasidaessse SS SM bore wits

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Seip arom oOlner arms, rrvin Tmat roment Maurice felt that in spite of bis unjust treatment he would always have a soft srot in his heart for a netion that could produce such speci- Irens cf young womanhood, Sleep was impossible under cumstances, and all remained until a faint gray steak the cavern announced the approach of dawn. Platoff crept’ to the en- trance to make @ reconnoissance, “All is well,” he declared, on his return. ‘‘Our hiding place is nerfect- ly safe. The rine scrubs on the ledge completely. it i

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believe we have perished under t,.e srow, and will abandon the pursuit. We will remain here for a week at least, probablv two weeks. Then it will be safe to start.”

“What kind of country must we travel through ?” asked Maurice. “Ixy it wild ?”

“ Yes,’”’ said Platoff, “the valley of the Amur is wild and desolate. The pcst road follows the river, of course, With stations at long intervals, but we must avoid that. There are wolves and deer in the hills, and fich in the river, while in the vicinity of Viadivostock fierce tigers are said to abound. But with our arms we need have little cause for fear.” Platoff spoke more fully concerning the val-

ley of the Amur, answering the boys’ questions with a readiness that prov- ed him to be acquainted with the gen-

eral nature of the country. At last, after a hearty meal, they went to sleep with a feeling of abso-

lute securitv.

When they awoke, it was apparently late in the afternoon. It was still srowing, and so thickly that from the mouth of the cavern it was impossible te see any distance into the valley.

For several days this sterm contin- ued, and the fugitives felt thankful, indeed, for their sceure refuge. The time nassed monotonously, it is true, but they had plenty to eat, and were

comfortably warm. Melted snow supe

plied them with water. On the fourth day the weather changed, becoming clear and _ cold.

From the ledge it was possible to see across the valley to the settlement.

“They ere mounted Cossacks returning from the search.”

The prison and many of the houses were in plain view, but at such a dis- tance all seemed peaceful and serene.

Late that efternoon, before the sun went down, Platoff pointed to two

dark spots approaching the prison from different directions.

“They are mounted Cossacks return- ing from the search,” he said, confl- dently. ‘‘It will soon be safe for us to leawe.’’

‘But will they give up the pursuit entirely ?° eranired. Bhil.

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