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—" eon iy CoPy RIGHT o | enriek aring ind shoutépg,, ana pa! Aen 7 Ss surged wp the hatc! rd themselves a ' ating wu? ! it trembled ap r guards ran up and 4 x, % ‘ cers shouted eorcély. a thr h tl Pen hateh- , ~ fl il | mes were already weible We'l burned ilive,”’ cried Maur? and h tore desperately fle gruting The hatchway was oi las f flames, volumes ef now ’ emoke we pourin out, and the deck + anks were get not. " eudd nly a shrill whistle was heard from the r d then the barre ; seemed to lie motior S$ on the water. "The suards, apparently stupefied at this appallit caJamity, ran helpless- ; ' ly about the dock, while the officers secmed to have disappeared. Maurice and Fhil joined with the ; rest in their desperate rush against the grating, but as the stout iron re- fured to yield, and the smoke and heat became almost unendurable, they fet all hope of escaping the flames. At this moment of despair a hand dutched Maurice’s arm, and a voice > whispered in his ear:—‘‘* Follow me.
fome this way.”
Grodno—-for it was he—had already verished, but the boys turned in the direction he had taken and fought their way vchrough the frenzieé crowd.
The opposite side of the pen, sirangely enough, was almost desert- ed, and here they found Gordno and Hamid fumbling at the grating.
“All right,”” the Russian whispered, triumphantly, anc to their amazement the boys saw that he had opened one ef the littlh- sliding doors.
He darted quickly throngh, follow- ed by Hamid, Mzurice, horror-stricken at the thought of abandoning all these foor wretches to a shocking death, was about to attract general atten- tion to the open doorway when, with a terrific crash, the entire grating on the opposite side of the pen gave way before the cCesperate efforts of the mob-and toppled cver om the astound- e@ xuards.
“Come quick,” shouted the Russian, and without further delay the boys farted out cn the open deck. Not a soldier was in sight. They were all on the other side.
Groano ‘had laid his plans well.
On the edge of the barge lay a rude toat, belonging to a peddler who had come or. board with provisions a few days before.
Grodno and Hamid seized this by the bow and stern and dropped it with alight splash into the water. It landed fairly on its keel, and, turning to the boys, Grodno shouted :— “Jump in now quick. Don't delay.”
CHAPTER VI. A MURDEROUS AMBUSH.
With a hasty glance at the slugg@h Wack water, Maurice and Phil jumped together, landing fairly in the boat. Hamid followed instantly, but Grodno, In the very act of leaping, was con- fronted by a soldier, who presented his rile at the convict’s head and pulled tke trigger. The weapon missed fire, and before the guard could recever from his surprise Grodno sprang furiously tpon him and bore him to the deck.
From the beat the boys witnessed the whole affair. It was a very brief truggle, for the desperate convict, endowed with more than ordinary Mrength, choked his antagonist into a ttate of helplessness, and hastily plun- dering him of his sword and revolver, Sprang to his feet. He tossed these Weapons down to Hamid, following them with the soldier’s gun, and then Made a desperate leap for the boat, just as half a dozen guards rounded the corner of the nearest deckhouse.
Had the fire made sufficient progress © throw any light on the scene, es- tape would have been impossible, but
Water was shrouded in darkness, €od by a skilful ue af.¢ paddle which
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it some distance out in the river fore the reached the spot.
“Stoop down,” he whispered, and as all obeyed, half a dozen rifles cracked from the deck of the barge, and a storm of bullets pattered around the boat. A straggling fire was kept up for two or three minutes, but. the guards were shooting wildly, and none
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| of the bullets struck the boat.
Grodno continued paddling with all his might, and just as the shore loom- ed up darkly ahead, a burst of flame
shot aloft from the barge, illuminat- mig the water for many yards around. The tumult was now terrific. The steamer’s ssrill whistle mingled with the cries of the frightened convicts and the hoarse command of the soldiers. The flames were long since beyond all control, and the barge was doomed.
The steamer had dropped alongside and appeared to be taking the prisoners
from the burning vessel.
Deeply interested in the thrilling sight, the fugitives in the boat. al- most forgot their own peril.
They waited until the barge was a mass of flames from bow to stern, and then Grodno drove the boat on shore. As soon as Hamid and the boys were out he turned it bottom up and sent
it adrift with the current.
“Captain Stanisla thinks we're drowned,” he explained to Maurice. “Maybe he won’t look for us. Hurry
now; We must get away. miss us.”’
With a last look at the steamer lying motionless on the water, and the blaz- ing hull of the barge, they turned up the steep bank and plunged into a thick forest.
Grodno assumed the leadership, and he hurried the party along at a rapid rate of speed, picking his way with
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after hour they pressed on untiringhy, ;
pausing once for a brief rest. and when at last the gray light of dawn shone through the forest the river was miles to the rear.
Hungry and exhausted, the fugitives threw themselves on.a mossy glade. A dense forest of poplars and = silver birches was all around them, and close by was a babbling brook flowing over a bed of pebbles. Here they quench- ed their thirst and then, reckless of the consequences, they slept far an hour or more until the sun was well up and shining frigntly through the trees.
Maurice knew that St. Petersburg Was many miles away, but he was hardly prepured “for the Russian’s
statement that the actual distance was about 2,500 miles.
“St. Petersburg ties to the west,’’ explained Grodno, “ but to the Russian frontier it is not more than 1,000 miles. That is the point we must strike for, and we stand a good chance of reach- ing it, for the country to ow west is
much of it wild, and we are hundreds of miles north of the great Siberian roads where capture would be certain.”
“And what will we do for food ?” asked Maurice, in dismay, ‘‘How are we going to live through such a jour- ney as that ?”’
“ There are villages scattered through the country,” replied Grodno, “and the people are always willing to aid escaped prisonefs. Our first necessity is a change of clothes. We must rid ourselves of these convict garments.”
“ But won't we be pursued ?” asked Maurice. ‘ How can we hope to escape the soldiers ?”’
‘We must take the chances,” replied Grodno, coolly. “‘Ou* escape wus dis- covered long ago, of course. It is pos- sible that when the empty boat is found they will believe that we are at the bottom of the river, but it is more than likely that the Cossacks will scour the country. We must stay in hiding for a few days.”
Grodno turned aside to converse with Hamid, and Maurice explained to Phil what the Russian had told him. In spite of the discouraging outiook the boys were now hopeful.
“ Everything depends on reaching St. Petersburg without being retaken,” said Maurice, ‘‘and once there, Phil, I shall try to see this Colone) Jaroslav. If we succeed in that, we shall be sav- ed, and Viadimir Saradoff shall pay dearly for this outrage.”
To Maurice, comparatively ignorant of the tremendous obstacles in the way, the chances of reaching St. Peters- burg seemed very good, and his cheer-
ing words brightened Phil consider- ably.
The conversation was cut short by Grodno, who announced that it was) Lime ta. e0c-t..., .. ;
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LLG ices a. he with the gun and the sword, while Hamid was in possession of the revolver. They trave;sled on throusxh the forest until kong past noon, and then, worn out by long marching and by hunger, they helted by a small stream. It was im- pos sible to proceed further without fcod. A close search revealed a few etunted raspberries, which were eager- ly devoured, Birds were chattering
cverhead in the trees, but Grodno re- fused to use his weapon, for fear the
Ccssacks weculd hear the repert and be attracted to the spot. They suc- ceeded in finding enough raspberries partly to satisfy their hunger, and
with fresh hope they struggled on for
three or four :niles.
Toward sunset a glad sight met their eyes. In a small clearing amid the forest stood a rx ughly built log hut. Grodno advanced boldly to the decor and, after two or three unane- swered knocks, flung it open and en- | terd. He reappeared in a moment, beckoning to his companions, and they hurried cagerly forward.
“ Some woodcviter’s hut,” said Grode no. “The owner has gone away, but he was considerate enough to leave this behind him,” and he pointed to a ccuple of hard loaves of bread and a quantity of driel mushrooms. A care- ful search revealed nothing else that could be of use save a few matches, and leaving the hut they pressed on through the forest. Witl sel came @ chilly breeze, but this caused tf}
fugitives little inconvenience with their
heavy woollen clothing, and when it became too dark to travel they camped by the gide of a big rock and putied branchés from the birch trees to niake a bed.
“It was a ve ry encouraging sign,” Grodno said, “that no trace of pure Suit Fad yet come near them.”’
He conversed awhile with Hamid, and then both went calmly to s D.
Maurice and Phil remained awuke
for scme time, listening to the rusiling of the breeze in the tree tops ane@ thinking over their dreary situation. In spite of their weariness they were unable to sleep.
“I wish it were possible to make our way back to Russia without our ocmpaéanions,” said Maurice. “ They @re both hard characters. I am cer- tain of that, and they may intend to «n.mit cther crimes. We may find ourselves in a worse plight than we were in before.”
I agree with you there,” replied
Phil, “and, what is more, I have a creadful suspicion that it was Grod- = and Hemid who set the barge on re,”’
“ By Jove !” exclaimed Maurice, sud- denly. “Why didn’t I think of that before? You are right, Phil; you are certainly right. These two scoun- drels started that fire in order to es- cape, and ren the risk of burning all those poor wretches alive. What bloodthirsty fiends they must be! I declare I'm sorry we left the barge at all. Why, Phil, if we are caught row they'll probably shoot us. We are equally guilty with these twe villains. Grodno s¢eys he can procure us other clothing, and as that is absolutely hecessary we will be compelled to stay with them for a few days yet, but at jhe very first opportunity we will leave them and strike out for ouselves. It is a mighty slim chance, but any- thing is preferable to keeping com- pany with such men.”
*“Hosh !* said #hil “I belfeve they are awake.
The bovs had ‘barely time to lie down and feign sleep when Grodno sat up and looked around him.
He fell back in.a moment, and after lying awake for nearly an hour lomz- er, not daring to resume the conver- sation, the boys finally fell into a restless slumber that lasted until dav- break.
Enough food -stifl remained to make the fugitives a breakfast, and after hunting up a small stream, where the boys washed their faces and quench- ed their thirst, the march was resum- €d to the westward.
So great was ithe aversion which Maurice and Phil felt toward their companions since the mutual discov- ery made the previous night that it was impossibie to avoid shewine it. Grodno perhaps realized something of this, for his repulsive face wore a sul- den aspect, and he turned his whole attention to Hamid, carrying on an animated conversation, not a word of which the boys understood.
A few hours’ march through the same monotonous forest brought them to the edge of:a vast open plain curpeted with wavimg grass and num- erous Wild flowers.
Along the edge of the woods ran a well defined road, on which recent wheel tracks were plainly visible, and less than two miles distant towered from tne plain a wouple of gilded crosses shining in the morning sun and a cluster of low, gray houses.
As they staod gazing in consterna- tion en the distant willage and the open country Grodno fiercely motion- ed them uncer cover.
Along the very side of the road lay dense timber, with high. grass and seattered rocks. Crouching down in this, the boys could see a vehicle of some sort approaching rapidly from the direcfion of the village. As it drew nearer they saw that it was a small waggon covered with a leather hood and drawn by a pair of black horses.
A peasant in a red shirt was driving, and behind, with folded arms, se @&
military-looking man in a biue coat.
Grodno, who was under shelter of a big reck, slightly in advance of tre boys turned aroundand feercely com- manded them to lie low and make no noise.
fie deliberately drew back the trig- ger of his rifle and thrust the muzzle out through the branches, whispering as he did so to Hamid, who at once cocked his revolver and crept @ foot closer to the path.
The waggon was now within twenty yards of the spot, rattling smoothly over the grassy road, and still the boys failed to realize the dreadfal significance of Grodno’s preparation. When the awful truth did flasb into Maurice’s mind, the next instant. ic was already too late. Taking careful aim, Grodno pulled the trigger, and a sherp report echoed over the plains, followed by a puff of white smoke.
CHAPTER VIL RECAPTURED.
Through the wavering curls of smoke Maurice saw the nearer horse plunge heavily ta tha eround dragaing his
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glance showed him the crouching fem
of Hamid in the act cf pulling his re- volver on the ofticer seated in the wag- Bon,
With Maurice to think was to act, and like a flash he sprang on the Tuik’s back at the very second that the n.an tired,
I's aim was spoiled, however, and
the ball from the weapon whizzed over the officer’s head. In an instant all was confusion.
Hamid, with a ery, fell back into the Struggling to tear loose from he brave boy’s hold, while Phil, quick to grasp the situation, threw himself on Grodno, and they rolled together into
copse,
the read, almost to the wheels of the Waggon,
Grodno's shot had killed the one horse, and his mate in frantic alarm broke from his fastenings and darted like a streak over the plain, leaving the waggon and its two « ipants to their fate.
The cowardly driver, frightened out of his wits by the shooting and by the Sight of the gravy convict garbs, left the waggon at a leap and ran in a zig- zagz course tovard the distant village, uttering a howl of frignt at every step. The officer was a man of quite different calibre, Without the least appear- ance of fright he leaned forward, and opening a black hox in the bottom of the waggon drew out a pair of revol- vers, The sight of the two convicts struggling in the roadway must have puzzied him considerably, for he look- ed on without attempting to make any use of his weapons,
hil was no match for Grodno. The burly convict twisted him over and over, and finally dashed his head against a projecting stone, with stun-
nine foree. Phil's grasp loosened, and Grodno was free. Seeing that the game was up, he made a sudden dash for the woods, but the officer, conclud- the time had come for him to act, raised one of his revolvers and fired.
A sharp ery of pain followed the re- port, and Grodno, lunging heavily for- ward, vanished in the undergrowth.
Meanwhile, under cover of the bushes, Maurice and Hamid were strug- gling desperately. The enraged Turk fourht like a demon, trying in vain to niake use of the revoiver which he still clutehed in his hands, but Maurice held him in a firm embrace, and they rolled over and over through the grass, neither gaining the ascendancy. At length Maurice got his antagonist just where he wanted him—underneath— and, «lutching his throat with one hand, was about to wrest the revolver from him with the other, when the bushes parted almost beside him, and he gianced up to see Grodno’s evil countenance glaring at him. The con- viet’s left arm hung motionless at his side, stained with blood. Maurice re- leased his hold on the Turk instantly anda darted into the woods, intending to circle round and see what had be- come of Phil and the officer. He made a Short detour which brought him to the edge of the road, some twenty or thirty yards above the waggon.
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