. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. ALEXANDERS COLUMN PRISONERS OF THE TZAR. !55 judgment, sprang to the front, and with his hands well down in hispockets, and his head a little on one side he replied: Ill bet this bark that you dont find out what our business is unlesswe decide to tell you. The officer made no reply, but quietly invited the boys to enter hissteam launch. They realized that it was really a command, and with the strong. THE BRIDGE OVER THE NEVA. argument of a dozen well-armed marines just below, and half of thecannon of Kronstadt within range,
. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. ALEXANDERS COLUMN PRISONERS OF THE TZAR. !55 judgment, sprang to the front, and with his hands well down in hispockets, and his head a little on one side he replied: Ill bet this bark that you dont find out what our business is unlesswe decide to tell you. The officer made no reply, but quietly invited the boys to enter hissteam launch. They realized that it was really a command, and with the strong. THE BRIDGE OVER THE NEVA. argument of a dozen well-armed marines just below, and half of thecannon of Kronstadt within range, they decided to accept. They were placed in comfortable quarters, but kept constantly underguard. At the end of three days they were brought before a magistrate, andtold their story. Then for a week more they were kept in close con-finement, unable to obtain one word of information about anything. A change came, however. They were taken on board a police-boat,sent down into a dingy cabin where they could see nothing but water,and carried for twenty miles up the bay. Then they were taken on shore. 156 PRISONERS OF THE TZAR. A magnificent city burst suddenly upon their view as they emergedfrom the dark cabin. The police-boat lay on the bosom of a broad walls of rose-granite on either side, held it within bounds. Theyknew that it must be the Neva. A massive stone bridge was before
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