class="smcap">A Hunting Party,

52 IV. A Prisoner, 67 V. An Old Acquaintance, 86 VI. An Escape, 104 VII. The Buriat's Child, 123 VIII. The Mines of Kara, 142 IX. Prison Life, 163 X. Preparations for Flight, 182 XI. Afloat, 202 XII. Winter, 222 XIII. Hunting, 242 XIV. The Break-up of Winter, 262 XV. Coasting, 282 XVI. A Samoyede Encampment, 302 XVII. A Sea Fight, 322 XVIII. Home Again, 339

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Godfrey is captured by the Russian Police,	Frontis. 70
A Supper of Roasted Squirrels,	121
Godfrey punishes Kobylin in the Convict Prison,	166
Spearing Fish by Torch-light,	218
Godfrey brings down an Elk,	245
The Slaughtered Wolves,	259
Luka faces the Bear,	277
Godfrey and Luka escaping from the Samoyedes,	318
Map of Russian Empire,	80

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CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST.

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CHAPTER I.

A GREAT CHANGE.

"Well, I am awfully sorry you are going, Bullen; we shall all miss you. You would certainly have been in the football team next term; it is a nuisance altogether."

"It is a nuisance; and I am beastly sorry I am leaving. Of course I have known for some time that I should be going out to Russia; but I did not think the governor would have sent me until after I had gone through the school. His letter a fortnight ago was a regular