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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1894
Page
8
An old sea captain recalls a dramatic 19th century voyage near London to the East Indies. A giant shark menaced the ship for days and swallowed a sailor’s corpse loaded with cannon balls. A staged underwater bomb exploded, tearing the shark apart and ending the threat to the vessel.
A Laplander in Sweden keeps reindeer in varying numbers from 50 to 200 for the poor, 300 to 700 for better off, and from 1,000 to 6,000 for the rich. Data collection is hampered by evasive or unreliable statements from locals. Exchange.
In a misty river pursuit, Gordon and a companion elude unseen pursuers and hire a waterman to ferry them to the Mariner's Joy. A tense voyage unfolds as they sense hidden adversaries and struggle against a misleading tide and a shifting plan.
In a fogbound London chase Taras is abducted to Shadwell. Kavanagh enlists Gordon to fetch the woman, who heads toward the Baltic dock with a Thames policeman’s knowledge. They anchor at the Mariner's Joy awaiting a cross river meeting, while danger looms from the beershop and shadows.
In a tense night river encounter a boat is attacked as lanterns go out and a man is seized. A hidden plan unfolds with tarred purpose to abduct Taras Bergensky onto a Russian steamer, while Gordon and I fear Loki’s capture and await aid aboard the dark craft.
In a dim lit deck cabin an Englishman named Gordon faces a British arrest after a Russian officer and Count Rudersdorf allege he is Taras Borgensky. Anxious framing, forged papers, and a complex web of identifications unfold as Aura Soltikoff and Kavanagh are cited. Gordon is taken to Russia while Aura is confined, with threats of Siberia and deportation.
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