▁Lieutenant ▁Kam ene v . ▁After ▁one ▁un success ful ▁attempt , ▁For ell ▁ultimately ▁does ▁escape ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁the ▁camp ▁doctor , ▁Dr . ▁St auf fer . ▁St auf fer ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁escape ▁himself , ▁but ▁is ▁termin ally ▁ill ▁with ▁cancer , ▁so ▁he ▁gives ▁For ell ▁warm ▁clothes ▁and ▁a ▁loaded ▁p istol , ▁and ▁explains ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁hidden ▁supplies ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁journey . ▁For ell ▁promises ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁doctor ' s ▁wife ▁in ▁Mag de burg ▁and ▁tell ▁her ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁already ▁dead . ▁For ell ▁heads ▁north ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁gu ards , ▁who ▁would ▁expect ▁him ▁to ▁go ▁west . ▁When ▁the ▁supplies ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁Dr . ▁St auf fer ▁run ▁out , ▁he ▁k ills ▁a ▁se al ▁for ▁food . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁winter , ▁he ▁wand ers ▁across ▁northern ▁Si ber ia , ▁until ▁he ▁meets ▁An ast as ▁and ▁S emy on , ▁two ▁gold ▁prospect ors . ▁Although ▁initially ▁susp icious ▁of ▁them , ▁For ell ▁eventually ▁joins ▁them . ▁After ▁S emy on ▁falls ▁in ▁a ▁river ▁and ▁For ell ▁res c ues ▁him , ▁S emy on ▁k ills ▁An ast as ▁when ▁he ▁suspect s ▁him ▁of ▁ste aling ▁his ▁gold . ▁S emy on ▁and ▁For ell ▁then ▁continue ▁their ▁journey . ▁When ▁S emy on ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁continue , ▁For ell ▁offers ▁to ▁carry ▁his ▁pack ▁for ▁him , ▁but ▁a ▁susp icious ▁S emy on