RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS
Adapted by BIANCO E. JONES from the M.GM. Picture.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER SIX
A hystorical nole rang in the Taarina's voice:
"Quickly, Paul, quickly! Get Dr. Remezov Dr. Remezov1"
"But Your Highness-It was only a tumble. He's bleeding from a scratch. I'll take him into the nursery and bind it up. It's not worth calling the doctor."
"You don't know. Get the Doc- tor! Tell him that the bleeding has started. Quickly now!"
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many cause him to bleed to death,"
Paul "Can nothing be done?" asked denpairingly.
with hope as aho answered:
"At the frontier. He'll be hare to-morrow,"
Softly, she entered the darkened
sickroom.
As she came in a nurse whis-
pered:
"No change, Madume."
Remezov shrugged hin shoulders. "Wolff knows more than the rest of us about haemophilla,” he said. "Still, that's very little. I only hope he knows how to stop the JERI."
The Tsar, sitting by the alck bed ""God!" Paul exclaimed, his mum-looked up: Silently the Tsaritsa pression, just on the point of lenyory flashing back to Alexel at play, gave him the telegram. She was Ing. Paul told him of the cir- Alexei with his loving, parents, momentarily exulinnt. He read it cumstances which had brought him. Aloxel facing the crowd with aquickly. Without rising he rested As soon as Remezov heard that the radiant smile.
his head against her, clinging to her gently. She roused him with a Tsarevitch was bleeding, his usual-
whlaper:
For two whole weeks, officers ly worried expression changed to merchants, pensarts kept cager: one of deep concern. Without any vigil nt. a bulletin board which was Ing a word, he crossed to the tele-fastened to the unto outside the phone that stood in Kuznetzikofl'a palace. And always the report 11 call for from the Physicians in Ordinary hallways and put in
plense. Dr. Remezov read ominously: Vienna,
"The condition of His Imperial speaking," Paul heard him say.
Still more puzzled at the Doctor's Highness continues to be grave." Now, as hundreds braved a driv- concern than he had been at the Empress's frantic demand for the ing rain, questioning those fortu doctor, Paul queationed him. nate enough to be able to rend the
"But, doctor, it was only a slight fall."
"It's a good deal more serious than that," Remezov said slowly. He spoke swiftly into the mouth piece of the telephoné.
"Vienna, yes. I want to talk to Doctor Franz Wolff there,"
Without further objections, Paul ran from the garden, and down the long corridor of the Imperial Palace which led to the Guard Room. Here he telephoned to the doctor, & wall known physician of the capital, whe
d, Paul remembered, officiat
at the birth of the Tanrevitch, Still holding the phone, he tura- The telephone call was completed his head again to Paul. ed. Prince Paul spoke to a nurse in Remezov's office. The doctor was out visiting General Kuznetzikoff, who suffered from gout. If it was an urgent matter, Prince Paul) could reach him there,
Kuznetzikoff's house was on the Nevsky Prospect. Paul knew the house. He had often been there to ten when he had been a endet. He decided to go and fetch the doctor himself.
He ran down the broad steps to the street, called for his car. When it drew up, he flung himself in with- out waiting for the footmen to open the door, slammed the door behind him and then ordered the driver to drive like mad to Kuznetzlkeff's
house.
He found Dr. Remezov, a short
most recent report on the condition of the beloved Tanarovitch, there was a sudden stir in the crowd.
A military messenger swore at the crowd as he fought his way to the gate, the-mob eyeing him curi- ously, praying that his haste might mean hope.
"He's the greatest doctor in the world. Look The track must be cleared for that train! Tell them I"
The Tsar rose, nodding excitedly, and tip-toed out of the room.
The Tsarovitch looked up, his face palo on the wide pillow."
"Mamma..." he murmurod. She smiled, an anguished smile and slowly, as if aho hardly dared touch him, she put her hand on his forchend.
"Mamma, will you say, my pray-. ers? I can't remember them," he
naked...
Unseen by the boy, the Tsaritsa clutched the nurse's hand. The The mesango was handed swiftly pressure was such that the nurse from guard to guard. It was Na-winced, But the Emprens' face re- "Did you ever hear of haeme-tasha who received it from the ex-mained calm, even seraphic, as she philla?" he asked gravely.
cited court chamberlain. The girl spoke to her son. She began the Paul swayed slightly in spite of ran hurriedly, yet silently, to the prayer:
Inner chamber of the little Taare himself.
"The Empresa's uncle died of it."vitch's apartment, where the Em- Ha mouth was set in a straight press, her features haggard from line. Haemophilia! It was in lack of sleep, was kneeling before a herent on the Tsarina's side, like predieu. the sword poised over the head of Damocles, with its inevitable doom.
Remezov's answer WAY not en- couraging.
"Yes?" she said in a low, vibrant voice.
For answer, Natasha bowed and pressed the telegram into her hand. "Her grandfather died of it also," The Tsarina seized it eagerly. She
tore it open. he said, shaking his head.
But, Alexei!
"It's impossible," Paul exclaimed desperately. "Why, the boy's a young animal, full of life!"
"To look at," Remezov answered. "But there's an element Incking in the blood. The slightest injury
"From Paul?" she cried out. "Thank God 'Paul has found Doc- tor Wolff"
Natasha uttered a cry of relief. Excitedly she asked:
"Where are they Madame?" The Taurina's face was alight
"Gentle Jesus, meek and mild... Look upon a little child
"Is that the one?" she asked noftly. Pity, my simplicity...
Now she was really unable to con- tine,
"the
"There's some more Tsarevitch said wenkly,
"Suffer me to come to Thee..."" The Taarevitch stirred uneasily. "And ask Him not to make it
hurt
anymore."
In spite of herself a terrible low ery escaped the Empress. The nurse made a warning gesture, but
it was too late. She could not con- trol herself.
Natasha appeared in the door- way, alarmed. Behind her came Natasha Remozov. He pushed nside and strode into the room. The Tsaritsa's stified sobs came over them all.
"Don't, Mamma," the Tsarevitch murmured sympathetically, through his pain.
The Tsaritsa lowered her hands
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