RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS
Adapted by BIANCO E. JONES from the M.G.M. Picture.
Yesterday Hasputin cynically revested is tuncin ambitions of aerial power 12
Prince Paul, who met them with a threat, NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER ELEVEN Tsar Nicholas II leaned back wearily in this chair. The study in which he sat was blue with cigar ette smoke. Ho had been working a long while. The reports from the Balkans were more aggrava ting than usuni. Roshiy and against good advlee, the Archduke Ferdidand of Austria had started on his visit to Sernjevo. If any thing should happen
A knock at the door interrupted the Tsar's worrying. He straight ened in his chair, assumed un oll- clal expression then called out:
"Enter."
The lackeys on the outside of the door bent their elbows and the door swung slowly inward. The Em press, leaning upon Rasputla's arm, Stood there, Snilling, she come far- ward toward her husband. The expression on his face Instantly eume one of great fenderness, The Empress's face was very
grave.
"Nicholat, will you see Father Rasputin for moment?"
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she asked.
Without waiting for a rejdy, Kasputin stopped forward And said:
"This Is very urgent." "What is the Tsar asked in surprise
"Last night I went to Prince Chegodleff's house.". the monk said quickly. "By mistake I walk ed into a room where some people were discussing the Dumn,'
Seeing the bewildered look on the Tsar's face Rasputin took another step forward, and his tone became confidential.
"They stopped talking when they anw me," he continued, but it was too Inte. I had heard enough."
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TRUNK MURDER
TWO PORTUGUESE ARRESTED
battle, you'd say the fly would in the livery of Natasha's family, win, wouldn't you, Aloysha?" came into the entrance hall whore Rasputin asked with a chuckle, à horde of well-dressed men and "But, no! The little ant has women were importaning Raspu- power, and he knows how to use tin's peasant servant, Dunia, for an it!"
audience with the man whose in-
Shanghai, Aug. 14. "You see, Aloyshn? That's, the luence was already known to be a Two Portugueso brothers, Joue the consequences. The pensant kind of power we're going to factor in Russian political life. Eulula dos Remedies and Jose monk could hardly restrain him-have-you and I, 'Do what I toll Quickly he gave his messago; the Patricia. dos Remedios, aged 20 Helf from crying out with triumph you and we can have Russin.. Life princess wished to ace Rasputin and 24 respectively, were arrest at the ran a horror of the affair. is to the strong. Can you remont Dunia told him to fetch his mis- with being concerned in the homi- Without a moment's hesitation,ed this afternoon and charged
"They said something about a
treas weakness on the Austrian frontier," he said, simulating hesitancy. "Oh, I realize that there are six hundred thousand mon guarding it. But what if you are asked to withdraw them?"
ly
ber that, Aloyabn?"
"Life is to the strong," the boy repeated fixedly,
Tall in her sable cloak, her face pale, with agitation, Natasha fol. owed the groom through the en- trance hail,
cide of a Chinese female between August 4 and 7.
The body of the Chinese woman Rasputin suddenly burst into a fit to insane laughter. A knock
was found tied up with ropes in a trunk aboard the steamer Shang. at the door sobered him instantly, The door opened, and Paul entered.
In the room, Natasha could see hal Maru when the vessel arriv Disregarding Rasputin, Paul Rasputin sitting at the head of aed at Kobs from Shanghai, Almost convinced now, and tried gently to take the Tsarevitch's long table, completely surrounded Police suspicion firat fell on a
afraid,
Tuar turned
hand. Savagely, Alexei. with a beautiful, half-crazed women Russian but later the crime is al nervously as a chamberlain
smothered inarticulate sound, and who Bang and chanted religious nounced the Minister of War denly bent own and sank his teeth songs while they drank champagne General Brusiloff, whom the Tear into the soft flesh of the Princo's with the former monk. He rose often referred to as his "right
hand. Paul recoiled in horror.
quickly at sight of her, assumed an arm."
"Is It my fault that he doesn't expression of extreme benevolence like you?" Rasputin asked smirk- and came toward her, hands out- ingly.
stretched in blessing..
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Rasputin got in a final warning. "I wouldn't be surprisad If General Brusiloff were going to nak
Paul turned to Rasputin, amaze- you to withdraw your men fromment and pain on his face, the Austrian frontier," he said as he followed the Empress from the room.
"You've done something to his mind!" he roared, seizing the monk's arm.
"Could I ace you alone, father?" she asked...
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teged to have been traced to the younger brother, Patricla, with the elder as an accessory.
The victim, it is alleged, had been living with both brothers.
A crowd of several thousand Chinese witnessed the arrests.- Reuter.
The murdered woman is believ-i For reply lie ung open the doored to have been a Canton girl, to a amait inner room,
Mary Chun, who went to Shanghai as a war worker during the Sino- Japanese hostilities there.
He followed Natasha in and closed the door
"I have come only for a moment." Natasha said. "I want to-waru you of danger."
The Trar could not rosist inquir
At that moment, the Empress fug of Brusiloff if he had been at entered the room. Shocked at Paul's house the previous night. what she saw, she ordered Paul to The General admitted that he was release the now humble-appearing there, and when the Tear question- Rasputin. Paul, dazed at her tone! "Ha, it's not. the first time that ed him further, that the German ward him, complied. Then he my life has been threatened," he ubasandae had been there, top-turned and saw that the boy was laughed. "Won't you take off your Determineil to get at the truth, just coming out of his trance.
cont?" She allowed him to strip the Tsar asked slowly ; -
"Majesty, Jook at Aloysha!" he the heavy coat from her naked and "Did the German ambassador say | exclaimed.
gleaming shoulders. anything to you
about the Aus- trian situation?"
"No. Your Majesty," Brusiloff answered. "But I've been think- Perspiring freely with fear of ing about it." Then, directly, being discredited in the Empress's should like Your Majesty's per-eyen, the nonk said in honeyed mission to withdraw the armies į toner: from the Austrian frontier."
The Empress was startled. "What's the matter with him?" she asked quickly.
"He's frightened. naturally. It The Tsar was stunned. Rasta nothing." putin was right, then. Wasn't Suddenly, the boy burst out anyone loyal any more? he wonder- tearfully ed. Bluntly he accused General Brusiloff of treachery, and the amazed, shocked Brusilof left | protestingly,
"Who is it this time?" Rasputin! asked. "Chegodieff?"
She nodded, then said:
"I love him and I am afraid. That's why I caffe to warn you; I don't want him to come to harm by; hurting you."
Rasputin laughed through the thick hair of his beard.
"What do you want?"" She whispered her reply. "Prince Chegodieff in here. won't go away.”**
He
Rasputin thought of this for a moment, then said:
"I'll Bee him. Send him up the back way."
Dunia went off with this mess- are and Rasputin, turning first to Jock the door of the room in which : Natasha was waiting, signalled to two burly guards that they were to post themselves by the stairway In the back. Then, patting his chest and grinning, he waited for Prince Paul.
"No one can kill me," he boasted, What does Paul plan to do? There was a frantic knocking at Why does Rasputin feel so confident "He hurt
Read ean outwit him! mammuschka! the door. Rasputin could recognize that he me, Paul hurt me! And he said he'd Dunja's voice calling him. He to-morrow's instalment. kill Father. Grischn!"*
(To be Continued.) went and flung open the door.
Paul was frantic. He protested Rasputin, congratulating him-his innocence. self on his success at sowing "Paul how could you say that?" doubt and suspicion in the Tsar's the Empress asked in a shocked mind, went directly to the tone. Tsarevitch's room. With pro- prietary fonduesa, he approached
Irritated by the man's air of mystery, the Tsar Insisted he make himself clear. Rasputin craft- ly intimated that a crisis was at hand, that war loomed. The Taarthe boy. was horrified at the thought of war, "Well, Aloysha," he anid with a and questioned Rasputin further, smile, to-day we're going to see Carefully the monk mentioned something wonderful through a Kropatkis and the German ammleroscope. This is going to be of bassador. He auggested that use to you."
Germany would welcome the Duma, The boy. Followed him mechanic- for would not that country ratherally as he arranged the micros- deal with an inexperienced body cope. Rasputin took a paper from of mon than with tho. Taar? his pocket and enrefully unwrapped Paul was the dupe, Rasputin as-{il, revealing common house fly. serted. Paul was to encourage From another paper he took an ant. the Dumm, unaware, however, of "If theso two were to have a
Desperate now, Paul said: "May I say one thing 7"
There's nothing to say," the Empress replied curtly. "Attend to your military duties!"
Eyes filled with tears of rage, Paul went slowly from the room. In his confused mind, only one thought was prominent. Rasputin must die! For the safety of Russia, Rasputin must diel.
He put his decision into deter mined action.
That night in Rasputin's dingy flat in the slums, a servant, dressed
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