RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS
Adapted by BIANCO E. JONES from the M.G.M. Picture.
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.
Yesiveday we left Rasputin Suat ship of the weapon, then up into Paul's
J'inci dutormined eyes.
servant monounced the arrival of l'aul at the monk's dat.
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out;
Thon he shouted
a group of Rasputin's disciples and petitioners Jammed the doorway. There was a Jabber of excited con- versation, shouts of "What na happened?". Then the guards nhed them back and shut the door.
"Griseha--I heard
What happened?" Dunia asked.
shooting,
Rasputin smllacl. "The Prince Chegodieff tried to "Ivan Dimitri! Stephen!" kill me. But there is a power that CHAPTER TWELVE
The door burst open and a secret watches over me-a power stronger service officer flung himecit into the than any bullet. Even Prince Che- Rasputin Blood in the dimly room. From the dark corners godieff knows that now." kitchen of his flat facing the door, where they had been hiding the Dunla buried herself savagely at un oll lamp on the table before him two guards throw themselves on Prince Paul. The two men who throwing a little pool of light and Paul. Before they could grapple had held him fonded her off. 'great swelling shadows. "Within | with him, he fired twice, point "Who raised his hand against the embrace of these shadows, two blank, nt the monk. The guards the Anointed One?" she screamed. men crouched by the wall against seized him. He stood quietly. "I'll tear his eyen out." the door. Rasputin looked at them, staring at. Rasputin, who had fallen -Paul looked contemptuonaly at studied their arrangements for his back a step, but was laughing her and then at Rasputin, and safety,
heartily. He could not have missed turned toward the doorway. Im "Iloy, you on the right," he grumat that range. And yet, to his mediately the secret service man bled, "move back. You can be amazement, neither of the two who had been set to guard Rasputin Beon."
heavy slugs that he had fired stepped forward to block the way. Sullenly the guard edged over seemed to have had any effect "Stand back," Paul said to him. into a
dooper shndow. On the whatsoever. Outside in the hall "Any time that you want me I will stairs they could hear the rapid he could hear the hysterical out-be at my quarters in the barracks bent of Prince Chegodleff's feet. cries 121 women, commotion. of the Chevalier Guord.”
Rasputin opened the door. He Evilently the two shots had been The man nodded and let him puss took the lamp from the table and heard. There was a pounding on by. At the end of the stairs he held it so that it lighted the gloomy the door, Sebaatinn, whom Princo turned and faced Rasputin. stairway, damp and foul with badly; Paul had reengnized as one of the "Next time.", he said coldly. set plnster.
Tsar's secret service guards, locked shall fire at your head." the door. The two other guards Heized Prince Paul by the arms. He shook himself free.
“Can you see all right?“ he call- ed down with great cordiality. There was a grant in reply. "Look out for that broken step," Rasputin cautioned. "Every time
I get'n nose full of vodka I go head over heels on that step."
"Do you?" Paul asked coldly, "Look at my elbow from last night," Rasputin said.
|
"Do you know who I am? go of me.”
Let
They fell back a step. One of them, a burly rascal with a fur cap pulled down over a pair of sulten eyes, explained;
"We've been detailed by the Em-
Rasputin paused in his Inughter to add:"
"I'm not interested In your anat-press. Your Highness," omy." Paul replied.
Raspulin sot the lamp down on the table and stood before him so that his own shadow would hide the two men crouched by the doorway, With a possant's” craftiness, he changed his manner on perceiving Paul's extremely, hostile tone.
"Well, you must be interested in something to honour my humble home in this way," he said.
"That's my bodyguard since the other day."
"
WEDNESDAY, AUGUS
the heart was a deep dent.
"Are you hurt?" Dunia asked anxiously.
"Not a scratch," he said, and then added, grinning: "But this was a good iden-oh, Dunia."
Hasputin took off the heavy vest and put it carefully way in the cupboard.
"I am afraid, Griacha," the old servant woman said. "These aristo- erats are the very devil-they're not afraid of anything."
"Leave them to me, Dunia, leave them to me." the monk said con- fidentially.
"But they will do you harm, Grischa. Why not leave them now, and go back to Tobolsk? You can make a good living there without any risk. Grischia.""
He laughed. "Now?" Now? -Listen, Dunía, nothing can harm me now. Why, I have. Rusala ke this in the palm ofmy hand."
"But this Prince", Chogodlett,” Dunia argued, "he frightens me." Rasputin knitted his dark brows together. Chegedleft, was, sincere, loyal, and therefore gangerous.
"Yes," ho agreed have to get rid of that man
"Now?" Dunin questioned enger "Ily, turning toward the window from which she could see Paul climbing Into his motor car...
16, 1933.
general babble and had guessed rightly that..it was Paul-who-had- come in a rash attempt to kill Rasputin. Whether he had suc- ceeded or not, she knew that he would have to face grave conse quences. These fears for Paul far outweighed any fears that she may have had for Rasputin's safety. When she had attempted to go out and see what had happened, she had found the door locked. Now she paced back and forth in an agony of suspense. It seemed to her that her heart stopped beating when she heard the sound of a key turn- ing in the lock.
To her amazement, Rasputin's grinning head came through the doorway. Involuntarily, she moved forward to greet him.. "Paul?" she asked. He nodded,
"He tried to shoot me, but God performed a miracle."
"Praise be to God," she said plously, "And Paul? What about Paul?"
With an evil grin and extended arms, Rasputin sidled up to her. Before she could protest, he had thrown his arms about her. Ille eyes leered down at her soft beauty. There was no mistaking the brutal Just and undisciplined passion in his gaze. She shuddered and tried to draw away. One hairy paw clutched at her mouth, preventing outery.
"Paul?" he whispered to her. "Paul? We-you and I-nre going "You locked her in, Grischn. She to punish Paul." ja still there."
Rasputin merely laughed. As he left. Rasputin's disciples | "No. Not now," Rasputin told poured into the room. News of the her. "One thing at a time. attempted assassination had been is tho girl?" given to them by Dunia.
"Asangain! Murderer!" they were shouting. "Come back here and see what happens!"
Paul went calmly down the stairs. Rasputin, putting on an air of in- tenac piety, stretched forward his hands to calm his people.
"Nover mind him," he said in the tone of one forgiving his enemies. "A miracle has happen- The other guard, alighter of ed. Let us be grateful for a build, and with more Intelligence In [ miracle.” his eyes, reached forward and took The disciples struggled back into the revolver from Paul's hand, the dining room. One voice was. murmuring. "If you please, Yourupraised in a hymn, and soon other Highness."
Paul, still amazed at Raspalin's over.miraculous escape and wondering by what trickery it had been nchleved, allowed the man to take the weapon from his hand.
"My business is quickly Sonte time ago, I told you about progress, you remember?”
"Murder?" Rasputin asked, and then laughed.
"Progress," Paul repeated and drew from his pocket i hunvy ser- vice revolver.
voices joined in: Soon the sound of "Hallelujah!” WAB echoing through the apartment. Rasputin grinned, shut the door, bolted it, and turned to Dunia,
It was with an air of concern The Prince and the monk stood that he addressed her. staring at each other for a moment, "Dunin. help me off with this Rasputid grinning triumphantly. | coat." Then a side door to the kitchen was
She helped him off with the long For the flicker of a second, opened and Dunia came in, breath caftan. Beneath. It was an armour Rasputin looked at the ugly muzzle less with excitement. Behind her plate vest. In the thick steel över
"The Lady Natasha?” He nodded.
Rasputla grinned
Where
Disregarding her frantic strug- gles, he lifted her up from her feet In the room where Rasputin had and carried her, kicking and claw- left her when Dunlu had come to ling, to the couch. announce Prince Paul's arrival, What will be the outcome of this Natasha was pacing, nervously to sinister outrage? Will Natasha tell and fro. Her sable coat still lay the Empresa? Read to-morrow's on the chair where she had long it. Instalment,
he had heard the shots and the
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