- RASPUTIN AND THE
EMPRESS
Adapted by BIANCO E. JONES from the M.G.M. Picture.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1933.
Yesterday we left Nastia just as he of the weapon, then up into Paul's Findetermined eyes. Then he shouted
acrvant bounced the arrival of I'sul at the monk's fat.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
out:
"Ivan! Dimitri! Stephen!" The door burst open and a secret service ofleer dung himself into the room.
a group of Rasputin's disciples and the heart was a deep dent. petitioners Jumined the doorway. "Are you hurt?" Dunia naked There was a Jabber of excited con- anxiously.. versation, shouts of "What has "Not a scratch," he said, and
Then the guards then added, grinning: happened?"
"But this pushed them back and shut then a good idea-ch, Dunia. door.
Rasputin took off the heavy vest What happened?" Dunia asked:
"Grincha--1 heard shooting.nhd mitti carúfully" - away in the Rasputih emiled.
The Prince Chegodleft tried to kill me. But there is a power that watches over me-a power stronger thair.any bullet. Even Prince Che- godleff knows that now."
Dunia hurled herself savagely at Prince Paul. The two men who had held him fended or off.
"Who raised his hand against the Anointed One?" she screamed "I'll tear his eyes.out."
cupboard,
*1 am afraid, Grischu," the old servant woman said. "These aristo, crats are the very devil-they're not afraid of anything."
"Leave them to me, Dunia, leave then to me." the monk sald con fidentially.
Keneral babble and had gucused rightly that it was Paul who had come in a rash attempt to kill Rasputin. Whether he had suc- reeded or not, aho know that he would have to face gravo cons quences. These fears for Paul for outwelshed any fears that she may bay had for Rasputin's safety. When she had attempted to mout and see what had happened, she had founil the door locked. Now she paced back and forth in au agony of suspense. It seemed to her that. her heart stopped beating when she heard the sound of a key turn-
grinning hend came through the To her amazement, Rasputin's
doorway. Involuntarily, she moved forward to greet him.
"Paul?" she asked. He nodded.
"He tried to shoot me, but God performed a miracle."
CHAPTER TWELVE Rasputin stood in the dimly lit
From the dark corners kitchen of his flat facing the door, where they had been hiding the an oil lamp on the table before him two guards threw themselves on throwing a little pool of light and Paul. Before they could grapple
"But they will do you harm,ing in the lock, Grischn. Why not leave them now, great swelling shadows. Within with him; he fired twice, point
and go back to Tobolsk? You can the embrace of these shadows, two blank, at the monk. The guards
make a good living there without men crouched by the wall against seized him. He stood quietly,
any risk. Grisela." the door. Rasputin looked at them, staring at Rasputin, who had falion Paul looked contemptuously at studied their arrangements for us back a step, but was laughing her and then at Rasputin, and
He laughed. "Now? Now? Listen, Dunia, .safety.
heartily. He could not have missed turned toward the doorway. Im-nothing can harm me now. Why, I "Hey, you on the right," he grum-at that range. And yet, to his mediately the secret service man lave Russin like this-in the pulm bled, "move back. "You can be amazement, neither of the two who had been set to guard Rasputin of my hand." seen."
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 deeper 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 Chegodieff's fect. cries of women, commotion. of the Chevalier Guard."
Rasputin opened the door. He Evidently the two shots had been took the lamp from the table and heard. There was a pounding on held it so that it lighted the gloomy the door. Sebastian, whom Prince stairway, damp and foal with badly; Pani bat recognized as one of the set plaster.
Taar's secret service gaards, locked "Can you see all right?" he enll-the door. The two other guarda ed down with great cordiality. seized Prince Paid by the
There was a grunt in reply. He shook himself free. "Look out for that broken step," "Do you know who I am? Rasputin cautioned, "Every time i go of me."
I get a nose full of vodka. I go bend over heels on that step,"
"Do you?" Paul asked coldly. ,"Look at my elbow from last night." Rasputin sald.
་་ ་
Arms.
Let
They fell back a step. One of them. a burly rascal with a fur cap pulled down over a pair of sullen eyes, explained:
"We've been detailed by the Em- "I'm not interested in your anat-press, Your Highness." omy," Paul ropiled.
Rasputin paused in his laughter to add:
Rasputin set the lamp down on the table and stood before him av that his own shadow would hide the two men crouched by the doorway. With a peasant'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."
The other guard, slighter of build, and with more intelligence in his eyes, reached forward and took the revolver from Paul's hand, murmuring. "If you please. Your Highness,"
Paul, still amazed at Rasputin's "My business is quickly over. I miraculous escape and wondering Same time ago, I told you about by what trickery It had been progress, you remember?"
achieved, allowed the man to take the weapon from his hand.
"Murder?" Rasputin asked, and then laughed.
"Progress," Pau! repented and drew from his pocket a heavy ser- vica revolver.
For the lecker, of a second, Rasputin looked at the ugly muzzle
The Prince and the monk stood staring at each other for a moment, Rasputin grinning triumphantly. Then a side door to the kitchen was opened and Dunfa came in, breath- less with excitement. Behind her
"But this Prince Chegodieff," Dunia argued, "he frightens me." together. Chegodieff was sincere, Rasputin knitted his dark brows loyal, and therefore dangerous. The man nodded and let him passi "Yes," he agreed. "I'll have to hy. At the head of the stairs he get rid of that man." turned and faced Rasputin, "Now?" Dunia questioned enger
Next tinte, he and coldly.. "Ily, turning toward the window from shall fre at your head."
which she could see Paul climbing into his motor car.
"No. Not now," Rasputin told her. "One thing at a time. Where is the girl?"
Rasputin merely Înughed. As he left, Rasputin's disciples poured into the room. News of the attempted assassination had been given to them by Dunín.
"Assassin Murderer!" they were shouting. "Come back here and see what happenst"
Paul went calmly down the stairs.. Rasputin, putting on an air of in- tense plety, stretched forward his hands to calm his people.
"Never mind him." he said in the tune of one forgiving his enemies. "A miracle has happen ed. Let us be grateful for a miracle."
The disciples struggled back inte the dining room. One voice..was upraised in a hymn, and soon other volces joined in. Soon the sound of "Hallelujah!" wha through the apartment. Rasputin echoing grinned, shut the door, bolted it, and turned to Dunia,
It was with an air of concern that he addressed her.
"Dunia, help me off with this cont."
She helped him off with the long caftan. Beneath it was an armour plate vest. In the thick steel over
"The Lady Natasha ?” He nodded. "You locked her in, Grischu. is still there."
Insputin grinned.
"Praise be to God," she said Paul?” plously. "And Paul? What about
His
With an evil grin and extended arms, Rasputin sidled up to her. Before she could protest, he had thrown his armio about her. eyes leered down at her soft beauty. There was no mistaking the brutal Just and undisciplined pisalon in his gaze. She shuddered and tried to draw away. One halry paw clutched at her mouth, preventing outery.
"Paul?" he whispered to her. "Paul? We--you and I-are going She to punish Paul
In the room where Rasputin had left her when Dunin had come to announce Prince Paul's arrival, Natasha was pacing nervously to and fro. Her, sable coat, still lay on the chair where ebt had flung it, She had heard the shots and the
Disregarding her frantic atrag- gles, he lifted her up from her feet' and carried her, kicking and claw- ing, to the couch.
What will be the outcome of this sinister outrage? Will Natasha tell the Empress instalment.
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