1933-08-17 — Page 3

RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS

Adapted by BIANCO E. JONES from the M.G.M. Picture.

in our Tant Instalment Natale, yowered by Ilmaputin, fainted when he raki,

Inerring, "We shall puntas Faul, you and chols he fired had been deflected by Resputin's "aul had aitampted to kill him, but the two

bullet-proof vest.

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toward the window.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1933.

Natasha

only at the hands of editorial writers and political-cartoonists than to send out its young manhood to death?"

LARGE ESTATE.

LATE MIL. J. SWIRE LEAVES £261,520

Rasputin shook his head. "These Germans are too hold. lno presumptious in the sight of

The estate of the late Mr. John Rasputin God. Give them but this little, and nude another sign to him. Then they will have all. It la bet- Swire, of Mosers John Swire and ter to lose a few men now and Sons, Ltd., 8, BIlliter Square, E. could see that he spoke reassuringly than to lose many men in future boon proved at £261,520 gross boy's body stiffened.

show these Germans their place C. 3, Far Eastern merchants, has to the two officers who supported wars and lose all." him and they, nodding agreement, stopped back to their places, leaving him standing, steady again, beside his father.

NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Seventy thousand тел and horses, the very flower of the Im- Rasputin pulled at her wrist. perial Army, were massed at the "Did you see?" he asked. end of the long parade ground Trembling, she answered: before the rambling summer painco

"Yes." ut Turskue Selo, waiting to pass "Yes," he sneered, "I hold his In review before the Tsar. Sur-felike this in the hellow of my rounded by his General Staff, the hand. Your duty to the Empress Tear, amiling with expectancy, gave is to say nothing for fear that I let the order for the parade to begin.the Tsarevitch die. Do you under- Then he looked down fondly at the stand?" little Tsarevitek, standing straight and small beside him, his chin tilted up in soldierly fashion.

The Empress, surrounded by her daughters and a little group of Indies-in-walting, were reated on the balcony. Rusputin sut off by himself at the rear. The Empress's eyes, no less than those of her Taar, shone with pride as each. regiment, hended by its own field music, went trotting by.

Natasha had begged the Tsarina to excuse her from watching the review. Whon permission was granted, with a quick curtas, Na- tasha almost fled from the scene. The Tsaritsa's eyes followed her un- til she went through the doorway. When she had again turned to watch the review, Ruspatin rose stealthily and followed Natasha Inte the palace.

She was just dlanppearing around the corridor's turning when he came in, Rasputin hurried after her.

"Natasha! "Tasha"!" he called after hor.

Natasha made no answer. He yanked savagely at her wrist. "Do you understand?" "Yes," she said weekly.

DOLONOR MYSTERY_

CITY HELD BY IRREGULAR

* MONGOLIAN TROOPS

Peking, August 10.

The puzzle of Dolonor 100

formed the correspondent of the swered in some mensura to-day, when the Japanese authorities in-

The Tsur ruminated on this ad- (£248,546 net porsonalty). Mr. South China Morning Post that vice. Luboy and the war party had Swire, whose home was in Essex, been talking on that same theme was 71.

for a long time. Only his own con- science and the advice of Prince

Paul and other disinterested menened, that the prince had made an werd for peace.

attempt to murder you 7"

With smirking humility, Ran putin answered him:

the troops which have taken the

town are not Manchukuo forces but Mongol irregulars, who have avowed themselves to be Manchukuo.

At this moment the door leading to the study burst open and Prince Paul came into the room. Boldly he came up to the Tsar, saluted and said:

"Pardon my presumption. Your Imperial Majesty, but I heard the voice of this man from the other room and I could no longer keep ailence. He is not the good, inter-instrument of his salvation to your that the Mongol irregulars

is

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ested Holy Man that you think he The Tsar's attention was diverted

"Paul," the Tear protested. "I suddenly from the manoeuvres as a courier in the uniform of the Sig-have not naked you for a report on nul Corps galloped directly up to Father Gregory." him, drew his horse to n viciously "I am presuming," Paul said. short stop, flung himself out of the "but I am presumptious only be saddle and with a hurried salute cause of my love for Russia. presented the Tsar with an en-must advise you, Sir, not to let this peasa this creature, meddle with velope.

as his Face paled skimmed over the few typewritten "You are meddling now in things words on the sheet of yellow paper. that do not concern you," the Tsar Turning the parade over to Major-reminded him.

But Rasputin, with a benevolent General Pavlikov, Commander of the Imperial Guard, he ordered the smile, checked the Tear with calmly General Staff to meet him in bls up-raised hand. study.

eyes

"Let him go on, let him go on-- When they were all sented about I want you to hear the things they the table in the centre of the room, say about me. Perhaps there is the Tsar rose and bek! up the tele-truth in what he has to any. gram.

Speak, Prince Chegodieff, tell the

"I am in receipt of a telegram Tsar everything." from the Kaiser," he said; slowly. "He is an adventurer, an impos- "He demands that we rease mobili-tor," Paul burst out, "Last night. Without turning, she began to zation-explaining that we endau as you probably know by now, I tried to murder him-it was for rus. As she reached a door, Ras-ger the peace of Europe." putin, in pursuit, caught up to her Immediately, there was heated dethe good and seized her by the wrist, bate as to the wisdom of demobiliz-i "Murder? Murder Father Gre- ing. Led by Paul, one group asked gory?", the Tsar interrupted incred- that the pence of Russin be kept. ulously. Confusion caused the Tsar to in- terrupt.

Still holding her wrist he dragged her to a window over looking the parade ground. With n crooked forefinger he pointed out the little Thürevitch.

"Look at the Tanrevitch," he told her. "A little soldier, eh? A healthy little fellow. eh?"

Natasha looked, Rud nodded. The boy looked handsome and well in the bright Burgundy coloured Cossuck uniform.

"Gentlemen, you must excuse me a moment.. In this grave crisis, under the stress of these painful events, I feel it necessary to ask God's counsel.

He looked to Rasputin for con- Armation. Rasputin nodded.

"Yes. Prince Paul was mis- guided. He shot at me twice. But God would not let me die."

"God?" Paul ancered. "It was a bullet-proof vest that saved you- I know--because"

Again the Tsar interrupted him, this time with anger in his voice.

Turning on his heel, the Tsar left the room and went into an ad- joining chamber. In the corner Holy Rasputin stood the Ikonistas, the

Images, with little lamps, oil fed. burning before them. He went up und kaelt before them. silently praying with closed eyes..

"Yes, look at him." sneered, "the heir to the whole Kus- sian Empire."

Engrossed in his devotions, the Tear did not hear the door open as Rasputin came in.

"You tried to murder Rasputin? You tried to murder the man upon whom the life of the heir to the throne depends? Is that loyalty and love of Russia, Prince Chego- deff?"

"The life of the heir is not as important as the life of Russin,' Advancing Into the room, Ras-Panl said quickly. putin put his hand on the Tear's armi.

As he spoke, Natasha did not notice how Intently his eyes were fastened upon the Tsareviich. She only saw that the boy turned his head and looked up to the window.

When he had caught the boy's eye, Rasputin made a quick sign to him. The boy's eyes grew blank and his head nodded. He turned "My son." he said, "God has sent back to watch the parade. The me to you. I know all that is in colours of the Grenadier Reginunt your heart."

were passing-Slowly uncertainly-know-all that is in your heart, he lifted his hand to salute, swayed Rasputin gold. slightly and then fell.

"For thirty years I have kept the Two of the officers standing near peice of Europe." the Tsar said. him sprang forward and lifted him! "Isn't it better for the nation to

The Taar was speechless for a moment, then in a 'choked volee he blurted out:

"I love my son. I accept your resignation from the Guard. Prince Chegodief."

When Paul had left the room the Tsar turned to Rasputin and eni- braced him.

"Why did you not tell me. Father

to his feet. Again his eyes turned suffer a little humiliation, suffering | Gregory, that your life was threat-

pro.

The Japanese Kwantung army "What is a little thing like that has not so far taken any action, when you have so much to worry and the occupation of the Dolonor about? It is nothing. Don't you by friendly elements will render think that if God wants the Tsare-action unnecessary. vitch to live and can save him from. death, that he can save me, too, the son?"

The Tsar clasped the monk's shoulder affectionately, and then, as if recollecting himself, said:

They

"But I must go back now. are waiting for my decision."

"Don't forget," Rasputin called after him, na the Tsar started from Why the room. "Don't forget!

the should you always bow to Kaiser?"

Will this mean warħ Read to

Все how morrow'k instalment to Rasputin's plotting develops.

(To be Continund.)

The Japanese authorities add

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unlikely to advance much beyond Dolonor, and the Japanese seem to regard the situation created by Feng Yu-hsiang's recent gesture as now closed.-Our Own Corres- pondent.

According to earlier advices, the capture of Dolonor was com pleted on Sunday. The captors were said to be under Li Shau- shun, who was also responsible for the defeat of Feng's Kuomin- - chan some weeks ago.

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