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RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS

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

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1933.

twisted, her eyes began to bulge. "Poor child, she has been doing please Her mouning became inaudible, ten women's work at the hospital," her convulsive Perks censed. He said the Empress.

But the Empress' ahndow had | brought his face closer to her

(come ligtween the candle and Nn-- She came around the couch to tashn's face, Natasha woke from staring eyes.

Natasha's side. Rasputin headed her spell. "Lock," Rasputin said, "look- her off. look at me....Can you hear mo- "You'll wake her" Rasputin "Majesty!" she cried out. In aur Itinataiment Prince Paul, i

went! You're s far away, Natasha-warned. "Why don't you ret: "Be qulat!” Rasputin gaid invol. pleading fise peace, had been cleverly talked its thred lighted candi,

[you're so far away, Natasha-"Konie sleep, my daughter? You juntarily,, by Rasputin and Fad been dismissed by their Idly, Into the room atljon.ing.. Tsar. leasing the way, open for the group

He reached out bahind him, slow. look tired.". As he entered, closing the door that dealred war.

behind her carefully, her. eyes y slackening his grip on

"Oh! the war....the war....." her searched the darkness of the throat. With his free hand he The Tsaritsa sighed. "Well, good room. She took the candle from felt about and found the candela- night, Father."

"Gocd night, my daughter," ho in front of the icon and approach bra. His eyes had never left her

own. His hand fell front corner. It seemed ed, an especially dark

NOW GO ON WITH THE KTORY

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Russia was at war.

her

"Majesty!"

"Natasha-my child-what's the matter?"

"He was going into Maria's said, then suddenly, "What is It?om found him!"

"What? What's She started off, turned with

that about

as if Rasputin had put his curse Standing flat against the wall was throat. 1o brought the candeln something like a laugh, and salt. Maria?" Rasputin said in feign-

on Rusin, and that every defeat Rasputin. His syca gleamed bra between his face and her own. only served to strengthen the weldly in the candlelight as she pénsant monk's Tower at court. came up to him and stopped. Craftly, he used his influence over "Get out!" Natasha cried, start- the Tsar, cending Important uol-ing swiftly toward another com diers to unimportant fronts, aunication door. As quickly Shrewdly, realizing that the Tear was no soldier, he induced him to take personal command of the armies on the German front. ·

Ho blow out all but one candle. and slowly brought the remaining beandle into Natasha's staring face. "Look-there's one star left in all the black sky. It's netting bigger and biggor. It's going to hit us! Now it's going away Ras-millions and, millions of miles

away."

a cat he went after her and caught her by the wrist.

"Where are you going?" putin asked in a whisper,

"To the Empress.”

Now, with the Tsab away, Ras-

Rasputin ten started for the putin took his case in the Tsar's There was a slight pause. She door leading to Maria's apartment. chair in the study at Tsarskoe set the candle glass of a nearby He reached behind him. Still Selo, master of all he surveyed. consule and faced him with cour-watching Natasha, he opened. It He chuckled to himself as he age as he followed her into the slowly.

watched the glazed gyos of Alexei,rram and kleked the door shut. Suddenly, another door leading He let his eyes run freely alongs was still holding her wrist. from this ontside corridor opened. the Blues of Marla's mature little "Look at me!” Rasputin said | The Tsaritsa appeared, dressed for figure. Almost mechanfeally his bringing his face close to hers, the street, and alone. She crossed tongue passed over his dry lips He took her fuce in both his hands the room moodily to the door of nahe locked at her beautiful, al- and held it eloas to his own. "Ons her apartment, which abe opened, most pink Akin. His coarne vord--and · Aloyahn dies?"

It was obvious that she had sten features contorted in rage when As Rasputin followed Natasha | neither Natnshu nor ftasputin, al- Natasha ordered the children off | into the Tooth, following her though she had crossed the room to bed.

threat to tell the Tsaritsa, heja foot from the couch on which 'An hour later, when ali was caught her half way across the Natasha lay. dark and quiet, Rasputin, en arm. She gave

a half cry. He Sho opened the door. The room noiseless feat, crept up to Maria's clamped her mouth shut with one beyond wa brilliantly Hghted. bedside. As his hand touched the hand, picked her up bodily with She was entering when she turned bare skin of her shoulder she woke the other, looked about the room [instinctively, peering into the dark. with a start, screaming out even for an instant, maw the couch and ↑ness. before her eyes opened. Rasputin carried hur swiftly there. scuttled away, clesing the door behind him.

Natasha rushed, in from the next room in time to see the knob apposite her slowly turning. She assured Maria and then, pleking

As Itasputin, his hand still over her mouth, threw her down, quick as a dash his free arm came from around her waist. His hand went about her throat. He began to strangle her. Slowly, as her body

Rasputin stood in the light thrown from the Empress sitting room. He smiled at her.

"Father! You frightened me," the Tsaritsa said.

"was just talking with Nato- shu. She fell asleep."

"I nearly forgot Natashin." "Don't disturb her." "She can't sleep here, Nata- shut" she called gently.

She looked again as the girl did not answer, this time with a tiny shading of alarm.

"Natalia!**

sho

exclaimed, "Her eyes are open-Natasha !"

"I was

just talking to her-

ed amazement.

"Natashai" the Tearitsa said. "He went to Maria's room-I [saw him!"

"Who?"

raving about?”

"What's she Rasputin asked.

"ile has a horrible

gower!** Natasha told her. "He's used 'it (Continued on Page 11.)

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