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RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS

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

In our last Instalment, Feines Paul, banlled for reasons of stats for the murder of aaputin, had warned the Tear of coming, revolution, crying out "Have your molves ("

NOW GO ON WITH THE. STÓRY

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MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1933.

Army,

Koll crossed to two officers who any suggestions from you," Koll back, of Ypres, Lioutouant Paul had been playing cards on an am- said, tossing the dossier to the Chegodioff of the British munition box, and who had come to couch.

was hunched over in the darkness, their feet in a mora military

"You will, yes. I was thinking his eyes on tho. radlum painted fashion than their fellow men. He of Russia, Well, Alix?",

dial of his wrist watch. A whistle glared at some soldiers.

She stood looking back into the was in his mouth. As the minuto "General.

Karpov, the room.

hand came up to the appointed "Come on, come on," Koli sald, minute, he blew a long binst on throne, Nicholas II and his family

Immediately upon abdicating the senior of the two, said, saluting.

"Well, Karpov, what are wo wait-now in the corridor.

hia whistle, scuttled out of the had been placed under arreat ining for?" Koll naked angrily. "A last fook?" the Tsaritsa said low doorway and flung himself their palace of Tsarskoe Salo.

"They're getting ready, General. graciously to Koli."This room is over the parapet of the trench. When the Bolshavista took over the They were only told at seven," Kat-auch an old friend."

To right and left of him in the She looked for un instant, as darkness, he could hear the Cock- reins of government, they had been pay informed film. CHAPTER SIXTEEN

moved to Siberia, to the same dis-

"Well, get them started!" he said, they waited impatiently in the corney soldiers of his platoon, shout- trict of Tobolsk from which Ras starting for the Tear's quarters.

ing and cursing as they scaled After Paul and Natasha had left putin had come. Here they were "Do you know the White Army's

the parapet and began wading Russia for England, the Revolution guarded more closely, their guard five hours from here and coming

through the barbed wire, their of which Paul had warned the Royal under the command of General Koll, fast, and that the British have a

rifles at high port. family was not long in coming to a One day he sent orders to his squadran at Kronstadt, threatening head. The murder of Rasputin, subordinates to prepare the Im to blow up the place if we don't when the peasants looked upon asporint family for removal to another let them go?" their representative at court, no prison. In the early evening, he

"Do they know where we're tak- matter how wrongly, and general went to see if his orders had been ing them?" Koll asked. dissatisfaction with the war stirred carried out. up, the masses to revolt. First came the ineffectual Kerensky and hila Provisional Government, and following him the Bolshevik and the Terror!

"Attention!" he shouted.

The men looked up. There was a grumbling, half-hearted coming to their feet. Some reached for their rifles, leaning up against the wall.

The Duke of Connaught chatting with officers of the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards when he inspected the Battalion at Aldershot. (Planet Nawi).

She does. Intuition, I guess." "What makes you think so?" "She asked me to tell the Tsar we were going to Moscow-for his safety."

ridor. The room was cleared of all save her. She stood on the thresh hold and spoke to the room.

"Good-bye."

They walked down the long cor- ridor, pust the line of Mongol sol-

diers.

In the courtyard another group of men were drawn up in rude forma tion, a mixed command of soldiers and sailors. When the Imperial family came out into the courtyard, they were amazed to see that no conveyance was there to take them

"He'll never see Moscow again-to the station. or Petersburg, either."

They were at the door of the Tsar's study. Kalf flung it open and stopped.

The Thar turned to Koli to in- quire about this, but the renegade officer cut him short.-

A spurt of machine gun fire beat against the darkness. Two bul- lots found their way to Paul. He full. Lusing consciousness as a hurly Yorkshire man plcked him Up and threw him over his shoul- der, he cried out:

"For the White Tear! For toly Russia Forward!"

"Balmy," the Yorkshire commented, ""'all balmy."

man

Lang, lost days followed at the "What do I want with them?" hase hospital. Then another hos "Put down those bundles," ho or-pital, convalescence, and the pain-

A couple of undisciplined guards got up uneasily from the long sofa.dered. One of them anluted.

"Aim!"

This was done. Hardly had they The Tsar looked up quietly. He straightened up than a brisk order had been standing at his desk, lean, I rang through the courtyard :- ing over a Bible, from which he had been reading. There was a short With quiet dignity he went pause. on rending, while the belligerent general recedel somewhat before

The Empress's stendy look.

There was an extremely intimate grouping of the family about the desk, on which was filled all the family possessions--the pathetic bundles having an Ellis Island look. Among them was a covered bird cage, Maria's.

The Tsar read on from the Bible to his family.

The rifles and revolvers of the motley group of soldiers are alment at the Imperial party, A little

ful task of learning to walk with a wooden leg. But these days were lightened by long letters itrom Natasha.

Finally the day came when he went back to Natasha in a little apartment in Soho Square.

darling.'

" "Poor darling-poor

cry of terror escaped the children.she murmured as she took him in The Empress gathered them about her, while the Tsar, drawing him her arms. self to attention, made the sign of the cross.

"Fire !"

The shots rang out. The lenden hail of bullets bent about them, They fell.

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"The Imperial family is dead," "I could tell from Paul sald dully.

me.

the way Remezov spoke when I įsaw him that he was sure, that he even knew the manner of their death. He did not want to tall Koli gave the order to

But He feared to hurt me. firing and stepped. forward to he would not have hurt me. The Lord is my Shepherd, I examine the effects of his work. have steeled my hart to hear it." skall not want. He maketh ma to They were }] d208. As he Natasha embraced him comfor!- lie down in green pastures. He straightened up from his examina-ingly. teadeth me beside the still waters.tion of the bodles, he shook his He went on:

He restoreth my soul. He leadethhend. For a moment it had seem- "But Russia lives," he said. me in the paths of righteousnessed to him that he had heard far-"Russia lives here in our hearts for His name's sake. Yea, though away music and that he had re-and will live with us so long as I walk through the valley of the cognized the tune as the Imperial we live a useful and a happy life." authem: "God Rave our Little Father, the White Tsar."

shadow of death.

First Koll, then Karpov removed their caps. At the last words the Tsaritsa had moved a little closer, looked little more protectingly at the Tsar.

"We are ready." the Tsar saitl finally, closing the Bible.

"Is that all you're taking?” Koll enid, self-consciously, looking at the desk.

"Yes." said the Tsaritan, giving! him a warning look. She began to pick up her things.

"Please come on." Koli said im-

patiently.

Turning to the children.

Tsaritsa said:

tho

"Come on, my brood. Are you dressed warmly?"

"Yes, mammuschka," Aloysha an- swered.

The Tanritan looked around-for the Tear, who had remained at the desk, adding a dossier to his ef fects

"Nicky ..." she said, stop- ping,

**Yes, darling.. I forgot

this?' he said, a little excited,

He handed the dossier to Koli. "What's that?" Koll asked sus- piciously.

"All the reforms ever proposed for Ilussin in the last ten yearā—— some of them are bad-gomo ex- cellent. Evon your revolutionary tdens are there."

"I was thinking that if you could get this to some of the people in the government-the sincere peo- plo-there must be many of them

well, it might save them tragie mistakos. All the needs of Russia are so clearly outlined thero- they might find a bridge between revolution and the kind of govern- ment they're after."

"I guess we can get on without

DAVIS CUP SCENES: . Here are three photographs taken at the Inter-Zona Final of the Davis Cup between Britain And America. Above (left) Austin in play against Allison whom he best to win ta for Britain. Below (left) a general view of the court at the Stade Roland Carror with Parry. (white cap) playing Allison and· (right) Allison and Austin shaking hands

after match,, (Planet News).

He shook his head. A Communist, a good party could not afford to harbour

notions.

"It was the last commund of the Tsar to you, Paul. He told you to good seek happiness," she said.

man,

I

Pressing his cheek to hers, Paul such whispered: "I have obeyed the Taar. I have found happiness. I have you."

(The End)

In a dug-out in the trenches

A view of the Law Courts through the treas of St. Clement Danes Church, Strand. The building is being renovated and is in

"splints". (Planst News).

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