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"What is your name?'
aLola Pulaski"
"Whst! she whom they call the Queen
of the Nihilists?" exclaimed the man,
and he seized her arm as If she were a
desperate criminal.
1T matters not what men call me,
she replied, with the energy OF de-
spair. II am here to plead for my
fathers life and to save the life OF the
Gar.
"You are insane!" said the official
Then beckoning to guard, he called
out, Here arrest this woman and con-
vey her to the guard-house till we can
examine into her case
The guard would have carried out
this order, but at that instant the Grand
Duke Alexis, son of the Gear, appeared
in the hall, and, recognizing Lola, he
asked the official what his conduct
meant
Before the man could reply, Lola
raised her hands with an appealing
gesture, and cried out:
at is q matter of life and death. The
fate of Russia depends on my seeing hia
Majesty"
cha. hal" sneered the official. "You
are playing the role of an insane
woman to save yourself. We must soc
II prison cell will not cool your hot
brain"
The guard who had been summoned
now strobe forward, and, laying his
powerful hand on Lola's shrinking
shoulder, he said, hoarsely:
Girl, you must come with me.
With the look in her beautiful eyes
of q hunted doe, who finds herself at
bay with the fierce hounds circling
about her. Lola tore herself loose and
raised her hands pleadingly.
Hold, ye cowardly dogs! What
means this assault on q defenseless
woman? How dare you do this thing
within hearing OF my father, the
Czar?"
It was the Grand Duke Alexis who
spoke.
The official stammered:
"This is Lola Pulaski, the woman
who is known to all the police as The
Queen of the Nihilists-'"
"Lola Pulaskil" echoed the hand.
some young prince, and with both
hands extended he advanced to greet
her.
Checking himself on the instant, he
offered her his arm, and said:
"You are in trouble. Come, let me
lead you to where you can confde
your cares to me without danger of be-
ing overheard" ,
Her courage and presence of mind
had returned BY this time. and taking
the stalwart arm OF the son OF the Czaf
she permitted herself to be led into an
ante-room adjoining the reception
apartment of his imperial Majesty the
Gear.
After Lola was seated the Grand
Duke said, with much feeling:
81 have known of your troubles, my
poor child, but I have been as power
less to hell you as the meanest of all
nv fathers subjects. But the sight OF
q face I have never, can never forget
gives me strength, and now I feel tha,
I can plead for you. Tell me youl
story without reserve"
,tory, without revealing the names OF
plans of the Nihilists, to whom she
IT'LL felt herself bound by q sacred
bath.
"Help me-" she cried in conclusion.
Help me, excellency, to save youl
lather and to save my father, too"
Much agitated by what he had heard,
the Grand Duke rose quickly, and
whispering: wait here till I can ar.
range an audience" he left the room.
After about ten minutes-they
seemed like 10 hours to the half dis
sracted girl-the Prince returned and
said:
Follow me-" :.
He led her along another hall lined
with guards, and into the royal quar-
sers, which we have described.
Here Alexis left her; and while she
was wondering what next to do Count
Linwold, as master OF ceremonies, ap
preached, and said in low tone:
Advance; his Majesty is ready to
give you audience.
She saw the Gear seated at the other
end of the room, and thither she tot
tered till within o few feet of him.
Here she threw herself on her knees,
and bowed her head,
"Speak, woman" said the Gar,
tternly; @why do you seek my pres
ence?" .
",ro beg for my poor old fathers life,
The began. =,
1--WE have not doomed him to death,
Is yet" interrupted the Car.
aTo beg for my fathers life," she
continued, "and to save the life OF youl
Majesty, If you leave me free"
"Freew thundered the Gar. You
shall never again be fraar
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