The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-25
The
CAR OF THE N|H|L|STS
THE
A RUSSIAN MONTE-CRISTO.
BY PRINCE LUBOMIRsKI.

Under the above title THE INDEPENDENT
will begin with the first Sunday after the
new year the publication of serial story of
greatest modern writer's.
This story is characterized with the same
qualities found in The Ace of Clubs" by
the same author, excepting that the scenes
instead of occurring mostly in Siberia
among the exilcs, take place in st. Peters
burg among the nihilists.
The principal figure, who is at once the
head of the Nihilists and a man possessing
enormous mental and financial resources.
is known in St. Petersburg as the Nabob of
Cawnpore. He is in reality a former Sibe-
rian exile who crossed over to India
amassed enormous wealth and won the
friendship and patronage of the Nabob of
Cawnpore, who gave him the right to as
sumo his rank and resources The former ex-
lie goes to st. Petersburg and becomes head
of all nihilistic movements in the world.
He lives in princely and oriental style. BY
means of his enormous wealth and extrar-
ordinary intellect and personal force, he
Yields power most absolute and powerful
over the nihilists and nihilistic movements
in all countries.
As might be expected, the story is full Of
brilliant contrasts. thrilling situations,
hair-breadth escapes. The various politi-
cal and social questions in Russia, as
viewed in st. Petersburg both from the
standpoint of the car and of the nihilists,
is fully set forth. The interest of the story
is, of course, conferred upon a few people,
&bo ,,I,t T., F,l ,,,l
lovaole Countess Ina and her husband is
one OF the most interesting parts of the
story.
The story opens with magnificent ball
given BY the nabob, at which some strange
incidents occur. Then follows a quarrel at
the officers quarters Of an imperial regi-
ment and consequent duel. The death of
the man wounded in this duel leads to tho
arrest of Count Lanin on the charge of
murder. He is the victim of a plot OF great
ingenuity and the evidence is overwhelm-
ingly against him. The nabob is bound in
atonement for past injury to the count to
save him at any cost, and be uses his i'm
mense power among the nihilists to accom-
plish this purpose. AS the story advances
the scene changes with almost be-
wilderlng rapidly. from the guest
chamber of the supreme council
of the nihilists to the gay streets of the
Russian capital, from the luxurious oriental
palace of the nabob to the wretched, miser-
able haunts of the poor and degraded. We
are given glimpses of the official life of
the powerful bureaucracy of Russia. Plots
and counter plots are revealed among the
nihilists themselves. in whose ranks are
found representatives of every class of
society, from the highest officials Of the
empire to the lowest criminals and vaga-
bonds.
There are beautiful love scenes, and in
cidents of womanly devotion, loyalty and
self-sacrifce for the cake of lover and hus-
band and father. One of the most thrill
ing and touching episodes is the adventur-
GUS attempt of the daughter of Count
Lanin to penetrate the secret resort of the
nihilists to find the man whose evidence ia
necessary to save her father. But every
where in the story the nabob appears as tn,
commanding figure, man of invincib!,
daring and indomitable will, of boundlesi
resources andseemingly supernatural power
and knowledge.
lnstallments of the story will be pub
hshed in successive issue. and we ar,
warranted IN saying that the reader wht
once begins its perusal will follow it to tn,
END with continually increasing interest.