Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-20
her hate has devised this refinement of


peror and tell him ALL after which he
would disappear forever with the guilty
woman.
The sentiment of duty brought him to
himself He held the clew to plot. He
must discover its furthest ramifications,
and to that end he must let ~ letter go
its course. Of his own accord the assassin
would deliver himself into the hands Of
justice. Already the minister possessed
the mans name-Nicholson- Eng
lishman or American, perhaps an expert
in dynamite machines or simply Russian
stude9t who had taken a false name.
The letter went on its way, and that
evening the prince and princess were at
the opera in their box-he pale, trembling
as if with fever, grown 10 years older in
appearances; she more seductive and more
sought after than ever.
'tYou are ill, Michael said Madeleine
to her husband with smile, as they were
being driven home
I'm what respect do show its' he
asked, with strangely somber air.
You have not been jealous the whole
evening""
A week later the minister of police re-
marked casually to his wife, as if it wero
a matter to which he attached no inpor-
lance:
THE car leaves ST. Petersburg ON Fri
day"
'sIndeed!" she answered, not disturbed
by the announcement. "Thepapers had set
another day for his departure"
''Yes," he replied, intending to deceive
Nicholson's accomplice; 1.-THE idea is to
throw off the scent those who may have
criminal intentions"
Then he turned the talk to another top
ic admiring at bottom this unworthy
creatures self control. That very day
he learned that his ruse had succeeded, for
he received from the telegraph dispatch
addressed by the princess, it may easily be
guessed to whom, which read:
1t is settled for Friday. Be on time.
Friday passed, of course, without either
car or his minister leaving the capital.
Madeleine had suddenly become very I'M
easy ut the announcement Of this pretend
ed change of plan.
The next day richly dressed parsonage,
his lapel ornamented with an enormous
rosette, presented himself in the afternoon
at Prince Michael's palace.
''What does your excellency desire?" de-
manded the concierge from the redoubta-
BILE third section.
ITO pay my respects to the princess
and deliver to her a message from her
mother. am DIR. Nicholson"
Every good, sir" said the man. "Your
excellency is expected. Madame the prin-
cess is visiting a friend and has given or
ders that your excellcncy be conducted to
her. The carriage will be ready in five
minutes -
DR.. Nicholson had scarcely had time to
admire the pictures in the reception room,
for he was something of connoisseur,
when he was taken to q carriage into
which the concierge stepped after him and
sat down at his side without asking per-
mission.
''Odd sort of CUSTOM" thought Nichol-
son. wonder why he didn't get up on
the box"
need scarcely say quarter of an hour
later the self styled doctor was in the best
that is to say, the most solid-prison in
St. Petersburg, and that, though his adj
vent was awaited, it was not by the prin'
cess.
In sort of musty parlor ornamented
with police agents armed to the teeth, q
parsonage whom he had never seen, and
who was the prince himself, Intercepted
him with an utter absence of civility to
which poor Nicholson was little accustom
cd.
''This is infanous!'' he exclaimed al
| last. IT arrive from Paris this morning
have not spoken three words to any per
| son whatsoever, and when l present my
self at the princess palace l am bundled
off as if l were u thief"
Are you acquainted with the princess"
| coldly demanded the minister.
Am acquainted with her? Why, I've
| known her ever since she was SO high
Here is a letter from her mother, the gen
erals widow. Sir, am an American citi
zen, and protest
Secure this man and take every pre-
caution, interrupted the official without
seeming to have heard.
Nothing of suspicious nature wa:
found on Nicholson-that is, nothing but
a dainty little box carefully scaled. II
might be an internal machine, though il
must be confessed if that were the cast
that the science Of explosives had made
great progress since the days of Fieschi.
An engineer from the torpedo CORPS at
tached to the ministry for such occasion.
as this, opened the package with all thu
precautions prescribed by modern science
The greater number Of those present wer'
anything but treasured and momentarily
expected terrible explosion.
Nothing unusual happened, however
But the engineer smiled singular smilt
as he handed the open box to the prince
who moreover, FASTENED to slip it into hi!
pocket after having glanced at it.
$780," he demanded Of Nicholson, "yor
arc''--
"An American dentist, sir, and in {
great hurry. wish to return to Paris az
soon as possible My clients are clamorint
for me-"
Five minutes later Nicholson was in
coupe once more having for companion
this time the prince himself, who deluget
him with excuses.
But" said "la belle Madeleine's" hus
band, show does 1t happen that never
er-never noticed anything?"
''Your excellency," said the American
proudly, sif you had noticed anything,
the famous Nicholson plates would not de
serve their worldwide reputation"
$50 the princess teeth are"--
False prince. When quite a little girl
Mile de Contremont had fall from he
pony that broke her jaw. I performed 70
her then one of the most marvellous opera
lions Of my career. But nothing lasts fol-
ever, and had come to adjust new sc
in your absence"
The public never learned the story. 1t 1
remarked, however, that the prince Is les
deeply in love than he was.-Translate,
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