Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-16

c~ssnfAenr4 I was far from shars1g
-Bu. ! think oEr best plan vii be 10
tell tbe captain % THE Alexandra 10
carr 80 ys.earazsF instead Of 10 81.
peserSburg- The CEzr does mot usually
reside IN the palace ~ Pe1erbof. but ia
Il chziezn ia The ozark Ii viii he much
easier. I should think. 10 get cot Of q
house q that size than * would BE- 10
leare TIE Cars Talsre IA 81 Peters
burg And anozber advantage Of that
plan w0sh o. fhzt * would make ii
possible for y0u 70 zve5d meeting the
Czarina- Ii would never DO for You to
allow her TO spEEaaacn Fou"
II caD So Ehz-" I answered. With q
sigh Indeed Il was oz9y now that
began 10 understand how hazardous
r3e enterprise I had Undertaken REALS
KS: bat / todd myself i lad gone TOO
far I draw lack
The paiace snd park q Pe-eTh0f lay.
] knew. r or eight miles west 81
the capital. or tie shore O. the bay.
II seemed 70 Tae that Won Mit~chkas
advice Was good. ard ] DETERMINED 10
follow il. il Was arranged that Or.
Pttrcrski should tse asked 10 be 81 Pc
terf8pf rraay 70 meet ne.
On the following morning I was TAX
On ashore and conducted TO q house.
where / found Peter O~rSSrgvItch. tie
steward Of the imperial yacht Alexan-
Ira He was q small dark In2a. wear
ing a short black beard. His keen.
black eyes read my face critically but
be seemed 70 BE- satisfied with Whist he
SAY fleFe. for be suddenly smiled and
held out his hand saying. simply:
Il win be true 10 you and risk mT
life 20 save you FROM arrest And
promise you that il y0u rzY7y out my
orders implicitly you VIII succeed
The mans calm, rsSolute demeznor
pleased ne He was one Of the few
Russians Of pure Siav blood who held
prominent places il the councils Of the
rebels.
~Beitor has signed articles. and
passed the medical examination as
Of the understewards this morning.
said my new acquaintance. i propose
that we 20 on boari 81 once. You VIII
20 in his place. iu his namae and he VIII
IT, Struggled on board in the course II
the day.
There was no great danger In the
plzn Oristovitrh suggested procured
3 small handbag and some necessary
articles q dress taking a T that the
bag and al I bought should be such AZ
a ma in the position Of an uns5er%tew-
ard might BE- supposed 20 p-sSsess
The papers ps1t into my hand were in
order. and the head steward took me
board the great yacht without any
trouble.
Prepared as l was for a large vessel
the six. Of 1he Alexandra took me by
surprise. Size seemed TO me more Ike
oeeaD~liner than q yacht
I was installed IN a pantry. Of good
size for q place OF that description, and
situated near the dining saloon. - that
anything needed az table might he
ar once. The dining saloon IL
self. a gorgeous apartment, Of which
g glimpse through the sliding
extended nearly 10 the Stern
The stale rooms occupied br the Sow
when he was on board were sit
natei at tie forward end Of the "a
and separated from il by q wood
IN wall aud a passage that ran from
the cenfer OF the ship right 10 the port
side. Ont Of this. 10 the right. opened
the doors which led TO the apartments
apart for the private use Of the
Car.
That night I put on a sort Of undress
uniform suitable TO my post. and slept
ia a hammock slung in tie pantry In
spite Of my strange surroundings. and
in spite Of what was before me. / slept
soundly.