Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-12
CHATTER TX. continued.

week past-"except." he added, 1.-The
Princes valet He called yesterday
for some small articles he had left be
hind, and he stayed some time chatter
ing TO II or other of the servants. We
did not consider him n stranger. But
I trust, sir, you have missed nothingT'
Nothing whatever. Only, l fancled
some things had been moved. IL the
yalet-what is his name, by the wayE'
.Ramaud, sir, Jules Ramaud.
IF Ramaud should call agin. kindly
let me know said J.. And II | should
be out at the time, keep him, II you
can, till | return. l should like to ask
him n or two questions"
Ivan bowed and left the room.
/ had no doubt now that the Princes
late valet was one Of the conspirators.
/ had vague suspicious about the man
before, for l thought it was suspicious
that he should wish to leave just when
mis- post. owing to the absence Of his
master. had become a %sinecure. ! was
now convinced that he had been in
PRODUCED ia the house by the Com
AAhhltf III w Ah "" ~
ing the Prince. But as to the manner
of the abducting was as much in the
night OF the Princes disappearance
Kamaud was out OF the way-ill in
bed.
But l had no time TO pursue that
subject then. Locking the library
door, | sat down TO read the letter
Ramaud had brought me.
1t was traced on thin paper, in a de-
licate Italian hand, evidently a wo-
mans; and il ran as follows
'You would have had your !nstruc-
tons before now, IL the watch over
you had not been so strict. All letters
sent you through the post are opened
in the p~ostofiice. We ascertained this
by posting an envelope to you contain
ing an anonymous letter making certain
charges against the chief of the secret
police. We have reason TO believe that
1t never reached you, and, If this is the
case, you win understand the necessity
for caution.
(Ihe anonymous letter; / may say.
had not been d~eliyered.)
pray follow exactly the instruc-
lions here given. as 1t may be impos-
sible to find another opportunity OF
communicating with you without ex-
citing fresh suspicious in the minds OF
the police, and inducing them 10 have
you watched even after you leave
Russia.
'.As soon as possible go back to Low
ma, and inform the Princess Kropenski
that her husband is a victim of the
Black Terror, but that 1t is possible
that he may yet be restored to liberty.
We need scarcely say that any indis-
erection on your part in speaking to the
Princess would be considered as an act
of treason against the Committee.
'You will ut nee announce your i'm
tention of returning to England, on the
plea that you cannot carry on your
work at the castle in the absence of
the Prince. You will then return to
London by any route you prefer. tax
ing care, however, to be in England by
the end of June.
"0n the Sd of July you must 20 TO
Brierwick. a small fishing village on
the coast of Suffolk. At 2 O'Clock on
the morning of the 4th of July il will
be high tide: and exactly at that hour
you must be ut the end of the pier
alone, and carry nothing but a small
bag containing n change of clothes.
You will then be told what you must
do; and, If you still desire ii, you will
be brought face to face with Prince
Kropenski.
Every p%recaution will be taken to
guard against treachery on your part;
md the Committee beg You to consider,
in case % your harboring any thought
of giving information to the English
police, that such an action could not
affect the members of the Committee:
in other words, the active heads of the
organization. The only result would
be the sacrifice Of a few uninfiuential
agents, while it would mean the blot.
ting out Of every ray OF hope for
Prince Kropenski, and for yourself the
certainty OF "A violent death. You
need not think to escape us. Not one.
of all who have been condemned 10
death by the Nlhillst society, has es-
capped his fate. You would, il YOU be.
trayed US, be safe nowhere but inside
the walls OF an English prison.
1--WE may add that we do not believe
that this warning Is necessary. We do
not do you the injustice to think that
you would prove a traitor. Yet II is
only fair that yon should know what
the penalty Of treachery would infalli-
bly, be-.
'By Order Of the Committee Of Public
Safety
Here ended this singular document
For an hour or more | pondercd IL.
and wondered what would be the end
OF the adventure on which | was enter
Ing. Then and there | RESOLVED that
/ would not tell either the Princess
KropenslSi or her daughter that | In
tended to see the Prince. The proposal
might fan through, and In that case /
would only have raise. their hopes to
no purpose. Still moro did this apply
TO my expectation that ! might ulti-
mately be able 10 procure his release.
Ut would be time enough 80 sneak of
that when found that | could under
take the job-or rather when / saw my
way OF accomplishing 1t. If / were to
speak of the project now, when moth
ing had been definitely settled, it
would be like endeavoring to gain
credit and gratitude for a plaza mere
fntention-thal might turn out to be
worthless.
The very next day / started for Low
ma; and as soon as l reached the castle
I was shown into n room where the
Princess Kropenski and Irene We're
waiting to receive me.
SHave you no news to give me, Mr..