Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-23
CHAPTER XIV.
Imprisoned in a Palace.


had entertained some idea Of max
Ing tie coming interview q test wheth-
er il was possible for ne 10 carry On
the deception. But as the msEnents bur
red by I shrank from the ordeal After
sn. l decided. il was not necessary 10
undergo any such test The great thing
was 10 carry on the personation for a
few hours or az the most a day or two.
BY thst time. I thought surely Dr..
PerrUvski would De able TO devise some
means Of my having the villa In safe
ny The great thing was 70 avoid 1e-
lection as long as / possibly could So
i turned down the Eight. and began TO
pace up and down at the end Of the
cabin farhest from the door.
A knock WAS heard / called out. and
= servant entered barely giancing ST
me as he announced Capt. Suranief-
A tall elderly man. in naval uniform
csme in and Cavely szluted ne. i ~
1urned the salute by a nod; and then,
speaking in a voice which the stuff Or
ES5oyi1ch had given me lad rendered
verT hoarSe. / said:
Il don't feel very well tonight. cap
tain / think / must have caught \
chill. ard / should ike 10 get ashore as
soon as possible. Could vou put me in
81 PeterhoT. instead Of going On 10 ST.
pegErsburgT
I'VE an rather nearer n s, Peters
burg than we r 10 PeUerhoE, your
Majesty
Then IL wont take much longer 10
70 10 PeteTAor. and I viii De spared the
drive from 81. Petersburg 1 want a
Few days rest and / shall be auie1er
there.
or course. il Is IS your Majesty
pleaseS. but your Majesty is expected
ar 81. Petersburg. and / fear tbe villa
81 PeterhsT VIII not b. In readiness 70
receive You There VIII De 10 e.
cCrr-
Pooh, What does thar matter:
There must be ssE1e soldiers at the
palace 81 Peterhor. and a few Of them
can be sent down 70 the landing stage.
VIII yol kindly ask . Of the eQ1er-
RES 10 arrsnge il for Ues And I would
be obliged II yoG would 20 on 10 81.
Petersburg and tell the Czarina 1hat |
am sorTy not 20 BE- az home tonight.
but var q qnset nights r4r. and ! can
ALWAYS rest better at the villa Pray
tell her Majesty not 10 trouble 10 come
10 the villa tonight on any account I
d2rsssy l shall BE- all right Ia the
morning
l VIII carry u your Matesty's in
structions
.Thanks-aDd please say that I an
! Dot 10 be disturbed until IL is time for
me 70 step ASHORE
The captain bowed ard stepped bach
IN the direction II the door.
And you must acCept nv best
tenrion to my comfort during the
cruise" 1 said. going up 10 Suransel
and holding U nv hand
The whiTehaircd officer dropped On
one knee and kissed H. was on the
polrt 81 Withdrawing II. but luckily. /
remembered Just IN time. There was
a pleased smile on the veterans face as
he left the sta7e-room. Ar that mo-
MRelt | feiT smaller than ! hsd oyer
done in my life.
But the peril was naSSed Unless
Tire old man was a evnSumnnatn actor
which was very unlikely. ha was en-
rETegy without Suspicion liar il wsS nar
The and q his master he had Kissed.
And WIS not likely 20 BE disturbed
TN the time rane when l was 10 Quit
the yacht
The next hour FaSsas VERY Slowlr.
Strange 4 say. although II vas Doubt
less . relief 10 fed thar | WIS nor ~
ih2 nESus~nt incurring actual danger OF
detecEteh yet found any Own comps
ny alga1$t inSupTsorTahse al the time
The hstefnl p@rsonar5aa was going on.
Half an hour after the Alpxanara
racSed the landing stage l was todd
thai TIE 500 had arrived a few
hoESsnen hastily summoned from the
raEar-9nd ! went on deck. A crpun
q oilcTrs surrounded me at seuaa
yards distance. and scurc~sy daring 10
furn my bead In their dirz4ksn I
uaved them Sn adseu
The SaD-wSy was IN position. I
Soo3 crNeSe-1 IL and 4 f~w stems
brought me- 70 TIE carriage thar hea
been ~rAz for me- TIE drive lasted
hsre9y ten Minutes zed I ali-AteSf 81 4
ho4s~ ~ moderate size. whiSh might
have hTsn The sra1 of q country gsn,lA
man 81 good standing.
enessunfen-a the hauSekr~per In Ire
hall al the bead az fhrpe or saar ser
wants. and here began mr. fisss rsal
c~tracul1ys J neither knew her mare nor
The r~aaytnns ca which she stood WIKI
The CEar: | feared 10 create suryarsSe
by t~ilAg esslsrr too stiff or too familiar
fn rr2nEar.
But sAe dirscus'y yras rss 80 great an
n 49, E-M ="