Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-23

: The BLACK TERROR )
; Il Romance Of Russia. Z
. BY JOHN TX. LEYs. *
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BY JOHN TX. LEYs.

drugged coffee. And that very morn
Inc. long before the alarm was given.
he was taken 10 the river and put ON
board a small steam yacht. which is at
the service of the Committee. The
friend who ~personated the Prince had
come ashore from his yacht the day
before in the character OF an invalid,
unable 10 move without assistance,
and, of course, furnished with n pass
port. All we had TO do was TO put the
prince on board the yacht in the name
of the invalid gentleman, using his
passport. Long before nightfall 1t was
practicable to allow the Prince the lib
erty OF the vessel. She vas far be-
yond reach of pursuit"
| had listened TO this narrative with
breathless interest. and | felt tolerably
certain, from the chiefs manner of
telling the story. that / was listening
to the account OF an eye-witness-that
Won Mitschka had been one of the alb
ductors, Il not the prime mover i'm the
conspiracy. | sat for some time silent,
after he had finished speaking. Then /
said:
"You have been wonderfully frank
with me, Won Mitschka. / suppose you
have not told me all this without a mo-
tiyef'
NO. l have not told you all this
without a motive said my companion.
In a half-absent manner. toying with
his wine glass as he spoke.
| said no more. but pulled my cigar,
thinking it best to leave It 10 Won
Mitschka TO speak next. But he said
nothing, and / took out my watch and
began winding IL up. as a hint that, if
he had nothing further to say. / might
as well go TO my berth. Then he APP
peared TO wake up, and began to talk.
but on matters quite unconnected with
the conspiracy. / yawned. and rising,
said | wouhl be off to my bunk.
"Sit down N moment. | won't keep
keep you long" said the chief. Tell
me-have You noticed, since you came
10 st. Petersburg, that people-strang-
ers, l mean-have sometimes turned to
look at you as you passed along the
street,
1 started to my feet again. and ex-
claimed:
"Yes, | have. and I wish to goodness
Won could tell me the meaning of it.
There is nothing remarkable in my APP
pearance. so far as | know. And yet,
when | entered the room Of the chief
of police. he started as IL he had seen a
ghost. Then. in London-that was be
fore l came to st. Petersburg 1.-THE first
time Prince Kropenski saw me. he
as If | had been somebody he
had never expected TO see again, or
he had supposed TO be in
Australia In st. Petersburg | have
seen people gaze at me. and then
nudge one another and smile. as il |
were q natural curiosity. | wish You
would tell me the meaning of it If you
can"
Il think | understand the meaning of
il. for. the first time l saw you in the
hall of the castle at Lovna, / noticed il
IA self."
Good Heavens, Noticed whatT' II
ST oke with some irritation. bending
down my head to look the Nihilist
leader straight in the face. as / sat OPP
posite TO him on the other side of the
narrow table. His face, with its crown
bleached white hair. and its gleam-
ing eyes, was within a foot or two of
my own.
Noticed whatY' / repeated.
Noticed the extraordinary. the
resemblance you bear to-"
"Weli?'
"To His Majesty the Gar"