Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-23
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BY JOHN X. LEYs..



| ing, long before the alarm was given
I he was taken to the river and put on
board small steam yacht, which is al
| 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 to move without assistance
and, Of course, Furnished with 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 it was
practicable to allow the Prince the lib
erty of the vessel. She was 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 l was listening
to the account Of an eye-witness-that
Won Mitschka had been one Of the alb
ductors, if not the prime mover in the
conspiracy. / sat for some time silent.
after he had finished speaking. Then l
said
'You have been wonderfully frank
with me. Won Mitschk:. l suppose you
have not told me all this without a mo-
tive?"
mo. I have not told you all this
without Il motive" said my companion.
In Il half-absent manner, toying with
his wine glass as he spoke.
said no more, but puffed my cigar,
thinking it best to leave it to Won
NIitSchka to speak next. But he said
nothing. and took out my watch and
began winding it up. as Il hint that. If
he had nothing further to say, might
rs we'll go to my berth. Then he ap-
peared to wake up, and began to talk,
but on matters quite unconnected with
the conspiracy. l yawned. and rising,
said l would be off to my bunk.
''Sit down one moment. won't keep
keep YOU long" said the chief. 'Tell
me-have you noticed. since you came
to st. Petersburg. that people-strang-
ers, | mean-haye sometimes turned to
look at you as you passed along the
street,"
I started to my feet again, and eX-
claimed:
YES, | have, and wish to goodness
YOU could tell me the meaning OF It,
There is nothing remarkable in my ap-
peurance. so far as l know. And yet.
when | entered the room of the chief
of police. he started as ii he had seen
ghost. Then, in London-that was be-
fore came to ST. Petersburg-thc first
time Prince Kropenski saw me, he
stared as if l had been somebody he
had never expected to see again, or
somebody he had supposed to be IN
Australia. In ST. Petersburg | have
seen people gaze at me. and then
nudge one another and smile. as it l
were natural curiosity. / wish you
would tell me the meaning OF 1t II you
can"
II think understand the meaning Of
it, for, the first time 1 saw you in the
hall of the castle at Lovna, noticed it
myself"
"Good Heavens! Noticed what?" I
ST oIe with some irritation, bending
down my head to look the Nihilist
leader straight in the face, as l sat OPP
posite to him on the other side of the
narrow table. His face, with it's crown
Of bleached white hair, and its gleam-
ing eyes, was within a foot OF two OF
my own.
Noticed what?' 1 repeated.
Noticed the extraordinary, the mar
yellous resemblance you bear to-
.Well?'
'To His Majesty the Carr