Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-03-23
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: Il Romance Of Russia y
- X ::$a%: BY JOHN * LEYS. *
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Observation-Disclosures
CHAPTER xxlv-(Continuedo
BY JOHN *. LEYS.

CHAPTER XXlV-(Continued)
So intolerable was it to sit there by
myself in the darkened room, waiting
for the dd.isitf moment when must
assume the Cars personality to the
world. that went ..ovEr to the row of
ivory buttons on the wall to ring for
somerody Is Keep '''1 iiie,' - ic7ompany To
my great satisfaction, one of them was
marked Steward" and l pressed it,
knowing that Oristovitch would be
sure to, answer xAe alIhimself.
He came in and closed the door be-
hind him. =! =. iu'; -
rs t,a ltl,s&ia nythinegs Myepg?' he wills.
pcred: II must not stay here long"
You must stay until go on deck"
7 retortcd. I'm not going to remain
here alone with l glanced towards
the bed II suppose the Gar is there?"
spoke in a whisper. and so did Oristo-
witch but there was no need Of precau-
ti"i., .sssss.:ss." :i..',.. :''e~s::
He can't hear us. said the steward.
nOdtling his head in the direction OF
1he bed. Il put drop of morphia into
His Majesty's coffee. after dinner. He
is safe..for six hours to- come. OF
course, took good care to be in the
saloon when saw the Sleepiness COM
ing en-. and suggested that His Majesty
should lie down for Il short time. You
had better go into the private saloon
now. and l will lock the door and carry
off the key
What do YOU mean to do With the
Carr"
''Ol. that is fully arranged. After
you and the Cars suite leave us. dis
ciplinc will be relaxed, and it will be
an easy matter for me to get leave for
myself and one or two of the under
stewards to go on shore. We will strip
the Gar of his uniform. and put on
him the under-stewardS things that
YOU have been wearing. Then no one
will be surprised if they see Beltoff
and me helping ashore conrade who
has taken little too much of the wine
left over from the dinner table. The
Gar will be put in Il carriage. which
our friends will have waiting for us.
Naturally, in his half-conscious state.
he will suppose it to be the carriage
sent to take him to the palace and he
will make no resistance. The carriage
will take him to a lonely spot on the
shore. where a boat will be ready to re-
crive us. and a short row will take us
90 the Narka. The moment the Car is
on board she will set sail
1T was one of the conditions | made
when l undertook this business |
said. that no d:srespect. much less vi
nlenrc. is to he shown to the Car He
has not been guilty of abducting a
lr.ynuG prince. as his father was
Il assure you that the only froce
used will be. in any case. just as much
as is necessary TO prevent an alarm be-
ing raised. But even that will not be
necessary. The dose of morpllia was
given me by Il chemist. whose name the
Gar would be surprised to hear. 1t is
enough to numb the faculties and rem
der it impossible for the patient to eX-
ert himself without producing uncor-
seriousness"
Wait q moment" 1 said. as the
steward was about to leave the cabin.
~ am curious to know how you con-
trived to get me past the sentries. Are
they members of your society? Had
they suspicion that 1 was not the
CZar:"
THE sentries? Not they! We know
nothing about them. OF course. they
imagined you to be the Little Father"
But they must have noticed that the
Gar passed them on his way to his
private state rooms. and had not re-
passed themT"
':rhey would have noticed it. dare
say. ii they had been on guard when
the Car Went to lie down after din
nei, But they We're not. The guard is
changed every night at halfpast eight:
and I was careful to bring You past
them when they had only been posted
Il
that the Emperor was in his own state
rooms.
''One other thing before you go.
Won Mitschka recommended that when
I assumed the personality of the Car
should order the yacht to go to Peter
1loff instead of to st. Petersburg. Dr..
petroyski. who is to help me to escape
from the palace. is to meet me there.
Good heavens! Why did you not
tell me this .befcre?' cried the steward:
and, for the first time since l had
knawn him, lie showed signs of agita-
ton and doubt.
when we are SO I, neal%Iit will be
tlought very stransge--it may make
them srspicious-no: that is impossi-
blew | heard him muttering to him
self. as he took few steps. this way
.,ud-tllat, across the rich Turyey car
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pet.
1T must appear to be a sudden
wl,im. arising from indisposition,' he
1 the b i sal 'aha / viii lock up 5
this door. Then"
And what if His Majesty should
suddenly awake and ring for his val
ETY. asked. It ~.
'sIt is impossible the steward said.
emphatcally; but he went to the row
of ivory buttons and disconnected the
wires from all the bells except that
marked Steward" He then led the
way to the Cars private saloon, and,
closing the door. said, hurriedly:
"From this moment you are the Gar
I will go to Capt. suranieff. and tell
him that you fe&l ill, and that you de
sire to see him. limiting that you wish
to go on shore as soon as possible. l
think we are still nearer to Peterhoff
than we are to St. Petersburg. If the
Captain says we are not, say that you
prefer Peterhoff on account Of the qui-
ct. There is landing stage at the
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