Evening star., 1900-11-24
door Immediately opposite to the door of

door Immediately opposite to the door of
| the broughanh-sz @s
The princess seemed to hesitate, but as
the governor offered Cher his hand to alight
she reused herself and stepped out
AS they entered the reception room, where
the visitors book stood open on the desk.
the chief warder entered behind them.
What did he hold which caught the eye of
captain Poniatieff, whose hand went like
nash to a pocket Of his overcoat?
Hands up! = You're covered said the
chief warder.d s. .t.
The princessI who had taken up the pen to
write her name, turned swiftly and looked
along the barrel offs Mr.. Sykes revolver.
with cry, half horror and half despair,
she threw up her hands and reeled against
the desk. The governor stepped beside the
chie1 warder took from his other hand the
ieiloW OF thes pointed weapon, and, raising
MS whistle to his lips. he blew summons.
Ihe gate warder was on the scene in
moment
"Handcuff and bring here at once the
prisoner in c 3D. said the governor.
DON'T know what birds we have trap
ped, Mr.. Sykes he added. "but in min
her veil"
At this moment the princess found a
strained and feeble voice. What is it?' she
said What does this mean?"
Madame or SIR returned the governor,
''for at the moment / will not swear to
your sex, 1t is simple question OF the
SHOES that you are wearing. l fancy that
your bootmaker has somehow contrived to
identify you with one of my prisoners. A
mistake? We shall clear 1t up in a mo-
ment.''
A tap at the door and two warders led
in grotesque little figure. He or she was
correct in the tunic and knickerbockerS or
the convict, but his or her legs were cased
In SILK and the feet in patent leather snoes.
The lost game told its own disastrous tale.
H mr. said Capt. Strobe, not quite
quick enough at the change. eh? very SAD,
matters are difficult to bring off neatly.
Has either of you any statement to make
here or will you wait till we get to BOW
street? Plenty of time before the court
rises"
They are used in prison to the aspect of
suffering. but the tragedy of the three was
rather pitiful to behold. The handcuffed
and disrobed princess" limp between the
two warders. turned a face of passionate
sympathy upon the princess standing
quite simply at the desk. Wrecked
wrecked and grounded! But the little crea-
ture in the handouts was thinking only OF
the little creature against the desk, for
whom freedom had been so nearly won.
Capt. Poniatef'' still held himself de-
family and looked as though had his COM
panions been armed as he was, he would
have led rush for the gate. AS it was.
there were two very ready revolvers to be
reckoned with and warders were now
swarming at the door. To make the at
tempt would be like shifting the sea with
a sword
Come" he said to Orloff and the ''prin-
cess ''it is done with us. We fight not to-
day"
A noise of heavy wheels rolled in under
the archway-the first prison van with pris-
oners from the police courts.
'Handcuff Orloff and the other said the
governor. The van will wait. What, Or
loft as the steel circlets were slipped upon
the little figure in the Paris jacket, "and
you found John Howard SO much more
comfortable than the Russian prisons"
AS the prisoners were led out from the re-
ception room the gate warder handed a tele-
gram to the governor.
1t read: Scotland Yard.-Orloff's brother
will visit the prison today disguised as
Princess Trubetskoi."