The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-17

Matched conformity in Rome and Paris.
Reports conflicted In detail, but all
concurred In pointing at trusted mem
Der of the household high In the comb
dence OF the car and with constant
access to his person. In their pcrplexi-
ty the secret service detailed the count
ess TO Investigates She began opera.
tons at Rome. where she ingratiated
herself with the nlhilists, and attend.
ed their secret assemblies IN one OF
the catacombs. Suddenly she fcigned
illness and left for London. rs she said.
to consult the best English specialists
and to prepare to undergo an operation
IN one OF the English santnriums From
London she paid n hnsty visit to st
Petersburg and laid definite ipforma-
ton against the suspected noble. The
result was that the chief OF the secret
service was utterly increduIous and dis.
missed her summarily az n laundering
fool She WAS cnraged. but not crush
ed She went back to Rome and TO
the band OF cxiles When she returned
Il was as the bearer of secret dispatch.
es TO the officer OF the cars house
hold This time. however she demand
ed an audience of the czar himself and
got II. lie was amazed. but refused to
believe. The accused wM one of the
most trusted OF his personal friends.
Then" said the countess, II shall
prove to your majesty that what | say
Is true In half an hour must crave
permission to see you again"
She ut once fastened to the officer In
question and delivered into his care
the package of papers, with the in
| junction not to allow them to quit his
person. Keep them with YOU" she
said "On your noble person they are
safe. In my hiding place they may he
found"
Returning. she found the czar nerv-
ously expecting her In his apartments
and mt once said. II beg that your
majesty will at once summon this gen.
tleman to your presence and that you
observe closely the counts department
and features when he sees me at your
side" When. few minutes later. the
officer entered and saw the countess
he was struck with terror and amaze
ment. He put his hand to his brow
and staggered back.
at IL as I informed your majesty
observed the countess calmly. III you
will search him. you will find the
proof"
The proof was found III one OF his
riding boots. The cars command was
Exile to Siberia for llfe." but the
oountass mayor knew what really be
came of him. She always believed that
he was murdered IN bis cell that night
From that day the Countess della
Tore was established In the confidence
Of the autocrat OF all the Russias, and
to her were intrusted all the most i'm
portant missions for the preservation
OF the royal life. During the last fe"
years her relations with headquarters
and with the monarch himself hat
been Intimate and without restraint
They knew they could rely on her 10y
atty IN the highest degree
Her last mission was to Port Arthur
with whose secrets she was closely &C
quainted. She returned from the for
tress only short time ago and was II
constant correspondence with the stat
there ut the time OF her death.
so the Countess della Tore by mean
. OF her great beauty. her high talents
her utter lack Of principle and he
/, reck less courage rose to the pinnacl
Of her ambition. But all along on
ghost haunted the guilty wife. Fo
!. twenty years she had not seen her hu'