The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-20

Quickly Tor d'Aubant, he stiii feels him.
self bo,ind by ties Of honor to The wo.i
man WHO has trusted himrs I'll the opens
Ing cl,arters he learns that lie llns been
dupcd all along, and that tho woman
barbara Slikoff, n known To Nil Russian
court circles IL anything but an enviable
way, rs. 3'28 ~ 5,4 5Sl tx re
1,arabara announces that d'Aubant no
longer an,ses her, and TINT she intends
to return to Russia whore excitement
and bill liant prospects await herr She
has her Will and passes tetu porarily from
tho pages OF the story. 3 az IA
DlAubant is hen engaged BY the swed-s
ish government to 90 to the dlichy Of
3Brlinswlck and prevent the marriage OF
tho n Tsarevltc Alexis OF Russia and
Prlncess Charlotte OF brunswick by at
tracing Charlotto's attention to hlt1l-
sclf,~the object OF such q move being to
guard against al, alliance between Rus
sin and Brunswick and leave Charlotte
FREQ nfterward to receive the addresses
OF King Charles OF Sweden
Tho adventure appeals to d'Aubant's
Imagination ut first but very soon after
ho meets the Princoss, he finds himself
very heartily in love with her. He goes
to the Swedish envoy ard renounces his
service to that country. Afterward he
successfully wOos her on hin own ac-i
count. The TsarovitchSo OF Russia comes
and Charlotte's womanly tact enables
her to- get rid Of him without much
trouble. 5 AZ ag s5 sss 5ss l5$
Everything seems To- promise we'll for
tho lovers when Barnra K1ikoff appears
upon the scene, makes Charlotte belieye
|d.Aubant false 10 her. works separation
and mo end Of mischief and then cir,
culatcs report OF dAubant's death.
| Tlie Tsars Of Russia. the great Potter,
now sends Alexis back to Brunswick for
q second wooing. Charlotte. desperate
and scarcely knowing her own mind,
yields to solicitation. She promises Alexis
to become his Tsareona, Is taken TO:
Torgau, a. fortified city on the Elbe,
where d brilliant ceremonial Is performed
In the great hall Of the castle. The de-
scrlptionStor this ceremonial and u OF the
wedding feast which followed later %
phorr occupy two OF tho most lntorest-
Ing chapters In the book.
AS Charlotte passes on her way to tho
altar, Charlotte disc0vers d 'Aubant in one
OF the royal guards appointed 70 bo pres
ent at tho marriage a ftcr wards, NJ ex-
;planatlons take place ard when the pr d
tally Of Alexis forces Charlotte to flca
from him and return 10 her own land
and people, the Cheyalier d Aubant is her
escort. she has determined to flee still
further with him and 10 seek refuge
In America. but Peter OF Russia follows
her to Brunswick and saves her " from
lierself. He comes and she Is prepared to
resist his wrath and brave his authority,
but when lie meets 5her as q father might
a beloved daughter. when he strokes her
hair ana says simply: Now tell me,
child, what has troubled YOU. something
in her dauntless spirit responds to his
own When he bends his proud head TO
tell her further: IF you desert me, my
enemies will take fresh courage. be-
lIcylng that Germany, Austria and Po o-.
land Will combine against me. But It IS
not them / fear; 1T is in my own house
that / need you''----her sense OF right and
duty awak es. she yields to Peter ana re- re-
turns with him to Russia. s;5 I
And after all. her sacrifice Is ~ vain.
Alexis Is hopelessly WicAed and cruel. - =
strikes Charlotte ono day 18th a bronze
ornament and leaves her for dead. An
Old German doctor. Hartman. who has
known Charlotte from a child. and has
comes to MOSCOW with her, is summoned.
He comes, gives out that she Is, indeed,
dead has a mock funeral service, but
Tin reality sends Charlotte out OF the
country with several OF her attendants
lin the disguise Of servants 7 hey elud 2
discovery in sailing vessel bound for
| the province OF Louisiana, In America.
Soon after they leave Russia. the mystic
rious death OF Alexis occurs long before
their vessel comes to anchor in the west
ern world, a swift retribution, the horror
, of which has never been fathorned:
| In louisiana, Charlotte and dAubant
are reunited and the book closes with
| their marriage by Jesuit priest the
fact that much insight is afforded by
Mr.. Dickson into barbaric social Gus, rs
toms Of Russia during Peters life and llsa
| that tho Russian civic and military au-
thority Is defined; that many Russian
characters of prominence como into play;
lsttat life at the duchy OF BrunsWick IS
J well depicted. renders book thai Is m n.
fused with delightful indlvloua1lty5S y y
I absorbing interest to the reader
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