Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11

Oue pOlHIeu 10 ragged lie OF sand
wich men. Their posters announced
lecture on Russia by Prince Demidof,
the white-haired scientist and refugee, in
the same Anarchists Club off the Totem
ham Court Road It's subject no longer
was "Souls on Fire.; but "Signs of the
Upheaval."
1--WE might add a lively chapter to his
yarn, said her husband with a smile.
MANY chapters" she agreed softly;
and the story would have happy end
ing-for us, at any rate, Frank.
THE END
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters
FRANK ARMSTRONG, a young British army
officer, who had acquired an intimate knowl-
edge of the Russian language and customs, was home
in London on leave, where he renewed his acquaint-
ance, begun in st. Petersburg, with the Earl of
Valletort and his wife, Lord Caringham their son.
and Lady Ermyntrude their daughter. The party
attended a lecture at the Anarchists Club where
they conversed with Russian in the audience. At
a party at the Valetorts' home at Ascot, Arm
Melnikoff "a Little Czar'') was counting Ermyn-
trude, with whom he in love, but dared not
riding, bomb thrown at Melnikoff, who escaped
uninjured, however, though he enraged at the
loss of an opal tasman that he wore. Armstrong
found the opal and was curious to note that it bore
on one side three golden trangles or pyramids the
same design he had seen on the handle of a knife
When he returned it to Melnikoh the latter APP
peared anxious that all knowledge of it be kept secret
When he started back to London, Armstrong
encountered at the station the Russian seen at
the meeting, and accosted him. MelnilSof
planned to Ermyntrude that there was a tradition
that when the opal was broken his family line would
cease to exist. He proposed marriage to her; but
they were interrupted before she could answer.
The Russian (whose name was Ivan Stephanovitch)
introduced Armstrong a young woman named
Natushka, whom he called his sister, who, he said.
Rus siam U0r with W. in
near where MelnlkoH was assaled.
When Armstrong told Melnikoff of meeting the
Russians the Prince displayed trepdation but said
he and Ivan were of the same house, that Natushka
was Ivan's ward not his sister, and that foolish
marriage compact for him On elnikoff) and the girl
had been made in their infancy by their parents
Melnikoff's valet lured Armstrong into vacant
house in London, and LETT hun tn there locked in.
where Ihe assigned to work with a boundary
commission A letter from Carlingham announced
Birmingham, the Earl and Ermyntrude were going
to spend the winter on the Princes estate at Ban
nofka; and that the girl found murdered in the
strong caught one OF his servants copying his
letters. The latter explained that he had been paid
to copy all letters containing the name Melnkof.
Boris, at Bannofka, begged Ermyntrude to marry
him at once, on the plea that his promotion to the
governorship of the Province prevented his going
to England A Russian, Vladimir Sassulitch, who
secretly entered her apartment, informed her that
his aug tst o 9s to M
morganatic. Ermyntrude refused to marry Boris.
Ermyntrude warned anonymously not to visit
the Dukhof Monastery; but disobeyed the hint.
On the way home the party was attacked, and her
father and brother disappeared evidently having
been taken prisoners. Armstrong reached Moscow
on his way home, and sent telegram to CARING
ham, asking for a meeting This was answered by
Melnikoff, who replied that Carlingham away
on a shooting excursion. He was followed about
Moscow by Russian spies, and was joined there by
Vladimir Sassulitch. He agreed to meet the latter
at Saratoff. Ermyntrude discovered that she was
virtually prisoner in Melnikoff's palace
Lord Valletort wrote to Ermyntrude that he
and her brother were held as prisoners, but
that if she married Menikoff they would be
liberated. Ermyntrude consented to enter the
compact for the sake of her relatives. When the
ceremony was about to take place at Dukhof Chapel
the marriage party attacked suddenly, and in
| the melee myntrude disappeared. She found her
self directed through secret door and along dark
| tunnel, with Frank Armstrong and party of Rus
slams. She went willingly, and finally found herself
| in the apartments of Natushka, the woman Frank
had encountered in London. After Lord Valletort
and his were attacked on the way home from
the Dukhof Monastery they were driven in round
about way to the same monastery and kept there
| as prisoners. An attack upon the place
| pulsed by the attendants. Then they were hidden
| to get ready to depart for Bannofka. Dumanet,
the Princes valet, proposed to Julie, Ermyntrude's
maid, that they two form compact to stand to-
gether in all developments at the castle, even offer
| ing to scheme against Melnikoff.
| 1t came out in intimate personal con-
\ yersation between Ermyntrude and Natushka