Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-11
CHAPTER xxxvII-( Continued)

isn't it delightful" she exclaima@
TO hear Of love-affair that ends har
PLY? And l have no doubt that
Chulia' will settle down into a sen
sible. affectionate wife, and repay him
Tor all his sufferings. Was that not
terrible happening last night, the,
killing and wounding of those poor
officers? The nihilists are becoming
holder and holder every day. only
the severest measures will stamp out
this evil nihilism There is no othe:
way to deal with these misguided
men. who, If they could only be made
to see 1t. are their own worst enem-
les. Could thew know how 1t grieyes
the Little Father to be severe with
any of his children, they would not
resort to violence"
'.Do you know the czar?" asked
Hardy
"Oh, quite we'll! assure you that
he has the heart of woman and that
he loves all his people as mother
loves her children. His constant care
and study is how he may better their
condition, and many are the sleeple's
nights which he passes. till his ply
sicians are positively alarmed lest ne
wreck his health, worry over the sor-
rows of the poor and the downtrodden,
and devising ways for the emellora-
ticn of their condition. You little
realize the difficulties he has to con-:
tepd with
II suppose not. And yet, we in
America have q pretty good idea ~
Of the NOBILITY of his character ana
the goodness, Of his heart. There IS
no reigning monarch OF the Worin
more highly respected in democratic
America today. than the czar OF auto
cratic Russia II
"Oh, |. am. glad to hear you say
that" exclaimed the Princess, her
beautiful eyes dimming with a mist
of tears. 81 shall tell him OF this when
next j see him, and assure you that
these words, coming from an Amerl-
can, will afford him great satisfaction.
But you must not call us 'autocratic
Russia for there are no more demo-
cratic people in the world than our
Russians. I assure you that no one
is interfered with who obeys the laws.
But when men plot to murder and XIII
what can you do with them! Wnat
did you do with your own anarchlsts
not so many years ago IN chicago!
Let me see. how many did you hang
from one scaffold? Twenty fiye, was
it not?"
ooh, dear no! We are not so-ah--
wholesale as all that in America. On
" five were condemned and four exc
-cuted. One committed suicide.
well, the affair made great inn
preston in Russia, and confirmed the
authorities In the theory that dras-
tic measures would, in time. be eff
fectual. BY those executions anarchy
was stamped out in America, as we
kill a snake by stamping on it's head.
wish it could as easily be destroyed
here. | am sorry for the families of
the killed and wounded officers!
have started subscription for them,
which has already been generously
responded to"
MAY put my name down for a
small amount" asked Hardy.
ut would be SO generous of you!
But it does not seem right to allow
you to contribute to the relief of
people who are not even your own
countrymen.'
III should be very glad to- subscribe
to. this replied Hardy, for can
understand the destitute condition IN
which these women and children must
be left, and the case strongly appeals
to my. sympathies But even if | did
MT know all about 1t, I should be
quite sure that was right in contri-
buting to any charity that had your
approval"
The Princess laughed as she arose.
"You forget that we are talking
Russian" she said.
"Why?"
1T is only in the French tongue.
she replied. that one pays these deli
cate compliments. But excuse me at
this moment, till. get my list of con
tributions."
She left the room and returned al
most Immediately with a paper, which
she put into Hardy's hands.
cts good Of you," he said, ito lei
me in on this. 1t will give me grea!
pleasure to put my name down to suct
cause, especially when it is headed
by SO fair q promoter.
.Mais vraiment, vous m'obligerez
parler francais" exclaimed the Prin
cess with q graceful inclination Of hel
head.
Hardy noticed that the list was
headed 'Elizabetha Romanovna, one
thousand roubles," and that severa
others had contributed equal sums
The last thus far obtained, ant
next to which Hardy must sign, was
that Of Boris Romanoff, who wal
down for two thousand roubles.
The American was puzzled for
moment. He knew why his handsom.
daredevel Russian had subscribed 81
large an amount That Boris Roman
of was touched to bring smile Il
4 the face of any who CHANGED to know
him.
Hardy was not rich, as we know
He had saved few thousands from
BIS fortune and his salary and profit
from commissions brought him re
spectable income He held his pen TO
a moment suspended, as he remarked
looking the Princess quizzically in tn
eye:
.sYour cousin is very tender-heartef
Is ne not quite charitably dispos
cdr
,.fYs has responded handsomely, ha
he not?" she replied carelessly, Blu
sh..a ,,,ns on opnucad look in her eve