Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-21
Strange Story Of Serf Who
Became Valet 20 an Emperor

the answer. and the serfs are too far
on though they say that you and Coo
arl. their only friends
And then Alexander turned to ono
of his minister's. saying, II will2bc their
real friend! Nobody shall dssuade me
from delivering such unhappy subjects
from bondage.
RISES TO POPULARITY.
Alexander was . man who. when he.
| gave, gave largely. I1onof received
many magnificent presents from him.
which, together with the money given
by those who wanted the emperors IA
vor, soon made him a rich man His
apartments We're as crowded with
Suitors as minister's autc-ruom. The
news of his influence spread all over
the empire, and, as usual. got Very
much Exaggerated. Probably he ala
not bring about onc-trnth part OF the
changes that were put down to him by
successful officials, but when his i'm
nuence failed. his tact came in and.
even today, he has that gift of ''blal
ney,n which is Ill that remains Of his
old life.
Little by little the wives and daugh
tors OF high officials were 10 be seen In
his apartments: his wife, u simple NO
man, had but little 70 say and played
u very small part In these receptions.
But Alexis gttvc good suppers and
taken of his wifc's want of refinement.
His only child, a girl. WAS sent away
to school, and finally to Paris. When
she came out. her mother retired into
obscurity and was never seen. Cards
and parties became more frequent than
ever at the lomoffS and he lost a good
deal But this only made him more
popular and. as his influence and ia
vor i'll the imperial dressingroum were
unimpaircd. ready money was never
wanting. The zenith of his career
was reached when, n short time before
his masters tragic end. he married his
daughter TO high official Of the court.
giving her $4,000 as a dowry. This
lady still holds a good position in st.
Petersburg, though her husband Is
dead
LOMOF'F' FALLS FROM FAVOR
Soon after her marriage the blow to
Lomoff's career was dealt. Alexander
II, who had freed millions of subjects
by a stroke OF his pen, was blown up by
a bomb thrown by a man of the very
class he had so benefited a few years
before. His favorte naturally lost the
chief source OF his income with his
masters DEATH Alexander III, a
stern. morosc man. declared that the
terrible assassination OF his predecessor
WAS due 10 over-lcnieucT Lomuff
whose advocacy for the abolition of
StlJNplil "itSl Neit NIibNiIt I'LL itiii ~"
vor at once No post MAS offered TO
him about the court He was. how
ever allowed to retire with the fortune
he had amused. Only his nearest
friends knew how small that fortune
had grown The change IN his position
CALLED Lomnff
WAS I to see mon who had faWnsd
on mo yesterday turn their backs to-
day." he exclaimed. when teilinst his
story. Il knew that money would do
much ana determined TO make it,
began 10 gamble more Than ever, For
some time. luck was with me. Mn
daughter arranged narties for n,e and
| still had certain number OF houses
where was received
l;ut this did not last long. The msi,l
not only salnhled, but drank. His for
tune dwindleG away till he was clal
10 become 4 eroupier in one OF the Mos
COW gambling hells. AS he grew olC!et
people would not employ him in tho
bigger establishments and he went from
one den 60 another till the day ealre
when he found himself without en-
ploynent,
planned. his Did voice trembling. TaGt
not only would she not see me. Dit
tlecla"a7 her father was dead long axe
I had nothing to do but beg. have
been begging for years. ! am seventh
years old now and sleep i'll q corner h*
tnt stove III - lbolii iilitdblb'si ~ ibL!
teen people. l, Alexis Lomeff. Who used
to have suite OF rooms in the Winter
palace, l am glad the l9olicc have
arrested me AT last, for now my story
will get known, and. uerhaus. they vii,
force my cruel daughter, whose career
/ made. to give me a little warm soup
and a few old clothes.
POLICE: CONTINUED,
When the police heard the daugnte. s.
name. they refused to 60 to her. sayirg
that lie could not bc the father of S
fashionable q lady But. as luck would
have it. an old inspector OF the police,
who had heard her story, declared it