New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
ONE OF THE CAREWS
By Owen Oliver
Drawins b, Will Foster

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haf an hour in imitation Of the actress who was
T. be the next victim Of my nlrnlcry- Alter that
had spent ten minutes trying TO get the expression
O. nice ugly man, whom had no intention oi
Presenting on the boards Then l flung the draper
rs al my little puppy dog, and went on my hands
AMI knees and barlzed at him We We're both bark
-g fuTiously when Jane came IN TO announce thaJ a
gentleman wished 70 me tie was a real gentle
nan. she added with a glance al my dlSoTdered
hal- So made myself very smart and went down
to see him / thought he might be newspaper
disguise We poor players live by the favor
q The press
saw q, a glance that he was neither an inter
viewer "a theatrical agent l suspected MN ol
being adrnlreT. and stood near the Dell 50
as / might have stood # he had been less pre-
Possessing He was decidedly an attractive young
nan. and he smiled very charmIngly
Miss AInette Burke. the famous mimic, ne
suggested
The name. but not the fame" | corrected " II
Y'a are famous. l apologize for not knowing you
But l not. he stated with another OF his
FnnIng smiles. merely the secretary 70 a famous
person the Princess Turgonoh.
Oh cried She was an exile from Russia.
and said 10 be the center of international cOmpllca-
tons Her portraits were IN every illustrated paper
Just ther
The Princess Is a little too famous, he went on
she would be happier Il she could escape lame
and the eve OF that country OF ours
Are YOU a Russian? | asked doubtfully The
Tame oa MS card was Alexis Rustoff: but suspected
taat II was not his real name any more than mime
Va Burke
:. By my father Ny mother was Irish l wish
could claim whole countryshlp with you He bow
You did not come to tell me that. suppose,
No The pleasure Is only Incidental want
T. make a business arrangement with you Gan |
r-lv upon your discretion if l tell you the facts.
II YOU tell me the facts you will have to rely
up5n my discretion / retorted. ." 1t IS not among
t5- virtues with which am usually credited
You are discreet enough to avoid rash prom
iy-. he observed I think | can trust you
Very well " ] said cheerfully- Only trust me
quickly if at all / busy l motioned to a
car and he sat down
TIE position Is this % he explained The Prin-
-esS wishes 10 disappear, to find refuge abroad
where she can live d private lady. Her intention
S 10 remain such always; but they would not be
hege that in Russia Nothing but her death Will
Satisfy them 1t useless to fly she can be follow
ei She would rot be safe in-where she pro
pose 10 go-as here. If she were discovered She
mus get right away from the spies that surround her
To do that she must have several hours clear start
while they think that they still have their eyes upon
her GOu understand
understand, l aSsented- She wishes me
t. initiate her and to take her place while she gets
He nodded approvingly You are very quick OF.
understanding he stated Yes but 1t IS we
her The Princess herself refuses to entertain such
sn idea
Why" asked
He extended his arms with sweep; and | was
Convinced at last that he was half foreign. These
Involuntary gestures a mimC's alphabet Her
ne Is always al risk he told me, all day and
NsSiA Gay one VIII not put neT burden upon al
Other '
And you would -
And / would
why do you tell OF the risk?"
lie looked al me very steadily For one reason
oAg ne sald For the Princess | would sacrifice
slyohe unhesitatlngly and unscrupulously myself,
- br II did not tell you OF the risk and she
ne She would despise and hate me | am
nan who loves the Princess"
and then believed HIM For he man who would
-. ie mat was nothing compared to another
woman had candor to spare