Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-02
nRIN1FUL OF
ROMANCE.

gaRemenC- l am happy to say that II
not one Of those practical Affairs 50
kmmon among people Of our degree.
put a real. genuine romance.
You may remember. one winter four
years ago at st. Petersburg, how the
american minister took pains to intro
Auce us everywhere and how we were
received even at the Winter palace.
This much you know; but, though you
hre my bosom friend, it is all you
LnoW, and there is a great deal more
% come. At the Winter palace, Of
ourse, saw many Of the young bloods
be the empire and danced with them
100. They were all very polite, and
ound myself, an American without a
itle, receiving as much attention as
my of the countesses or harnesses.
We became very intimate at the
american minister's, and one evening
While / was at the embassy a young
nan passed me in the hall who had
alled upon the minister and whom l
Recognized as one of the men who
had favored me in the cotillon at the
Winter palace. He did not appear to
ecognize me-indeed, he seemed very
istrait and was hurrying into the min
ster's private office. The same even
ng the minister told US that a young
Aobleman had called on him with a
ery singular request. He was impli-
ated in a political affair that would
end him to Siberia If it was discov-
red and was sure to be known within
few days. He asked the minister to
i've him a passport to America. This
Ras impossible, the minister said.
hough didn't understand why. Lat
r was told that the young man had
been sent to Siberia for life. Think
low mean it was Of the minister not
have given him the passport 1t
kould have saved him from a fate
orse than death.
The scene changes. am in Amer
Ca. have forgotten much Of my
Vinter's experiences in Russia, for
hree years have passed since then.
But / have not forgotten the young.
nan who was sent to Siberia because
ur minister wouldn't give him a pass.
am in our touring car. taking a
norning sixty mile spin. and am think
ng of the poor prisoner at the time.
turning a sharp bend in the road, the
hauffeur reduced the speed. going
fery slowly. when suddenly saw a
nan standing in front of the car point
ing a revolver at us. He ordered the
hauffeur to stop, which he was obliged
% do or be killed. and, coming to the
ide OF the car, he said to me:
you are rich. want $1,000. Give
to me or you are a dead woman"
What did do? ! tainted. When
evived the robber was sitting beside
he chauffeur. holding his revolver
where he could use it at a moments
otice. AS soon as he saw that had
pened my eyes he said to me:
your man told me that you hadn't
nuch with you. He has promised to
avs is a few miles up the road. and
ou are to get me the money. If he
oesn't I'll kill both Of you"
tits the only way to save our lives"
aid the chauffeur.
The chauffeur was a man Of great
trength, but what could he do with
n armed man? / noticed that he was
Decreasing the speed. and we were
pom going at the machines full capac-
y. Presently the road veered slight
but enough to sway the robber. All
a sudden the chauffeur partly turn
d, caught the robbers hand with
hich he was holding himself in his
Eat disengaged it, then threw his
hole weight against the robber, who
Fent head downward on to the road.
thought the machine was going over,
ut the chauffeur held the steering
ear with his right hand and kept
Dntrol
looked back and saw a horrid mass
the road. 1t was immovable. and
knew the creature was either dead
badly hurt. for we must have been
ping at a frightful rate.
had been saved first by the pres
bee of mind and afterward by the In
enuity and daring Of the chauffeur.
eaving the robber to his fate, we
ressed on, turned at the first road
aiding backward and in an hour drew
under the porte-cochere at home. l
I'D SO far recovered from the shock
bat was able to walk into the house
ithout assistance.
When father came and learned all
bout our escape he called the chauf-
'ur into the library. | was there.
I'D father said to me:
How shall we reward him. petT
What was fathers establishment
hen said. with your permission.
pa, l will reward him myself"
hen, seeing the pain father felt with
3 surprise-for it was evident the
lse was one Of those where a girl
YES far beneath her-I continued:
he may be a chauffeur. papa, dear.
1t he Il q nobleman- / once danced
the cOtillon with him in the Winter
lace at St Petersburg. He became
VOWED In q political conspiracy. was
mt to Siberia. escaped and made his
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