The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-09-08
SYNOPSIS.

n..derick Hardy. n fashionable Boston
fI S,y man, lost his wealth, was Tilted
girl and sent by a friend to take
eSoree OF an American Trading Company
enaie In Russia On his Journey through
,o ne, he met Stapleton Neville, sup
,.Sospsdly an Engllshman. They agreed to
y tegether TO Russia. because OF sus.
eiclous circumstances they were several
gg,nss molested by the Japanese. Hardy
u,, arrested and found upon his person
raro napers showing maps of Jap forts
Hsriy was proven guiltless On a train
h met Aisome Sane, daughter OF a Jap
msrchant, In Neville's shoes Jap found
FIXTURES Of forts, proving him to be
Pnssian spy. Hardy departed for Rus
s on a steamer. which was wrecked
shortly afterward. He was rescued ny
sostok he was well treated. He started
,or Siberia. meeting Princess Romanovna
sn the train. Hardy boarded vessel for
Amur Hardy showed the princess ms
was stranded. The princess and her
maid we're attacked by Chinese. Hardy
ssved their lives The princess thanked
Tardy for his heroism. Manchurians
srad mon the craft. Hardy slew their
chief Burning arrows were hurled upon
he Pushllin's decks. An attempt was
made TO board the vessel The attacking
Tbinese were repulsed. Romanoff sneered
cH'r Wsrdv's solicitude for the princess.
stanka messenger, sent for help, was
nailed to a cross on the shore. To put an
end TO the awful torture Hardy himself
mt Stanka out of his misery, taking his
p pu, life in his hands Forest fires men
sced the vessel. Hardy volunteered to
20 for help. Refused permission he
Himped overheard and started to swim
rth the princess distress message. Ro-
msnoff was angry at Hardy for his brave
efforts to rescue the princess. lie wooed
her in his own savage way. He said
Hardy had made love openly to Jap
anese girl Help came and the princess
la a
Arriving at his destination he took
charge of the trading company's bust
ness Hardy received letter from So
rial leader in Boston and another from
sisome. Hardy took lessons in Russian
NJ a Jew, thus connecting himself in a
way with that race. Hardy received
letter from the princess, thanking him
aor his bravery Hardy's teacher was in
danger of death He employed Wang as
A servant. Hardy went to Moscow. where
he was invited TO call upon the princess
He started for the palace home of Prin-
eess RomanoVna. Hardy aroused unaC-
Sountable jealousy of his Korean boy by
announcing that he was going to call on
the princess He engaged "A cabman who
drove him to a large house on a poorly
lighted street After entering the house,
Hardy discovered that IL was resort of
nhilists who supposed he was Felix HUI
lin, come to tell them of a powerful eX-
plosive he had discovered. The real Hulin
arrived and denounced Hardy as an i'm
postor The nihilists determined TO Kill
HARDY in order to protect themselves.
Finding an unloaded revolver in his over
coat pocket, he pointed II at Hulin's
bomb, which lay on the table. and swore
to blow them all up together If they
touched him. Holding the nihiists at
bay, Hardy started to leave the room
when the police were heard at the outer
door Hulin threw his bomb, killing sew
eral policemen, the nihilists fled and Ba-
uCh the Jew, suddenly appeared and led
Hardy to the cellar. Baruch conducted
Hardy through an underground passage
10 another house. from which he boldly
emerged and returned to his hotel. Hardy
visited the princess, contributed to the
fund for the relief of the victims of the
nihilists He gave more than Romanoff
had. The latter, entering the room,
openly insulted him. Romanof struck
Hardy, who challenged him to a duel.
The Russian accepted. Preparations for
the duel were made