The Washington times., 1910-02-24
Copyright. 1868. by W. J. Watt & Co.
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Princess lara dc BcHeveria. OF ST
Petersburg, visits New York She Is met
upon her arrival by Alexis Saberevski,
VINO tells her that her connections with
1lhiiistS IS known. Next day she sails
again for St. Petersburg The story is
Then taken I'D hF Daniel berrlngtOn- Upon
the advice OF SaberCvskI ne offers his
services 10 the Gar. who makes him head
Of the Fraternity o fSieuce 70 suppress
EihiIism- A captured spy tells him many
or their secrets. and ne iE planning 2
gram coup when he is invited 10 the home
of Princess Tara. Il is case Of love
az first sight with him. but nc OvPrhears
a conversation that shows thar she Is
leader OF the nlhillsts- She nnds MIN
eavesdroDpinE, and pleads with him 20
wait a day before making any move He
promises. and that night an attempt is
made to murder him He accuses /ara
Of having been the iustigator. but she
denies 20, admitting. however. that the nj
hilists have condemned him TO death Her
agitation betrays her love. and they plan
90 leave Russia together. She says, how
ever. that he cannot leave the house un-
less ne takes the nihiIist's oath. as the
place Is surrounded by men waiting 10
Kill him She also tells him how she
became e nihiIist because OF the dis
hOnoTCd death Of a girl friend and The
iattcr's brother cher own fiancel. through
the Vaccinations Of the Gar and one Of
his officers. a captain Durnlcf. Derring-
ton. who goes by the name of DubTavnfk,
refuses 90 take the oath. and finally per
suades Tara 10 let him send a cipher
message for aid His men come and ap-
pareutiy arrest not only those outside the
house but Zara and Darlington as wei.
They are taken 20 prison but enter one
door only Goo leave by another. Darlington
then takes lara TO the home OF Prince
Michael. a friend OF his own, and also
Of the Gar but unfortunately. a lover
OF Zara. as wei, and he Is Jealous.
Darlington then makes final preparations
TO crush 9lhilism that night. then rcjoins
Prince Michael The latter believes him
10 have been with lara, and refuses 20
listen 10 what he has 70 say The Car
IS angry. TOO, his ears having been poi
soned with stories Of DerTington's In
tiulacy with nIhilists. But Darlington
defes him, tells him to truth Of what
he has been doing. and finding that Mich
aei has sworn out a warrant for his ar
rest and sent Captain Durnief 70 bring
cara 20 the Cars palace. he denounces
them both declaring they are nihiliStS.
Michael's agitation betravs that this II
true and the Gar b2nishes him to his
home That night the nihilists are all
arrested and Darlington is returning to
his quarters. when he sees a carriage dash
nv with lara inside He kills the horses,
bringing the vehicle To- a standsull, and
50 ,tors an attempt on the part OF Cap
tain Durnief TO abduCt Tara He then
takes lara back 20 the princes house, BIZ.
FINDS that Michael has committed suicide
Michael leaves a letter for the Gar, con
tossing his connection with nihilists. The
car orders Darlington to arrest cara.
buf when ne learns that she Is to marry
me- American he forglVes them. and says
the, must be married in the palace.