The Washington times., 1910-02-02

4 vi'eilly AoT once lara, ln order mat EgE
may comprehend perfectly where
stand. and because ] do not wish you
70 rniSconStrue any assertion 4 shall
MAKE or TO attribute TO any Of them
| dhotheT motive than 1 intend. "
that. ''-''''> y ' may 's '7s0l gu %
You guessed correctly a moment ago,
ABOUT my receiving intelligence concern
( ing YOUR visit here, before the compost
,OtS SCI me type or the announcement.
Dut il'c lntelli Sence was IucOsp0r{t ted
among other things that were conveyed
/. 20 me N the same manner, and oy the
SaLne message II had no direct Sig
tcsnCe. and beyond the mere state
Fut OF thu fact, there vas no COM
\. TT / was not directed 81 call Urou
oiI- and IN fact there was no suggestion
made that bore directly upon YOUR pres
else here. But. lara. the mere state
iIient or YOUR intention conveyed TO me
very many suggestions which 7 have
come mere today 10 make known TO
YOU ] believe il 10 be H. clear duty
Ven, my friend?r
on know who and what I have
been and am Always close TO the
person Of the car; f0r very many
years deeply IN mis- confidence, and pos
seSSliS l believe his friendship 10 an
eN--doitinarE degree, IL has been my
pleasure as well as my duty 10 serve
my emperor In many secret ways which
our little world at St. Petersburg does
not kno" or appreciate. The fact that
nave so aptty stated, IL due 10 reasons
winch need Lot explain. and which
90 not concern US just now. The fact
ll-dL / am one. has stationed me in New
1orE b. choice. and not BY direction
Dur } thank God that 7 am here &c
greet You upon your arrival because
nope o. very plain speaking 10 change
course YOU have determined upon. and
TO induce YOU
Wait one moment. SaberevskL Don't
Sc- ll,lHk tna{ You are getting ratEer
thaJ you are trying 50 vafnIy 10 teII
me ] knew OF your personal interest 5u
me- and honor YOU and thank Won FOR
IT. But II s rot like Alexis SaberegsEyf
10 hesitate over a staten mt E-e rs
decided TO make. and il ] am not mis-
taken YOU began this discourse with 4
determination TO be frank Might I Suu-
EeSt mat YOU make yourself more
I have been called diplomat OF
the HTSL order Tara, ne replied. wiki
y slLlie' ouJ Four straightforward
methods and my resoIute purpose. make
my course OF procedure somewhat dir
lcuiL 4 viii, however, be entirely
frank
That is better
'Zara de Theveria. Alexis SaberevsISi
INFORMS you nov that he knows YOU 10
De llEh lr the councils OF the ntHUisrS
" as there a suggestion Of raIo~ To-
an instant upon the co,IDteuan~e ~ che
princess Was there quick but i'm
perceptlDle intakiuE OF her breath Was
tEere deepening in the expression Of
her matchless eyes. and an irnparr1--
tible widening Of them. as thew dwell
upon her companion Was thee a Srfr-
1enlnE Of her figure in its attitude Of
quiet repoSe. and did her muscles attain
a sudden rightly. Induced BIZ thar start
ling announcements 81 berevSl-f could
not have answered any one OF these
questions SO perfectly We're the Fez-
lures and the facial expression OF Prfn-
cess Zara under her control thar she
oUtvva rdiy BETRAYED no sign % the cfrarr
OF the announcement And VET il might
vel nave affected her most deenfv might
nave startled her even into a CRY Of
terror ShO=lI have f1Ied her with in
slant fear, because this man who made
Il was one, who IN his former Official
capacity could have condemned almost
any person in Russia 10 exile by a yes
70. p OF q VOID And cara did not
doubt Jhar his Official capacity SIN
obtained She knew him 20 be an ex-
parlate as she had announced She
understood that for some reason. not
a = parent ne had become q EoIEntav-
exile from his native country and city
ana might never again return 70 the
scenes he loved best But she also
knew that he was no less closely fl
me confidence Of the Russian F.ufsero-
and could never be any the less fr5rr-
zeal TO the enemies Of the Gar 4 state
Iue7t such as he had made coming
from him charging her win completely
ll revolutionary acts which had for
their object the assassination Of the
Russian ruler and his possible success
ors. contained an implied threat more
le.Finte I'D IT'S consequence than any
oiheE one which could have been made
more terrible 10 her. personally. than ra
a. pJller person. against whom 20 might
nave been made. because she knew r.-
The experiences Of one Of her E5-I
trends TO what cEITemIl-eS OF mental
and moral torture Siberian exile -----
be condemned
She made no reply. She reuaf ~pf.
perfectly motio1less and silent. waiting
for him to continue.
You need not deny me. Tara. for
know he went on presently. How.
the know CCc came 10 me does moi
matter and has no connection with this
lAteFFEe But know That kuuWie ledge
has created the duty which have ,o-7e
20 YOU today 90 perform Z want Won
70 abandon your present pursuits
" haleFeF the purpose of your visit Co
America may he, I beg that Won will
tCreEO II Z do not seek any con FaS-f1-z
OF even a statement from YOU. upon this
subject Indeed should prefer that
VOC make none You cannot please me
better than by listening 20 me in silence
so that when leave you presently Won
VIII know and ! viii know that
VIII have no more knowledge concern
lnG you and your eutanEiements with
those people than / possessed before
came I would have IL that way.
would have L no other way
She nodded her head. Eaziu- AZ him
less expression of imperS0nal interest
as 4 she were listening TO tire discus
sion Of a third party who was nor
known 10 her save by name
Lara- he continued 'you will re-
celVe other cards than mine today ana
you should know that every man or
woman who VIII call upon YOU I'm he
half OF the nihilists. Is marked and
known You cannot engage in the bust
ness that brought You here, and after
Wdrd return to Russia IN safety The
secret police Of our empire e>ctcurs ALI
over the world. and Is sss efficient in
the city Of New York, as 81 Is in Mos
COW or st Petersburg, so far as its re-
qutEe-aents demand I warm Won. not fr,
behalf Of your party, the pr1uciuzIs o.
wnicD deSpiSe and abhor. not IN he
half of any individual member OF thar
TeVoiutiOulst sect, but wholly i'm behalf
or LaT9 de Echeveria. the daughter Of
my best friend the offspring of the only
woman 7 ever loved. Today while tan,
70 You, am not Alexis SaberevsIf the
fT-end or the Car, but 7 am AIrvfs
SaOeTcvski your friend 7 have stanoe6.
outside my duty: 7 have taken e. TTDor
myself to come here TO perform v-Ea+
may be diSioyal act 20 my emperor in
order 10 warn YOU against a co-f~=s..
which can have but ono end