The Washington times., 1910-02-09
PRINCESS ZARA e.:. sssee5ss ss@

how brave and self-reIiant one may be,
for these fanatics have an unCOmfOrt-
able way OF carrying out SUCH dccrcCS
To the bitter end. However. 1 smiled
ana assured the princess that thought
/ could ind a way TO avoid the conse-
quences OF my eavesdrcpDing, and the9
awaited the mon1ent when she would
say more For a long time she was
SILENT and during IL / studied her care
July, tSC she was the most complex
puzzle that 1 had ever encountered IN
the share Of a woman. ] had heard
enough 70 know that she was not only
a JJuEDlTatOT against If1e life Of the
En- lDerol-, HUt that size was ostenslblyr
n not really. the leader among her fel-
low cOnSpiTatOrS. OF If not the leader,
then a leader. I had heard her talk
gI1ly Of assassination and death, and
1 mad heard her deplore IN mental an
guisn the part she was forced TO play
In the game OF russian politics In one
mOTlenI I had believed her to be a
hearJleSs schemer, a TnuVdeTeSS, and one
who was devoid of compassion, and in
the next / was forced 10 The conjecture
that she was a victim of circumstance,
ana that sne had nc love for or sym
Dathy with the cause she advocated
Now as I watched her, the same emo
uO1S succeeded each other in my Judg-
meuL % her character, and fiLgly /
summed them all up in the decision that
she was a being VINO was SWaye1 by
impulses There are seeming paradoXeS
which VIII explain just what my cOnclu-
SiorS were concerning cara de ECue-
y
CalCIidInEly reckless. Systematically
chaotic The warm. Southern blood In
her veins Impelled her to deeds which
were rendered thrice effective by rea-
son OF the fact that she applied 10 them
the calculating coolness and method OF
her Russian ancestors Hence the para
dOx-
Presently she raised her eyes to mine.
'DUbravuik," she said slowly, There
is one way Of escape for you; and
there is only one"
What IS Jhat2'' I asked.
You must become a nihilist"
OF had thought OF that" I returned
cOolly- For indeed. 1 had thought OF
Il, although not at all from the mo-
tive she understood me 10 mean
y on had thought OF 5t2' she cried
do you say that earnestly, or only TO
lead me On2''
Was II not this very point that YOU
were discussing with your brother when
you entered the garden last night. priu-
Cess2'' I asked, recalling the mention Of
my name between them at that time
yes; I had said 10 him that you
were the kind OF a man who should be
added 10 our ranks. 1 think you must
have heard his reply"
DO you know what nihHism IS. Mr.
DubraTnik?-'
NO ] have always regarded q as
d dangerous organization, morally dap
EeroUs, 7 mean. You must not think 7
have considered Joining IL for any other
% a
tiou where / viii feel that it Is my duty
10 respect the confidence that ] stole
from YOU. rather Than 10 bctTdy ir.
Then you never had such a thought
until you knew I was a nihilist2"
Never"
and you would join Us for my sakeg
No
For whose. then?"
''Ecr tho sake Of the Gar"
"Ah- You would Join only 20 betray
them all into the hands of the police,
That IS what you mean"
Zzra leaDed 70 her feet Her whole
manner underwent a change and foI
the instant she was completely domi-
mated bv q furious sCOru which found
IT'S expression in every single pose oi
the attitude she assumed. Her eyes
bIazed with the sudden anger she felt
at me brought about more by Inc
thought which came 70 her that T.
whom she had stopped 10 admire, was
nothing but a spy a torrent Of words
rushed to her lips, at least her appear