The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-04
CHAPTER V lCont-d.l

" HERE was q very seod reason for
my astonfshmcnt at hndinS
was I'm the presence % the
Gar had gone 10 81. Peters
burg in the hope Of obtalaing an audi
ence with the Emperor ef all tae Rus
siaS. but 4 had anticipated some et----
Guilty In securing IT. Har do even
wish for 10 in such q f0TclD.c. and -ii-
sought manner It was because -s-
sired 10 keen the object OF my NlH-t ID
close secret that 7 had travels I-l1-
nlLO- and as ndC lll fdft-l ti.l $500
20 no living human being j was maui -
ally astounded that any e9F7et SHotla
be so quickly attained a mental cues
ton shot through me iu that instant
when I realized where / Ws-s- I'D N-l,i-
manner could any person nave --af5--t
Of the true reason l1r 1fE FlSit- ellt p
IL had not been learned ana i-.tlts--l-l- ,ll
10 the Car why was 7 conducted 20 the
august presence At the same instant
! Compreheudei that ID would he the
know IN whose presence @as. 20 1
Simply inclined my head in the coolest
bow ! could muster
You speak Russian he demanded
1uPeriouslE, advancing step toward
me.
.. PerLecl-y. =, L TeE--ea-
Daniel Darlington uGrDosely
made my reply as curt as his question,
and 7 saw the shadow OF a smile fit
across his features 7 knew then that
=
What is your nationality
ct am an American
DO You know VINO Z au,
Il DO. our ma iestv- This time 7
bowed with more SHOW OF ceremony but
he waved his hand couuaudiu-ly- and
IN q voice much softer than he had used
Before went on
Forget THAT you do not know Il Is
more t-aFT- likely rEat We wiz have
many interviews Of This Kind and I
wish them all Il. be-oa tEe-plaue Of
which VII. come 1Glle naturally Tn an
American alt-7uEE d would be utterly
Impossible 20 q European are YOU as
vel acquainted with the identify OF
your companion
7 regret to say that am not T re-
pied relapSlu- INTO my former man
'.Then permit me to introduce yau-
Mr. DerrnCton- the Prince Michael
1IiChael0viteh GorJsUaH0ff-. And pow
Tat you know each other we VIII pro-
CEc-i Bur first. be seated.
nv business during several years Hau
taken me into astonishing =-r-a trOU=-
but neve- into one SD astounding. as
LulS- Tzrael my Dram IN wondering
What ir could u0-reud. in rUuiecrurlU-
lf il were real. or # it were only the
--learty meal before the execution
lOuEed TO ask few questions, bat re-
Tuemrerlu- the advice that had been
gwen Igle --lsI +-a' 2Ee e757-IHz the room
You VIII no surprised 20 learn that
] am en-. ~eTv aware a[ the object OF
Euur ur5~o-"e. I'm Russia continued his
uaFcStr- --fCr unless 7 am mistaken
tOu believed your erraU1 90 be an Iuvio-
lete secret is that true2"
quite true
And -et it is known tn me- The
best proof Of that Is tnzt yoH are here
.T knew a few hours after you left
your own country mat YOU had started
! VS. fully acquainted with Your mis-
F.0u- Nv e7-es- or the eyes of those who
IRE an my confidence. have NOT been off
E0u ono moment since E0u arrived IG
Europe They followed YOU On Paris
E~-oSS Germany. and even wr1 the r0te.
where -uUr friend called upon yuu and
where you are -ElzGy-l -. M. Smith. 20
r. paused ana instant and. turning O.
re price added TEL him rEa pros
keCtfve fate C. AR smith prince
--SlneriaFi raz1e EFs-TepI5--iu ere word.
Filtered 60 lrTftE anT cDIG4y-
1eets % = Feueared -sfter hi1T- and
Fh-ugEed ny Shoulders and. the Car
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