The Washington times., 1910-02-07


she was my princess stiII, even though
she had already said enough TO con
vince me that she was an enemy TO the
Car yhOm was serving.
Let them They must wait" she re-
sponded, with decision 81 viii not be
hurried They are sworn TO obey me. I
Tell them to await my pleasure It is
enough"
There are some among them-you
know who they are-who chafe under
this restraint, cara I am afraid that
they VIII get beyond your control un-
less something is done speedily
Let those who are loyal TO me serve
them as they would serve Alexander II
there is any sign OF INSTRUMENTATION,
was the naughty reJolnder- such Is
my order, and now, IVaus you must go
stay, though, What Of Jean Moret2'
He Is dead"
NO. he has disappeared from the
palace, nobody knows whittier He has
not gone 10 Siberia, and our agents
can rot find him IN the city prisons
We have made every effort Doubtless
he betrayed himself IN some manner
snd was quietly put out Of the way
81 will investigate the matter Ee
might have bJrayed Us, If caught anu
put 10 the t0urture- ] can make Prince
Michael teIl me Moret was more fool
than knave, and he might have been
induced % talk
He might have betrayed US; ne
would never betray yOUs cara
4 dc not think So and get Il may
be that 1 have gone too far with him
II is plain that / must make my prince
talk"
sion rauI1ledI What revelations TINS
overheard conversation was bringing
To uassl From being I'm the seventh
heaven OF bliss. transported there bE
the few moments / had passed N the
--s.a-- - T1~ I
the hell Of doubt, UncertatUryr and dls-
nIusionmenJ she spoke OF her prince
and there could be no possible doubt
that she referred to Prince Mlcildel--sLs
II he were s.Iready mere puppet IN her
hands. 10 how before her and fawn al
her feet as she Wllled IT, Ana lHe
nature who had with such dignity ad-
uitted 10 me ms love Ior her was
having his feelings and fsis anectionS
played upon a skilled DeT1o. CT touches
the KEYS Of a piano
II was a new and unsUspected phase
of Zara'S character thus unIOldeQ 10
ne and Il was a most N-Sl 5llellnE one
Standing with her as I had done among
her c-7eSts seated beside her as I had
been for few moments before leIt
her 10 20 into the garden j la4 De-
believes IN his deity. thinking no evl-r
believing that she co1id 90 no wrong
and placing her upon q DedeS-7l t1dC
was high above all the petit con. .a-
then. as Il 10 add TO the sudden PAIN
that was in nv heart. this man 10
dared 10 address her by her given name
and whom she called lVan- cnuch.eu
aloud as he remarked with unwOnred in
You have only 90 encourage him a
little, Zara- The prince VIII talk Never
fear Your power
'-EncouraEe him It IS impossibEe 20
deScrib~ the sense OF outrage Wntgh
Zara de FcHeveria managed to include
d. --1- ion H-.r
Listening from my place among tire
cushions in the Turkish bower, ] was
conscious Of a feeling Of ElaGness tnat
it was So tuaL she resented the tone
had uttered that she repudlareC Ut
terlv the insiuuatiOu he had made
You use the term as If you thought II
We're a pleasure 10 me 10 lead men on
simply because God gave me the beauty
and the power ] hate It, on how /
hate it, Suppose that Jean MOreL IS
dead, who, then. In Gods name Is re-
spousibIe for his DEATH I, ] alone. Do
you think that I am so heartless that 1
can look upon such things WITH no pdnB
of seIf-reprOach2 7 wish that / we're
old and ugly, fortuneless. an and out
castor dead Then 7 would not be
compelled TO prostitute my beauty and
nv talents TO COuSDITe with a rSDDle or
sCoundreiS and convicts who discuss
we're paStimes-
s-Fiush, You DO not realize what you
say cara Your own life
She laughed outright. iuteTuDting
Ny own life, Do you think I care
for that2 I wish they would Kill ne
and so end all this hateful. horrible /
schemiug TO murder and destroy
Hush. ZsrsI hush, You must not I
talk in that way"
Not talk that w-ay2'' The princess I
laughed somewhat wildly I thought, /
from my place Of ConCealmenL but stiU !
she made no sound that could have
penetrated much farther than I was /
distant from their interview Not I
time wass silent for . spell. as II she 1
were herself considering the reasons !
vvhv she should not DO So There had !
been more of fright than menace. In /
fbe tone OF the man called Ivan. when
he cautioned her and could imagine /
how teTrOrized any member Of the nj /
hilistic fraternity must be II there were I
the least danger that dtSiOEa. thoughts
Of theirs might Ind Judgment I'm UnsuS-
peetnd places 4 viii talk that WAY
I VIII talk as I please nor you. nor
any ole, shall stand between me and /
my liberty of action and speech What I
care I for all the murdeTeTs and azSaS-
sins who form this terrible society Of 4
which we are members Hear me- 4
-T-I,.-- ry4,Id rD1y- swear my life av-ay- ., 8
they have done to others N many
parallel cases They could only destroy
me, and Ivan, sometimes upon my I
bended knees j pray Tor death What !
matter would II be TO me how death I
might come. 50 long as I am prepared 4
to welcome ito hate and lOathe uly-i
self when I stop TO consider all the Z
acts 7 am compelled 10 1
perform, WREN / pause to realize the
utter prostitution Of self-respect I am I
forced to undergo. in order to carry /
on the pIOts of cur good friends as
YOU call them Good friends, indeed !
To whom. let me ask YOU. do they
demonstrate the friendly spiriJ2 Where
can YOU point to q friendly act done /
by any one Of them, unless it. is TO a i
prisoner already condemned. or 10 an 1
assassin who Is in danger of arrest2 Nv &
own Efe2 Sne laughed again Ivan, /
were IT not that 7 honestly believe that ]
I can, by myself accomplish some great I
good in this undertaking. Z would de-
StrOy that life with my own hands: for
/ tell YOU that IL would be much easier
10 drive a pOiDard through my own
heart, OF 10 swallow q cup Of poison.
than Il is for me TO make sport of the
affections Of such men as the stately.
Prince Michael, or that Door,
iove-sick fool, MOret Hush don't saw
another word 10 me on the subject OF \
We rniuE, for il Only aueers me. snd
flls me witE . contempt which I ind
il difficult TO master
But, Zars, you must not talk so. 1 /
cannot listen