The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-09
/ By Mime. Louise Hardino4

HILE Paris was getting itself all worked I'D
over Its taxcab bandits, two French citizens,
my husband AID myself were prisoners on
ship in the Caspian Seal What a strange con-
Up-to-date crime, represented by the taxicab
b, being put down in Earls while piracy. the crime
aturies gone by rampant on Russia's inland
p had spent several weeks most happily in the
|41ns when my husband decided that it was time
|oe for Asrakhan to attend TO his business affairs
We embarked on small Persian vessel that
U At Baku and which bound for Astrakhan.
aS only a small trading vessel, the con-
OF seven men besides the captain. There were
her passengers, rich Persian merchants l was
~ woman on beard, and received every possible
1on. the two Persian merchants being particularly
me. We got very chummy.
day We left port, the captain informed US that
|Eht run Into pirates.
bought he was joking and appealed to our
Passengers, but they declared that what the
g said was true,
1ammed All Mira, who succeeded his father
1drdin as Shah Of Persia in 1907 and was deposed
had turned pirate. With the aid Of lsmail Bey,
n notorious character, stepped in crime Of every
ne had gotten together fleet OF boats and
ing the Caspian Sea freebooter
much was he feared by the sailors and fishermen
caspian well as by the inhabitants Of the
5ettlements aud towns that the Persian Govern
PAD offered 100000 head money for him. dead
Ilept somewhat uneasily that night, although my
roundly for having put such notions into my
The next day passed peaceahly enough, no
were sighted, and By nightfal had almost for
the alarm had felt the day before
~ very night was awakened about twelve o'clock
Rud rapping the cabin door, 1t reused my bus-
Ituo. and hopping out Of his bunk, he demanded
was.
y I. the Captain" replied a voice. in excellent
~ we have been captured by the pirates. Mo-
- save us You are to dress right away and come
K-Madame too"
thing seemed so ludicrous at first that looked
husband and he looked at me and We just
ffes! We are captured by pirates" he said, What
tmnk ! ought to put on. Louise. for the tunc
nave never been captured by pirates before,
Now, and don't know what is just de rigueur"
alter dusk my DEAR" / answered. land as for
pe put on evening dress If we had been cap
tne morning. why. it would have been diifer~
oing our evening clothes, packed up few
.peiongings and made our way on deck. There
our Persian fellow travellers shackled hand
~ surrounded by band OF assorted cutthToats
reuonahties although they were evidently mainly
ne distance we saw riding al anchor what
<Saiy the pirates vessel, small boat bouncing
qown on the waves beside our ship indicating
q pirates had made their way on board, We
hnchor In the open far out OF sight Of land.
{We emerged from the companionway a big
f|nstylocking fellow, who was evidently In
/Epl tna boarding party, beckoned TO us and told
X.oken french that we were prisoners OF his
ncy Mohlmmed ALI Mira who was anxious TO
ue on board his vessel
pest for us to CO." said my husband to me.
ctent marin us once they realize who are
"s got on board found the vessel to
~ appointed. Seated sort Of divan, be-
81 - Drldge, was the ex-Shah of Persia, Mo-
" All MIRA sleek. fat and sleepy-eyed. He was
go oy regular court. One OF his Cabinet we
- i1ono 8 out was the notorious Zaubek Boroff
Russian police SPY, who had turned highway
~ uen 10 escape the Russian authorities had
~ esrht n court He was seated on the pirate
ad Irrc f,,,ig,
En medals and ether decorations which the Shah
owed on him -NO o>''
SsIse against this treatment as French citf.
S'"iea my husband stoutly. "and warn you