The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-17
A Newspaper
Enterprise
Bv LOUISE B. CUMMINGS

III Ill
When the present car Of Russia was
crowned. Elizabeth Moran, young
woman who had entered the profess
sion of Journalism, was sent to Russia
to report the coronation ceremony.
Arriving In Moscow, she discovered
that no one was allowed within the
church where 1t was to take place.
The journal she represented had OBJ
tained for her from the Russian en-
bassy ut Washington a few letters to
officials in Moscow who might help
her. One of these was Dimitri Sven
sky. a young man of very prepossess1ns
appearance. who the moment he saw
Miss Moran proceeded to fall In love
with her.
Evensky had authority to grant
passes into the church, but only to GER
thin persons connected with the for
eign legations. He told the young wo-
man that it was possible for him to Sc
cure her an admission. but. consider
Ing the care taken to keep out any one
who should be present for the purpose
of assassination, If he should admit
her and It were discovered the act
would be punishable either with death
or life Imprisonment.
Elizabeth hesitated to accept such
risk for the young man. But there Is
In woman an Inherent desire to put the
devotion CT man to the test. so she told
him she would accept his offer. Before
she quite realized what she was doing
she had placed him In jeopardy. The
attempt was unsuccessful, and both
were arrested.
Fortunately the American minister
was present and learned that one OF
his countrywomen had endeavOred to
effect an entrance to the ceremony by
corrupting an official and bestirred
himself in the matter. 1t required
months for him to convince the car
that Miss Moran was q newspaper cor
respondent and her only object was to
send a report of the coronation cere-
mony to an American journal. Then
she was released and ordered to leave
Russia ut once.
Before her departure she learned that
the man whose love for her had In
duced him to take such terrible risk
had been sent to the mines of Kara. in
Siberia. There are few women who
would not be won by such a sacrifice.
Miss Moran's whole heart went out to
her unfortunate lover. whose fate was
worse than death, and she resolved to
free him.
Bait no such attempt could be sue
ri Without adequate, preparation.
p sz u to America. where news
aEyss had preceded her. In
Of the Mr-. largely through the efforts
prietor that her intre newspaper pro-
tanned. She told him of<-a..b been OBJ
to free Svensky and claimed his -
ence and financial support in her effort
After vainly trying to induce her to
relinQuish her intention he agreed to
help her. At her suggestion he Sc
cured through the Russian ambassador
at Washington permission for one of
his staff to investigate the Kara mines
and write an account for the journal.
When this was finally accomplished
unlimited means were placed at her
disposal, and. armed with the written
permission that had been issued to Vic
tor Kenworthy, she returned to Eu-
rope.
One morning a rather delicately or
ganized person presented the Ken.
worthy order to the governor of Kara
and was admitted to the inspection of
the prisons. Not long after that Dmi-
tri Svensky was transferred to the free
command" on the ground that he was
afflicted with an incurable disease.
The free command consists of persons
who for some especial reason are per-
mitted to live in hous.a,. or. rather. huts.
by themselves. Svehsky was astonish-
ed at thus being transferred and could
not divine the cause of such favor.
Kenwoethy. or. rather. Miss Moran,
spent several weeks in making her in
spection and writing her report. which
she submitted to the governor. He
was much pleased that it gave a very
favorable account of the condition and
kindly treatment of the prisoners.
carriage ut the outer guard station of
Kara and told the commander that he
desired to pass out without Il permit.
The commander was about to express
q curt refusal when Kenworthy hand.
ed him an envelope. The officer open
ed it. but before taking out the con-
tents saw that it was money order Of
ind ho
saw enough Of 1t to assure him that it
was certified check on bank il
New York for $4,000. Closing the en-
velope. he told Kenworthy that he
might drive on. Before doing so Ken
worthy told him that the next evening
he would desire to pass again and with
some papers. reports on the condition
of the prisoners. which he did rot wish
examined. He would have with him
another envelope.
Kenworthy was permitted to visit the
prisoners Of the free command. He
called on Svensky and made himself
known. Svensky was thunderstruck.
In u brief interview it was agreed that
the latter was to come the next even
ing to Il road leading to the main gate.
where he would find carriage.
The last act was KenwOrthy stopping
in Ills carriage at the gate. handing the
officer stationed there another $1,000
check and driving on. Svensky was
concealed under robes.
A chartered vessel was at anchor in
Kara sea. which took aboard the fugi-
tives and landed them in Sweden
where they were married and contin
ued their Journey to New York
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