The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
AS REVEALED BY
A F FAMOUS SPY

nrrns tnat ne IS one OF the conspir-
ators."
Constantine! Impossible! I do
not believe it."
Draga wrung her hands.
L cannot save him. He is OBJ
stinater she sobbed.
The sob conquered the stubborn.
narrow mind, which would have
resisted all argument. Alexander
darted into his Idressing-room,
from which the valet was Just try
ing to escape.
Seizing the man by the throat,
Alexander dealt him a blow on the
temple which deprived him of his
senses. | had followed his males
ty, and l now stripped the valet
while the King hastily undressed.
While the King was assuming the
disguise thus provided for him, I
carried the insensible man into the
bedroom, and placed him between
the royal sheets.
AT this moment the white face
of Anna Petrovitch appeared in
the doorway beyond.
They are coming! see them
outside in the courtyard"
Quick, quick" burst from the
lips of Queen Draga, whose self
possession seemed almost unnat-
ural. And she pushed her husband
toward the door of his own dress
ing-room.
This way?" he exclaimed, his
mind unable to keep pace with
hers.
Yes. You are Constantine.
You are in the plot, remember. You
must let them in to kill your mas
ter, who is asleep"
| shuddered. My suspicion-for
1t was hardly more-was going to
be fatal to the valet.
Go with him. Queen Draga
added, turning to me. 4 am safe.
need neither protection nor guild
ance. He needs both"
! Swept away by the torrent of
her impetuosity, l followed Alex
ander to the dressing-room.
Draga herself came to the door,
and closed it softly after us.
We were just in time to meet a
party of a dozen soldiers, headed
by Col. Masileff himself.
Stepping past the young King.
who was shaking like a leaf, l
whispered in Masileff's ear.
BE quiet, or you will awake
him. He is lying on the bed
drunk
The soldiers filed in past us, not
one casting so much as a glance at
our faces, shrouded by the dark
ness.
The moment the last man had
stepped across the threshold of the
dressing-room, | took Alexander
by the arm and drew, or rather
dragged him out into the corridor.
and down the great staircase of the
! palace.
We passed out unquestioned. 1t
did not occur to ore of the men
whom we found outside that Mast
left could have missed his prev.
Nv uniform was enough TO dis
arm suspicion, for it was that of 4
regiment in which every man had
sworn on the Gospel not to let
Alexander escape alive. My agent
had served me we'll.
We found him at the station.
The special train was ready, with
steam up, waiting for the signal to
place us in safety on the soil of
Austria.
| made Alexander take his seat
in the meanest compartment. while
waited outside the station for the
appearance of the two women.
| waited long time.
1t was not till | had been there
for nearly three-quarters OF an
hour that l saw one female form
creeping feeblv along the road to-
ward the station.
| darted out to meet her, and MT
tered an oath.
Anna Petrovitch fell weeping
into my arms, with the doleful cry:
Queen Draga is dead! Queen
Draga is deadp
Five minutes later I had placed
the desolate creature in tine train,
and we were speeding on our way
to Vienna.
Of the horrible details OF the
murder | dare rot trust myself to
write. 1t is sufficient to saw that
when the bloodhounds desisted
from their work there was no long
er any possibility of recognizing
either of their victims.
Of the young King, and what
has become of him since that hid
eous night, | intend to say no sin
gle word. OF her who perished.