Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
CHAPTER xlv-contlnusd.

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stood before him open-mouthed.
Who In Russia had not heard Of that
mysterious unknown person who had
directed a hundred conspiracies
against the imperial a%utocrat, and yet
the identity OF whom the police had
always failed to discover. 1t was be-
,1feved that Kampf had once been pro-
rSessor of chemistry at Moscow univer-
.gity, and that he had invented that
most terrible and destructive explo-
aiVe used by the revolutionists. The
En1redients of the powerful compound
and the mode of firing it were the
secret of the nihilists alone-and Otto
Kampf, the mysterious leader, whose
personality vas unknown even to the
aeonspirators themselves, directed
those constant attempts which held
the emperor and his government in
sSuch hourly terror.
Rewards without number had been
offered by the ministry of the interior
mar the betrayal and arrest of the I'M
seen man whose power in Russia, per-
Hneafing every class, "a greater than
that of the emperor himself-at whose
word one day the people would rise
In a body and destroy their oppres-
RHors.
"YOu are surprised" the old man
laughed, noticing my amazement.
We'll, you are not one Of us, yet |
need not impress upon you the abso-
9lute necessity, for mademoiselle's
sake, to preserve the secret of my
existence. It is because you are not
n member of The Will Of the People
THAT you have never heard of The Red
Priest'-red because l wrote my ulti-
1matum to the z in the blood of one
of his victims knouted In the fortress
of Peter and Paul, and priest because
4 preach the gospel of freedom and
Justice"
Il shall say nothing" l said, gazing
AT the strangely striking figure before
E1e-the unknown man who directed
tsf1s great upheaval that was to revolu-
7Eionize Russia. my only desire is to
save Mademoiselle Heath"
Are you prepared to do so at the
,Tfsk of your W liberty-your own
life? All! you said you love her.
Would not this be a test of your al
zfection?"
Il am prepared for any test, as long
as she escapes the trap which her
enemies have set for her. l succeeded
In saving her from Kajana, and l in
tend to ave her now"
WAS it you who actually entered
y Kaiana ana snatched her from that
fDGnb!" he exclaimed, and he took my
hand enthusiastically, adding-"I have
no further need to doubt you" And
turning to the table he wrote upon a
Z slip of paper, saying, Take made
, ~s1oiselle there. She will find a safe
: place of concealment. But go quickly,
Tor every moment places you both in
more deadly peril. Hide yourself there
also"
I thanked him and left at once.
\ found Elma in her room, ready
dressed to go out, wearing a long
travelling cloak, and in her hand was
"A small dressing case. She was pale
and full of anxiety until l showed her
che slip of paper which Otto Kampf
had given me with the address writ.
zen upon it, and then together we hur-
lried forth.
THE house to which we drove was,
I'VE discovered, a large n facing the
Fontanka canal, one Of the best quar-
ssers Of the town, and on descending
n asked the liveried dvornick for Mad
anne Zurloff, the name which the Red
Priest" had written.
you mean the Princess Zurloff,"
remarked the man through his red
beard. Who shall l say desires to
see her?"
Take that" | said, handing to him
the piece of paper, which, besides the
address, bore a curious cipher mark
IKE three triangles Joined.
lie closed the door, leaving US in
the wide, carpeted hall, the ~statuary
In which showed US that it was a
richly furnished place, and when a
Sew minutes later he returned, he con.
-ducted us upstairs to a fine, gilded
salon, where an elderly, gray haired
lady in black stood gravely to receive
us.
ALLOW me to present Mademoiselle
5Eama Heath, princess" l said, speak.
ing in French and bowling, and after,
wards telling her my own name.
Our hostess welcomed my love in
"a graceful speech, but l said:
"Mademoiselle, unfortunately, suf
HEers a terrible affection. She is deal
and dumb"
~Ah, how very sad" she exclaimed
alphabetically. Poor girl! Pool
girl" and she placed her hand ten