Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-09-17
CHAPTER xIV-.cOntinued.

rystCri0us uuhIV"H
md a hundred consp1rac1es
u',nst tbe imperial autocrat, and yet
Z. identity of whom the police had
',s,.rs failed to discover. 1t was be-
, :, si that Ramp: had once been pro-
1 , of chemistry at Moscow unlver-
.,r an, that he had invented that
~, terrible and destructive explo-
two ,sed by the revolutionists. the
, !, of the powerful compound
.nd ,be mode Of firing it were the
.noret of the nihilists alone-and Otto
vomrf the mysterious leader, whose
personality was unknown even to the
nonsplrators themselves, directed
.bose constant attempts which held
tbs emperor and his government In
such hourly terror.
Rewards without number had been
offered by the ministry of the interior
Or tbe betrayal and arrest OF the un-
sasn man whose power in Russia, per-
usatIng every class, was greater than
that of the emperor himself-at whose
word one day the people would rise
IN body and destroy their oppres-
Iors
"You are surprised" the old man
laughed, noticing my amazement.
well you are not one of us, yet l
need not impress upon you the abso-
Int necessity, for mademoiselle's
sake, to preserve the secret Of my
existence. 1t is because you are not
a member of The Will of the People
that you have never heard of The Red
Riest'-red because wrote my ulti-
matum to the car in the blood Of one
Of his victims knouted in the fortress
Of Peter and Paul, and priest because
preach the gospel Of freedom and
Justice"
81 shall say nothing" said, gazing
at the strangely striking figure before
me-the unknown man who directed
the great upheaval that was to revolu-
tionize Russia. my only desire is to
save Mademoiselle Heath"
Are you prepared to do SO at the
risk of your own liberty-yuur own
life? All! you said you hove her.
Would not this be a test Of your af-
fection?"
81 am prepared for any test, As long
Is she escapes the trap which her
enemies have set for her. I succeeded
in saving her from Kajana, and in
tend to save her now"
"Was it you who actually entered
Kajana and snatched her from that
tomb" he exclaimed, and he took my
hand enthusiastically, addfng-T have
no further need to doubt you" And
turning to the table he wrote upon a
slip Of paper, saying, Take made
moiselle there. She will find safe
Place of concealment. But go quickly,
for every moment places you both in
more deadly peril. Hide yourself there
also"
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
q small dressing case. She was pale
and full of anxiety until l showed her
the slip OF paper which Otto Kampf
had given me with the address writ
Ten upon it, and then together we hur-
ried forth.
The house to which we drove was.
we discovered, a large one facing the
Fontanka canal, ona Of the best quar-
tiers Of the town, and on descending
asked the liveried dvornick for Mad
Ame zurloff, the name which the "Red
Priest" had written.
You mean the Princess Zurloff, /"
remarked the man through his red
beard Who shall 1 say desires to
see herr"
Take that" I said. handing to him
me piece of paper, which, besides the
aaaress. bore curious cipher mark
IKE three triangles joined.
he closed the door, leaving us I'm
me wide, carpeted hall, the statuary
IN which showed us that it was a
Ichly furnished place, and when A
ie" minutes later he returned, he con-
uu'teo US upstairs to a fine, gilded
ssioh, where an elderly. gray haired
'auy IN black stood graYely to receive
u.s.
Allow me ia present Mademoiselle
Slma Heath, princess" l said, speak
ng IN French and bowling, and after
7aros telling her my own name.
our hostess welcomed my love In
graceful speech. but / said:
Mademoiselle, unfortunately, suf-
'eFs terrible affection. She is deaf
and dumb"
An how very sad!" she exclaimed
s alphabetically. Poor grill Poor
s SUI and she placed her hand ten
SaeIy upon Elma's shoulder and
,OOAea into her eyes. Then, turning
~ me- she said: $50 the Red Priest
-aS sent you both to me! You are in
saleeF OF arrest, I suppose-you wish
10 conceal you here?"
would only ask sanctuary for
~a0emoiselle," vas my reply. For
'sen l have no fear. / am English.
Party" " 1D = -
wen" exclaimed the gray-haired