The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-14
BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.
Copyright, 1917, by the Newspaper
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The young man that undertook to
rid the earth OF Rasputin, the Ger.
man spy and ageit.s l will call the
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ti1 s. jos he coDls,iitsd Win an intimate
friend Of his, Z doctor. Ssss n
The doctor advised poisonSas q
quiet, eficacious way Of dealing with
persons Of the Rasputin sort, and sug-,
gested cyanide of potash. That there
should be no blunder nor slip-up, he
experimental with a dose of this rem
edy on a large dog. The dog died
instantly, and the doctor made an es.
innate of q somewhat larger amount
necessary to overcome 'Rasputin's
great vitality. - 4 e N.
The duke meantime sought the &C
quaintance of the taking monk and
got his confidence, which was not
easily had. 1t was the dukes account
of the ladies that were alleged to be
dying for the love of the faker that
did the business. @ =. X
/ The duke owned q large and hand.
some house, and what he was man.
euvering for was to get Rasputin at
night and alone into that house. He
was not readily separated from his
bodyguard, but he finally agreed to
come at 10 o'clock on certain night,
and meet these ladies that so much
desired his acquaintance, but SHE'D at
the bOdyguard.
The doctor fixed up the poison dope,
putting 1t into some cakes.
At 10 o'clock Rasputin appeared
and was received at the door by the
duke. ! ~ Y,
The houses of the well-to-do In Rus
STA usually have large reception
room on the ground floor, and the par
lors on the floor, above. The dukes
house was 50 arranged.
It was bitter cold night, even for
Petrograd in the middle of winter.
There was blazing fire in the fire.
place of the reception room. Raspu-
tin was Invested OF his magnificent
fur overcoat and fur cap and led be.
fore the fire. ~ ,s.@s
Before we go upstairs to see the
ladies'" said the duke, I'VE will sit
here a moment and have glass Of
wine" r.%
So the wine and the poisoned cakes
we're brought in.
But at first Rasputin would take MOI
refreshment and sat before the fire,
looking rather suspiciously about him.
The duke is good talker. He spun
a web of flattery around the false
monk, continually arousing his curios-
ity about the fair ladies above Final
ly, Rasputin, apparently convinced
that all was well, accepted q glass OF
wine and ate two of the cakes.
The duke stood by expecting to see
him fall dead. .@'r. !
He didn't fall dead. In q few min.
utes he complained of feeling i'll and
bent forward in front Of the fire, his
hands upon his stomach. Then he
looked up with an expression Of fiend-
ish hatred on his face and began to
curse the duke. He understood that
he had been poisoned.
Still he continued to live.
The duke became frightened and ran
up the stairs to the doctor, who was
waiting in a room on the floor above. |
"He is the devil" he cried. 'That
poison did not kill him and he knows
that gave it to him. The next min
ute he will 60 out and give the
alarm!" 49,
stake your revolver" said the doc-il
tor, and go down and finish him"
4 The duke took the revolver and
slipped down the stairs Rasputin sat
In the same position, bent over the
fire. The duke came behind and shot