Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
WDMAN's EXPERIENCE
AMONG REvOLuT|ON|sTs
Mrs. Lesley Walic. Tells of Her Is
cape From Red Pctio-
grad.
MEMORIES or RASpUTIN
Daughter OF Mrs. OSca Bcringcr Re-
1ateS Her Meeting With the Evil
Monk, Which Proved an tnfor.
ny ANNE MoKTuy LANE.

LONDON, November c2.-Out OF Pc
trograd, in a terrible journey which
required twelve weeks. Mrs. Lesley
Waller, daughter OF Mrs. oscar Be
ringer, author of The dramatization Of
Mrs, lodGson EurnrtCs internal; ionally
popular book. "h.ttle Lord Faun;leroy,"
has Just reached London. 1T IS diit-
cut FOR me to talN about Russia, shc
SAID today. seems 10 have left
horrible BLACK :,'uGGsc across my
brain which cannot wipe out. J don't
mean that suffered harm during
those days OF dreadful uncertainty. but
born and died during that awful time.
and -emcmbcr!uE things stili hurts
day to write something about Russia,
but simply can't put arything down.
Mrs. Waller. APART from the fact
thrilling lifc in Iet"o@rah for :our
years. is herself an extraordinarily
aiqST dfmat Mia" ls 5 mGfs hs
roy. was the write of smother inter
rInhGonaiiE r@9pYg,sr Play n LII Of GA
Mailer, Miss Nay Ho:fcrd Eer!nsor was
= popular actress and shared with her
SWWo yeunGer sister. seTeral consider
AZ present. Guy IScrirgcr. the brother
of these three Young women, IL shu;
up somewhere m Moscow where he
has been representing Reuters Agency
munication by cable has been had with
Moscow for long time. and his wife
through an indirect neutral communi-
cation received from Amsterdam. which
had been dispatched carly in July. and
was received during the first or second
week in August
Mrs. Waller was in Pctrorrad when
tho Car abiicatcd. when Rs sputir was
ing times when government; succeeded
government. and when rulers. generals.
princes ana statesmen were exalted
and Ccposcd like dolls in giants
nursery.
COMES lace 10 FACE
WITH THE EVIL MONK
on one occasion she came face 10
face with E;Spu:in.
il was about thrc. Years ago. when,
although the evil monk VA: still, SUI
preinc in the household o; the CZar
and Czarina. he had lost his hold upon
The aristocratic court. lie had become
too vile, too rcpulsivc ~ ms appear
ancc and i'll his HABITS 70 meet with
amy favor from the ultra cleran;
fawned upon linn and loaded him down
with faNors.
AS. matter OF curiosity" she says. TO
Il Injurious hnt disEraccful music-hal
which was one Of the hauntS of de.
OF women Of tho loves, class Seated
at one OF tho little marbia tables in
ne center OF the hriliiant,y lighted
Ilni!' Sut SAN I'M ttESCtil and terrific,
Inquire of the monk He was man
whose appearance alone wa :r'shten-
ing and disgusting. Ills eyes were IN.
most amazing and frightening features
conceirabl They We're sunk deep in
his head. tho heavy hIows framing
inem and int.nsi ylnE q strange white
rim which seemed L. cnciTcie tht nm
p!ls. Whether they were iisht or dart
eyes could not hc seen. hut the. seemed
/" glow with white glare which .vas
positively t.riifylnr
lie was dir,v md ill.k,,nu, ,.eyo,,,
description, his reddish blacE beard
struggling oy,r :, spotted and :rayed
Sontane, while hi. CLAW Ike hands
Grasped \ cohie, OF vodka wr.rt r..
seemed 10 nc swallowing IS IN o-Gi-
nary man would drink 2 glass ~ bee
- G.dN appear 10 &c talking much
He ~as JUS; LOOKING, bu. ne WAS sur
rcLnded I! "ome, While every now
and iAe1 groups % men WOULD so Up
- h.ln and sTcek TO him with q GER
,a-n a'aount Of Difference that was
'-a!! out ~ place under conditions
"a1e- were anything Uui digu!aed
tNfoRGEI-riBLr. VISION