Evening star., 1919-03-02
Continued from Fourth Page)


There are horrible stories told of his
doings. or one l know. My father
was killed in street fighting; my
mother. with many others, was ar
rested. This Michael Rasiloff was in
love with my mother, what he called
love, and because she would have
nothing to do with him she was, at
his instigation, most foully treated,
dying at last under the whip"
Il know the man." said the duke. 1T
is common name. / did not think OF
this man when l adopted it,"
He was in high favor" the girl
went on, mot to be punished, but
my mothers debt. The resolve has
been with me always. Even at my
moments of greatest triumph. when
an audience has gone mad at my song,
it has been with me. The man lying
there became my friend. Persecution
England--he said so, but he may have
He'd I'm that, too--and he was full Of
sympathy for me. He had a plan to
get Gen. Rasiloff to this country.
There was certain information the
general wanted concerning plotters in
Russia; he would go anywhere to get
that information. 1 wrote Il letter.
putting sign to it which DemetriuS
said the general would understand. |
said ! could give him the information
he wanted; that he must come to Lon
don; that at some function or other, or
in some other way. he would receive a
lady's long glove in the finger of
which he would find the appointment.
1t was the scheme of Demetrius, and
it pleased me. l waited for him to-
night. Had Gen. RasilofY come he
would be lying there instead of De-
metrius. Had your highness come in
stead of this gentleman you would
have been lying there. I have never
seen you; should have taken you for
the general whom I have never seen
either. God! To think Of It,"
1T seems. sir. you have saved my
life" said the duke, turning to west.
"And the lady has saved mine"
'Who is this man who Is 80 anxious
to make an end Of me-" and tho duke
stopped to study the face of the vlo-
linist. mo. do not know him"
'"The police may find out something
about him." said West. IT imagine you
have so nearly got the information
you require, perhaps without being
aware Of it, that this man, under
standing how dangerous you were,
employed this method of removing
you"
are. sir. There Is still much I do not
understand in this business"
Shall we not think Of the lady first,
your highnesS. / am very personally
concerned, since I owe my life to her
We do not want 1t known that either
she or we have been in this house to-
night. I propose to send her away in
my car at once. and then. IF your
highness will allow me to return with
you, ! can explain"
II am not sure I can do that
Valentine West took small silver
token from an inner pocket and show
ed 1t to the duke.
'I shall be pleased to drive you
back" said the duke, and then. turn
ing to Elska Maloski, he asked: can
you not tell me something of 'that
dead mans secret?"
Nothing 1t is true, I know moth
ing. 1 was only concerned with Mi
chael Rasiloff."
81 can tell you something of him."
said the duke. Months ago he was
disgraced. He is in prison at this mo-
ment. l think you may safely leave
him to the Russian government"
few moments later there was a
low whistle In Grove road and a car
came out of the darkness and stopped
at the gate of No. AZ.
"Amos, you will drive this lady to
Charing Cross. If she wishes to go
farther you are at her disposal You
will not return here for me"
West helped her in.