The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21

OF A BRIDE
Copyright, N. E. A.


Inc temperamental young Russian
wrote IKE one possessed OF an eyff
pits 1 guess that was Rasputin, all
, .lsL so ran Archer's letter.
sanqy,s brain could hardly translate
10, nor ms tongue keep pace with the
Moras which Miss Lorimer took from
le oulJa pointer. But l am going 10
ry 70 give you the gist of the plot as
lnaae by Certets and the Russians
s auu as confessed, subconsciously by
ina. .aat Russian dandy. l knew, and Miss
hiiler and Certeis knew, that the Door
Ieiow was driven to 1t by fear Of the
spirit OF Rasputin.
But Certeis didn't seem concerned
because the Russian was giving the
ptot away. Evidently Certeis hadn't
me slightest idea that any of us would
suspect the truth. Evidently the Rus.
SLAMS themselves didn't understand
me psychology of the thing. Certainly
the young man didn't realize that he
was revealing secret he had sworn
10 guard with his life. Certeis could
see that. "'N
so the queer game went on and led
up to the tragedy. Suddenly the voice
OF Sandy Mccall changed and rang
across the water. 1t made us ali
Jump suddenly as IL an explosive had
let go below decks.
The plot! The plot! You who have
the will to follow me and power over
the people, remember what I Rasuu-
tin, tell you now!"
In translating what follows, Sandy,
lntoned his words like some prophet
Oh Old. The gist of it is this:
certain factions of Russian arts.
tocrats, conniving with certain Ger
man junkers, will be strong enough to
rule all Europe. But they must work
while the nations are still weak from
the effects Of the last war. The
scheme is that the capitalists and arts.
tocrats shall rule the proletariat or
working classes everywhere. Nations
and boundary lines are not important
10 the old order when 1t comes into
power again.
"The Germans will organize and
drill armies and supply the officers
/ for the same. Russia will supply the
man-power. In Russia alone can be
raised vast army, for her man-power
is not depleted like that of war-worn
Germany and Austria and France and
Great Britain
Money must be provided to remake
kaiserdom and czardom. And this
must be supplied by yellow race. The
gold will be given gladly by yellow
men.
when questioned further on this
point, Rasputin refused to tell which
particular yellow people was rich
enough and willing to finance another
war. l noticed that Certeis sank back
In his deck chair and relaxed when
that question remained unanswered,
while Don Manuel walked nervously
to the rail and threw perfectly good
unlighted cigar into the deep!
Sand whoever shall win the yellow
men to this cause" chanted the voice
| of Sandy Mccall, as he translated the
auija observation-disclosures shall ar
range for getting the gold for Ger
many and Russia, to him shall be
given kingdom-after the war is
won.
"-To those who help build the great
est army that ever marched on earth,
shall come riches and poweri To those
who refuse, shall come sudden and
awful death"
Suddenly the crazy sailor straigh.
tened up, and as If pulled by com.
mon string, the rest of us rose to our
feet, and Sandy chanted:
"once more the junkers shall rule
by divine right"
"After this revelation poor Sandy
raised his great hands high above HIS
head and sent his voice up to his
God:
"War! War! oh, Merciful Father,
Save Usp
"Then the poor chap rushed away
leaving US with that awful wall echong
in our ears. Even after he had disap-
peared, Miss Lorimer still gazed at
the stairs down which he had vanish
ed"