The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-27
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by BEItt1 y. ApAhSt
In a dark and obscure apartment
IN the poverty striCkeR district OF
New York city there llvcs n bcauti'
ful young Russian girl Hcr name
is Luna hester. She " only iG She
shares her modest home with
mother. grand dmother and one httlr
brother. who depend upon Luna for
their broad and butter and a roof
over their heads.
The hester family are rrfugoc'
from their beloved Russia, and Ike
hundreds, yes, thousands, 81 their
countrymcn, who have been scat
tered to all corners of the uulNcr1"
by the solvct regime. they have come
60 America 20 escape the authority
or those now in power in MOSCOW.
Hundreds of these unfortunate pea
pie have sought haven in Now YORK,
where today one Will find liuHr.0n
noblemcn OF an ranks looking for
mcnial Jobs Here lro iV De sccn
generals. diplomats and high s.n,c
officials of the old c21rist govern
mont living on the bounty % thor
more fortunate couutrymcn ana
waiting until the day whom peace ~
again re-estRblishod iu Russia 20
that they may be able tp return win
safety to their fatherIand and de-
mand possession OF thnir abandoned
properties.
no mis- great army of Russian un-
employed Luue Nester receh' ar.
rival, has boon added. Lik" her
countrymcn, she. too. ~ dreaming uf
the day when the dove of peace once
more VIII hover over vast Rusqln, Ho
that she can return 20 pick 10 The
threads OF n promising career o. n
dancer In the Imperial balle', Whl'h
the car loved 30 much tu attend.
IL the reader can contemplate "a
beautiful young girl on the fringe
OF success. with n brilliant future he
fore her and upon whom honors are
bestowed from all sides, suddenly
cast out upon n cold. cold world pen
niless and Weighted down with the
burden OF supporting number NJ
relatives, one can easily Imagine the
present predicamont Of Luna NeEter,
Luna, like the great number OF
young Russian girls, was ambitious.
She loved 20 dance, She loved tho
gay life OF tho capital OF all the
Russas She loved tho Imperial
ballet. the goal OF many "A young
Russian woman, and her exquisite
dancing had won the attention and
admiration of the mighty czRr.
"You dance beautifully" he said
10 Luna one day when the young
lady had been commanded TO APP
pear befote the monarch at TsarkoS
Selo 20 dance few numbers, Sh'
was only 10 years of age at tina
time. ~ wish you great success "
your art" he said as he bestowed q
medal upon the little glrl--a decOra
tlon which the young men and WON
en- OF the empire are always striving
for.
Luna Nester danced quite often n
TRarskoe Selo. She knew the roya
family nt the famous summer re
sort. She became the pct of man'
OF its members. She was the play
mate of the czarevltch. When IN
winter season opened in pstrogrr'
with all its social ana diplomats
splendors In which the best nrtlse
OF the realm are commanded - pla,
their part, there, TO be sure waa u
be seen Luna Nester
But Luna's shining light wns 4
he short lived. The ominous rum
blings OF war were heard In the dis
tant horizon and dark clouds bega
10 gather. In moment the worl
was ariame. Angry men sprang d
each others throats. Boundar
lines were oblIterated. Empire
were wiped out and rulers were dc
stroyed. The day came when IN
Russian empire was smashed. Th
royal family was wiped out OF exls
tence when the bolsheviats came
Tho whole scheme OF things wa
topsy-turvy for Luna. She aid no
know what II was all about. bu
when the soviets entered PetrograC
and seized private property righ
and left, and pressed Luna's father
into military service. forced hel
mother to clean streets and com
PEELED her 10 live on diet o
horseflesh and black bread she knew
that the loug-talked- revolution
the nightmare of monarchists-o
which she had often heard her par