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The Washington times., 1923-03-25
HOW HE DoDGED THE KAISER

The next step in Nickys love his meeting
with Ax In England The British press naturally elevated
this rendezvous into official visit Of the Czarcvch
Queen Victoria, which amused Ncy considerably The
written the of the weeks preceding meeting
replete with passionate love oupoungs and
of yearnng for his girl
These letters also reveal the startling fact that the
gageent of the Czarevtch Princess Ax strengthened
the German but the British influence the Russian
and interpreted in France the time begin
ming of Russo British alliance
BY birth half English and half German, by education
and upbrngng almost entirely English Princess A who
left moheess at and atherles TO- the favorte
granddaughter of Queen Victoria
Another striking revelation contained in these letters Is
the advice given by the Gar his avoid meeting
Kaiser Wilhelm cousin of the BRIDE the way England
And the Czarevitch himself, impatient he his
Ax did not mind the two days delay involved In escaping
Willy He writes:
Papa is always dear and kind me-today asked
whether he would allow go England in his
lovely yacht the Polar Star-and he consented
adding he delighted go through
Berlinl should think mad idea of going over to
sweety by and on board that ship
Ever and forever yours truly unto DEATH loving
deeply devoted COW,
"NICKY"
month after his engagement, when the Czarevitch is
26 and Princess Ax % the lovesc Ncy recalls the hard
days when he was beginning to give away the last bit of
hope of winning A and his deep gratitude to
God 'for His everlasting mercy and blessed gift"
The date 81 the EendszvOus j. approaching and Micys
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FATALIsM IN HIS PASSION

AS the day of the meeting drew close Nicoias passion
mounted for the best ovees and sweetest creature in the
whole world He declares that he believes everything she
80 uutterably blndy and 50 unendess that one
inclined to doubt his sincerity until recalls how bnd
he followed his wife their common ruin in later years.
"Peterhof, June 10, 1894
my own deeply beloved AIx:
"A fond kiss and tender thanks for dear long let
ter 3S-that gave immense pleasurel Oh! you
the best oveest and sweetest creature in the whole world
take the trouble of writing to such kind delightful
ettersl 1t is who spoil but the contrary
who spoils me-
oh! my beloved Alix. have given you forever my
whole passion and love- which is steady and strong
rock under h unnndful of changes earthquakes
happening outsde My precious may be sure and
trustul in your old COW, who would gladly give his life
away it were needed for welfare 1t is no Boosting
part oh! mol my love- feel it strongly and is
quite natural And in return you give me yoursyou
all you unutterably blndy and so unendessly-
that have not got the courage OF asking you about
light my treasure my and a-your truly loving
and devoted to the end old boysy, N1CKY."
Then the visit of Nicholas and his
70 Queen Victoria in England In June. 1884 In
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
DIsLIKEs THE TERM ABRIDEGRooM"
"Gstchina. Your Blessed Birthday. 1894

"Gatchina, Your Blessed Birthday, 1894
ny Sweet Dushka Alix,
What joyl they have now brought me your letter.
must stop put the down and read It or
upl There, unucky the best moment Of the day has
passed No, what do saytats rude because love writ
ing to my little grydarlng: In fact could not do without
sending letter every dayI have at least hours
chat with my beloved precious little bride.
"So you like that titlethe as~ced husband think it
rather official but bear being called the bridegroom
10 deeply offending towards the bride; taking her for
horse people give her groom to look after Shocking ideal
did you congratulate the Landgrafin (coumtess) on
HAS brthdaythe manageable daughterI To think only
that she dared propose her Mamma be married TO mel
would be the same- that charming Alex had espo-sed
you my poor little chcken-we am sorry for you. but
afraid you won't be bit better with half grown up
cowwhat desoate peep into the futrei Your dear birth
day has passed away and must also pass away into
surnber Oh! how hope that may dream Of you my be
loved prnrosy-dear Sweet one-I love you-ohl fully
and 80 deeply.
"By-by, my precious little grly darling sleep well
and God keep watch you.
Hush my dear, lie suU and slunber;
Holy Angels guard thy bed!
Heavenly blessings without number,
Gently falling thy head
"NICKY."
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you tho hundredth part Of what might haze spoken feel
deeply and then Icannot get words ou Il u stupid
and tresome, but Il H. hope that this shyness what
ever 10 will pass for next time shall know
Of each other than in the beginning
"Ohl how impatient am for the moment when
again press lips to your sweet soft face. Ax my
darling you don't know how you have changed by stretch
Ing out fond hand and by making rise up youhe
emblem of real pure love and fath Mol do think that
these vain words, no. they from my feel
ing OF admiration, and love that you have inspired
with.
II must repeat again the same words told you, my
precious little girl the day Of engagement that all my
life belonged to you and that could be enough thank
Iul to YOU dearest for Ill you have done doing
going de- for mel May God help and protect you
difficult beginning Of your pathl
Give my best love 20 Granny And now xood.by, my
own darling beloved Ak God bless you moreI
Ever and forever your deeply loving and thankful
'Nicky."
The Czareitch in his love begins nickname him
self ausbub which literally translated MEANS lousy boob
and Princess lx spitzbub, which signifies little rogue"
Later on he signs himself II am darling little grydear
and your old stupid but devoted for life old and
loving Nicly"
He tells her he gives up smoking because 10 his
wish but In all his saccharne surrender ne makes
protest my darling beloved you won't make
learn to sing and make fool Of don't think you
got voice he promises play the piano
which perhaps saving much for the
He shows for her physical welfare: my darling
you know anxious about poor legs
be9 Obi do take Of yourself and follow the doctors
ldvices"
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you havs choishsA dream Tor many year and tluknCw
you s being realsed-thsn suddsnly the curtain
is drawn andyou only empty space md feel OIL
iously md - beaten downii
Too sad oe words know that that barrier srsgionl
"Dout think deasx that the five years. since we know
each otU. have passed Ia vain and with result Certainly
noefOr ut lsasG And how to change my feelings
afeer waiting and whaling for long, after tae
nd lettar you sent ms2
Il trust In Gods mercy: maybe Il % Ills win that
boh but you especially, should suffer long-maybe after
helping through eli these mseries and trials He win Jet
guide my darling along the path that pray daily torl
"oh do not say mo- directly, my dearest Alx do not
ruin my Me aeady Do you think there exist any hap
piness in the whole world without yOu1 After having lnve
mtarily kept waiting and hoping. tbs end In
such q way1
"ohi do got sngry with I s1n beginning 70
say silly things EDugh ouiSsd In this letter Be caf
Your heart 10 kind understand what
going through now.
But have spoken enough and end this epistle Of
ene. Thank you much for your charming photo send
rhine here nclosed
"Lst wish dearest Aix. that the coming year may
bring you peace. LAppinesa comfort and the fuent Of
syour Wishes. God bless and protect youi
Ever your loving and devoted
"Niciy.s
II ID of the curious revelations Of these letters that
Die who later showed himself be spineess and easily
influenced monarch hard and perseverng He
appealed to his parents help him win Al driven by
atalistc force conquer the girl who prove his
nndoing and that of his dynasty.
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excitement mounting He q troubled BY the correspondence
with Queen Victoria He has write her In very grand
and odfashionedke style and her letters awfuy
difficult to read"
few days later in imprisoned letter. he fhapsodses
oh that delightful pink pair Of blooers you in twice
at Coburg, will see them put again.
Ncky, whose head nearly cracked longing for his
little owl finds being called bridegroom shocking idea,
because he thinks 1T deeply offending towards the bride
taking her for a horse"
He is further shocked learn that the manageable
daughter of Hesan of his acquaintance pro-
posed to his mother Ito be married to mel
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This is the first letter after the Cars engagement
to AIx written in Paas Ednburg Coburg the DAP e
his departure for home It is designated No. the
Gear intending begin numbering his letters from his
Of the page It stands for the word bow The
meaning being "bow Madeleine. which is like saying
greetings MadeIeine The of the letter is given
In the type mater.
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KING AND QUEEN nAvD AsPAT

June g, l0eA Sll11Fsal1aam, NOEt1IL
my Own Sweet Precious beloved Darinr-lgers ara
sttinr i M roor, .cr;hhl;- - -, q - =. 1900. -
,no.I = -. - .- = -,s 49,. !. .- 49, u
1av. - 1919 neula.s- W1.s -.
nv anu mss my Asee gry-oea1 noss avpauAy. vas
more painful tnan can ten you = havs e say goodcy even
for day, and haN on such brek lovely aaOnug-ws
- 80 $3.50, !. 49,. ,,,r.. s - -,
- a~.,I .-rFs - s-asne : 49,. - s. ~
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81 -, sisl4 ,snti = c,,r. +re.s 80, n 49,
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thS c.rfcr,rsn.. - 80 80. tsc,, 49, ..aa.k o.. go
haI,en;.svoIIe SotaseI ~. Pat.I Resl 1890 - $3.50
fieni Eut var eo,,s.r,sS 10 81 .h~SI. go - -
beloved little child Wa not With ma e A et suffer ~
fhat ss;Ginc heat 80 - @ -
"coI RnO vvas kind enotei = tale .o,ne eardvxlla
and sr,t it him 90 latter 80 =. rerosl;r~ W. 1850
The Washington times., 1923-03-25

This his Goat" is the earliest messages
from Nicky to his sweetheart "The Pelly party seems
60 refer to gNus In which AHx and Ncky participated
when they still children and in which each was desig-
oated - some kind Of animal Thus Nicky calls his
Sweseheart sometimes Goat" and sometimes "PelIy"
We he refers to himself the Cow" and one
else ~ the Squirrel This inscribed in letter
ssnt b. Princess Victoria sister of King George who
dssgnstsd Toria in the correspondence Drawing Of
o g0af and squirrel ia the below
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
CALLS HIMSELF HER OLD COW

And four months later Czarevtch Princess As
net at Cobug where under the auspices of Granny Queen
Victoria their engagement announced world The
following letter written the day of his departure for
&nssia:
This Sad Wednesday
Palas Edinburg, CoburR
May 2, 1894
The Washington times., 1923-03-25

the following letter "Uncs Beres who had tus an1lng
aercaon with Aunt AK" u he subsequent Kipg E0aFd
and the AUNT" is the now Dowager Queen AexanAra.
Col Byng, attached to the csaVavth during helpttsrs
stay in England. Il perhaps the Gcn Byng q wed wme
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20
Dumplings
as Mother
Baked En-
BY BERTHA r. sHAPI.EIGH
OF Columbia University

Make a good. plain paste. ron TO
onefourth Of an zach thick and on,
into squares. each large enough 10
cover an apple completely.
Tho apples should be pared. cored
and dipped In melted butter. Fiji
each cavity ieft by the cores rs.
rnovai with on. tablespoonful Of
sugar. mixed with quarter Of a
tablespoonful OF cinnamon.
Place an apple on square Of
paste and bring the four corners up
TO meet at the top. Pinch the sides
firmly togsthsr.
Put the apples. thus oovered. on
n pan and bake 30 to 20 minutes
In q hot oven.
Serve with cream. or hard ssuce
made by creaming together ono-half
cupful OF butter and one cupful of
powdered sugar. Add ono.fourth tea
spoonful OF lemon and n few drops
Of vanilla extract
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xxxv

AhAN
Beatrice knew one thing and one
alone: that abe must not give way TO
tho devastating terror In her heart
There was mighty work 20 do. and
ahs mus; keep strong. Her only wish
was 20 knoei beside him. 20 nm the
bleeding head into her arms and lot
the storm and tho darkness. smother
her existence. but her Etern woods
training cnrns to her aid. She began
the ntupendoun task Of freeing him
from the iinprisnning tree limbs.
The pine kuots flickered feehiy:
and by their light she looked about
for Ben's are Her eyes rested on
the broken gun FIRST: then she saw
tho blade. shining IA the rain. pro
truding from beneath broken
bough She drew !; out and swung
IL down.
Some Of tho lesser f'mbs she broke
of. with . strength IN her hands she
did not dream abe possessed Tho
larger cnss were cut away with blows
Incredibly strong and accurate How
and By what might ahs did not know.
was free exo~pt for tho trss trunk
that wedEed him against . dad log
toward which hs had ieADed for
shcitsr.
she scanned pswssie~s 10 move n
Her shoulders ~urred sEninN n In
vain A Desperate frenzy seissd her.
hut aha fought n r~mors~le-siy down
Her self-dinclpiins must not break
yet. Seeing that she could not move
the treo its~if. she thrust with all her
power against the dead log besies
which Hen lay. In . moment shs
had rolled n assde
CONTINUED Monday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20
BY ALTMAN
BY BLOSSER
BY WILLIAMS

You're brighter than usual this
morning." Justin looked sharply ~
his daughter as she sat down at the
table. He liked 20 see her happy.
YES" Kate offered no explains
ton, 'T am"
The meal finished. James Latham
made his way toward the bari.
where he found his car and backed
into the yard He was leaving the
Parsons household to go to his own
home. II might be long before he
saw Kate again IL he lived up to his
promise. and he knew that he must.
As he turned. Kate approached the
machine. her hand outstretched.
just then Justin came into the
yard with letter in his hand.
This In for you. Katie" he sa14
Kate recognized the writing ~
that OF Alice. Latham waited. Kate
opened the letter. scanned 1t and
then looked up.
"Will you take me TO Terre Hauto
right awayY" she asked.
Go Re Continued
Copyright 1874. by Seattle Star
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never read but which no meant more
than anything he had ever said or
done In his life"
"a lettcr-to mer' Hates smile
was glorious. The sun, shifting
thru the trees. brought out the lights
I'm her hair and eyes. She was beau.
tiful.
where did he put the lettcrg'
"In the trunk. | think"
Then we must find that trunkF
Kate was on her feet Just whore
Is the fishing shack2'
ION tho Wabash, not far from
Terre Haute, and suppose, after
all of this. there isn't any use In
saying over again something I've
already said 20 you thousand
times7" earnestly.
mo. Jimmy. not now. couldn't
be- honest with You now anyway be.
cause I'm in tumult. mentally and
spiritually Help me find out about
Alice and about the trunk and thon
say what you want 10 20 me all over
again and III give you an honest
answers
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and they surely did wonders for me.
/ feel fine all the time now. also am
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one that your medicines are wonder
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II you wish. Mfrs. Ed. BoEHNLEIN,
1l80 Ash St., Louisville, Ky.
Backache, nervousness, painful
times, irregularity, tired and run
down feelings, are symptoms Of fe-
male troubles. Lydia r. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound should be taken
whenever there Is reason 10 fear such
troubles. II contains nothing that
can injure, and tends to tone up and
strengthen the organs concerned, 80
that they may work in n healthy.
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II has thousandsof others II Is now
selling almost all over the world.
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BEGIN HERE TODAY
ATE WARD. widow Of

KATE WARD. widow OF
DAN WARD. living with her father.
JUSTIN PARSONS. has a visitor.
CHINATOWN ALICIA. who says Dan wss
father OF her child,
DOROTHY. Kate naturally 10 much per
turbsd. A few evenings later Kate ana
hsr father find an unconscious man.
victim Of auto crash. near their
homo. and carry him 10. He reooverS'
gives his name as
JAMES LATHAM. He woor Kate. who.
torn between hor old love for Dan, ana
vet fond OF Latham, does not know
what TO 40. Then II develops that
Latham know Dan. recalls Meeting
with him at a fishing shack no owned,
Of a references 10 some unknown gfri---
parhaps Alics---&nd that he has heard
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Page s91
HER NEAREST NEIGIiBOR

was a good deal for a little pho
neer girl TO have way out here.
and with all my three-year old
fnart I loved my little grand
mother and didn't love my big
grandmother.
Big grandmother was ths stern
sort OF person who was always
saying to mother. 'Estheri think
you ought to whip that child for
thatr And I was that child and
didn't at all like the sort Of
advice she was giving my mother.
Little grandmother lived quite
a distance away. but when she
came ahs seemed 20 bring sun
ahins with her. and when she
started to go home she would hold
me tight and say. I'm going 10
take her home with mo. Lend her
10 me little while with not no
much as a whisper about that
whipping business.
"Onoe ! remember. mother let
me go. And | had a wonderful
visit q wasn't yet four years old
and when II came time 10 start
home. grandmother found mo on
the fence.
1T was an old-fashioned rail
fence. quite high. what W. called
worm fence ! wns walking on
the top rail. peeling "a pear with
BIZ butcher knife and eating Il
with great JoyF'
TO BE Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20

II promise" The promise meant
much TO James Latham. His brown
eyes rested ON Kate with something
OF doglike devotion.
His steps Jagged as he walked
toward the house. kate hurried
ahead. Justin would be waiting for
breakfast.
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The ONE-MAN WOMAN
CHAp. a7-AN UNEXPECTED LETTER
60 ON WITH THE STORY
By RUTH AGNES ABELING

Of n mysterious trunk which. could II
he found. seems likely 70 contain the
story Of Dams past
GO ON WITH THE STORY
'Do you wnnt me To 20 orr
Latham's tone was sympathetic.
But there isn't much more 20 tell"
'sYes---ffnish." Kate couldn't en-.
dure his sympathy
Talk of the girl seemed 20 In.
furiate Dan" Latham went on Her
name wasn't mentioned. But Dan
did speak OF HIS wife"
''YesY' Hates tone was eager.
'Ie said no had Just written a
letter 70 his wife which she might
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II can just hear grandmother
telling us the story OF IT," Mrs
Day went on. ~she would say.
And there was /. left alone in
the wilderness with eight chill
drenr"
Didn't there hs any good
nsighbors to keep care OF your"
Peggy asked. sometimes not 70
very far away pioneers did have
nelgbbors."
"Eow. that's interesting. too
Mrs. Day said. You can't guess
who was the nearest neighbor.
Not very far away was the sol
diers' barracks. and a big house
In which the general lived. And
his name was"
~. s. Grantr' Dav>d almost
yelled II.
phil Sheridan" Mrs. Day cor
rected him. Tho both Grant and
Sheridan were OFTEN guests In
her home. My uncle afterward
bought and lived in that Sheridan
house. but no moved II more than
mile first.
But all that was long before !
was born. Ny first memories are
Of the home we had there in the
deep Oregon woods. where, no
matter which way you looked. you
could never see out. you always
looked into The woods. trves and
trees. and trees. and ralni
II had two gTandmothers. That
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20

Tor me. ! was IN
bed for eight or
nine days every
month and had q
greatdeal Of pain.
The doctor said
my onlyrclief was
an operation. ]
read Of Lydia +.
Pinkham's medi-
cines and triedthe
Vegetable Com
pound and the
Eanative Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20
NO OPERATION
FOR her
She Took Lydia E.Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and Escaped
the Operation Doctor Advised

Louisville, KY" wish TO thank
you for what your medicine has done
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20

Instantly she was bonido tho form
OF har eomrade and enemy. struggling
with the cruel limbs that pinned him
60 the earth.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-28
rexco Oils and Greases.
Texco Oils and Greases.
q. EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. J. G. Ingham, Pastor.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Morning Service at II a. m.
Seeks Hid den Treasure
Buried by Cabin John

Washington.-An old legend connect
Ing buried treasure with John Of the
CABIN" an old. trapper who had his
home near Cabin John bridge, In Mary
land, before the Civil war, still plays
part In deeds for the sale of property
in the neighborhood Of Cabin John, re-
corded at Rockville.
Purchasers Of land in certain sec
lions near Cabin John are required to
promise that if the treasure credited to
John Of the Cabin" is found on their
property they will turn over half of Its
value to the company from which the
land was purchased.
The old trapper had his home, &C
cording to the legend, either near
Cabin John creek, where there Is today
bathing pool, or near the present site
of Cabin John bridge. Legend credits
John Of the Cabin" with possession of
a considerable sum of money which
could not be located after his death.
The supposition Is that he buried 1t In
the locality of his cabin and that some
day 1t will be uncovered.
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e was showing EN-" She had b,

She was showing EN-" She had BIZ
gun with her servants. They wer
the only ones to observe ;he fnct 'hs'
she was up and dressed AID cJwg.
stairs for Christmas dinner There
all IN her grim solitude, she surveyor
her presents. There were dozens anf
dozens Of them. A table heaped an
running over with parcels from all he
hopeful relatives. She smiled a triil,
wryly.
She came to her great-nleces' pres
ents the very last Of all. They hap
pened to be lying together at the bot
tom Of the pile. A footman was at
her hand ready to help with the strings
and the unfolding Of paper. But now
Aunt Susan waved him away. "I'il
undo these myself" she said. In her
hardened old heart there had always
been q spark of affection for these two
young nieces whom she had not seen
since they were children. She would
like to undo their presents with her
own hands--to get the personal flavor.
Jessicas came first. on she tore
the brown paper wrappings with its
postmarks and address. Out rolled q
white paper parcel tied with every
day white string. The white paper
was. rather wrinkled and certainly
slightly s0iled. Aunt Susan slipped
the string. into her lap rolled a pair
Of soft gray silken boudoir slippers,