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Show j BT' GEORGE HORTON ; j was responsible foe it. Could it 'be possible that th Kussian eheriibe4 ambition am-bition of beinjr mad manajfert ' Hardy looked at his pistol and determined, if it became necessary, to defend himself. But as for Barneh, would it bo possible to do anything frr himl There w er, he rernemtered, about a down Jewish families in tows, whose residences were-clustered were-clustered together in one auarter, while the house in which Baruch dwelt with his ayed mother was at some distance from these. Perhaps it would be possible possi-ble to reach Mordecai before the Christians Chris-tians got there and warn him. If ne-eessary ne-eessary he would offer the Jew the "belter "bel-ter of the store. He seized his hat and went out into the dimly-lighted street. He had gone only a short distance when a boy stoppi 'him with a detaining hand. Hardy looked down and his eyes fell on a Korean routh. He knew instantly in-stantly that it was a Korean from tho costnme ;baggr trouser-, loose blouse and hat of bamboo frame covered with haircloth. (To Be Continued.) . " CHAPTER -ULVilL '' 7 ' v. ! " " ':3. The Mysterious Korean Boy. This was the letter of the. Princess: . "My Deer, Mr. Hard: You have ne doubt heard, long ere this, of our rescue res-cue from the ill fated Pushkin. Your own adventures on the nrer, and your safe . arrival in Stryetensk, are all known- to me, through the kindness of the police. Believe me that I was dis-- dis-- appointed to the verge of exasperation on learning that it was not through your efforts that we were saved. Your heroism hero-ism loses nothing in my eyes from the fact, and you had already done enough to establish yourself in my estimation as a very gallant and noble gentleman. I k-urdiy know bow to thank one so modest mod-est and self-effacing as yourself for all that you have done for me. I can only repeat that I owe my life to you, and " that I am deeply and eternally grateful. If you are ever in Moscow, I shall expert ex-pert rou to call on me at my house on tho Boulevard Prrchistenka any one can tell you where it is. I hope that your affairs will bring you here before very lonj, that we may talk over our " extraordinary experiences together. In the meantime, you must think of me as your verv sincere and grateful friend, "ELI2ABETHA ROMANOVNA." Hardr read this letter over half a dozen times, and the oftener be read it, the more satisfaction it gave him. Tbero was a certain delicacy in the expression of her gratitude, without anv hint at reward re-ward other than the offer of her friend ship, which betokened an entire appreciation appre-ciation of his character and understanding understand-ing of his motives. He spent most of the day thumbing his English-Russian dictionary and composing his reply, which, being in a language in which he was as vet a novice, was somewhat stilted. This, in effect, is what he at last worked out: "Most Noble Lady: I beg thst you will no longer give a thought to the part which I played upon the Amur. To be of service to so charming' and exalted a lady as yourself is a happiness and distinction dis-tinction "which calls for no further reward. re-ward. If I aro in addition, to be hon-nr hon-nr ynr friendship, mv recompense JVv?r greater than my desert. Very coe4ia!ly yours. ''Frederick Courtland Hatdy. " Baruch, when he came in the evening, east a critical eye over tho letter and pronounced it excellent. "Even as if is." he deHared. "it would be possible for the lady to understand under-stand it, andjihe wonld not laugh. Nevertheless, Nev-ertheless, tlferc are two or three little alterations to be made you would scarcely call them corrections." "You are polite as a Freachman. Mordecai. Your 'two or three little alterations' have amounted to rewriting rewrit-ing the whole thing. Now, we will address ad-dress the envelop. I think you bad hotter do that, so as to get it exaetly right. It goes to her Highness, the Princess Elizabeth Romanovna, Frechis-tnka Frechis-tnka street. Moscow." . At the mention of this name. Rn-jnich Rn-jnich face gTew livid, and his eves (.-lowed with sudden hate. " Roma novna ! " he hissed, "of the Romanoffs rf Moscow t I hqve good cause to hate and detrst that name. That acenrsed bouse wis mo violent .'n the perseeritions that resulted in the expulsion of the .Tews 'rim Moscow, j Thee used all their influence to bring this about, because thev coveted cer tain property owned by the Hebrews, vhich the latter refused to sell. A whole peaceful and industrions community com-munity was nprooted in a single night, driven from their homes and their vocations, vo-cations, ordered to leave with their wives and families, their sick and their old, and to make shift as best they could, in the accursed Pale. My father, the trusted and honored cashier of a bank, with a salary of $2500 a vear, a rosition to which he had risen through weritv years of faithful service, was kicked out like a dog. and told to go. You cannot realize what suffering all this led to. My father, reduced to menial me-nial tasks to support his fami'v, died within six months of grief. "I have styM love for the blood of Romanoff. Trey are all insolent tyrants and op- jkV.'' ear Mordecai," replied Hardy ':Ayel?eve me, your tale of wrorjg fills rie with pity and indignation, and T do not wonder at the strenih of your feel ings. I have small doubt that all vo-,i fjy of the Romanoffs is true, with one rxceptioD. You must except the Prin cess who i a sweet and noble lady, with as tender snd as generous a heart as ever beat in a woman's breast." The Jew made no reply, but quietly directed the envelope, and shortly after took his leave. He had not been gone more than ten minutes, before Hardy heard a tap at to door of his room, and called. "Come ia!" in Rtustan. Vas.li entered in grcst excitement. "Is the Jew here?" he asked. His manner was bold, and he did not remove his hat. "No," replied Hardr. "Why. what's the matter nowf What do you want with him?'' "The people want him." cried Vasi-i, Vasi-i, "the Christians. A Christian child has disappeared, and they think the accursed ac-cursed Jeva have sacrificed him. This thing has gone on long enough." Vasili was speaking Russian now. "Onlv last spring a Christian young man was found dead. mnrderedv and the people could not find out who did it. They laid it on the .Tews. Who else could have done it? Would a Christian murder a Christian 1 Impossible! Such things must stop. We are going to tear down the Jewish hcoses and the Jewish store. If we do not find the child, we will kill every Jew in Biryetensk. We will tear their ehi'dren to pieces! " .With this. Vasili rushed from the roam. Hardr gaxed for some moments, in silsct astonishment, at the closed door through which his clerk had just disappeared. "This is getting serious," he mut-tred mut-tred at last, rising. "It mav even re-ruit re-ruit in serious consequences to tho tore." Up to this moment he had not been able to realize that human beings. Mail cS whem coo'.d read and write, eoj be capable of each fanaticism, or tVCvredoa in the medieval snpersti-:::rfi snpersti-:::rfi ehiid-ariflee eould still exist. Tho thought that he was alone here ia tho aidrt .-sf "this irresponsible popula-' popula-' lion biro uneasiness as to his own Mftr, Ho wondered how generally the .report was circulated that he himself was a Jew, and th ruspieion crept - through bit 'mind that peihapi Vaiii |