Show ff t J- J joi S1 Olson i r t for Czar Cia X Duchess Book Written by Nursery Go erness to Imperial Russian Princess Tells of Visitation by Angel AeI of Death to tot Royal Palace t By Dy Byan Van an Calava Republican Special Service Serice Washington D. D C C. C July 12 Miss Iss Eager that Irish girl who for six siC RIX years ear was wa nursery governess to the four tour Rug Russian lan princesses has with the thc permission Ion Blon of or the czar and czarina of Russia Russin published a book about but th these e little highnesses high high- nes nesses es In t. t those se pages one Olt sees sec SeEK the stately state stat ly h figure of the empress moving through the splendid apartments of the czars czar's I several se eral palaces one sees ses the slight form orm of the czar cac himself himsel and his face weak yet ct kindly l and one hears the childish prattle pratte of the czars czar's children In one re respect re- re the czars czar's children reo are from most healthy children ren The They ar are like hike Nicholas himself like the grand dukes dulses cules like nearly er c every member of the Imperial family the they family they dream the they have hwe strange visions the they see dread dreal shapes that can have rio 10 material existence And Anc once the little Grand Duchesses Olga and Marie Murle urle awoke In iii terror un teror to see ste In their room tho the awful shape hp of the Angel of Death they thought the Angel of Death had lad come to summon their dearly beloved be- be loved e father rafhel But it was not for him lut for their l little tt cousin Princess Elizabeth Elizabeth Eliza Eliza- Elza- Elza beth Leth daughter of or the grand duke duk of Hes Hesse e. e that hunt the angel 1 had come This happened at the czars czar's PolIsh Polish Pol Pol- ish ishu country countr place four years ago and ago part of the sad stor story all al the world has hasi ha 0 heard card i ea rd I Czars Czar's Child Favorite Pa The Grand Grant Duke Ludwig only brother of th the czarina and the czars czar's close chose friend was the emperors emperor's guest for or the hunting Little Princess Princes Elizabeth next to hl his own daughters was the chic lle czars czar's child rave favorite Perhaps he hue was kinder to her still because because be be- cause caus while with wih her hr father she had no mother mOlher near her a a divorce ln la having separated sep sep- her parents On that fatal lay day which threw ew all al Imperial and royal Europ Europ Europ Eu- Eu rop Into Inlo mourning the they lucy came caine late to dinner dui din ner ncr In the nursery with wih Miss 1 s Eager th their lr governess ro res But wilful Princess s Elizabeth insisted on waiting t UI up to lO dine line with wih Uncle Nicholas The little princess was luau half hal famished Impatiently she walt waited l for the tho czar to be he served senei according to eti el- el eti- eti lucite quette Nicholas amused b by the chatter of the tle child who sat gat so near him that her hieP curls brushed his nuns alias was In no hurr hurry to begin with wih hl his oysters The he hungry little princess looked at the luscious lus Ius has has- clous cious bivalves es enviously lIsl an and then her eyes ees made the round of the table taLle She squirmed hi la the Chic chair for tor or a moment and ald then said Why Uncle Nicholas cant can't you S see youre you're keeping us all ni waiting The rho czar laughed Little lt princess I suspect that's one word for the others and two so for yourself Are you OU very ery ery dear hUnEl hungry my eal Oi Oh so Q o hungry Uncle Undo Nicholas Well Yel suppose for once a princess s of or Cassel Hesse-Cassel take precedence of or the czar Take ake my oysters dear little princess Do Does s that mean Uncle Nicholas that thai I now may mar have hn e your our oysters and begin i r i. i e t It I does princess and the czar bowed gravely ravely gra e Princess Princ Becomes III s Il The well trained wel footman placed the caT czars czar's oysters before Princess Elizabeth Elzabeth who lo lost t no time In eating one and then another The he czar car laughed and there was vas general merriment But suddenly sonie one said What ts s the matter mater princess The chil child with fork poised was wa looking doubtfully at the remaining oysters on hr her pl plate te Just Justi Just at at this time oysters were wre served sr el to al but hut a suspicion hind had hal already alread en entered entered en- en In t their minds minds tue tho suspicion of 01 which no ho one can be quite fr tree free e who dines at att atthe atthe t the h ta table of or t the h czar the czar the he suspicion of or poison liaison It I wa was waS not until EI Elizabeth beth had begun to lo turn lurn pale and pushed her plate plat plat there awa away from her with decision that was genuine alarm Suddenly th the tIaC princess princess prin prin- cess ceSH gasped anti and nearly earlY fell fel from her chair Hurriedly t she sho was carried Into Inlo her room put to bed and physicians sum sum- sum summoned All Al' Al the outer salts Kate were barred and n all the hou household under surveillance sur sur- al of ot th the guard while messages summoning expert detectives were sent sentI J I to St. St St P Petersburg For all al within the castle knew that the little lite princess princes was wu the accidental victim of an attempt ti to tl poison polson the em emperor Little Princess Elizabeth was wa Ill I unto dOth death She lay dying upon her b lied nl In Ina Ina Ina a room adjoining that e fe the litti Ith Grand Gland Duche Duchesses seR Olga and Mario Marie her cousins had been asleep In spite of the gep general rl excitement and the hurrying of feet through thu-ough the corridors Miss Eager Enger their gov governess rne s was watching beside the I bed of or the dying princess when suddenly I she was brought to her f feet fht t by the sound of frantic screams ln Is Issuing from frol th the room occupied by the grand duch duchesses Sit Sa Angel Angl of or Death Followed b by the two doctors t ho were wen present and nc by Ly the czarina tho the gOern governess gO er gover goter n ness ss rushed to the r rescue of her chare charges They occupied the same bed bl In which the they were sIttIng upright with wih bulging eyes and faces distorted with wih fear ear while both loth pointed upward toward a corner ot th the room oom which was only dimly lighted The They were shaking with wih terror They The coull could not utter uter a word ord and It was some sometime sometime time before they could bo be bf soothed Suddenly Sud Sud- denly again the they pointed and became convulsed with wih terror saying Lok look lok there It Is again Plainly both children saw the thi same Cre dread shape Then Marie screamed It I has gone Into Inlo Ellas Ella's l room And Olga as though having also seen the shape shaie pass pass through the Intervening Inter Inter- ening door coor cried out Olt Oh On poor Ella Poor Ela Ella The The doctors hardly knowing what 10 to think hurried Into the room where Princess Elizabeth la lay las anti and almost almot at al that that moment the little princess raised her herself el In bed pointed as though Sh she too saw the An Angel c o of Death and cried I Iam Iam am nun dying I am dying Send Sen for mam mm inn In Those were her last words She SheI became unconscious and In hi another hour was dea dead I Winged In d While FI Figure The little grand duchesses could coul sl sleep ep epO no ro more that night Th The czar ant ani czarina carlna O and Miss Eager questioned lu them about what they had seen For a 0 time they tHY could on only I sigh over the hue fate fale of o poor Cousin Ella Ela At Al length they told lold how they had been by a strange fear tar to see see hovering ho near the tho door coor an awful winged with wih a stem sterT bearded ace and long white draperies Both iloth protested pro pro- tested they had hal seen the same figure which the they recognized as is the Angel Anhel of oC Death They screamed In their fright fright Their only thought was that that the an angel el lad had hac come for their beloved father the czar who stood alway In such cr dreadful danger langer When they heard hearl the tho angels angel's wings again and anc saw the shape glide Into the he room of the Princess Elizabeth Elbeth they knew that It I was not their father ather but their heir ther li little le cousin who was about abolt to die l When hen told that Ella Ela was Indeed dead th hey were wert not nol at all ni surprised Alter After this conversation the czar the czarina carina and Miss IBs Eager the lie governess lad had fad no doubt that the children I waling from rom their sleep had actually seen sten with wih their heir psychic vision Islon the conventional Ogue fig fig- ire nrc ue of the Ang Angel l ot or Death They he had hal heard icard of or similar instances If I only one of the grand duchesses hail had seen see I the fig Ig- Ig hg- hg ure It I might have ha e been leen a a dream but not when both bolh saw U it I simultaneously I Czar Sees Ss M'S MS Visions These Thee things were ily I easy fOrthe for fOr he the czar to believe beleve because h ho he had ha had similar visions himself All Al the latter Inter years cars 11 of his If life since he had ascended led fh he the throne and become come the tho shining mark markor for or assassin ln he had been Leen troubled t by Ir them hem His belief belef In lit things not palpable yet el visible had driven him to court the acquaintance and anc powers of spiritual ml me- me lums of prOe professors sOS of psychology ot of mesmerists hypnotists and even of char- char re With his hi own eyes he lie had seen he the spirits of ot czars who had reigned he- he fee fc ore him and he believed that that ho had hd heard eard their voices Now Non he lie believed that the he Angel of o Death had hd a entered his ils p palace lace as a seen by Ly his hiS da daughters that he the summons summon had hal b been en for himself and nd that hat only the accident that tur turned d the he poison polson against t his little gu g guest l t hal dl- dl 11 reeLed the ghostly visitor to another I room com Van an Calava I |