Show SCRATCHED R FACE w mile vern vera Is known to every russian who has hag been in petro grad frad within the last five years her marv marvelous elous contralto voice had won for her the most enviable position in court life she was the lioness of the most exclusive elusive set of all of russia and she 11 1 was the idol of the peasants of that ill fated country her rendition of the russian gypsy songs endeared tier her to all traveling in the set she did she was bound to come sooner or later to the notice of that famed mystic of all mystics the holy one of russia for along oj long time the man who dominated russia even more than the czar himself had cast covetous eyes on in the charming singer finally the mo me ment lie fie had long wished for came duran during tin on entertainment hold held id tile the home of f p a grand duchess 0 on the he plen pica that lie he desired to talk with tier on oil spiritual she went with hlin into ill the conservatory when she realized his plans she forgot wat site she was the guest of the lie grand duchess forgot what the result insult might be forgot tier her dings completely and almost tore into shreds tile the face of tile the holy one when was questioned as fo t 0 the cause of his fenre lie he replied that lie ha hall had been wrestling with the spirits of evil the fair mile vern vera prince and his wife princess irene were tile the intimate friends of mile naturally slie she told her story of the encounter with to tile them the princes J ia M A V 11 already worked up to a pitch over a similar insult by to princess irene vowed that within 48 hours sho she would be revenged almost to the minute the body of was found mlle mile Is now in this country where she Is helping to swell the coffers ot of the red cross fund by singing lier ter loved gypsy songs to the people of her own country la in the language they understand |