Show SAY CZAR ON FREIGHTER customs men trail crown jewels jewe IS after reporters are excluded RELIEVED BELIEVED DOCKING TEDIUM but really there were 13 supposedly noble russians in the crew of the steamer gov john lind from copenhagen new york the ordinary humdrum ending of the voyage from corenlia gen of the american freighter gov john lind was marked by two happenings not ordinarily recorded in the log the first was tile he discovery by the ships officers that reporters without their knowledge had bad invaded the stokehold intent on finding out whether a very distinguished group of stokers smokers sto kers a bosn and a mess boy a dozen in all were really the late czar of russia and a number of the members of ills his former suite this excitement had just been quieted and the reporters expelled when there came the customs man who had heard the story of the escaped russian ruler and were following a rumor that jewels worth anywhere from to or perhaps it was not dollars but rubles vere concealed on board they were allowed to investigate and they went awn away Y without telling the lie result of the search knew the sea the russians were the of conversation among the american members of the crew all the N way ay across the atlantic they were good natured and answered amiably when the others addressed them as count dulce duke prince Princ eor or even your ailigh ness one thing the american mem hers bers of the crew found out was that lint the russians knew the sea they bald they intended to follow it permanently rient ly when the members of the crew asked sergius it if he was a prince they reported that he answered with due solemnity that he was sure tike the mess boy also said bald he was a duke the lind berthed alongside a pier at the foot of west street when reporters got on board some of the crew pointed out a grimy figure who looked like the late head of the romanoff family there Is the czar said one of the crew with due impressiveness encis are you a member of the romanoff family 1 asked the reporter the distinguished in soiled denims stroked ills his beard with a work hardened hand band 1 I really wish you would not ask me that he be said in a quiet voice say czar said tile the news reporter as lie he pointed toward an imposing looking member of the engine room force Is that a prince the refined member of the crew stopped stroking his board beard and looked in the direction indicated by an outstretched arm really hs he said 1 I think lie he Is asked about jewels did you bring over an any y family jewels came the next nest question the round eyed audience from the stoke hold moved involuntarily forward A few said the bearded offer they are worth considerable money molley suggested the questioner 1 I dont know cwi at this point the pier superintendent ordered the visitors off the ship with a wave of his hand the distinguished departed to his j job 0 1 below decks one of the russians served as an officer on the journey from denmark the others are arc aisted on oil the ship register regis teras as jolin john tiff boatswain george koz ko twenty four years old vladlmir twenty two years old john twenty two years Is old paul lialko twenty eight years old boris labensky twenty five years old john no 1 twenty one years old john sty sixty five years old alex iT offer twenty one years old paul twenty two years ON ohl nick eighteen years old mess hoy boy |