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. ! -''v:,"".v'v'''" ' "' ; :J''iYYvY-.Y' Y'"'- v':'.v-v, '-vYY.;--- Yf , -- YVYlYYVY ''V'wy-vr.: . ' k ."' f -: A'j- v r - ---v - I'.-.. : .Kissing mm sf yi I 'The Jacquerie," Rochegrosse' Powerful Painting of an Incident of the Peasants' Uprisingnn France Long Before the Revolution, the Brutalities and Outrages of Which Were Paralleled, According to Dmitri's Story, by the Fate of the Czarina and Her Beautiful Daughters r 'HE Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovitch is perhaps the most romantic and the most tragic figure among the many Russians "who have experienced .unspeak able sufferings In recent days. The young Grand puke was the only son of the Grand Duke Paul, the late Czar's , uncle, and, therefore, -was the Czar's first cousin. He was for a time mentioned as a probable successor to the Czar, in view ot the Czarerltch Alexis's feeble health, and this proposal was greatly favored by conservative Russians. To help this pro ject It was planned that Dmitri should marry his cousin, Grand Duchess Olga, oldest daughter of the Czar. The Grand Duke has had many escapes from death and many unhappy love af fairs. Nearly all his adventures have been tragic or unhappy, so much so that the London newspapers he is now in London have called him "Russia's unhapplest prince" and "the melancholy prince." He took a leading part in the plot to kill the scoundrel Rasputin, in order to rid the Czar, of the "dark forces" that were ruin ing him. The scoundrel died, but It was too late to avert disaster for Russia.' The revolution sent Dmitri abroad, ruined and an exile. His father, Grand Duke Paul, was one of the first 'princes to be killed by the Bolshevik!, while his stepmother, Princess Olga Palley, barely escaped with her life, and his relations and friends fell by the score almost daily. Then came the dreadful tragedy of the assassination" of "his cousin the Czar, with the Cxarina and her five children. ""The British royal family has shown much kindness to their cousinr Grand DuFe Dmitri, in London, but he is an erratic prince not to be comforted by conventional attentions.' The latest information about him is that he is intensely interested in the beautiful and dashing American dancer, Theodora Gerard, commonly known as Teddy." But even this affair does not seem likely to bring happiness to the un- happy prince. ' A large part of London and a part of New York believe that the Prince is in love with the black-eyed dancer. They say that he fell in love with her not for hei personal charms, her brilliant eyes, her flashing smile, her light and slender figure, the swift grace of her movements. He yielded his heart to her, the gossips say. for a far different reason. He loves her because she listens tenderly to his stories Of the horrors of the Russian revolution. It would be hard to find two persons cf careers and characters more widely dif ferent than "Teddy" Gerard, tie dancer, and Dmitri Pavlovitch, who may become Emperor of Russia. f4. 18 from tDe Ufbt-hearted j sad North. She is an Argentinian, born ia Buenos Aires. ; Her-parents are French. Her true name is Theodora Gerard Cabre. Her parents brought her from the gayest ; country In South America She finished 6er growing; up in prosaic Hoboken, N. J. I reAn.tapf8ion.abIe yux,S ma ooed I Jer. She married him when she was six- ! tfea be promised to put her on the staged Sheleft him directly after the I ceremo-y. She went to' Reno to secured divorce, butjrouth Is impatient To six. teen the six months required for a resi Aence seemed an Intolerable time. She I returned and sang and laughed and danced I fa tha chorus at the Casino, It was in THE ..OREGON'. SUNDAY JOURNAL, TORTLAND, SUNDAY, OLTOBEKJ ' -rr -r S ' ' ' 7 i -TTNw . M- I "1 .,-1 mm mm. - m ... - v - ... " v ' I I" --rirmirf.iiMii r . ( iiri I 1 . " t I V; . "'i t I "Havana." "She went to, Europe. She be came an idol of Paris. She gave the gay capital her version' of the vampire. It is interesting and typical that she dressed as the wrecker ot mien's lives in a lovely pink gown Instead of the stereotyped black one. At thirty-one Miss Gerard can review a life filled with more events than are en compassed in the existence of most women of eighty. Mrs. E. R. Thomas, once the beautiful Linda Lee, of Kentucky, became jealous of Paris's idol and named her In her divorce suit. This course, Miss Gerard declared, was "catty." But Mrs. Thomas secured her divorce. Again jealousy beset the path trod by her dancing feet. E. R. Thomas became jealous of Edward Crlpps, now Colonel Cripps. Mr. Cripps Is a colonel of the Hussars, having won his title and many decorations because, leading twenty men, he captured a trench of Turks. It Is to be hoped that Colonel 'Cripps and the melan choly prince will not engage in a duel of Jealousy. Grand Duke Dmitri, too, at twenty-niney has some heart adventures stored away in memory's rose-leaf and lavender chest There was the trim housemaid whom his cousin-in-law, the Czarina, caught hhn kissing. The Czarina then urged the Cxar to banish his kinsman for the household good. While the Czar was hesitating, ac cording to his indecisive temperament . court circles wagged active tongues about the lad's absurd devotion to the impeccable Princess Beloselsky. formerly Miss Susie TThlttler. daughter of the late General Whittler, of Boston. These two so oppo site adventures caused the youth to be exiled when he was twenty-two. He went to Rome, where he was seen In the com pany of the Princess Radzlwill and her sister, Gladys Deacon. There was an even ing when the public feasted Its. eyes upon the trio while they feasted at the Excelsior. The table was decorated with the Princess's favorite flowers red roses and red carna tions. . The stirring events of this young Prince's life he told to Miss Gerard in London, and during the telling, it is said, he fell In love with her. He met her first in Petrograd. whOe she was dancing In the Russian city. It was before the war. With other princes and nobles he attended parties at which the dancer from America was a belle. . But neither was greatly attracted to the other. Death and disaster were needed to form bonds between the then light-hearted pair. When he met her again she was playing In The Eclipse" In London. He saw her In the play. The manager brought to him her message -ot sympathy about the trouble in Russia, The Grand Duke sent an appreciation. , Since the Russian was pitied and the American admired by every one they were Invited everywhere," They met at many parties gay ones on the Strand and fashionable ones In Mayfalr. In Miss Gerard's bijou apartment small and brilliant as a Jewel, the telephone rang one afternoon. Lady Portarlington was on the-wire.:. "Dear Teddy, she said, "poor Dmitri has received the most awful news. The Bolshevik! have killed his father. Dmitri likes you so much. ' May I bring him to you?" "Certainly. At ones,. This very mla- ' ate. . -v- , ' Lady Portarlington ar rived, bringing with her the tall young man with, the' pale face and tired i eyes. j Miss Gerard gave . themTthe easiest chairs' and softened the light o a faint pink glow. "Now tell me about Has- Bla, Dmitri." she said. Sha listened welL It is a rare accomplishment Women's minds travel faster than men's; speech. Fair listen ers are In haste to hear the end. They Interject and exasperate.' But Miss Gerard, fastening her eyes of velvet blackness on his, was silent as the Sphinx. "It was so hideous, Teddy," he said. "My poor father. You know how I loved him. X was his only son. "Dear father had been in prison ever Bince the revolution. They had prom ised him his freedom the next day.. The devils I He believed It He and two other noblemen expected that with the dawn they would; pass out ot the prison gates and he free. -He was led with his two companions out into the prison court They sniffed the clean air. They lifted their bowed heads. Hope shots ia ' their eyes. " "But first we must do something else,' said their torturers. 'What it is yon shall see.' A crowd of pris oners were brought' out My father recognized many of them, The fiends shot them all, every one, before his eyes. Then they thrust father and his two companions back against the wan and shot them to death." As lie told this Dmitri held his hand before his eyes, as if to shut out the memory of the horror. A few . words from Miss Gerard. Not more than "Poor Dmitri! Poor boy! ;How sorry I am!" But she had listened with volumes ot elo quence in her deep black eyes. As Lady Portarlington expected, he left the- bijou apartment calmed and con soled, i Theife was that strange Christmas party at Shepherd's Market Shepherd's Market is poor and picturesque a London Greenwich Village. Struggling, unrecog nized urt abides there. In this company lived Dlkran Souyumjahn He was a writer, who has since written a successful book. He was writing It then writing it so assiduously that he had not bought any Christmas supplies. And there was an other reason for the-omlssion. Teddy Gerard wrote to the garret styled ua studio la Shepherd's Market Yoa wnow, we players don't play on Chris tolas,- she said. "I have taken a fancy life dine In your studio. Will tm supply the place? rl will send the dinner. have in fire or six ot the boys. yon say?",.".. Teddy, will you?" s a unique Christmas party. To it 9 wana imie jJmitrL brtnrin tit.; we Whatdh "OhJ HUH 1U 01 18S0, lataroattoea AsftwaSjorfta ia I 5 (L rS - . i liS ImlH?1 1 '1 Two Charming Poe of MmTeddr UfCJ " fr' l4t;:WifVh I Gerard, Whom Grand Dxiko Ah s Dmitri Want, to Marry. . - iJ Villi I V 4? V v x It 1 - h WA Russian guitar. He played low, watling music, mostly Russian folk songs. "You are here, but you are not happy, Dmitri. Are you thinking ot home?" The young Grand Duke looked at Miss Gerard. He swallowed a lump in his throat The bohemlans, by common con sent want about the studio looking at the tattered books and dim .pictures, even In specting the moth-eaten curtains. "I am sad because I have heard fright ful news since I saw you. It breaks my heart again." Miss Gerard employed her soothing friendliness. "Tell me about it, Dmitri," she said. ,i "I have just heard from one who fled from Russia how my aunt the Czarina, and the princesses, her daughters, were killed." : He paused. His pale face crew whiter Inj the. flickering lights ot the gar ftt, -v"They were ' killed after a night of -J fliest Batata sugMe Bajyua, , 10, 1920. ' ..... Interesting Pursuit of the Fascinating Miss Teddy Gerard by the Melancholy Grand Duke Dmitri, Whom His Aunt, the Dl-Fated Czarina, Banished for Her Two Charming Poses of Miss Teddy Gerard, Whom Grand Duke Dmitri Wants to Marry. rttaspeakable torture. Do you understand, Teddy? Those gently nurtured womea were tortured by creatures below beasts. "My uncle, the Czar, was taken, into an other room in the cellar andwas shot My aunt and her daughters remained Im prisoned for many hours afterward. They were tortured by the human refuse. They were subjected to nameless indignities, hideous familiarities. "The poor little Grand Duchess Olga, the eldest daughter, the one 1 was to have mar riedshe and Tatlana fell to their knees when, the barbarians broke open the door. They besought them for the boos ot death. They said, rWe beg you to kill us now. We entreat you.' Tatlana, they say, tried to fling herBelf on the sword of the man " who was first to enter. They knew the horrors that awaited them. But no. Their lives were spared for many hours. They remained there until day break, the prey of savages." "At least" Miss Gerard said at this strangest ot Christmas parties, "you avenged their sufferings before they oc curred. Yon helped to kfll the traitor Rasputin." "Yes," he answered, and the story followed. "We knew that he had turned his bestial eyes upon the lovely Princess Youssupoff. Wo knew that he was on his guard against us. But we knew the lure ot a lovely woman was stronger in him than tear. We wrote a note, signing it by the Princess YoussnpofTs name. We said, Will you dine with me to-night at the palace? He arrived. We knew he would. - Prince Yous supoff and two ethers and I received him. - It was In a sub terranean room. He turned upon us a look of malevolence.. He knew why, we were gathered, but he did not flincn. Yous supoff said. The princess will be here presently. Shall we begin? "We sat at the table, and drank. We had poisoned the wine. . To our amazement the huge brute drank and drank. The poi son did not affect him., 'Can it be true? Does he possess supernatural powers?' we silently asked ourselves. The dinner was well on. Rasputin's eyes turned to the door. ' He was waiting for the entrance ot the princess. As with one accord we arose. As with one accord we said, You are a traitor. We are going to kill yon.' Rasputin answered but one word. .Tes he said, and backed toward the door. '. "But two ' of us barred ; his way. The executioner bad been chosen. It had been" determined by the tossing of a coin. Prince" L youssupoff; or I wss to do tie deedV. ..The J "". . ' Housemaid 2 j ' - , r f n , -1 - v V f v f p , -v C-1 II '(yr : I ( WAs Grand Dole Dmitri Pavlovitch, On f the Executioners of Raiputia, the Myitis Wltoit InfltMDC Upon la Fonaer Ryal Family of Russia HIpd PrecipiUto the Revelutioa Against the Czar. ( coin gave the chance to Youssupoff. He cast himself upon the giant He bore him down to the floor. He throttled him. One of the noblemen fell fainting at the sight The other left the room; 'Go,' said Yous supoff, he is dead.' He flung the table cloth about the big, silent form. "I went out by the rear door. 1 drove a car around to the front gate. I was to wait there for the monk's body and drive across the bridge and fling it Into the river. A servant opened the gate. "'My God,' he said. 'Youssupoff is mur dering Rasputin.' "I went back to the un derground room. There lay Youssupoff' choking on a divan, struggling for breath, waving his hands as though trying to drive someone from him. I shook him. Wbat has happened?' I asked. I helped him to bis feet He stood - looking down at the false priest still wrapped In the tablecloth. . "He is dead, said Youssupoff. 'Yet after you went out ot the room he strug gled to his knees, caught at my throat and with a tremendous effort flung me on the sofa. Then, he s fell back and the cloth smoothed Itself over him,' " : Dmitri was exiled for his part In ridding Russia of its tyrant He went to Paris and'Rome. He came to London. He goes about, but becauaa f him naf faia and bla V memories he is as a ghost at a feast , v: 'V-Y t y i 1C 9 t r if