The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-02
CHAPTER VI.
The Cloister of St. Anthony.

The Cloister of ST. Anthony.
! The night was drawing to a close.
! The long supper room was almost de-
serted. Amongst the lingerers We're a
few officers in the uniform of the guard,
who stood talking together in one cor
neI.
The fellow has given you no
chance" Adolf was saying gloomily
! Have him in herei Kick him in here,
! if necessary said Colendorp.
Il don't think you viii find him re-
luctant," drawled Unfair. II have
spoken with him already this evening,
/ and I-ah-rather liked what he said
| Then why haven't you arranged it?
| Tomorrow he joins-and he must never
| be permitted to join the guard We
might have asked Abenfeldt to remove
| him, but the guard has up to the pres
/ ent day been able to set its own house
in order" added Colendorp with sour
glance at Ungiar. Has his excellency
| the chancellor thrown out too powerful
a hint about the felIow?-I saw mad
e1noiselle dancing with him this even
! ing-I mean a hint too powerful to be
disregarded by those who wish to retain
the good opinion of NJ Selpdorfr'
Unfair scowled.
q permit no one-not one of my own
reSiment-to insult me" he rejoined,
with a white blaze of anger on his pale
face, and the wine in his hand trem-
BLEED. Adolf suddenly stretched across
10 take up a decanter, and catching the
glass with the edge OF his heavy ep
aulet, knocked it from Uniziar's fingers.
I'VE are losing sight of the main
question:" he said. May / suggest,
sir" to COlendrop, who happened to be
the captain of his own squadron, that
it is unusual to be obliged to act so
carefully as we have been advised to
do in this case?"
Colendrop's dark face grew darker,
but the honor of the guard OVERRIDE all
personal considerations.
4 have been hasty, Unfair" he said,
in a stified voice, after slight pause.
Unfair bowed and continued as if the
interlude, with its covert illusions, had
not taken place.
1T has been difficult to get at Rally
wood this evening. Yet, let us see how
he shoots before we conclude that he
has any rooted objection to handling a
pistol. 1 agree with Captain Colendorp,
that the affair should be brought off
tonight. 1 will go and find the Eng
lishman-"
He had already walked toward the
broad arched doorway, when among
the palms and the hangings which
shrouded it two men appeared. One
was Counsellor, in his blazing red uni
form, beside him RallywoodS tall fig
ure, clad in soft brown tones of vel
veteen, looked almost black.
Behind them again appeared other
faces.
RaIlywood took in the meaning of the
situation at a glance. Without any
perceptible pause he held out his hand
to Counsellor.
well, goodby, major, since you are
going. 1 will turn up tomorrow as
early as / cam" he said.
Counsellor understood. also. In his
position it was impossible to do any
thing for Hollywood. AS an agent Sc
cretly accredited by the court of St
James, he must hold aloof and neutral
in all personal quarrels. He appre-
ciated the tact with which Hollywood
dismissed him from a scene which
promised to be distinctly awkward but
his hand itched to shoot down the flow
er of the guard of Nassau for the in
science that dared to doubt the WORTH
ness of an Englishman of birth to hold
a place among them.
"Goodby, Hollywood" he said, gruff-