Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-24
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"NAT HEN l left Portland Prison

were three men in whom | now feel
interested serving the maximum SEN
,cnce.'
TO look at the young man-nicely
Groomcd. wearing one of the autumn's
newest shades of fawn. Cut in Saville
Row-peasurably occupied in entertain
ing lady, one might have considered
the first part Of his remark lightly. Not
so the lady
MY poor Charlesl" she murmurcd.
Il had done nothing said the young
man, looking meditatively across the
green park, now beautfed in a rosy
sunset They were having tea by the
open window of his Piccadilly cham
bers.
One knows hat" said the lady,
otherwise you would have no quarrel
with society or your government. You
could not be pledged to me-"
And Anna Stuart, last descendant of
q son (of whom history does not
peak Of tie Young Pretender, smiled.
'Otherwis> she resumed the sup
positions, you would not be a man
without hope and without fear, who
Las linked himself with what the world
would call the biggest gang of thieves
or earth-my Army. My Hundreds
and Thousands Chares-that is an
Army p
To return he said to the three
men IN Portland Prison They are the
Ion John Denesanton, Dr. Mount and
Holm, second cousin of the Duke of
Breeshire
Denesanton has relatives on both
SIDES who would between them sub
scribe kings ransom for his safe de-
livery into their hands; Dr.. Mounts
parents are the richest people in the
north of England Holm has a wife
"ho enjoys large fortune
Anna Stuart listened with growing
attention, but with obvious perplexity.
Your majesty" said Charles Cap
tain, your army is the most enterpris- |
ng army on record subscriptions for
your war fund are raised by all pos
Fble means; draw your majesty's /
attention to a new line
Explain"
The arrangement Of escape for pris-
pncrs whose relatives can afford tc pay
or it."
He sat back, enjoying first her sur
rise, then her pleasure
The scheme" she pronounced
hat her pronouncement either way
would have had the least influence upon
MS strange servant of hers, who or
anized as he liked, only thai the mat
cr of form pleased her, as a tribute
b her embryo majesty-"has my full
pproval"
Thank you, madam" replied he,
Fith an irony so fine that it slipped by
er unfelt.
4 shall expect to see you again
hem"
lie dclibcratcd
! hope to report myself in fort
chi or 50, with let us say, hundred
"Sand. pounds. That is, forty thou
Nn 'or Denesanton; forty thousand
Mount, twenty thousand from
ol'1s wife"
yer rapacIty-engendered by fanati-
m for her cause-fashed out
why only twenty thousand from
oln's wife,"
Married as mere girl, idolizing her
Shand. practically widowed three
lars later; suffering ever since the tor
res of The damned" His frapnen-
ry explanation broke off and he ran
eyes over Anna Stuart in white
pm head to foot II worked next to {
olin once we aren't allowed to
cak, but We have lip language. He
ed to talk about her. She ALWAYS
pre- white-as you do. Imagine YOUR /
in her place"
Anna StuartT
you. Anna Stuart. Whenever I see
pretty woman in white, I love her
cause she is near enough to the rose
have a fragrance"
The lover shone in his eyes She
Re, and punished his presumption.
think you have told me all that {
interest me. am ready to 60"
te attended her down stairs, and
her into a taxicab. /
shall report myself, then. within
fortnight" t
'he did not look at him, knowing the )
er to be still in his eye. He gave '
address of her fiat to the driver. c
returned to his rooms Here he |
ected hat, stick, gloves, and note
*, and, descending again, was S
ven to block of fats in Totem a
Court road
lie sought small. elderly man, with
claims to significance save in an ex- r
ordinarily tenacious moutl and rant h
This was Bourbon commander |
the Hundreds and Thousands bill h
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