New Britain herald., 1924-03-03
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hinder, was moved to sudden laugh . ter.
 , Tt seems you have to reaiiz, , Colonel Holles that there is no mu
 SIC without frets, You resent that , should ask a trifiing service of Vol when in return I am offering to mak > your fortune. For that is what I an
 onering. You come as opportnnel, , to my need as to your own. Sery, me as l require. and pledge m, word that shall not neglect you" s But this this ." fal
 tered Holles. protesting, It is a tasl
 for bnllies. for iackals."
 The Duke shrugged, "pemme.
 Why trouble 10 define it?" Then Inc
 changed his tone again. "rhe choice
 IS yours. Fortune makes the offer;
 gold on the one hand; hemp on the
 other. do not press either upon
 you"
 Holes was torn between fear and
 honor.
 "i'll go my ways, think" he said
 heavily, and half turned as if to de- part.
 You know whithnr il leads?" came
 Inc Dukes warning voice.
 in silence Holles bowed. and made
 iis way to the door with dragging feet, hopes last bubble prickcd.
 And then the Dukes voice arrested him again.
 Holes, You are n fool"
 T have long known il. vns A iool when l saved your life, and yon pay mo as a fool should be paid.n
 You pay yourself. And Of your own choice you do so in fool's coin"
 seeing him standing arrested there. stiil hesitating, tho Duke approached him. His graee's need. as you know was very urgent II was no over. statement that llolles' coming had been opporiunn. Unless he could make Of Holes tho tool that he rc. duire1 so sprely, where should he find another He set friendly hand upon tho Colonel's shoulder.
 And whilst the Duke now talked 1 nersnasirely. tempting him with promises on the one hand and in. h,h'aatihg him with Il picture of what must otherwise happen on the other the Colonel's own tormented iAihh Nhb Feconfldpring.
 Were his hands neatly so clean. his ne so blamcless, his honor so ,infar. hished. that he must bogele at this Vileness. and bogglc at it to ,bo extent Of allowing them to stretch his neck and disembowei him soopor thah perform it? And what wns this Nliehess when all was said? \ bag. | gage or inc thcater. trull Of an II actress. had played upon the Dutn that she might make the greater profit out of him in the end. Tha 'uke' .'ih' "earied of her tricks and wiles, lesIred to cut the game short. Thus nc Duke represented thn situation, 'hd what cause had Holias to as- tune mat if was other than a true { ( presentation" The girl was an lciress and therefore. it followed , The puritanieal contempt i T Inc playhouse and it's drnigrns--. ( 'rritaFc Of his Commonwealth days z nit nm no doubt upon that score. S she were lady Of quality. T wo. l ( nan Of virtue. the thing would ba f iiferent. Then. indeed, 10 ba . In arty 10 such an act were a wicked sss unthinkable. thing sooner than l. men ne would, indeed. suffer death, N W where was the vileness hero. q nee the object itself was vile5 r gainst what. then. really, did this a ing offend? Against htmsef. si gainst his soldiers dignity. Tho ir Fl required of him was one proper to hired bully Ii was ignoble Ru, VI as hanging less ignoble. Was bc Iii let them put rope about his neck h ld the brand Of the gailows nu bis at ine out of tenderness for fl ba~sas,o ,,, Inc thcater whom hc did not even ii loW? ''' Buckinsham was right. He vas a tt o'. MI his If" lc had been q fool. se rupuious in tfifies. nceliecDt in the th ea'r lhinEs. And now upon the (, osi trifinE scrBplc Of aft he ssottia pt " sacrifice lis life. ,p Tour rrace." he said basrasT, ..t n ! your man. ar
 CHAPTER Nvt. 6a
 Tho sedan-fbair i, Ills Grace behaved cenerouslY. a,1 the same time with a prudence sk 'Ich reNrais tho alert and cslrtjls- nt, E man. who might have been great do q nc been i.ss Of a y0luptuarv fin He attended with Holes lpfor.. t,. tal stices carly on the morrow an ar 1ncing himself able to conIIr1p m, be ms own knowledge the truth of the 'onnt which the Colonel gave Of wi
 relations with the attained eker. More was not needed. The far ophantic court bent the knee be- wt this great gentleman who on. inc ed the close friendship Of the inc lg. ,.'s 'hus at the outset was Hollss sa- red From his worst peril. Nextj was informed that. since snrsice my distinction in England was al- T oHt Of tire question for his \ ieTs son. Buckingham would tbs ply him with feft4r< ia sss.z,-.4 ...