The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-22

the sturdy gentleman in black pro
duced a kerchief upon which he sprin-
killed. something from a phial. Holding
the former to his nostrils with his left
hand, he knelt down beside the suf-
ferer. and quietly set himself to unfas-
ten the mans doublet.
Observing him, the Colonel admired
his quiet courage, and thence took
shame at his own fear for his utterly
worthless life. Resolutely putting it
from him, he went forward to join
that little group.
One of the billmen was pointing out
to the other a purple tumid patch at
the base Of he sufferers throat. His
eyes were round, his face grave, and
his voice came hushed and startled.
"See! The tokens" he said to his
companion.
And now the doctor spoke, address.
ing Holes.
you would do well not to approach
more closely, SIR
rs it the pGague?" Quoth
HOLES in a quiet voice.
The doctor nodded, pointing to the
purple patch. THE tokens are very
plain to see" he said. "I beg, sir,
that you will 60" And on that he
once more held the handkerchief to
his mouth and nostrils. and turned
his shoulder upon the Colonel.
Holes withdrew as he was hidden,
moving slowly and thoughtfully.
stricken by the first sight of the
plague at work upon fellow-creature.
AS he approached the edges of the
crowd, which, keeping its distance, yet
stood at gaze as crowds will he OBJ
served that men shrank back from
him as If he were himself already
tainted.
A single thing beheld impresses US
more deeply than twenty such things
described to us by others. Hitherto
these London citizens had treated
lightly this matter of the plague. Not
ten minutes ago they had been derid.
ing and pelting one who had preached
repentance and warned them of the
anger Of Heaven launched upon them.
And then suddenly. like a bolt from
the blue. had come the stroke that
laid one Of them low, to freeze their
derision and fill their hearts with ter
ror by giving them a sight OF this
thing which hitherto they had but
heard reported.
The Colonel stalked up, rejecting
that this event in PauIs Yard had
done more PROSECUTING for the cause
OF the Commonwealth than a score
of advocates could have accomplished
1t was very well. he thought. It was
sign. And if anything had been
awnting to clinch his decision to
throw in his lot with Tucker, this
supplied 1t.
But first to quench the prodigious
thirst engendered by his long walk
through the sweltering heat. and then
on to Cheapside and Tucker to Of
fer his sword to the revolutionaries.
AS he entered the common room,
Mrs. Quinn turned from a group OF
citizens with whom she was standing
to talk TO follow him with her eyes.
her lips compressed, as he passed on
into his own little parior, at the back.
A moment later she went after him.
What may be your plesure, Colo
nel?" she demanded forbiddingly.
"A draught Of ale if deserve your
charity" quoth he.
She went off in silence. and he
turned with a tankari. which she
placed upon the table before him.
yen have made your plans to leave
my house today as we settled 1t last
night?" said she between question and
assertion.
He nodded. pursuing his lipe a little.
III remove myself to the Bird in
Hand across the Yard this afternoon"
said he.
'The Bird in Hand" slight up
ward infection Of her voice marked
her disdain of that hostelry, which
indeed, was but a poor sort Of tavern.
There was something porteutous in
her utterance. She came forward to
the table. and leaned heavily forward
upon it. Her expression and attitude
were calculated to leave him in no
doubt that this woman, whoA had been
so tender to him hitherto, was now
his declared enemq. My house" she
said rs a reputable house and I
mean to keep it so. I want no trail
tors here, nc gallows' birds and the
like"
Yer made" he said with convic-
ton.
NO. I'm not made, nor fool nei-
Their, master rebel A mans 70 be
known by the company he keeps.
Birds Of feather flock together, as
the saying goes. And how should you
be other than a traitor that was
friends with traitors?"
He crashed the tankard down upon
the board and came to his feet.
"S'death, woman! VIII you tell me
what you mean?' ne roared. his an
ger famed by uneasiness. What Of
traitors have I been close with
What traitors, do you say?" She
sneered {. little. What Of your friend
Danvers, that's being sought at this
moment by the men from Bow
Street,
He was instantly relieved. Dan
VERSE" he echoed. My friend Dan
vers? Why. I have no such friend
1 never even heard his name before"
"Indeedr' Size was terribly dcrisive
now. And maybe you've never
heard the names of his lieutenants
neither-of Tucker and of Rathbone
that was in here with you no later
than yesterday as can swear. Two
traitors that was arrested this morn
ing, along of a dozen others, for con-
spring to bring back the Common