San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

AS he entered the common room
Mrs. Quinn turned from group 81
citizens with whom she was standing
to talk TO follow him with her eyes
her lips compressed. as he passed or
into his own little parlor. at the back
"A moment later she went after him
What may be your pleasure. colo
nelE' she demanded forbiddingly.
"A draught of ale il | deserve your
charity quoth he.
She went off in silence. and returned
with a tankard, which she placed upon
the table before him.
| Yell have made your plans TO leave
my mouse today as We settled it last
night? said she between question and
assertion.
He nodded, pursuing his lips little.
III remove myself TO the Bird in
Hand across the Yard this afternoon"
said he.
'The Bird in Hand" A slight up
ward infection of her voice marked
her disdain of that hosiery, which.
indeed, was but a poor sort of tav-
ern.
There was something portentous 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, who had been
50 tender to him hitherto, was now
his declared enemy. my house." she
said, lis a reputable house, and l mean
to keep it so. i want no traitors here.
no gallows' birds and the like"
"Ye're mad" he said with conric-
ton.
mo, I'm not mad, nor a fool
neither, master rebel. A mans to be
kpown by the company be keeps. Birds
of feather flock together, as the say
ing goes. And how should you be
other than traitor that was friends
with traitors?"
He crashed the tankard down upon
the board, and came to his feet.
"Sdeath, woman! Will you tell
me what you mean?" he roared. his
anger famed by uneasiness. "What
TRAITORS have l been close WITH"
what traitors, do you say?" She
sneered a 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. any friend Dan
vers? Why, / have no such friend. |
| never even heard his name before"
"Indeed!" She was terribly derisive
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 1 can swear. Two |
traitors that was arrested this morn
ing, along of dozen others for con-
spring to bring back the Common
wealth. Oh. a scoundrelly plot-to
murder the King, seize the Tower,
md burn the City, no less"
1t was like a blow between the
eyes. ARRESTED he gasped, his
jaw fallen, his eyes startled. "Tuck-
ar and Rathbone arrested, do you
say? Woman, you rave!"
"Do II" She laughed again, evilly
@Step out into Paul's
Yard and ask the first man you meet
If the arrest made in Cheapside Just
ifore noon, and of the hunt that is
yoing on this minute for ,Danyers,
heir leader, aud for others who was
mixed up in this wicked plot. And !
ion't want them to come a-hunting
iNA % l. oVh want ny houoc bdLucu |
or a meeting-place Of traitors, as
'ou've made 1t. taking advantage of
ne that haven't man to protect me,
md all the while deceiving me with
your smooth pleasantness. If it
wasn't for that, I'd inform the JUS
ices myself at once. You may be
that I want to keep the
rood name of my house, il / can.
And that's the only reason for my
Hence. But you'll go today or may
We I'll think better of it yet"
She picked up the empty tankard,
ind reached the door before he could
ind words in his numbered brain TO
answer her. On the threshold she
,aused.
I'll bring you your score present
"" she said. "When you've set
led that, you may pack and quit"
She went out. slamming the door.
The scorei 1t was small thing
with that terrible menace
Il goal and gallows. Let him be de-
bounced for association with Tucker
nd Rathbone, and there would be no
mercy for the son Of Randall HOLES
he Regicide. His parentage and an !