The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
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colonel HOLES. soldier and Rdyon-
turcr. returns Go England. HE ma.
tive land. when war with Holland
Is declared His Grace 81 iuckinEs
ham hires HOLES 90 nhduct tho
actress. sylvia FarQuharren. IL 10
dark when the colonel carries hor
20 tho house buckingham has
rented
Upon their arrival Iolie. r. hor.
rifled Go see that sylvia Is an old
sweetheart
buckingham and HOLES engage
in q duel. The servants OF tho duke
render the colonel unconscious
When Buckingham attempts 20
embrace Sylvia, her dress falls
hlotch. token % the plague, which
10 spreading 80 rapidly In London
The duke and his servants flee.
The colonel remains 20 nurse
sylvia and save her life. When the
doctor pronounces her out OF dam
Eer HOLES asks the whereabouts Of
buckingham.
Now co oN WITH TnE STORY
Gone with the rest" the doctor
Informed him. "lie left town for
tho North a week ago. aroused 10 a
sudden sense OF his duty as Lord
Lieutenant OF York py the fac, that
French laekcy IN hts household
was stricken with tho plague. Hon
30 safe enough In York. no doubt"
Acting upon sudden impulse. DR..
Bcamish lest tho room. and mounted
tho stairs hEain-for all that his
time was short aud his patients
many. Dlsmisaing Mrs. Dallowu
upon some trivial errund 90 the
kitchen. he remained oloseted for
five minutes with Miss sylvester.
That was tho namo by which no
knew her. tho name BY which she
had chosen 20 make herself known 10
both doctor and nurse.
Whether Il was a result Of what he
said 20 her in those five minutes. or
whether other Influences were NJ
work. within an hour Of the doctors
departure. HOLES was sought by
Airs. Dailown with message that
Miss Sylvester was risen, and de-
sired 20 speak with him.
The eyes OF that kindly nurse,
shhrpenod hy solicitude. saw him
turn pale and tremble az the sum
mons.
lie was washed and shaven, toler.
ably dressed. and his long, we'll
oombed. Koiden.brown hair hung Ia
long. smooth rinEle,s 70 tho snowy
collar which Mrs. Dallows had found
time 10 wash and iron for him.
lie found Miss Sylvester seated By
tho open window. where no himself
had Hat turnout tho greater part Of
those five days and six nights when
no had 80 unecaSlngiy watched over
her 10 beat hungry death from her
pillow. She occupied grca; chair
set for her there by Mrs. Dnilows. a
rug about her knees. She wore tha,
gown OF ivory white In which shc
had been carried 10 this evil house,
and her chestnut hair had been
dressed with caro- and was inter,
.ygsEsa with a thread OF pearls.
wlstfuily she looked up a, him as
he entered. then away thru tho open
window into the hot sunsilSh, that
scorchcd tho almost empty street.
He closed the door. advanced q
pace or two. and halted.
You sent for me, he said. -elss
should not have vontnred 70 inirnde
And hc stood like groom await
Ing orders.
II sent for you. air. that 7 NIGH
acknowledge the great debt IN which
you have placed me. 20 thank you
for your caro- OF me. for your din
regard Of your own peril in tending
me: in Ehort. sir. for my llfs. which
had been lost without you"
She looked at him suddenly as sh,
ceased.
You owe me no thanks--nc
thanks ut ALL" he said. and his vote,
was almost gruff. II but sought .,