San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
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Colonel HOLES, soldier and adven-
turer, returns to England, his ma
tive land, when war with Holland
is declared. 1t is dangerous for
Holes to secure commission in
the English army because the name
of Randall HOLES, father of the
colonel, is on the warrant for the
execution of the late king.
The dreaded plague is spreading
rapidly in London. A friend of the
colonel, named Tucker, is arrested
for plotting against the government.
Because HOLES has been seen in
fuckers company a warrant is also
out for his arrest.
His Grace of, Buckingham rents a
house in Knight Ryder Street and
plots to have Sylvia Farquarson,
actress, abducted and carried there.
The Dukes friend, Mr.. Etheredge,
warns Buckingham that he is doing
something dangerous. The Duke re-
fuses to be advised. Now 90 on with
the story.
He swung away, and went to fling
himself petulantly into a chair, TAX
ing his blond head in his fine jeweled
hands.
After that explosion Mr.. Etheredge
decided that there was nothing to be
done with such a man but abandon
him to his fate. He said so with en-
gaging candor and took his leave.
His grace made no attempt to de-
tain him, and. for some time after his
departure sat there alone in that
somber book-lined room, a fool en-
shrined in wisdom and learning.
He was disturbed at last by the ap-
pearance of a footman, who brought
the announcement that Colonel
HOLES was demanding insistently to
see his grace.
Irritated, Buckingham was about
to pronounce dismissal.
"Say that :" He checked. He
remembered the letter received three
days ago, and its urgent appeal.
That awoke an idea, and set his grace
specializing. "Waitw He moistened
his lips and his eyes narrowed in
thought. Slowly they lighted from
their gloom. Abruptly he rose Bring
him in," he said.
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figure, still tolerably dressed, but
very haggard now of countenance.
Your grace will forgive, I trust,
my opportunities" he excused him
self, faltering a little. "But the truth
is that my need, which was very
urgent when I wrote, has since grown
desperate"
Buckingham considered him thought
fully from under his bent brows with
out directly replying. He dismissed the
waiting foOtman, and offered his
visitor a chair. HOLES sat down
YEARLY.
His grace remained standing, his
thumbs hooked into the girdle of his
bedgown.
II received your letter." he said
in his slow, pleasant voice. "From
my silence you may have supposed
that you had passed from my mind.
That is not so. But you realize, I
think, that you are not an easy man
to help"
LESS than ever now" said HOLES
grimly.
whats that?" There was a sud-
den unmistakable quickening of
the Dukes glance, almost as if he
welcomed the news.
HOLES told him without preamble.
"And so your grace perccNes." he
ended,> "that am now not only in
danger of starving, but of hanging"
His grace had not moved through
out the rendering of that account.
Now at last he stirred. He turned
from his visitor, and sauntered slow
ly away in thought.
"But what an imprudence," he said
at last, "for n man in your position
to have had relations, however slight
with these wretched fifth-monarchy
dogs! 1t is to put halter about
your neck"
"Yet there was no wrong in those
relations. Tucker was an old brother
in-arms. Your grace has been a
soldier and knows what that means.
1t is true that he tempted me with
proposals. admit it, since that can
no longer hurt him. But those pro-
posals l incontinently refused"
His grace smiled little. "Do you