The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-13

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with wand. who kept another, far
Their door.
Tho colonel disposed himself TO
wait. sufficiently upllftod 60 practice
great lengths OF patience. lie found
himself In n lofty. sparscly furnished
anteehamhor. ono OF dozen OF moro
clients, all OF them men OF conse'
qucneo II their dress and carriage
were 10 be taken az surface value.
some turned 60 look askance az
this down-at.hecl Intruder but not
for long. There was that IN the gray
eyes OF Colonel HOLES when return
ing such looks as these which could
put down the haughtiest stare.
Having met their lnsolcnee BY
looking az them as they might look
az pot.hoys, he strobe across 90 an
empty bench that was ranged
against the carved wainseoung. and
sat himself down with clatter.
Tho nolso he made drew the atten'
ton OF two gentlemen who stood near
the bench IN conversation. one OF
these. whose hack was toward HOLES.
glanced round upon him. He was
tall and elderly. with genial. rudy
countenauee. The other. a man OF
about HOLES own age. was short and
sturilly built. with a swarthy face
set In heavy black perlwiF. dressed
with certain foppish care. and OF a
manner that blended amlability with
degree ~ selfsuffieiency. He
flashed upon Holes pair OF bright
blue eyes that were. however. with.
out hostility or dlsdain. ana. altho
unknown 10 the colonel. he slightly
inclined his head to him in formal.
hignlfied salutation. almost as II ask.
ing leave TO resume his voluhlo con.
vcrsation within this newcomers
hearing.
Scraps OF that conversation sloated
presently TO tho coionei's ears.
and tell lou. Sir George.
that his grace l. nightly OFT the
hooks at all this delay. That "a why
he hurried away 10 Portsmouth. that
BY his own presence he might order
things !" The pleasant voice grew
inaudlhle. 10 rise again presently;
THE need is for officers. men trained
IN war
The colonel prieked up his ears at
that. But tho voice had dropped
again. and he could not listen with.
out making Il obvious that ha did
so. until the speakers tones SCARED
once more.
These arden, young gentlemen
! are well enough, and do themselves
great credit by their eagerness. bu,
in war =. -
Discreetiy. 10 the coioneis vexation,
tho gentleman again lowered his
voice. lilo was inaudibly answered
BY his companion. and u was some
time before HOLES heard another
word OF what passed between them
BY then the conversation had yecFed
a point.
ana there the talk was al
Of the Dutch that tho feet Il
out" The sturdy. swarthy gentleman
was speaking. THAT and these ru
mors OF the plague growing upon u'
in the town-from which may God
preserve uss-ara now almost the
only topics"
Almost. But no, quite" tho elder
man BROKE In. laughing. There's
something else ia not have expected
you to forgct-this Farquharson cir
~ tho dukes house"
"Sir George. / confess the need fol
your correction. should not have
forgotten. That she shares the pub
lie tongue with such topics an th'
war and the plague best shows th'
deep impression she has made"
"Dcservcdiy7" Sir George aske,
the question as OF one who was NJ
authority IN such matters.
"oh. most deservcdiy. be assured
was at the dukes house two day
since, and saw her play Katherine
And nightly pleased I was. I can
not call 10 mind having seen he
equal in the part. or indeed upon tn
stage AZ all. And 50 thinks tho town
For tho I came there by o'clock
yet there was no room in the pit, AM
I was forced TO pay four shillings q
20 into ono OF the upper boxes. TIT
whole house was nightly piease'
with her. too. and in particular hi
grace Of Buckingham. He spoke hi
praises from his box 30 that all nigh
hear him, and vowed he would no
rest until he had writ n play for her
himself"
III 10 write n piay for her be IN
only earnest his grace win afford he
OF his admiration. then is Miss Far
quhaFson Fortunate
"Or else unfortunate said tn
sturdy gentleman with a roguisi
look. "'Tis all n question Of how
the lady views these matters. But ie
US hope she is virtuous."
They we're stu laughing. when TN
door Of Albemarle'g room opened q
give exit to a slight gentleman will
flushed checks. Folding n parch
nent as he went. the gentleman
crossed tho antechamber. steppinl
quickly and bcstowing mods IN -
passage. and was gone. As he van