New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
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 He swung away, and went to ding himself petulantly into chair, taking his blond head in his fine ieweled hands.
 After that explosion Mr. Eihsredge decided that there was nothing to be done with such a man but abandon him to his fate. He said so with en- gazing caador and took his leave.
 lis Grace made no attempt to de- tain him. and Tor some time after his departure sat there alone in that sombre booi-i lined room, U fool en- shrired in wisdom and learning.
 He was disturbed at last by the ap- pcaranc" oi footman, who brought the announcement that Colonel lIolles Was demanding msistcntly to sre his grace.
 Irritat"d, Buckingham was about to pronouuc" dismissal.
 say that =" He checked. He remembered the letter received three Jays agu, and its urgent appeal.
 
 spccula;ing. "Wait,' lie moistened his lips and his eyes narrowed in thought. Slowly they lighted from their s.ocm. Abruptly he rose. Firing him in" hh said.
 Holes came. erect and sol,iierly of figure. still tolerably dressed, but very bagsard now Of countenance.
 "lour grace will forgive. I trust, my importuh'tics," he excused Nm- self. tal;criug little. "lBut the truth is that my need. which was very urgent when l wrote, has since grown desperate"
 Buckingham considered him thoughtmlly from under his bent brons without directly replying. He ';iemisjrd the waiting rootuan, and uifer"i lis risiior chair. IToIlcs .'ai down wcari y.
 Ills gracr remained standing. his thumbs hooked into the girdlc Of his h,dcOWn.
 "I received your letter" he said in lis pow. pheasant voice. Prom my sll'ncr you may have supposed thai you had passed from my mind, That ls not go. l'ut you reGlizc. think, that you nrr not an casy man to hc!p."
 "loss than ever now" said Hollos grimly.
 Whats ihat?" There was a sudden rnmi>takablc qiickening Of the ipnkc's g,ance, almost az if he vel uomed inc news.
 llollos told him without preamble.
 And so yotr grstcr porceives," he ended. that l am now not only in danger Of starving. but Of hanging"
 His gfacr had not moved through out the rendering of that account. Now at last he stirred. He turned from his visitor, and sauntcrcd slow ly away in thought.
 "But what an impudenCe," he said at last, 'for q man in your position to have had relations. however slight. with these WIT tened fltth-monarchy dogs: II is 10 put halter about your neck"
 "Net there Was no wrong in those relations. Tucker was an old brother in-arns. Nonr grace has been Il sol- dicr and knows what that means. It is true that he tempted me with pro pos.ils. admit it. since that can no longer hurt him. l'ut those pro- 1osals l incontinently rcriiscd.''
 His grace smiled little. Do you that the Justices will believe you when you come to tell them that?"
 Seeing that my name is Randall Holes. and that vindictive govern n,cnt would De glad Of any prctcxt to $; retch the neck of my fathers son. [ do not. That is why describe my state as desperate. am a man moving in the shadow of the gal lows''
 "sh. sh." the Duke rcprovcu hirn gently. "Nou must not express your self in such terms, Colonel. Your very tone savers Of disioyalty. And you are unreasonable. If you wcr, really osll th"rc was clear duty which you would not have neglected. When first ihis proposal was made 10 '0u. whatever your Friendship for Fucker. ,ou should have gone straight In the Justices and laid information 1f this plot"
 Your grace ad.1sCs sonnet hing that n my own ease you would not have performed. But even had I acted so.' how should I have compelled bc- ief? I knew no details Of this plot. { was moi in position to prove any hing. IL would have been my bare word against Fuckers. and my name ,lone would have been regarded as an Mpudent attempt to earn the favor ,f the powers in being. Ii might i wen. in some tortuous legal manner. taye been construed against me. 1 Therefore I held my peace" Your assurance Is enough for me" i aid his grace anliably. And God i Snows l perceive your difficulty, and | tow you have been brought into your resent danger. Our first care must l 'e to deliver you from this. You must do at last what should have i ,een done long since. You must go | ,efore the Justices, and frankly state i. he case as you stated it 10 me" 'But your grace yourself has just I aid they will not believe me" His grace paused in his pacing, and miled a little slyly "They will not believe your uu- upported word. But if some person