The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-19
CHAPTER v
The aierurnary

The Merrrnary
Colonel HOLES took the air in
paurs Yard. drawn forth partly by
the boice og a preacher on the steps
Of paura. who Was attracting a
crowd about him. partly by hts own
rcatieasnsss.
lie was moving along the HkiFts
% tho crowd that had collected be.
fore the preacher. with no intention
us pauainE. when suddenly n phrase
arrested him
Repent. say. while u Is time For
behold the wrath Of the Lord 10
upon you, The seourge ot pessilrncc
IL raised 20 anilte ynu down"
HOLES looked over tho heads Of
the assembled citizens, and b~hsld
black erow Of a man. eadaverous %
face. with nunkcn eyes that siowed
uncannliy from tho depths OF their
sockets
Repent the voice crooked.
Awaken Behold your peril. and BY
prayer and repamtson set yourselves
10 avert IL whlles yet Il may be time.
Within the Parish % 81 Giles this
week lie thirty dad Of this dread
pea,ilsuc-. ten In ~. Clements. and
~ many tn 81. Andrews. Hoihorn.
These are but warnings. Slowly but
surely the plague Ii creeping upon
tho city. A soaon Of old was DO.
stroyed. 40 shall this modern sodpm
perish. unless you rouse yourselves.
and cast QUE the evil that Is amongs,
YOU
HOLES moved on. He had heard
odd ailuslona 70 this pestiiencc which
was said TO be making victims IN tho
outskirts and which Il was alleged by
some fools was a weapon Of warfare
welded by the Dntch--at least. that
/, was the Dutch who had let IL loose
/ in England
As he moved on. man OF hand
home presence and soldieriy bearing.
with the dress and air Of gentle.
man. considered him lntsntiy with
/ eyes % started wonder. IA HOLES
came abreast Of him. he suddenly
stepped forward. dstaching from the
crowd. and caught the colonel by
the arm. HOLES checked. and turned
20 lind himself gfavely regarded By
this stranger.
Either you arc Randall HOLES. or
else the devil In hts shape.
Then HOLES knew him a shna,
out OF his past. as he was. himself. a
ghost out Of the pas, Of this other,
an old friend. brothcr.lu.arms Of
the days Of Worcester and Dunbar.
Ticker he cried, med Tuokerf'
Aud irnpuIsively. his face aiight. he
held out his hand.
The other gripped II firmly.
II must have known you any
where. Randall, despite tho change
that time has wrought"
1T has wrought changes In your
self as well But you would seem e
have prospercdF' The ooionel'a fac,
was rejuyenated By a look OF almost
boyish pleasure.
/ "oh, am we'll enough sale
Tucker. And your"
As you sec"
The others grave dark eyes con
sidered him. There fell silence. ar
awkward pause between these two
each Of whom desired TO ask a hun
dred questions. At last:
II last heard of you In Holland,
said Tucker.
II am but newly home.
whatever can have brough
your
Tho war. and the desire 20 fin
employment in which ! may serv
my country"
And you've found IT." The smil
on the dark face suggested n scorn
fuI doubt which almost made an AT
swer unnecessary.
Not yet"
| at would have moved my wonde
IN you had. IL was n rashness {
have returned at ALL" He iowera
. his voice. lest he should be overheard
e The climate Of England Ism
q healthy at all 10 old soldiers OF III
a parliament"
"Yct you are here. Ned"
II" Again that slow, half.scori
j. ful smile lighted the grave. ham
d some face. fIe shrugged. lie lcane
= toward HOLES. and dropped his voiS
!, still further. MY father was not
> regicIde," he said quietly. ''Ther
= fore. am comparatively obscure"
a HOLES looked Mt him, the cage
= nicn sure which the meeting ha
i brought him whitening In his fac
q Would men ever keep green n
III memory OF this thing and Of the sil
r tie with which they had gafnish'
* III Must II ever prove on insupe
=, able obstacle TO him In stua
* Engisnd7
&c Nay. nay. mover look so elur
y man." Tucker laughed, and he Toe
~ the colonel by the arm. Let us