The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-23
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Colonel Holes. soldier and adven.
turrr returns % England. tho land
% his birth. when war "a declared
avith Holland lie comes 60 lodEr
with Martha QUINN hostess OF tho
paurs Head. Ina raufa Nard. london
The colonel asks his old friend.
his Grace ~ AibemaFlo, 60 secure
Tor him place la the army.
Afbemaflt warns him that the
name 81 Randall HOLES. father Oh
the colonel IL on the warrant FOR
he execution ~ the late Aims
colonel 90 secure a Commission. A
friend named Tucker asks HOLES 60
enter 4 conspiracy 90 overthrow the
government
Tho dreaded psstiisnee 10 rapidly
spreading Ia London. Its Grace OF
charms Of sylvia FArQuharsan. ac-
tress he offers 90 write a play for
now 60 on WITH Tun STORY
lis not a part. indeed. sort Of gar.
ment fer the soulf Nay, now, II I
am TO continue ! must have your as.
slstanee as ! say. ! must know how
the frs, act appears TO you. how FAR
my Laura does justice 70 your
powers. and I must discuss with you
the lines which the remainder OF tho
play shall follow. Therefore again /
ask ycu-and In the sScrcd cause Of
art defy you 10 deny me--when will
you hear whR, have written"
"why. since your graec does me
80 much honor. when you will"
II was Intoxicating. this homage 20
her talent nom one OF his gifts and
station. the intimate OF princes. tho
close associate Of kings. and Il stuffed.
temporarily al least. the last qualm
Of her lntuitsons which had warned
her against this radiant gentleman.
They had becope 80 friendly and IN.
innate In this week. and yet his con.
duct had BEEN 80 respectful and cir.
cumspee, thruout. that clearly her
instincts had misled her AZ that first
meeting.
when I WILL said he. THAT Is
TO honor me. Indeed Shall Il DO to
morrow. thenr'
III your grace pleAses. and yon
viii bring the act -
Bring ltT'' lie raised his eye
hrows. His lip curled n little m he
looked round the dingy green room.
'.you DO not propose. child. that I
should read II hercf' lie laughed In
dismissal Of the notion.
but where else. them" she asked.
a little bewiidercd.
Where else but IN my own housed
What other place were propcrT'
But a; your house
Why. what would b said OF the. your
sracef To come there alone :"
Child ChiIdr' 10 interrupted her.
his tone laden with gentle rcproach.
"Can you think that should so
lightly expose you TO tho lewi
tongues OF the town. Alonc7 Give
your mind peace. shall have some
friends 20 keep you in counienance
and to join you as audience 10 hear
what I have written There shall BE-
one or two lzdles from the Kings
House. perhaps Miss Seymour from
The Dukes herc win join us. there II
a small part FOR her In the play; and
there shall DO some friends Of my
own; maybe even His Majesty viii
honor Us. We shall make merry
party at supper. ana after supper
you shall pronounce upon my Laura
whom you are 20 Incarnatc. Is your
hesiiancy eonquered?'
!, was. indeed. Her mind was In a
whirI A supper party At wailing.
ford House. az which in n sense she
was to be the guest Of honor. and
which the king himself would al.
tend She would have been mad 10
hesitate II was to enter the great
world az a stride. Other actresses
had done it--Afoll Davis and little
Nelly from the Kings House: but
thay had Done II upon passports
other than those Of histrionic talent
She would have preferred that Miss
Seymour should not have been in.
ciuded. She had no great opinion Of
Hiss seymour's conduct But there
vas & small part for her. and that
was perhaps a sufficient justification.
And so she cas-, aside her hesita-
ton. and gladdened bis grace By con-
sentlng 10 be present.
CHAPTER VII
The Prude
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