San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-22
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Colonel Holes, soldier and adven.
turer, returns to England, his native
land, when war with Holland is de-
clared. 1t is dangerous for HOLES to
secure a commission in the English
army because the name of Randall
Holes, father of the colonel. appears
on the warrant for the execution of the
late king.
His grace of Buckingham hires
HOLES to abduct the actress. Sylvia
FarquharsOn. 1t is dark when the
colonel carries her off and, when he
arrives at the house Buckingham has
rented, Holes is horror struck, when
he sees that Sylvia is an old sweet
heart. When the Duke arrives upon
the scene the two men engage in n
duel. Buckingham calls for his ser
wants and they attack the colonel, who
is knocked unconscious, Sylvia is a
Mortified spectator. Now go on with
the story.
Yet, at the sound of the Dukes voice
gently addressing her, she opened her
long blue eyes, set now in deep stains
of suffering, and looked at this hand
l
an attitude Of Difference that was in
itself mockery.
| Dear Sylvia" he was saying, 81 an
beyond measure panied that you should
have been subjected to this this
unseemly spectacle; need not protest
that it was no part of my intention.
She answered him almost mechani.
cally, yet the ironical answer she de.
livered was true to her proud nature
and the histrionic art which would not
be denied expression even in the ex.
tremity to which she was reduced.
| That, sir. / can we'll believe"
| He considered her. wondering a lit.
tie at that flash of spirit, from one in
her condition. If anything it but
served to increase his admiration. He
sighed
She sat now stiffly upright, dissem.
bling her fear behind a mask of indig.
nant scorn that was sincere enough.
rs anything sacred to such a man
as you:" She rose by an effort. and
stood before him, swaying. slightly
conscious Of dizziness and shivers. and
marveling little that she should be
unable better to command herself. But
she commanded herself at least suffi-
GENTLY to give him his answer. "Sir.
your persecution of me has rendered
you loathly and abhorrent in my sight,
and nothing that you may now do can
alter that. And now. sir, I beg you
to bid your creatures fetch the chair in
which / was brought hither and carry
me hence again. Detain me further.
and / promise you, sir. that you shall
be called to give strict account of his
nights work"
'IIet you depart.so soon? How can
you think it. Sylvia? To have been ut
such infinite pains to cage you, you
lively bird, merely to let you fly away
again :"
Either you let me depart at once,
sir she told him almost fiercely, her
weakness conquered now in her own
indignation. ''or the town shall ring
with your infamy. You have practiced
abduction. sir, and you know the pen.
atty. l shall know how to make you
pay it. l swear that you shall hang
though you be Duke of twenty Buck.
inghams."
charge must be made good. Where
are your WilntSSeS. tnlll you pro-
duce them, it will be your word
against mine. And the word of an
actress, however exalted, is in
such matters the word OF an
actress" He smiled upon her. ''Then
this house. 1t is not mine. 1t is
tenanted by ruffian named HOLES il
was taken by him a few days ago in
his own name. 1t was he who brought
you here by force. Well. well. if there
must be a scapegoat. pertains he will
do as well as another. And, anyhow
he is overdue for the gallows on quite
other crimes. He brought you here by
force. So far we shall not contradict
each other. What follows? How
came l here into that mans house.
Why. to rescue you, of course, and
stayed to comfort you in your natural
distress. The facts will prove my
story. NY grooms will swear to it. II
will then be seen that in charging me
you are a scheming adventures. re-
turning evil for good. seeking 70 profit
by my unwary generosity. You smile