The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14

insult, II no were 10 rash as 10 re.
sent and punish Il, no placed himself
az tho mercy OF tho authorities. which
were never reluctant 10 make an cx.
ample OF him, That IL ono reason.
The other n that England n in dan.
ger. that sho needs the sword OF her
every son. and IN such pass should
DO ready 20 afford mo employment.
You need officers. learn-experl
eneed officers !"
That's true enough. God knows
Aibemarlc interrupted him. on a note
OF bitterness. My Rnteroom IN
throngcd with young men OF birth
who como 10 mo commended by the
Duke OF This and the Earl OF Thai
and sometimes by his majesty him
self. FOR whom / am desired 10 pro.
vide commissions that will enable
these graceful baweoeks 20 command
their hetters - lilo broke OF.
percoiying. perhaps. that his feelings
were sweeping him beyond tho bounds
OF his usual eircumspeotion. but
as you say" no ended presently. "ot
experienced officers there is sorry
lack. Yet that Is not O circumstance
upon which you are warranted 10
build. my friend
HOLES stared blankly. How
=" no was beginning. when Able.
mario resumed. az once explaining
hts own words and answering the un.
spoken question.
II you think that even In this
hour OF need there j. no employment
for such men az you In Englands
service" no said gravely. In his slow.
deep yolco. you can have no KNOW.
edge OF what has been happening
here whilst you have been abroad
In these past ten years. Randall.
have often thought you might be
dead, And ! ask myself all things
being as thoy are. whether as your
friend l have cause. real cause. TO &c
toieo NJ seeing you alive"
HOLES was aghast. Test mo. and
you shall not be disappointed IN do
you no dlacrcdit" lie had risen IN
his excitement.
Aibemarle waved the colonel back
20 his chair.
Il nothing doubt H. l know your
nature. and Il Is nature would
trust know your talents. partly
from tho early promise that you
showed. partly from tho opinion held
OF you at one time In Holland"
He paused. and sighed. God
knows / need such mon as you. need
them urgently; and l would use you
thankfully. But /. i.
but what. slr1 In Gods namer
The heavy. puraed lips parted
again. the raised black eyebrows 70
sumcd their level Il cannot do 30
without exposing you 10 tho very
worst OF dange8."
'DangcFsF' HOLES laughed.
Il SEQ that you do not understand.
You do not realize that you bear a
nnme inscribed on a certain roll OF
vengeance"
You mean my fnthersT' The
colonel was lnereduious.
Your fathcr's-aye. n n misfor.
tunate he should have named you
after him. But thoro n IS" tho de.
llbcraie. pondcrous voice continued.
The name OF Randall HOLES Il on this
warrant for tho execution Of the late
king. /, would have provided war.
rant for your fathers own death had
he lived long enough. Yourself you
have borne arms for tho parliament
agninat our present sovereign. In
England Il In only by living In tho
completest obscurity that you'il be al.
lowed TO live at all. And you ask mo
10 give you command. 10 expose
you prominently 10 tho public gaze-
TO the royal eyes and the royal mem.
ory. which in these matters is un.
fading"
But the act Of indemnl,yf- cried
HOLES. aghast. seeing his high hopes
crumbllng into ashes.
''PshwF' Albcmaris's lip curied
little. Where have you lived nj all
that you do not know what has be-
fallen those whom II eovcrcd7" lie
smiled grimiy. shaking his great
black head. Never compel from n
man a promise no in loath 70 give.
Such promises arc never kept. how
ever fast you may bind them in legal
bonds. wrung the promise OF that
bill from his majesty whilst he was
still throneless wandcror. Whilst
he was az Breda I concerted with
him and with Clarendon that there
should be four exceptions only from
that bill. Yet when. after his majes-
TVS restoration. IL was prepared. Il
left 10 parliament such exceptions rs
parliament should deem proper. I
saw the intention. ! pleaded; / argu.
ed; urged tho royal promise. Finally
II was agreed that the exceptions
should be increased 10 seven. Re-
luctantly yielded. having no longer
tho power effectively to oppose n
king de facto. Yet when tho bill
came before tho commons-subservl
ent 10 tho royal promptlngs-they
named 20 exceptions. and the lords
went further by increasing the ex.
ceptions to include all who had Been
concerned in the late kings trfEs and
sundry others who had not. And
that was bill Of indemnity II was
followed by the kings proclamation
demanding tho surrender within Il
days OF all those who had been con.
cerned in his fathers death. The
matter was represented as n mere
Formally. Most were wise enough
10 mistrust II. and leave the country.
But score obeyed, conceiving that
they would escape with some light
punishment"
He paused moment, sinking back
into his chair. A little smilo twisted
the lips Of this man who had no sense
of htfff1or