The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-29
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The duke heaved himself up as the
ooionel entered.
so you've eoms Al last. Randall
was his astounding greeting. ION
my NE. you've taken your own time
IN answering my letter
Your letter. said HOLES And
he stared blankly a, tho duke. ~ no
elasped the preferred hand
MY letter, yss, You bad itG The
letter that sen, 900 nigh upon a
month sgo 10 the Paul's Hoad9r
Nay, said HOLES. 4 had no let.
ter"
but !" AihsmRrio Locked ~.
most as n he did not beissve him.
The landiaay there kept Il for you,
She Esid. think that you we're ab.
sent at tho time. but would ho back
IN day or two. aud that you ahould
have tho letter az once on your 70.
turn"
"a month $50. do you sayf But Il
Ia two months and more since I iefi
the Paui's ileadr
What DO You tell meG An. wait.
Ny messenger shalt speak for him.
self on this" And he Atfods away 90
the bcilrop<.
But HOLES checked him.
Way. nay" be cried with a WY
limsl. There's not tho need. /
think understand. Your messenger
would, no doubt. announce whence
he came. and Mrs. Quinn. fearing
that the news might be 90 my ad,
vantage. acted % as 10 prevent hla
making further search lor me"
What's thiafT Tho dukes heavy
face smpurpled. do you charge her
with aupprtsslnF communication
from an offce % staisf by Heaven,
y she's stlli alive IN have her Eoaied
Tor A."
rLet be-" aid HOLES. selElnE him
by the arm Devil take the womanl
Tell me % tho letter. Yen never
moan that you had found employ,
mcnt Tor ms, after ally
You seem incrcdulous. Randaii
Did you doub, my Esal Tor your
'oh, not your real. But the pos.
ability OF your helping ono who was
IN my ease.
AYE. aye. Hut AZ 20 that. Why.
Buckingham improved u when he
stood for your loyalty before the Jus.
tees. heard Of that. And when
the chanec came, tho chance % this
Bombay command that already had
earlier Intended for you j"
The Bombay commando HOLES
began 10 wonder did he dream, "isut
I though that Il had been required
by buckingham for u friend OF his
own"
"slr Henry sianhope. yes. so 4,
had. and Stanhope sailed FOR the In
dies with the commission. But Il
seems that when he da 20 no already
carried tho seeds Of the plague with.
IN him. Tor be died OF II on the voy-
age. I wrote 70 you NJ once asking
you 10 seek INC here. and waited u
fortnight to hear from YOU. A. you
made no aign. concluded that either
you were stricken with the plague. or
no longer desired tho office, and I
proceeded % appoint another gentle.
man Of promise"
Holes folded tho pinions OF his
soaring hopes and is, himself fall
hack into hts dependency. lie ut.
tered gToan.
but that's not the end" Abe.
marie checked him. mo sooner had
appointed this than he. too. fell
sick OF the plague. and dlrd a week
ago. II ye're not afraid tina. the
plague Is bound up with this commits
sion. rs AZ your disposal. and u shall
be made out 10 you At once"
HOLES was gasping for breath,
You 4. sou mean that that
am 10 have tho command. after
air. II was incredible. lie dared no,
believe u.
That Is what have said. The
commission Is :" Aibemarie broke
OF suddenly. and fell hack before
him. what ais you. man7 You're
white as a ghost. Ys're not iilr
And nc Iussed out a handkerchief
that nuns a rssk OF myuh and gin
ger on the air. leaving Holes nc
single doubt OF The thing his grace
was fearing. The humor Of u took
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