The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-01
nGGIN IIEI,E TODAY

nEGIN IIEItE TODAY
Colonel HOLES soldier aud advcn-
turrr, returns 20 England. the land
~ his birth, when war n declared
with Martha Quinn. wealthy hpHtrHF
~ the raui's Head, IN PnulH Yard.
London
II IL dangerous FOR the colonel 20
secure n commission IN this EnEllHh
army because the name Of Randall
HOLES. father Of the colonel. ls on
the warrant Tor the execution of the
late king
Ills Grace 81 Aibemnric, old friend
or the colonel. promises 20 try 10 se-
cure for HOLES "A commission. Martha
quinn falls victim 10 the charms Of
the colonel and proposes marriage 20
him HOLES refuses her offer. The
dreaded plague IL spreading rapidly
In London and on the streets the
colonel aces victim,
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
A HOLES. peroeiying here no more
than a sick man. continued his nd.
vance. voice from the rotrcbtlng
crowd shouted warning TO him.
'Iiavc a care. airl Have a carel lie
may be stricken with the plague"
The colonel checked. inyoluniarily
arrested by the horror that the very
word inspired And then he boheld
"a stoutish. elderly man In a heavy
wig. plainly but scrupulously dressed
in black. whose round counteuaneo
gathered a singuhrly owliHh express
sion from pair Of h0rnrimmed spec
tucics. walk calmly forward to the
stricken citizen. a moment he stood
beside him looking down. then he
turned 20 beckon couple Of burly
fellows who had the appearance and
carried the slaves Of blllmen, From
his pocket the sturdy gentleman In
black produced kerchief upon which
he Hprinklcd something from phlal.
Holding the former 90 hts noatrlla
with his LEFT hand. he knelt down be
side the sufferer. and quietly set him.
SELF 10 unfasten the mans dopblot
Observing him, the coolnel admired
hls quiet courage. and thence took
shame 1T his own fear for his utterly
worthless life. Rcsolutsly putting Il
from him. he went forward 10 Join
that little group.
ono Of tho blllmcn was pointing
out TO the other purple tumld patch
NJ the base Of the sufferers throat
His eyes were round. his face grave
and his voice came hushed and
startled.
see. The tokens he said 10 his
companion.
And now the doctor spoke. address
ing HOLES.
You would do well not 10 APP.
preach more closely. sir"
"Ir Il the plagueY" quoth liol.
les In quiet voice.
The doctor nodded. pointing 10 the
purple patch '''rhs tokens are very
plain 90 see" he said II beg. sir,
that you will 80" And on that he
once more held the handkerchief 10
his mouth and noarllp. and turned
his shoulder upon the colonel.
HOLES withdrew az he WAS hidden.
moving slowly and thoughtfully,
stricken By the first sight Of the
plague NJ work upon fellow.cren.
iure. Al he approached the edges Of
the crowd. which. keeping it's dis.
tanoe. yet stood at gazo as crowds
win. he observed that men shrank
back from him as II he were himself
already tainted.
4 single thing beheld imprcssez us
more deeply than 20 such things
described 20 us by others. Hitherto
these London citizens had treated
lightly this mntter OF the plague. Not
ton minutes ago they had been derid.
iug and pelting one who had preach.
cd repentance and warned them Of
the anger Of Heaven launched upon
them. And then suddenly. like bolt
from the blue, had come tho stroke
that laid ono OF them low. 10 freeze
their derision and fll their hearts
with terror by giving them a sight OF
this thing which hitherto they had
but heard reported.
The colonel stalked on. rejecting
that this event In Paul's Yard had
done more prosclytizlng for the cause
OF the commonwealth than a score
u advocates could have accomplish.
I'd. II was very well. he thought. II
wns sign. And II anything had
been wanting 10 clineh his decision 10
throw in his lot with Tucker, this
supplied II.
But first 10 quench the prodIEious
thirst engendered by his long walk
thru that sweltcrinE heat. and then
on TO Cheapside and Tucker TO OF.
fer his sword TO tho rcyolutionaries.
As he entered the common room.
Mrs. Quinn turned from group OF
citizens with whom she was standing
TO talk TO follow him with her eyes.
her lips compressed. rs he passed on
into his own little parlor. at tho back