The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-18

comedy.
"Ill wear Il as favor I'm / coma
20 claim the hand Il has covered" he
told her IN a sort OF exultation. lie
kissed the glovo, bowed low. covered
himself with a flourish. and touched
the horse with his spru
Al he rode away he voice floated
after him, family moeklng. yet with
"a choking quayor that betrayed her
secret tears.
Don't forget 10 bring the world
back with YOU"
And that was tho last OF her voice
that no had ever heard
Five years passed before tho day
when next ho came 60 Potherldge,
Again tho cherry trees were IN bios.
som; again he saw them. tossed by
tho brcsEo. above tho gray wall OF tho
reetory orchard. aa ho rode forward
with high.beating heart. a lackoy
trotting az his heels.
The elder HOLES. who had removed
himself permanently 90 London
shortly after hin sons going 90 Monk.
had been dead these two years II
Randall had not accomplished his
proud boast OF eonauerlng the world
at leas; ho had won himself an i'm.
portnnt place In Il. fino position In
the army. that should be n stepping.
stone 10 greater things. lio was the
youngest colonel In the service.
thanks to his own talents as well as
20 Monks fayor-for Monk could
never have so favored him had he not
been worthy and no proved himself
n man OF mark. OF whom a deal was
expected By all who knew him. All
this he now bore written plainly upon
him. his air OF authority: his rich
dress. the handsome furniture OF his
splendid horse. tho servant following.
all advertised the man OK conao.
auonce. And no was proud OF It all
FOR tho sake OF her who had been his
inspiration. From his heart he
thanked God for these things. since
he might offer them TO her.
What would she look like. he won.
dered as no rode amain. his face
alight and eager. II was three yeau
since last he had heard from her, hut
that was natural enough. for tho con.
slant movements demanded By his
soldiers life made Il impossible that
letters should reach him often. To
her hs had written frequently. But
one letter only had no received In all
those years. and that was long ago.
written 90 him after Dunbar In an.
swer TO his announcement that no
had won himself a eaptAincy and no
advanced a stage In his conquest Of
tho world.
How would nho greet him nowi
How would she look AZ himf What
would be her first wordf lie thought
that Il ould be his name. He hoped
Il might be-: for IN her ut;erRnce Of
Il ho would read all no sought 20
know.
They came 20 a Gathering halt az
tho rcctory door. Ito hung down
from tho saddle without waiting for
his groom's assistance. and crcaked
and cianked across the cobblcs 90 rat.
tie on tho oak with the butt Of his
riding. whip.
The door swung lnwards. Before
him. startled OF glance. stood lean
old erone who in nothing reacmblcd
the eorpulent Matilda who had kept
tho rcctor's house OF old. lie started
AZ her. some OF the glad eaErrness
perlshlug In his face.
"The . tho rector" aaaih he.
ALTERING rs he az homer"
AYE. he be in" she mumbled. mis-.
iruatfully cyelng his imposing figure.
do % bide moment. whllcs I calls
him" she vanished into the gloom
Of the hill. whence her voice reached
him. calling; MASTER MASTER Here
be n stranger
Came a quick. youthful step. and
a moment later young man ad.
vanccd from the gloom.
You desired 10 see mo. slr7" no
inquired.
Randall HOLES stood looking at him.
specchle8s for u long moment. dumb.
founded. He molstened his lips at
iasi. and spoke.
III was Mr. Sylvester whom do.
sired 70 sec. SIR" he answered. Tell
mo"--and In his engernesa he was 30
unmannerly as 10 clutch tho un.
known parsons arTn--'whErc Is he7
Hc Is no longer hsre7"
NO" was tho gentle answer. Il
have succeeded him" The young
cleric paused. MFR. Sylvester has
been with God these three years"
HOLES commanded himself. This
Is bad news TO me. sir. He was an
old friend. And his daughter . I. {.
Miss Nancy Where IN she7'
THAT. sir. do nor know. never
heard. You see. sir. had not the
acquaintance Of Miss Sylvester. Per.
haps the squire -
To the squirrels he went, and burst
in upon him at tablo in tho hall.
Squire Haynes. corpulent and elderly.
heavcd himself up at the intrusion
Of this splendid stranger.
God in Heaven no cried in
nmazement. 1T young Randall Hol.
lest Allveg'
II iranspircd that the report had
run thru Potheridge that Randall had
been killed at Worcester. That would
be ut about the time Mr. Sylvester
died, and his daughter had left the
village shortly thereafter.
The squire had heard where Nancy
had gone. but he had since forgotten:
n parsons daughter was no great
matter. Then he bcthought him that
perhaps his housekeepcr could say.
Summoned, the woman was found TO
remember perfectly. Nancy had gone
to Charmouth 10 the care OF n mar
ried aunt. a sister of her fathers, her
only remaining relative. The nunts
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