San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-20
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DcSiu ueTo IOuds.
Colonel HOLES, soldier and adven-
turer, returns to England. his native
land, when war with Holland is de-
clared. 1t is dangerous for HOLES 10
secure a commission in the Engllsl
army because the name of Randall
Holes, father of the colonel, is On
the warrant for the execution of the
late king. A friend of the colonel,
named Tucker, is arrested for plot
ting against the government. Because
HOLES has been seen in fuckers com
pany a warrant is also out for his ar
rest.
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 rented by Buck
ingham, HOLES is horror struck when
he sees that Sylvia isa former sweet
heart Of his. Sylvia is Mortified. Now
go on with the story.
twill you not realize that there IS
no time to lose? That if you stay
here you are lost? Go alone, If you
will. Return home at once. But since
you must 60 afoot. and you may
presently be pursued, suffer. me at
least to follow after you, to do what
/ can to make you safe. Trust me in
this for your own sake
trust me In Gods name y
"Trust you:" she echoed, and al
most she seemed to laugh. "Iou:
After this?'
"Aye, after this. Because Of this.
! may be as vile as you are oeem-
ing me: not a doubt l am. But ]
never could have been vile to you. 1t
may not excuse me TO protest that
die not@know it was AGAINST you that
l vas acting. But it should make
you believe that l am ready TO defend
you ncw-now that l know"
This time he caught her by tie
wrist. and maintained mis- hold
against her faint attempt to liberate
herself. He attempted to drdw her
after him across the room. y mo-
ment she hung back. resisting still.
"For Gods sake he implDred her
madly. AT any moment BuckiDg-
lam may arrive"
This tine she yielded 10 spur
tina. carrier her passion had made her
disregard. Between such evils there
could be No choice. She looked into
his lirid. cleaning face. distorted by
his anguish and anxiety.
II j can trust you in
this? II l trust you you
will bear me safely home? You swear
it,"
As Gcd's my witness he sohbed
in his 'mpatiencc.
There was an end to ner resistance
now. More: she displayed a sudden
urgency that matched his own.
"Quick! Quick, then" she painted.
Aud then. just as they rearncd the
door, it was thrust open from will
cut. AMI The tail. graceful figure OF
the nukc of Buckingham. his curtf1ed,
fair head almost touching the Intel.
stood bcf1re them, flush OF fevered
expectancy on his handsome face. In
his right hand he held his heavily
feathered hat: his left rested on the
pummel of the light dress rapier he
was wearing.
The pair recoiled before him, and
HOLES loosed her wrist upon INC
swift. instructive apprehension that
here be was like to need his hands for
other things.
His grace was all in glittering
satin, black and white like a pagpie,
with jewels in the lace at his throat,
and a baldric of garter blue across
his breast.
A moment he stood there at gaze,
with narrowing eyes, puzzled by
something odd in their attitudes, anil
looking from Miss Farquharson's
pale, startled loneliness to the stiff.
grim figure of her companion. Then
he came slowly forward, leaving the
door wide behind him. He bowed
low to the lady without speaking; as
he came erect again it was to the
colonel that he addressed himself.
"All should be here, I think" he
said. waving a hand toword table and
sideboard.
HOLES half-turned to follow the ges-
ture. and he stood a moment as if pom
dering the supper equipment, glad of
that moment in which TO weigh the
situation. Out there. in the hal!
somewhere just beyond that oper
door. would be waiting. he knew
Buckingham's four French lackeys