Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 250, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 March 1924 — Page 12

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BEGIN HERE TODAY" Colonel Holies soldier and adventurer. returns to England, his native land, "'hen vrar with Holland is declared. It is dangerous for Holies to secure a commission in the English army because the name of Randal Holies, father of the • •olonel. is on the warrant for the execution of the late king. The dreaded plague is spreading rapidly in London. A friend of the - -olonet. named Tucker, is arrested for plotting against the government. Because Holies has been seen in Tuckers* company a warrant is also out for his arrest. \ His Grace of Buckingham rents a house in Knight Ryder St. and plots to have Sylvia Farquhargon, actress, abducted and carried there. -The Duke s ‘riend. Mr. Etheredge. warns Buckingham that he is doing something dangerous. The Duke refuses to be advised. NOW GO ON WITH THE STOKV E swung away, and went to If— fling himself petulantly into L—a chair, taking his blond head In his fine jeweled hands. After that explosion Mr. Etheredge decided that there was nothing to be done with such a man but abandon him to his fate. He said so with engaging candor and took his leave. His grace made no attempt to detain him, and for some time after his departure sat there alone In that somber book-lined room, a fool enshrined in wisdom and learning. He was disturbed at last by the appearance of a footman, who brought “ARE YOU LED'BY YOUR VICES LIKE A BLIND MAX BY rflS DOG?” the announcement that a Colonel Holies was demanding insistently to see hts grace. Irritated. Buckingham was about to pi-onounce dismiss- i. "Say that . . ” He .checked. He remembered the letter received three days ago. and Its urgent appeal. That awoke an idea, and set his grace speculating. “Wait!" He moistened his lips and his eyes narrowed in thought. Slowly they lighted from their gloom. Abruptly he rose. “Bring him in,” he said. Holies came, erect and soldierly of figure, still tolerably dressed, but very haggard now of '•ytintenance. m “Your grace will forgive. *4 trust. ASPIRIN Beware of Imitations! Genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" have been proved safe by millions and pt escribed by physicians over twentythree years. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid.—Advertisement. * Get Bid of Fat Where It Shows Do you reslixe that nothing but good, ■ohetantial food and plenty of it wul build muscular energy, and that you mart oat and eat properly in order to regain your strength? Dieting weakens vou and orer-exercia* Glrea you because tfie former retards the development of muscular energy, > and the latter consurr.ee too much of it. That is why you find the old-fashioned method of fat reduction such a hardship, wny not get rid of your excess fat in the ttarmlese. scientific, eaay wav by taking a harmless Marmola Prescription Tablet after each meal and at bedtime? Martools Prescription Tablets are prepared In exact 'accordance with the famous hlarmola Prescription, are perfectly safe to ues and have been used by hundreds f persons in this country and Europe •nth wonderful success. Within a short tims you can be getting fid of fat steadily and easily without Starvation diet or tirehome exercise. You can be comfortable and you can enjoy the food you like and want. Even after tairiny off many pounds there stilt he no tabbiness or wrinkles remsining. and you will feel 100 per cent better Good druggie's the world over sell Marir.oia Prescription Tablets at one dollar for a ease, or the Marmola Company. 4613 Woodward Avenue. Detroit, Mich., will a* them to you on receipt

my importunities," he excused him- ; self, falterig a little. “But the truth is that my need, which was very urgent when I wrote, has since grown desperate.” * Buckingham considered him thoughtfully from under his bent brows with out directly replying. He dismissed the waiting footman, and offered his visitor a chair. Halles sat down wearily. His grace remained standing, his thumbs hooked into th,.girdle of his bedgown. “I received your letter,” he said in his slow, pleasant voice. “From my silence you may have supposed that, you had passed from my mind. That is not so. But you realize, I think, that you are not an easy man to help.” “Less than ever now," said Holies grimly. “What's that?" There was a sudden unmistakable quickening of the Duke's glance, almost as if he welcomed the news. Holies told him without' preamble. “And so your grace perceives.” he ended, “that 1 am now not only in danger of starving, but of hanging.” His grace had not moved throughout the rendering of that account. Now at last he stirred. He turned from his visitor, and sauntered slowly away in •thought. “But what an imprudence,” he said at last, “for a man in your position to have had relations, however slight, with these -wretched fifth-monarchy dogs! If is to put a halter about your neck.” "Yet '.here was no wrong in those relations. Tucker was an old brother-in-arms. Your grace has been a soldier and knows what that means, it , is true that he tempted me with proposals I admit it. since that can no longer hurt him. But those proposals r incontinently refused." His grac“ smiled a little. “Do you imagine that the Justices will believe >ou ’when come to tell them that?” “Sening that may name is Randal Holies, and tbßt a vindictive govern ment would be glad of any pretext ! to stretch 'he neck of my father's son. I do not That is why I describe my state as desperate. 1 am a man moving in the shadow of the gallows." “Sh! t?h!“ the Luke reproved him ' gentiy. “You must uet express your- j self in such terms. Colonel. Tour very tone savors of disloyalty. And you are unreasonable. If you were really' loyal, there was a clear duty which you would not have neglected. • When first i> proposal was made ! to you. whatever your friendship for Tucker, you should have gone straight j to the Justices and laid information of this plot.” “Your grace advises something tliat j in my own case you would not have performed. But even had I acted so. how should I have compelled belief? - I knew of no details of this plot. A was not in a position to prove anything. It would have been my bare ] word against Tucker's, and my name alone would have discredited me. My action might have been regarded as an impudent attempt to earn the fa vor of the powers in being It might even, in some tortuous legal manner, have been construed against me. ' Therefore I held my peace.' ’ “Your assurance is enough for me." , said his grace amiably. "And God i knows I perceive your difficulty, and j how you have been brought into your j present danger. Our first care must j be to deliver you from this. You ; must do at last what should have beery, done long since. You must go j before the Justices, ami frankly state j :he case as you have stated It to me." ; "But your grace yourself has just ! said they will not believe me." v His grace paused in his pacing and ; smiled a little slyly. “They will not believe your unsupported word. But if some person of eminence and authority were .to answer for your good faith, they would hardly dare to doubt; the mat ter would be at an end, and there would be no further question of any impeachment.” Holies stared, suddenly hopeful, and yet not daring to yield entirely to his hope. “Tour grace does not mean that you . . . you would do this for me?" His grace's smile grew broade*-. kindlier. "But of course, my friend. If I urn to employ you, as 1 hope I shall, to much would be a necessary preliminary.'' ' Your grace" Holies bounded to* his feet. “How to thank you?” His grace waved him back again to his chair. “1 will show you presently, my friend. There are cei-tain conditions I must impose. There is a certain task I shall require of you.” “Your grace should know that you have but to name it.” “Have you ever heard of Sylvia Farq ua 1 la rso n?" Surprised, it was a moment before the Colonel answered him. “Sylvia Farquaharson?" he echoed, musing. “I've heard the name. Oh. I have it. That was the lady in the sedan-chair your grace rescued yon oer in Paul's Yard on the day we met. Aye. aye! I heard her named at the time. A baggage of a play-actress from the Duke's House, I think. .But what has she to do with us?” "Something, I thipk—unless the stars are wrong. And the stars never go wrong. They stand immutable and true in a false and fickle world. It is written in them—as I have already told —that we were to meet again, you and I. and be jointly concerned in a j fateful matter with one other, 'fihat other, my friend, is this same Sylvia Far q ua h u rson n. ” He rose, casting off all reserve at last, and his pleasant voice was thickened ty the stress of his emotions. "You behold in me a man exerting vast power for good and ill. There are in life few things, however great, that I desire without being able to command them. Sylvia Farqujiarson is one of these things That is where I require your help.” He paused. The Colonel stared at him round eyed. At last he spoke, in a voice that was cold and level. "Your grace has hardly said enough.” "Dullard: What more is to be said? Don't you nderstand that I mean ;o make an end of this situation?” "Faith: I think I understand that wejl enough." Holies laughed a little. 1 don't understand is my part

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in this —a doxy business of this kind. Will not your grace be plain?’’ “Plain? Why, man, I want her carried off for me.” They sat conning each other in silence now. the Colonel's face utterly ! 4**>k. so that tlfe Duke looked in vain for some sign of how he might be taking this proposal. At last h,s Ups curled in a rather scornful smile, tnd bis voice drawled with a mildly iiumoros inflection. “But in st>A a matter your grace’s

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own vas% experience should sur.ely serve you better than could I.” In his eagerness, the Duke took him literally, never heeding the sarcasm. “My experience will be there to guide you.” “I see," said Holies. “I’lL tell you more how I need you— : where you can serve me.” And ♦Buckingham proceeded to Inform him of the well-equipped house in Knight Ryder Street, which he now desired Holies to take in his own

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name. Having taken it, he was to n*fi.M‘ ?lii‘ necessary arrangements to carry the girl thither on the evening of Saturday nV \ , after n> ast performance at the Duke’s House. “Taking what men you need,” the Dune concluded, “it should be edsy to waylay and capture her chair as it is being borne home. We will consider that more closely if the service Is one that you are disposed to accept.” The Colonel s face was flushed. H#

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felt his gorge rising. At last his anger mastered him, and he heaved himself up to confront the handsome profligate who dardfi in cold blood to make him this proposal. “My God!” he growled. “Are you led by your vices like a blind man by his dog?” *~ The Duke stepped back before the sudden menace of that tone and mien. At once he wrapt himself in a mantle of arrogance. # “I'warned you, sir, that I will

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suffer no/ heroics; that I will have no man play Bobadil to me. You as. ed service of me. I have shown you how I can employ you.” ‘Service?” eaehoed Holies, his voice almost choked with anger. “Is this service tor a gentleman?" (Continued in Our Next Issue) Fender Covers To avoid the possibility of soiling an! scratching the fenders of a car \vhile in the shop, especially when

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