Show i fORTU i tlE i ES E'S S I FOOL fOOl BY i Ce tL SABATINI TINI j jIt 1 ly if II ifa It a w tA n e I AtTiM nl VItI Iv y NtA 1 I BEGIN TODAY Colonel Hailes Soldier and ad- ad adventurer ad adventurer returns return to io England the theland theland I land Ind of or hI his birth When war wat I Is de jie tle- tle declared dared with Holland tte Ite comes to lodge with Martha Quinn hostess s London of the Pauls Paul's Head In Pauls a Yard toI I The Tho colonel asks aski his lila old friend HI Gracs Grac of Albermarle to secure for him a place pineo In the army Albemarle M Al warns warna him that the name ot of Rand Rand-ll Holies folios father of or the colonel ft S r on the Warrant for lor the ex execution of the late king There There- Therefore Therefore fore It I Is dangerous for Cor tho the colonel to secure a commission lon A friend Tucker lucker asks to enter a conspiracy agaInst the tho government His Grace of Buckingham falls to the chums charms of ot beautiful Sylvia Par Par- Far actress 9 and he ho inviteS her Sylvia to II ft dinner at his hia home Syl- Syl Sylvia Syl Sylvia via comes lite to the feast fea t tI bOW I GO ON WITH TirE TIIE STORY Ln Lastly she saw caw the tall white fig figure ure of the Duke advancing toward her his eyes eye narrowed a half haIr half half- smile mile on his hll full rull lips both hands In welcome elcome Ha ne moved correctly with that almost Ive excena-Ive lye Ive grace grAco gr co that wl was his own and ho he hoat hoat nt at least how d no sign of the tho In- In Intoxication In Intoxication that marked the guest ruest kt the n feat feast But Dut that af- af afforded af afforded forded her no reassurance palo pale that the they had ha been her cheeks chaek her her whole bod It seemed to her had had flamed a 4 vivid scarlet Now It ass paling paling thIs time In terror and disgust she watched his grce graces grace's advance for tor a moment Then Incontinently she abe turned and nd fled with the tho feelings of one on who had hod looked down for tor or a moment Into the pit of hell holl and drawn back In shuddering horror before being engulfed Behind her tell fell a 11 dead silence ot of astonishment hm nt It endured whilst you roll might have counted six Then Thena a great peal of ot demoniac laughter c cOmo mo like an explosion to drive her tearfully fearfully onward onard She reached the hall hell darted across I i this thiB and across the vesti- vesti bulo bue ble her light silk Bilk mantle mantlo stream stream- streamIng streaming ing tag behind her and Md eo 80 gained Ir lined ILl at it last the tho open door stared at by lackeys lacey nho ho wondered but made madeno madeno madeno no attempt to stay tay her Too late came h Cl the h shout ut from the pursuing Due Duie Du c ordering them to bar her wAy y B By then sic eh was In the courtyard and run run- running run running ning like a hate hare for tor or the gateway that opened upon Whitehill Out of this the tho coach that hId h brought her hM was at that moment rumbling Panting she ghe 0 It just lust as the driver brought It to o a halt In obedience to her cry To Salisbury Court she ahe gasp gasp- gasped gasped ed DrIve t quickly She was In and she abe had slam slam- slammed med niam-med med the tho door as th the Dukes Duke's lack lack cia throe I-thrOe three of them them-mit them rah alongside the vehicle bawling baling bo ling their corn com commands mands mande to stop atop She Sho flun flung halt her body through the window on the theother theother theother other side Ido to countermand the or- or order or order der on Drive quickly In Gods God's name Had they been In the tho court court- courtyard yard rd It l Is odds that the would not have hae dared proceed nut But they were already through the C gateway In Whitehall Itself and the swung wung round t to th tho loft lort In tho direction Of Charing Cross Here In the ope II street the driver could defy the Puke Dukes Duke's locke and the latter dared not net make an any de determined attempt to hinder him The Tha coach oah rolled roiled on and Mb I h r on sank ank back to breathe t list hal to r recover from rom her lIam flamO name name-IMI lee terror and to regain ln her calm cain Th rho Duke went ent bick with drag drall- drair gins r feet fet and brow to bo be ba b a IL storm torm of ot up- up upon upon up upon on which In more sober mood hi would hardly has hl ha o 0 ventured He attempted with them to tol dissemble l emble the Uie extent to which h he h had d been But nut M he h hard hardly hard ly ly Iy mado made a success of or It II and there thero was WILS distinct temper Ill In the man man- man down Into his great great chair tj 1 leaning across croe flu Ho n laid a Il jeweled hand handon handon Ion on his hIA arm it H He alon alone of nil all th the Company I IH although he had probably drUnk more deeply than any showed shoed no e ot of f intoxication be ond the tho II faint flush fluh about his hia 1 eyes I warned you he said that the little prude Is virtuous and thAt nha he will require much pA- pA pa patience I tience This hll I Is sour our OUI chance to cx- cx ex ere I It CHAPTER ci VII I II fr o d Advises Toward midnight when hen hn all 1111 the thc guests but e Etheredge had depart depart- departed e ei ed and th the hei candles lighting th the dl disordered orl er d droom room were gl In their s S the lie uke Cat Catalone at alone In council with the tho younker younger libertine The IM Duke DukS unburdened himself elt him bitterly And passionately Ether dge smiled ungrateful Youre a prodigiously ful tul fellow You Toil go to work ork and then ou ou blame mo me for forth thC th failure of ot your endeavors Had bk Asked a ked d me m I could have t told ld OU Oti what hat hat must happen with A Ith I a Ip p par parcel cel eel of ot fOols who be haven't learned th the art bt Of earn carl Ing- Ing their wine wino In Indecent detent fashion Had flail she ahe alth cd at the appointed time whilst they were ere vi ere still sober ober all might have hava he been en enell well sell she Sho might have ome to aM In part at least their In- In Intoxication In Intoxication and so 0 ahe sho he would have viewed their antics antica through e eee e I that wine had rendered tolerant and kindly A As It Is you merely orr tad spectacle her by a disgusting disgusting- spec SPI and that l I 14 very veri ver far tar from anything that I a advised Do Bo Ito that 0 as It ma may saId mid the humored ill-humored ill Duke Duke there Is there la laugh agaIn against at m mc me thAt thit Is to be be ro- ro re redeemed deemed I am m for tor director mc mca ure 8 lires no now I melLS lither lither-edgo's measures Ither- Ither bro bro- went nt tip tap He A nl ni scornfUl laugh Is II this patience 7 tI oUi A pox pot on patience II j 4 Thou Then she ahe 1 is not tot fat you Walta W Walt lt ft a moment rn my sweet Bucks Euck I Iha ha liate o itO no AC a td tO what you by direct measures You at Ire probAbly at-probAbly tn more t Sober I Anti but then thon I am moro more Int i thad you Out of ot my nc let me Inform your sobriety Oh Ohi come cornS to ta the point I am COMing coining to It If It you mean to carry the girl ot oft Vii Ill be remindIng rell you that at aCo la law W its it's hanging hani matter mitter Th The Duke Dute stared 1 bbs In dis disdainful I amassment ain Then ba uh tired a sharp laugh of ot derision I At lawt law Pra Pray nn good I what have I to 40 4 o with the law By which you mean a that you I Are Ib abO above ve it lt i That Is where usually t i I hate found myself I Usually The times are not nO usual The times are an monstrous V She darted Itc the her O h her mantle behind her Rochester no dOubt thought a as you do when Its h Oar ned oft aft Miss Mallet on ht night Yet Yot Rochester Is Js a In la tho rower Jower In consequence And you think they'll theli hang bang him 7 Buckingham sneered No They wont won't hang him be e th the abduction a was an un un- un unnecessary un necessary piece or of o be buffoonery buffoonery be because cause he Is la ready to morel marS s MI-s Mallet honor hanor b by marrying her Let me roe perl perish h George Gorg but you Are aro more mora drunk than I 1 thought Mist Miss Mallett Is a person of ot Im- Im Importance Im Importance In tho world with power power- powerful powerful ful friends Miss Mias Farquharson Farguharson too has friendS Is la her friend and he wields wIeld a deal of Influence You dont don't lack for enemies to ati- ati t things things up against you Oh but hUI a baggage ge of the th t tOr r Buckingham was ass Iou scornful These Thue es of the th t r rare Ar are beloved of th the people nd the mood of or the people peaple of ot Loh Lo lon at pre preSent ent h Is not one I 1 should rAre to ruffle were oro I Du Duke e of o Bucking Bucking- Buckingham ham ing-ham I ham hom There Thle Is la a s war ar to o them and the menace of or the plague I to scare them thorn Into making of conscience There Dr are preachers too going Up lap und and lowa wn the Tow Town proclaiming that this is II isa I Il a l 1 of God upen the ne new Sodom The peo people le are listening They are ore beginning to point pC to fo Whitehall M as i the source of althe all al the offenses that have pro pro okel the wrath of Heaven And they dont don't love lou iou ou Buck Bucks any more moro n tho they love me They dont don't under under- understand understand stand us us and to and to be plain our names namee yours and mine and sev several severa eral others are 10 begInning to C In their nostrils no Olve Give thor ther- f r ran ian an argument as thi ag you and nd they 11 II see Bee the law un Neer er doubt that The h are arean an going easy 1 people on th sur- sur surface sur surface face race which has led some tools fools to their undoing b abusing abusing- them The Th spot pot where His Hill Hl Majesty's rathe- rathe fathe lost his hll head i Id 18 within easy view of these theo thc e windows And so no I tell sou a ou that the thing which you Intend to do which would be he fraught with risks rl k lit at ans n time I lj ig certain d dt to ou nt at this present The very emi emt eminence nence upon which you count tot fot safety would prove your undoing Th The firce light that beats upon is throne belts betta upon those thoe who nho are lIt bout It A mo more obscure man might I do this ibis thing a Ith ith less lees risk rl to himself lf than thOn you would auld run his Ilia III grace discarded at ot lout lest hi his incredulouS scorn and nd gase ga JIl e him him him- himSelf him Self r up tn to gloOm the thought Ether edE e edge leaning leaning- back ck In hi his wAlche him himi faintly cynically amused d At length the Puke Duke sir red red and raised hi his handsome e Os Osto to hi his friends friend's fate face Dont Pont sit felt there damn grinning grinning grinning- loi 1 me To 0 what hat 11 hat end since Bince ou wont won't follow my thy advice T Still let me hear It What Is IsIt Isit IsIt- IsIt It it the girl g and loo look lonk k for ler game came You itt are hard hardis enough for such an arduous ous and tiring hunt a a this His grace dAmned him roundly for ft a 8 scoffer offer and nd swore sore that he would not abandon the that at Cost co t h he would purSue pur pur- Sue suo it IL It Why Wh then thed lou iou ou must begin ly by th the ld b-ld Impression you have made madO mad tonight M ray lay her a a hn bit Monday at the the theater lo o t n lout humble Apologies reI for the disgraceful condu conduct ol ot your yourS g Had you kno known n them th m en- en ca capable pable Of sUch uch Uch abandoned Sou ou would ne r hayS have bidden her make one onS bt Of SuCh But a n company You m ili proteM prore self loin ours lt Kind glad that she he dp Instantly that t Is what you would woOlS hate advised But Brit I Pursued d her lit My lackeys s SOught to stay her hr coach cn iso i Naturally f o th ou oh might ake trl ke her your IU and t ap- ap ap approve prove o k R ep which In the CircumstanCes you OtI must thuat ha hate I urged urge You rou You think she will III b ma met t Bl His Irr grace R ce nati 1 q That will depend upon your our Ing Ing and you ou ate re reputed to b something of an actor God knOws you played the tha mountebank once onre to south Home purpose Have you 1 1 for for- forgotten for forgotten gotten 7 No no But will It ft nerve Pervis do ou think Continued In n Mondays Monday's |