Show fORTUNES fORTUNE'S 4 4 FOOL RAFAEL BY V SABATINI D Dy y I w Hll SAT Its Ia IS tV CY y NIA NtA eRVI hl 1 REGIS m-Gl m TOl Y Ton Y I Colonel Holies bibs ana returns to hl hit his nIh niH e Ih tie eland land wh hn n ear r r with holland Is Ii declared His itts Grace of o Bucking Bucking- Buckingham h m hires bites Holies to 10 abduct the tho yh la it harson It la Is dArk derk hen tho the col- col colonel colonel col colonel onel carries arrleS her to the th house houte Buck Buckingham ingham hug has i elite I Upon his arrival 1 HolI III 16 I horrified hor horrified I to see e that s Slvia is an old sweetheart The Tir servants of ot the Duke render th the colonel unconscious When ham Ducking attempts attempt to S l lil ta her dress s falls tall from lick het throat re re a a purple blotch token ot or the plague The Duk Duke and his set ants flee 1 nurses nur os Shia S h la l In and saves naves hN he- life When Holies catches the plague Syliia nurses him back to life lite deems himself un- un un unworthy ii worthy orth orthy Ot t Sylvia and leaves her het herH Ho He goes goc to call on hl hit his old landlord Ian land land- landlord lord I NOW GO O 0 ON WITH virn T Tim STORY STOnY The Th vintner pursed pur ed hIs Ills and sadly Shook hook his head hAd regarding his guest the Iho while ehile flom under bent brOws browsh Vh Wh h sir lr he ho said enid ald theres there's there no French shipping chipping and no shIps bound for tor or France at Wapping and mighty might few hips of any ny kind The POI t of London is as empty ns as Proctors s Theres There's There not a foreign put Into It no noi an 1 English OttO one go out of It for she t be gl glen ghen en harbor any any- any anywhere where here for tot fear feat of or th the tho Infection The colonel colon A s face ace lengthened In This TIlls he thought was nas the thelast last blow Llo of oC hIs hie hl l I rot rot- Fortune tune I oh shall hall hale hSe 0 t to go to Port Port- Portsmouth mouth then he announced gloom gloom- gloomIly gloomIly gloomily there thOre ily God knows how I 1 shall hall get I Ie 1 e ne ner Cr r will ill III For Pot POI I itoh 01 t have ha ic at nor any other othOr to ton toan n In England land De lIot e coining coming is ta e edo edo do front from London I 1 tell ou sir the country's nil all dared clayed with fea teaL of the plague But I 1 ie te e a certificate of or health ye d 0 need to hue hate haIl It Il by bv a p l of ot title 01 Or ever POI Potts Potts- mouth ts- ts mouth would let lou ou inside liet hel gates Holies Holles looked at him blankly for tora I Ia a moment then his bit bit tel nus In a hug II In In that case eaM ca o I dont don't know ahat hat hatI I I emain Why Why hy e e a sy toy ore ere a n sate safe man manYe Ye Te It II not base haic s n Ills Giaco of Alb a 8 asking for tor Pa rafe afe te men Asking Ashing tot 01 safe tat men To that hat end ay ny ny Hie Ilie proclamation don t say saV saVie Ye ie It II find toil out in ma be Th being like thie thiea a OU ou 00 noe no now ie e might think It ItIN itis ItIn is IN worth north while to ok It k It might he be something foi e for tor the pi I t at lea least t olles 1 rc rose roe Whatever hate er It mn be maybe a when hen hn a Il ruin Is 18 faced n with lib star star- starvation tar tar- allon he had hinl best m that ide n won on t I fill flU an nn empt empty belly o 0 more It will I e clog Cing th the Colon 1 l s uncouth gal gal- galmen's gal mens men's mens men's nut Cut it ler lo e to tl le lr or of orPA PA a It to W Whitehall rd c d h tie lir orI I ice Ise se to 10 t on sour our our other suit Bult that s A Ye Yell It ii nei er cc get eel pl past t I Ithe the l el s In that 11 Hiery er So Ho you see Bee issuing Is presently IHo I the sign of Thi Hal p a Col- Col Col nuel nel Holles t e y different Ti Colonel who ho had hail e It Itan itan Itan an hour Ilour earlier In a lark dark blue ItI I lIlt of camlet enlivened cocci 11 h b a II little told ohl lice black Spanish boots bools ind nd I I 1 1 LIAC Llac he cl set et off otC ls bv LV a II n a of or ro al ro al blue without v a It along ord It Ik ii true hut but a along long cane he lie presented a rarely seen just then In London I sl rents reels The usher at the Cockpit wh wha nent ent to announce him hm d almost at once to conduct hint him Into I that pleasant 01 o the pule tl where III His Flit Grace of Al- Al Al today II ns at deputy for tor forthe forthe the pleasure loving pleasure loving t ne prince ho capital had forsaken alen hi Ken capi tal UI 1 flip he Duke Duk Dul e I 1 I himself up liS as the thc Colonel enter mi So youre you're come como at In last t Itan- Itan lil Itan-lil dI was nat his hit astounding greeting On m mi life liCe ion OU e 1 taken sour lour ur own time In an ling el Ing icy iy letter latter Your letter Itter said ald And he staled blankly at nt the th Duke Dule II as h he ashe clasped the proffered hind My letter es s You Non hail had It If Time The that I sent cent m lou u nu nigh 11 upon a month ago to time the Paul s Head Had Na Ram Nat said Mid I 10 had 1 no i Dut Albemarle looked al- al most as If it h hf hn mild did not b bellave 1 e him Thin The there thorn kept It tor for She ho mild Mid 1 1 think that ou ere nere er absent I at M th the time but n would be beback back In a day or t two 0 and that ou should have the letter at nt once on our return A month ago do 3 ou say But Dut It I Is it two tao months month nn and 1 moro met In e I 1 left the lie Paul raul Paula s e Head What do iou OU tell me mo Ah Ab aft M My messenger shall speak 1 for him him- himself him himself self on this Ibis And ho he strode anay to the rope bell-rope Put But Holies checked him Nay nay he lie cried It alto II a wry smile mile Theres There's There not the need I thInk I understand Tout messen meen messenger ger would no doubt announce whence he camo earno und find Mrs Quinn fearing that the news nene Ile Iles s might be to tom tomy tomy m my advantage acted noted so 0 as a to pre pm- pre ent sent hit his making search for forme forme forme me What this The Tho Dukos Duko's I heavy helly tacO plOd d Do Do OU on I charge her hOe Ith u pr Il a i corn corn- com from an office of Dy By en If It holi still till alive Ill ha hate 0 hOt her h t for It Let Lct b be slid Holies Holles seizing el hIm bytho by the the arn arm arni De ll talce talc the woman oman Tell Tel me mo of ot the th letter I Ye II 11 nc ne-er ne ne lOr r mein that sou ou on had hadI I tou found nd employment for tor me mc all I You In 1 Did voli va doubt my real rOal enl tot tor toil Ol 01 Oh not your zeal nl But Dut th the of or sour our ur helping one ha inc n In my ease case ca e A Ae 1 ave But as s to that why cd pro ed it when hen he h stood for tor the Iho justice I heat heal d 0 of ot that And hn the chance hane came the th chance of this Bombay that I aI-I iii- iii ol I eady cady I 1 had earlier Intended for orlou OU The Bombay comm command nd Hollos Holle be begat began an to wonder did he hedl hedi h dl di Mill Cain But I thou thought lIt tint It had been by bl for a friend frimd of hi hit his 0 own onn n Sir Henry Stanhope 3 es Ct So It I had and lIed for tor the Jn IndiCt l with t Ith the commission lon But Dut It seems scorns that a when hOn n he ho did so AO ho he I nh ady carried the thO seeds of the within him rot For he lie died of It on the tho I to youat you youit it lit once one asking sou ou to seek me mc I hel lie lie-c e and I waited naiLed alted a fortnight to hear har from ou As Aa lou ou made no sign I concluded that either ou on ouI I note el e stricken with Ith tho tImo plague llague 01 onno or on I Ino Ino no longer desired Ired the office and andI I pi to appoint andI r rg I g of 11 Holies Holles folded the pinions pinion of ot hI his coal hopes and let himself tall fail Into hit his He lie ut- ut uttel ut ut tel el I a t groin But Jiul that s not the end Albo- Albo maile malIc maim ed him Xo Xo sooner hail had I J appointed this than he too fell Cell sick lck of the plague and anti died n a a eel eeL ago If It e ere re not aft akl limit I Ithe the Is it I bound up n with ith this I Ion It Its S e at sour our H list r 0 oai 81 and It shall hall be Le mido oat to ou at t once's once Holles was ns as gasping tOI foi bl You You son ou mean that I Ih I am aim to hp h ho hse o 0 th the co ro 0 l nil It 11 ens Inc edible Heda He Ito da r not L e It II HeI I hal I Is ut I 1 hate hl solid is h s I blOke oft off suddenly and anil tell foil bacic e him bins iv hat aIls alii you In I You 16 II white as a ghost Ye 11 in Ie innot not nat ill III And Arid lit lie lugged hugged out a I handkerchief that flung a reek reel f off I my rh and ginger on the time air lea leav- leav Inv v-I v hog Hones no single doubt of time the I thing lilt his hi wan nat lh thiS of it took tonic Holles Holle II anti his laugh lauh rang out further to tic the Duke Time The Thee e S 8 no 00 need for let against t me ho he assured 1 his hit grace graceI graceI I I am cei titled in and carry no Infection I left limit mOl Whit 9 Albemarle was all a astound od cd D Die D e 0 mean yo had th the I I flint I is it tt-o tt whole reason of my being here I 1 am am a sato safe man m n non now And And I came c me In CI to oui asking for 1111 nm continued to stare at hIm In deepening So that 13 it what brought ou h Id at ot lat t when whan full ull under under- understanding understanding understanding standing came cani to him mii nut Dot toi COI fo that I should n ne-cr ne er er o ln conic conie maybe said hi his giaco C Rut nut what matter now Is thit sou ou ou are here and tint command Is I bun ours If it you OU still wish It It I Is an Important office as 8 asI aI I told ou nn and l so that ou d dl Is- Is charge charge Its duties as ns I know sou ou on I will it may pro pro e e but a stepping stone stepping stone Mone to greater reater things What hat do moo say Say cried Holies hi hit his cheeks his hl gray gr y eyes eyet gleaming i In li I r gh gI gl e e ou Oil thanks with all my heart Then l ou accept It Good Tot roe ForI I 1 believe bellev you OU to be tho the ery sery ery men man manfor for Cot th the hA office stepped ped to his writing table selected from among conic BOmo documents a parch parch- parchment mont ment bearing a hI heavy seal Real eat cat down lown took look up a pen nod and emote rote for ft Il t few w seconds lie He Hedu du dusted ted the flip e writing ii with ith pounce n I and l pi offered tho the document Here Hert then theil I is lour our I lIon lIon- soon oon oon can enn iou ou sail In a month said Mid promptly A month Albemarle it was Ss laI talc talc- lah en cli aback lie He fro l frowned net Vh man you should be ready in a aneck neck eol I could be he ready really In a ada aday aday da day But Dut I mean to take tako this newfound new found tide of fortune at l the flood lood and But Dut Interrupted him Impatiently pa lIy Don t vou you realize man the th time that has ha been already lost lot F lOr r four months now this office ha has stood vacant Which means that thit theres there's a avery avery avery very competent lieutenant In charge e Let It him Continue lot ot while You B see ee e Jt it may m y be bo that I shall have li Vc a companion T who Tho ho can can- cannot can cannot not possibly be b tead ready In II's lest less thaO thail II a month moth With Ith an odd reckless trust In inha Ih ha continuance of o Foi rOI tun tunes tune's favor tavor n nOe he lie boldly added You Tou hate ha ha said ald that thit I 1 am the til ery iery ery man for forthe forthe the office The rhe Th government ell can n alt a month or ou can appoint some one less likely to ser sere e It liS as efficiently Albemarle mlle smiled at him acost the table Yere full tull or Of surprises todaY Matter Master Rand l And this one baffles me Holies Holles poured out omit Ills his tale and Albemarle give him hiTo a a Il 0 s hearing hen W hen he had bad done the th Dul Duke e and turned aside be- be be toie be-toie tote fOIl 10 to examine time till pages of at n a notebook at his elbow Continued In hi Our Next ext I CO 00 |