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i,“ as personal rancour to- il King Charles.

produced, however. no fearful lppoll the usher. Cslmly, nie- lcully rcpcotlng it. the fellow ullcil a sheet 0f paper. Then. ssi, his manner .chsnged. It

lion had veered a point...

“. . . and there ziio talk was all of the Dutch . that the ﬂeet is out." The sturdy, swnrthy gentleman was speaking. “That and these rumors of the plague‘ growing upon us in the Town-

His Grace of Alhsma :w

"At a_ vast writing-table placed in the middle of a lofty, sunny room, whose windows overlooked St. James Park, sat George Monk, K. Baron Monk of Potheridge.

every way and I om dooply thankful to have relief from those sickening headaches".

Mrs. sislvrtilt m; ‘ivoLFn.

“Frult-a-tives" will iilways relieve llcsdhchos due to Constipation because

me invested by a. certain ob- -lousne.-.=s_ Clearly he had found mine upon his list. Ha opened studded door oi which heyws guardian.

_ " ht- murmured.

usher following.

you

crossed the room, presunwbl

o. wand. who k611i- er door. e Colonel disposed himself l

, sufiiclcntly uplifted to prac-

great lengths of patience. ~I-I

d himself‘ in a lofty, spore

oi‘ consequence ff. their dree

carriage were to he taken at

we value.

me iurned to look asksncs at don-n-ut- heel intruder; but not

long. There was that in th

‘eyes of Colonel l-Iolies when

rnlng silch looks as thes

h could put down the haught-

stnrc.

viug met their‘ Insolence ‘by ini; at them us they might look tboys, he stroke“ nor-om to an ranged nsl the carved nslnscotlng, and

iy bench tlist was

himself down with a‘ clatter.

e noise he made drew the at- two gentlemen‘ who d near the bench in conversa-

loii I of,

. One of these. whose beck wu

rd llolles, glanced round irpon _ . lit- ivns. iull._snd elderly, with

nial. ruddy countenance. qTh

r. n mun of about Helios’ own

was short and surrdlly bull

i a swnrtliy face set in a heavy 1i Dcrlwlg. dressed with a cer-

iopplsh care, and of a man- lliot blended aminbllity with a re oi soil-sufficiency. He ﬂash-

llllﬂn llolles a pair of ibrlgh

uye-a that were, however, with- dlsdaln, nndgal-

hostility oi‘ xii unknown to the Colonel, h

lilly int-lined his bead to him in H11. illuniiied salutation, utmost

ii nskiui: leave to resume hf ble conversation comers hearing,

"lbs of that conversptlon. ilqat-

P"'!i‘llli.\' to the Colonel's ears.

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rmless Laxative for the Liver and Bowels

you will be pleased to enter. lone! llollss swaggemd in.

will be pleased to wait. The usher left him.

oniniunlcnte his, name to yet

her usher, a clerltly fellow another

ely‘ lulled sntechamiber. one of a n or more clients, all of them

Within this

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"Al-most. But not quite.’ the eld- er man broke in, laughing: "There's something else I'd not have expect- ed you fo forget; this Farquharson gl-rl at the Duke's I~Iouse."'

“Sir Georg-e I confess the need for your correction. I should rol have forgotten. That she shores the public tongue with such topics as the wnr and the plague seal shows the deep impression she has made."

"Doservedly?" Sir George isked the question as of one who ivns uzi authority in such matters.

"Oh, most deservedly, be assur- ed. I was at the Duke's House two days since, and enw her play Kath-

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J Ij/l-l . U’ 1.’: > ‘ ° - §<“3“\. t as: Looknn or. THREE DOWN ms PEN sun ROSE-

srlne. And mlghtly P15115911 1 ‘"1"- I cannot call to mind having 896B her equal in the part. or indeed up- on the stage at all. And so thinks the Town. For though l came there bytwo o'clock. yet there was 11° room in the pit, and I was forced to pny four shillings to iw law 011° o; m9 “pm,- bqme. The whole house was mightily P108894 "1111 h", {p9, end in particular Illa Grace of Buckingham. He spoke lilo praises from his box so that all jhlght hear him. and vowed he would not rest until he hnd writ a pliy for her, himself." ‘ _ . "If to write a illay for her be the only earnest his grace will afford her of his admiration, then ls llllss Farouhsrson fortunate."

. f'0r else unfortunate," said the sturdy gentleman with n rogulsh ooh. " ‘Tls iiil~a' ‘question ouﬁow the lsdy views _these matters. But let us hope she 1s virtuous."

They were still laughing, when the door of Albemarleb room 0D- ened to give exit to a sllllll 8011116- msn with flushed, cheeks. Foldlnz

r _ a parchment as he went. the gen-

tleman crosslod the sntechnmber. stopping quickly and bestowing s in his passage. and was gone. ,he vanished at one door. the ‘ ell with‘ the wand made his ll‘!- e other.

“Ilia grace will be pleased to re-

" 4 ~ ceiveﬁlf. Pepys."

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=Tha swarthy, sturdy gentleman

cast off- the remains o - tel‘, will put on a cuun grav y.

"lfotTne," lie said. "Blr George. you'll bhr me company." His tans mulled Invitation and user- ... ....':.. “were .. .. P, er f ey e 0 . a

' tlfe Duke’ '

l Him. lellldd- back

‘illeaaoouof tlll .' I];

‘1/‘3 prise still abiding lit-id out n hand to th‘e

f his laugh- tensnce of

" bowed.

oe mini-veils: any,

- should be so coir "' u ‘the ‘affairs of a play-

from which may God preserve us‘ Bﬂmclmmp ""11 T9859 3W1 —-ars now almost the only topics." M T°rrmgt°11 111111 D111“! 0-’ 51118711111716. Master of the

H0116. Commander-ln-Chlef, a mem- ber of His Majesty's Privy Council, and a Gentleman of the Bedcbain- her. ‘ _

It was a great deal for a man to be. and yet George Monk-called a trimmer by his enemies and "hon- est George" by the majority of Englishmen — might conceivably have been more. Had he so willed ll. he might have. been King of England, whereby it is impossible that he could have served his coun- try worse than by tho restoration of the Stuart dynasty, which he preferred to effect.

He was a. man of middle height. bowerfully built. but inclining Ilﬂvl, in his fifty-seventh year, Lo Dorm. ness. He was of a dark complex- ion. not unliandsoxne, the strengti of his mouth tempered by the gon- tieness of his short-sighted eyes.

As Holies entered, he looked up, throw down his pen,snd rose, but

< slowly. Be if weighted by hesita-

tion or surprise. No word was ut-

teredmntil no more than the table stood between them, end then was to tho usher that addressed himself, shortly. In dis- missai.

it Albemurie

lie followed the man's withdraw-

sbruptly con- sur- ln his face. and Colonel, whom this reception hnd a bewildered»

“God save us, Randall Is it real- names and titles, all of them dls- rol

iy you 1'"

"Have ten years wrought such changes that you need to ask?"

“Ten years!" sold the Duke slowly. n msn bemused. "Ten years!" he said agnln, and his gentle almost sorrowlng i eyes scanned his visitor from foot to crown. “But sit. insn. sit." he urged, waving him to the arm-chair set at the table s0 as to face tho Duke's own. . "I-Iow like your father you are grown!" the Duke snid at last. “That wiiil be something gained. where all else is but a tale of ioss." - "Aye! You bear it writ plalnf-up- on you.“ the Duke sadly agreed, and again there broke frpm him that plaintive, "God save us!"

Bsndnirliolles the elder had been Monk's dearest fr-lend. Both natives of Potherldge in Devon, they had grown to manhood to- gether. And though political opin- ions then divided them-for ‘Monk was a King's man In those far-off days, whilst the older Holles h-sd gone to Parliament s republican- yot their friendship had remained undlmin-lshed. When Monk at last in '46 accepted-a command from Cromwell in the Irish service. it was the; influence of Hoiles which had procured ooth the offer and its ‘acceptance. Later. when Helios the younger decided for a trade of arms, it was under the aegis of Monk that he had taken

Monk's nlendship as to his own abilities that he had found him- self a Captain after Dunbar and l Colonel after-Worcester. Had he but chosen to continue under the guidance of his father's friend, he inlgbt today have found himself in vlsry different case. y The thought was so

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could not repress its utt . ﬂolles sighed. "no I know it? Ell. . '. ." He broke off. "The sn- swdr maltose ma?! It": ""1 l i“ “my your leave. at ‘p: n”; Your grace has hnd I17 or‘, 1.1a plain, since I am herlifhpp _ with my situation."

ly. “There is much to say." And, in ZLIIIYZ.“ii..°iiii.é‘fi.ﬁl'.l“fii‘. ‘ESL? g{§,,';,';;';i"..{gilllfgghe,g<igfg.ihe had closed. Then ' y '

cern came to bibnd with the

rich. “Fruit-a tires” are made of‘ plaasant to take and mild and gentle

. London, ling.

they not directly on tho liver and causo tho bowels to move regularly and. laturslly. This ride the system of impurities and keeps the blood purc and.

fruit juices combined with tonics, are in notion,

boo. a box, 6 for $150, trinl size 25c. Atoll dealers or sent by FRUlT-A-TIVES LIMITED,‘O'1"PAWA, ONT. Ogdensburg, N.Y.

Christchurch, ma.

"It grieved me, Randal. more deeply, Iithink, than anything I can remember. But why did you not write sooner? Why did you come vainly knocking at my door to be turned sway by lackeys?" "

‘.'I hnd nofrealized how in- accessible you are grown." The Duke's glance sharpened.

"Do you say that bitterly?" lioliesinlmost bounded from his seat. “Nay-on my soul! I vow I am incapable of that. however low I may have come. What you have. you hsvé earned. I rejoice in your greatness as must every man who loves you." With mock cynicism as lf_lo cover up any excessive emo- tion he might have used, he added: “I mustﬂslnce it is new my only hope. Shorn of it I might as well cast myself from London Bridge." The Duke considered him in silence for a moment.

"We must talk," he said present-

trust. from the early promise that you showed, partly from the opinion

them urgently; you thankfully. But . .

happening here ‘whilst you have been abroad. In these past ten years, Randal, I have often thought you might be dead. And I ask my- self, all things being as they are. whether as your friend I have cause, real cause, to rejoice at see- ing you alive."

I-Ioiles was aghast. "Test me. and you shall not be disappointed. I'll do you no discredit." He had risen In his excitement.

Albemnrie waved the Colonel back to his chair. _ "I nothing doubt‘ it. I know your nature, and it is a nature I would I know your talents, partly

held of you at one time in Hoi- land." I-le paused, and sighed. “God

nows I need such men as you, need and [would use “But what. sir‘! in God's name!" 'i‘lle heavy, purned lips parted

fuso even from nu enemy."

little I

service, and it was due as much to . .

now iln the Duke’, mind that b6 -

II‘

(era you are acquainted-

‘ Hi5 grace tinkied a little silver bell. The usher appeared.

again, the raised black eyebrows resumed their lovol- "I cannot do “Thot is an invitation I'd not re- so without exposing you very worst of dangers."

to the

“Dangers? Hoiics laughed. “I see that you do not under-

“Who waits in the anteroom?" istsnd. You do not realize that you Came from the usher s string of bear a name inscribed on a certain

tlnguisiied, some imposing.

“Sny to them with my regrets that I can receive none before I dine. Bid those whose business presses to seek me again this after- noon." Thén Albcmilrle turned to I-Iolies. , '

"Tell inc now," he invited. "what is the feason ,0! your coming home?‘

Dutch service, even iLthe Dutch hnd made it possible, which they did not? For the last three months it has becnlmpbssihle for on Englishman to show-hls-fnce in the streets of The Hague - without belngsubiected to insult. Ifhe ware so rash as to resent and punish it, he placed himself at the mercy of the authorities, which were never reluctant to make an- example of him. That is one reason. The other is that England is in danger, that she needs the sword of her every sou, and iin such pass should be ready to afford ine employment.

You need officers, I learn-ex- perienced offlcers . . ."

"That's true enough, God knows!" Albemnrle interrupted

him, on a note of bitterness.‘ “My snteroom is thronged with young men of birth who come to me com- mended by the Duke of This and the Earl of That, and sometimes by I-Iis Majesty himself, for whom I sm desired to provide commissions that will enable these graceful bawcoclrs to command their batters ." I-Ie broke off, perceiving. perhaps that his feelings were Qweepiug him beyond the bounds of his usual ciroumapectlon. "But, as you say." he ended presently, "of experienced officers there is u sorry lack. Yet that is not a circum- stance upon which you are warrant- ed to build. my friend.” Hoiles stared blankly. "How . .1" he was beglniiinl. when Albemarle resumed. ‘atuonce ex- plaining bison-words and answer- lug theuoipokeu question. -

"If you that even in is hour. of neodﬂibere is no. em ov-

msut m snob ‘on as you m Ens- iaudll iervicp." . illll new. 60b , lodge ,0!

Me said gravely,‘ in o0 "you can vs what has been

no know

"The war. Could I continue in-

i of vengeance." “You mean my father's?" Colonel was incredulous.

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