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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1926-12-30, Page 6TH BY RAFAEL SABATINI. The Master Tale -Teller, Author of "Bardelys the Magnificent." Another Stirring Story of Adventure and Love in a New Setting— The Peninsular War, 4,9 WHO'S WHO. 1 That flash drawing off the count's Lt. Riehard Butler of the Irish dra- !eyes for one instant, and leaving them Voile, on a foraging expedition during !blinded for another, had revealed him Wellington's campaign against the ; clearly at the same time to Sir Ter - French in Portugal, commits an of-lence. Sir Terence's blade darted in, fence during a drunken revelry, whichdriven by all that was left of his spent arouses the resentment of Portuguese!strength, and Samoval, his eyes un- officials, and disappears from his regi- seeing, failed to find the other's steel ment. 1 until he felt it sinking through Ms Terence O'Moy, brother-in-law of i body. His arms sank to his sides Butler and adjutant -general, is visited1quite nervelesslly. He swayed a mo - by enent, then, suddenly limp, pitched 1 Miguel Porjes, Portuguese secre- I forward upon his face. t; .17 of state, who warns Sir Terence Sir Terence, scarcely realizing what that Butler must be shot for his of ; had taken place, stood quite still, I fence. 0311/Loy promises. i amazed and awed. And then from Principal Souza of the council of ' above, he caught a sibilant whisper: regency is oppoeted to Lord Welling -1 "What was that? 'Sh!" ton's pian to devastate part of Portu- He stepped back softly and flatten - gal, and interferes with military cp- , ed himself instinctively against the erations until the British commander- t geed looking up at the balcony in in -chief has issued the ultimatum that . whose shadow he stood concealed, he - unless Souza be re oved from the in saw two figures there—his wife's and government he, Wellington, will with -1 I another's—and at the same time he draw from the country. , caught sight of a rope ladder dangling Una O'Moy, Sir Terence's wife, and i from the betony. And then to turn Butler's sister, hides Butler, unknown, horrible doubt into still. more horrible to her husband. cetainty came a man's voice, subdued,. Count Samoval, avowedly an ardent , yet not so subdued but that he recog- supporter of Wellington assures Una. / that he will aid Dick if given an op- ggd portunity. Capt. Ned Tremayne, O'Moy's sec retary, is in love with Sylvia Armytage, Una's ceusin, • clear -thinking, intelligent young lady or e iemayne s. ere s some one ying there. I can _ 'make out the figure." "Don't go. down! For pity's sake, a • CHAPTER XVI.—(Conthl.) "Sorry a difference will it make to me," said Sir Terence, "Anything from a horsewhip to a howitzer." And then recollection descending like a cold hand upon him chilled his hot rage. "My God!" he said, and it was almost a groan. "A moment, Count," he cried, "I—I had forgotten. There is the general order—Lord Wellington't enactment." "Awkward, of c.ourse," said Samo- veil who had never for a moment been oblivious of that enactment, and who had bean carefully building upon it. You will remember that he was bent on obtaining the key which never left O'Moy's person. "But you should have considered it before committing your - elf so irrerocably." Sir Terence steadied himself. "Ir- revocable or not, it will just have to be revocable. The meeting's impos- sible. D'ye think I want to face a firing party on your account?" "I don't think there is the remotest likelihood of any such contingency," replied Samoval. But O'Moy went headlong on. "And another thing. Where will I be find- ing a friend to meet your friends?" The count considered. "Under the circumstances, Sir Terence, and en- tirely to accommodate you, I might consent to dispense with seoands." Sir Terence was horrified at the suggeetion. "You know that a charge of murder wound lie against the sur- vivor," "Oh, quite so. I appreciate your considerate concern on the score of what may happen to me afterwards." "A.fterwards? After what?" "After I have killed you." And is it like that'?" cried O'Moy, his countenance flaming again, his mind casting all prudence to the wiads. It fellowed, of couree, that Sir Ter- ence became as wax in the hands of Samovars desires. • It was arranged that Samoval eliould come to Monsanto the follow- ing night at 12 o'clock. And the duel was to be held in the grassy quad- rentele enclosed on four sides by the O'Moy mansion. "Excellent," eald Samoval as the .arrangements were completed. "Until to -morrow night, then, general!" CHAPTER XVII. TiE Pune. At a few minutes before '2 of the following night Sir Terence paced the quadrangle as he awaited Samoval. The windows that looked down from the four sides of that enclosed garden were all in darkness. The members, of the household had withdrawn over] an hour ago and were asleep by now. s of inidnight, and inurtedi- From distant Lisbon gene aoftly the chimei ately there was a sharp rap upon the gates that closed the archway, Sir Terence went to open the wicket, and Samoval stepped quickly over the pill. The two men bowed to each other in silence, and as Samovars cloak fell open he produced a pair of duelling ewords swathed together in a side of leather. Silently, and with no preliminary conversation, Samoval removed the come back. If any one shougl corn and find you we shall be ruined." 1 Crouching there for a moment lair ler, a man bereft of movement and o reason, stood O'Moy, conscious only o pain. Then very soft and silently h sided to the door which he had lef ajar, entered, and made his way the little study *here mine -times h worked at night. Wearily he entered and droppe into the chair that stood before hi desk, his face drawn and ghastly, hi smouldering eyes staring vacantl ahead. On the desk before him lay the letters that he had spent the past hours in writing—one to his wife; another to Tremayne, andseveral others connected with his official ,du - tie. Now it happened that among the latter there was one that was de- stined to play a considerable part, a note for the commissary-general upon a matter that commanded immediate attention. In a flash of wicked inspiration, Sir Terence realized how Tremayne could be made to pay for his treachery. By God—subtlety should be repaid .1 with subtletly! He would deal with Tremayne as cruelly as Tremayne had dealt with him; and his wanton wife, too, should be repaid in kind. He rose, took up the letter to the conmeissary-general„ stepped briskly to the door and puled it open. "Menus!" he called sharply. "Are you there? Mullins?" • The door at the end of the corridoi. was. thrown open, and Mullins stood silhouetted against the light behind him. "You called, Sir Terence?" "Yes." Sir Terence's voice was miraculously calm. "1 ani going to bed. But first I want you to step aeross to the sergeant of the guard with this letter for the commissary- general." Mullins bowed, as he received the letter from his master: "Certainly, Sir Terence," As he departed Sir Terence turned and slowly paced back to his desk, leaving the door open. His • eyes had narrowed; there was a• cruel, an al- most evil smile on his lips as he stood waiting. Oh, he would pay the 'core that lay between himself and those two who had betrayed him. They should receive treachery for treach- ery, mockery for mockery, and for dishonor death! "Sir Terence! Sir Terente! For God's sake, Sir Terence!" he heard the voice of his old servant. Sir Terence stepped to his door. "Why, what the devil---" he was be- ginning in his bluff, normal tones, when the servant, showing a white, 1 scared face, cut him short. ! "A terrible thing, Sir Teeence! Oh, lthe saints protect us, a clreaful thing! This way, sir! There's a man killed -- Count Samoval, I think it is! In the quadrangle, sir!" "Count Samoyed, did ye say? Im- possible!" and Sir Terence went out quickly, folloWed by the butler. In tie quadrangle the moon had overtopped the roof of the opposite wing, so that full upon the enclosed garden fe11 now its white light. There lay the black still form of Samoval supine, and beside him knelt Tre- mayne, whilst in the balcony above leaned her ladyship. The rope ladder, Sir Terence's swift glance observed, had disappeared. Ile stepped forward and came to a standetill beside the two—his dead enemy and his 111:imone. es eateddli".' 4,e2A STARDARD OF QUALITY' FOR OVER 50 YEARS MAKE BETTER HOME MADE. BREAD Presently, as he advanced into the quadrangle, he diselosed the acquidine features of Colguhoun. Grant. "Good evening, general. Good even- ing, Tremayne," he greeted one and the other. Then his eyes fell upon the body lying between them. "How has this happened?" "That is what I was just asking Tremayne," replied Sit Terence. "Mullins discovered him here qiiite by e. chance with the body." "Oh!" said Grant, and turned to the g- captain. "Was it you then?" f "I?" interrupted Tremayne with f sudden violence. "Certainly not, Col. e Gi ant. I heard a cry and I came out t Ito see what it was." to "I see," said Grant. "You were e• with Sir Terence, then, when this—" 1 "Nay," Sir Terence interrupted. "I d have been alone since dinner, clearing S up some arrears of work." Then he s tuned to his secretary. "I think, Capt. Y Tremayne," he said gravely, "that you had better report yourself under arrest to your colonel." Tremayne stiffened suddenly. "My God, Sir Terence you don't believe that I—" Sir Terence interrupted him. The voice in which he spoke was, stern, al- most sad; but his eyes gamed with fiendish mockery the while. "What were you doing -here?" he asked. Trexnayne stood stricken and silent. The answer, but it - ' entail delivering Richard Butler to his death. And so for the sake of a man's ife he was driven into falsehood. sail was on my way to see you," he "To what purpose?" cried Sir Ter- ence on a note of grim doubt. "Really, Sir Terence, if my word is not sufficient, I refuse to submit to cross-examination." Sir Terence sununoned the sergeant of the guard. "How long is it since • Capt. Tremayne arrived?" he asked. 1 "Capt. Tremayne, sir, arrived rath- er more than half an hour ago," was the answer. "Half an hour ago, eh?" said Sir Terence, and looked at Tremayne again. "I think you had better do as I suggest, Capt. Tremayne, report yourself under arrest to Col. Fletcher in the morning, sir." Tremayne hesitated, then saluted curtly, and, without another word, turned and departed. In his wake went Col. Grant, after taking his leave of Sir Terence. Her ladyship vanish- ed fora the hamony, and finally Sir Terence slOwiy re-entered the house and turned into his study. (To be continued.) 'swathing from the swords, presenting the hilts to Sir Terence, who took one and stood' silent, while Samoval tested "On guard," the .count cried sudden- ly, and on the words) without giving Sir Terence so much as time to com- ply with the invitation, he whirled his point straight and deadly at his op- ponent's body. But a ray of moan - light caught the blade and its livid flesh gave Sir Terenee warning .of the thrust so treacherously delivered. "Ye murderous villain," he snarled under hie breath, as steel 'ground en stool, and he flung forward to the at- - taek, With that they settled down to it. : Samoval preesed Sir Terence back- - ward until they were fighting close - under the windows of the eeSidential wing, Sir Terence with hie back to thee, Samoyed facing them. It wae Pate that placed them so, Fate that i watched over Sir Terence, for quite gaddenly, ewe athe realized that Samoval Nid the upper hand, was 1 emeb.er of the situatioe, something hniipened, A light flared up euddeast, to be saddien,y. extinguished, and it had 1t 6,11c.'e in the .window of Lady O'Moes dgeishig-rechre evhieh Samoval . was feel:tee e over the Sill hnd intro the colidt"tardi CHAPTER XVIII. t.enelt ARmiST. "Why, Nod," O'Moy asked gravely, "how did this happen?" "Happen?" echoed Tremayne, rath- er dazedly. "That is what am won- dering. I found S'aint.val here in this conditiou." "You found him h,i ere? Cur,onso) ! 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FAMOUS LINES OFTEN MISQUOTED Discussion es to the original word. Ing of IVIrs. Malaprop's opinion of own. petelsons directs attention to the fre- quency with which the epigra.minatio expressions of authors are misquoted in everyday talk and writing. Advo- cates of absolute oorreotnests shudder at the libeities taken with original texts, Take fotr ,example Reeler% fa- mous lines— "He that compilns. e.gaisiet his will Is of his own *pinion still," which are thus itterpreted: "Convince a men against his will and he's of. the same -opinion stilly" or "persuade a mein against his will," etc., which Is not quite so meaningless., for aatthough a man may be, persuaded against his will, he mullet be erouvinced. That quotations from the Bible, slhould, be mauled is. surpeleing, but it is tree. Here ara a few: Correct—"It es not good, that man should be alone"; incorrect—"It is not good that a man should live alome." Oorrect—"Beholicly there ariseth a cloud out of the sea like a eilan's hand"; hecoorect—"A cloud, no bigger than a men's hand." Correct --"In. the multitude of coun- selors there is, safety"; inicorrect—"In the multitude of counselors there is wisdom." Correct— "There is no new thing under the sun"; incorrect—"There is nothing, new under the sun:" Correct—"That he may run that readeth it"; incorrect—"He that runs may read." Correct—"The laborer is worthy of his reward"; incoseeet—"Th e laborer Is worthy of his hire." A much quoted line of Shake - senate's, "All that glisters 10 not gold," has been rendered, "All is not gold that glitters," and "Ali that glitters is not gold." Glisters evidently does not appeal. "The play's, the thing," quoted oft - times with approval by eritios, actual- ly requires the succeeding senteruce, "Whereat'. I'll catch the conscience of the king," to complete its meaning. "A TOSS by any other name would smell as sweet," is really preceded by the weds "That which we call," but it is seldom 'used. It is a remarkable feet that Shake- speare is more, Misquoted than ony other writer. ''Though this be mad- neie., yet theee's method in it," be - conic s "there's method in his mad- ness," "IN 1 tse.ry acquaints a meal with strauge bedfelilows" is rendered fortune makes a man acquainted with," eta. "It's an 111 wind that blows nobody eny431005," is the general way In which Thomas Tuestee is misquoted. Timer wrote: "Except wind etancISas never it stoodsi It is an 111 wind turns none to, good." Lord Brooke wrote more than three hundred years ago, ".And out of mind as soon as out of sight," which is now, reversed in "Out of sight is out of mind." "She and 001311901-if3One are odious.," wrote Dr. John Donne, and, he is Variously inte,rpreted. Even Beth. Jonson, speaking of Shakespearefe "smale; Latia and less Greek," has', "little" substituted for small." Mire toe's "human face divine?' gets "foam" for faze, and "all" iseadopted tor, "neighboring" in the famous line, "the cynosure of neighboalng eyes." John Morris, 1657-1711, wrote "like angers visits short and bright," and Robert Blair, 1699-1746, had it "like those of angels short and far be- tween" end Thomas Campbell adopted the sentiment in "Pleasures of Hope", as "like, angel' visits, few and far be- tween." The man who, quotes general- ly says "like angels' visite, few and far between" Matthew Prioe's "Virtue is her own, reward," is always quoted with "its" for "her." Addison's, "The woman that deliberates is lost" is spoiled by "hesitates." Congrewe's "Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned" is mis- quoted as "hea'l has," etc. Pope's "A' learning is a diangeroas thing" is given as "a little, knowledge," which renders it perEape lees meaningful:. and his "welcome the coming, speed the going guest" hos the more elegant "departing" in error. Grays Elegy may live forever and erroneous quotations, too. "They kept the noiseless, tenor of their way" is quoted by ninety-nine out of a hums. sired persons -with, "even tenor." Cow- per's "Variety is the very spice of life" Invariably has the "very" :emitted. Crabbe's 'Be there a will, then Wisdom ands a way" finds acceetanee ate "Where there's a will there's a way." Burns's "some wee shoot hour" is egi- largetle to "the wee short hours"; Wordsworth's "the good die ilrst" is given with "young" sedretituted for "first" "One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous" is found in Paine's ".Age of Reason" and it is invariably bungled. Disraeli's "E v erything comes if a man will only wait" has been mite - quoted in a dozen ways, Incident. A Bit-ofan-Elf came Iiippitiag down From where she lived M needs Town. She, was bored in the Lands of Faerie, And she wanted to work in a dairy. The Guard at the Border lowered "No Elf or Goblin crosses here. 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