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"We'llr* ho said. "Welir*
I-akeley smiled. "We all know that
^ Sefborough's ministry la?well, top&
heavy," he said. "Sefborough Is building
his card house Just a story too high.
It's a toss up wliat'U upset the bHlauce.
It might be the army, of course, or It
might be edUcutiou, but It might quite
as well be a matter of foreign policy!"
They looked at each other in comprehensive
silence.
uu nuunr as nni I lllill 11 S UOl
tl^ question of whether Russia comes
into Persia, but the question of whether
Russia goes out of Persia when these
Hazaras are subdued: I'll lay you what
.you like, Chilcote. that within one week
we hear that the risings are suppressed,
but that Russia, instead of retiriug,
has advanced those tempting twenty
miles and comfortably ensconced herself
at Meshed?as she ensconced herself
on the islniul of Ashurada." Lakeley's
uervous, energetic figure was braced,
his light blue eyes brightened by
^ the Intensity of his interest.
"If tills news comes before the Easter
recess," he went on, "the first nail
can be hammered in on the motion for ]
adjournment. And if the right man
does it in the right way I'll lay my life
'twill be a nail in Sefborougli's colliu." '
Loder sat very still. Overwhelming
possibilities had suddenly opened be- |
Tore him. In a moment the uurenlitv i
of the past months had become real; a i
tangible Justification of himself and
his Imposture was suddenlj* made possible.
Ill the stress of lliwlerstiinfllnir
he, too. leaned forward, and. resting
his elbows on the desk, took Ills face
between his hands.
For a space Lakeley made 110 remark.
To him inuu and man's .moods came
second in interest to his paper and his
jVarty politics. That Cliilcote should he '
conscious of the glories he had opened 1
up seemed only natural; that be should
show that consciousness In a beeomlug
gravity seemed only right. For some 1
seconds he made no attempt to disturb 1
him, but at last his own irrepressible
activity made silence unendurable. lie
caught up his pencil and tapped Impatiently
on the desk.
"Cbilcote," he said qujckly and with
a gleam ol sudden anxiety, "you're not
ky any chance doubtful of yourself?" |
At sound of bis voice Loder lifted his 1
face; It was quite pale again," but tlie j
?nergy and resolution that had come (
Into it when lakeley first spoke were
still to be seen.
"No, Lakeley," he said very slowly,
" it's not "the sort of moment In which
a man dbubts himself."
CFIAPTEIt XIX.
so it came to pass that Loder
I A I was freed from one respouslIj\\
blllty to undertake another. |
1 1 From the morning of March 27, ;
when Lakeley had expounded thepolltl- j
<?al programme In the offices of the St. j
Oeorge's Gazette, to the afternoon of
April 1 he fouud himself a central figure
In the whirlpool of activity that
formed Itself In Conservative circles.
With the acumen for which he was
noted, Lakeley had touched the keystone
of the situation on that morning, and
succeeding events, each fraught with
Its own importance, had established the
preclslou of his forecast.
Minutely watchful of Russia's attitude,
Fralde quietly organized his ;
forces and strengthened his position ,
with a statesmanlike grasp of opportu- j
nlty, and to Loder the attributes displayed
by his leader during those try- !
lug days formed an endless and ab- j
sorbing study. Setting the thought of !
Ohllcote aside, Ignoring his own posl- j
tlon and the risks he daily rau, he had 1
fully yielded to the glamour of the mo- ,
ment and In the lirst freedom of a
loose rein he had given unreservedly
all that he possessed of activity, capac.
Jty and determination to the cause that
hnd claimed him.
Singularly privileged In a constant
personal contact with Fralde, he learned
many valuable lessons of tact and j
organization in those live vital days j
during which the tactics of a whole
party hung upon one item of news from
a country thousands of miles awuy.
For should Russia subdue the Insurgent
Hazards and. laden with the honors
of the peacemaker, retire across
1he frontier, then the political arena
would remain undisturbed; but should
the all Important movement predicted !
Ittr T il/nlnv luuntitui it it fili't ha
fore purlininent rose for the Easter recess,
then tlie tlrst blow In the fight
tint would rage during the succeeding
fnMslon must inevitably be struck. In
the meant line it was Fraide^ difficult
position to wait and watch and yet preserve
his dignity.
It was early in the afternoon of
March 20 that Loder, in response to a
long standing invitation, lunched quietly
with the Fraides. Being delayed by
some communications from Wark, he
was a few minutes late In keeping his
appointment, and on being shown Into
the drawing room found the little group
of three that was to make up the party
already assembled?Fralde, Lady Sarah?and
Eve. As he entered the room
they ceased to speak, and all three
turned In his direction.
In the first moment he had a vague
Impression of responding suitably to
Lady Sarah's cordial greeting, hut he
knew that Immediately and unconsciously
his eyes turned to Eve, while
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I a quirk sense of surprise "and satlsfacI
tlon passed through him at sight of
i her. For an instant he wondered how
| she would mark his avoidance of her
! since their Inst eventful Interview; then
I Instantly he blamed himself for the
' passing doubt. For, before all things.
! he knew her to bo a woman of the
world.
He took Fralde's outstretched hand,
and again he looked toward Eve, waiting
for her to speak.
She met his glance, but said nothing.
! Instead of speaking she smiled at him
[ ?a suiile that was far more reassuring
I than any words, a smile that In a
I single second conveyed forglveuess,
I approbation and a warm, almost ten!
der sense of sympathy and compreheuI
slon. The remembrance of thnt smile
stayed with him long after they were
j seated at table and far Into the future
1 ! li?? ronunnl'.fntuut r\f
....vv V7 4 lire IUIII.II ll.M'll,
! with its pleasant private sense of satisfaction.
was destined to return to
j him in retrospective moments. The
delightful atmosphere of the Kraldes*
home life had always been a wonder
auil au enigma to him, lint on this day
he seemed to grasp its meaning by a
new iight as he watched Eve often
under its intluence and felt himself
drawn Imperceptibly from the position
of a speculative outsider to that of au
intimate. It was a fresh side to the
complex, faseinatiug life of which ,
Frnkle was the master spirit.
Those reductions bail grown agreeably
familiar to his mind. The talk,
momentarily diverted into social channels.
was quietly drifting back to the
inevitable question of the "situation" i
that in private moments was never fur
from iheir lips, when the event that
was to mark and separate that day
from those that had preceded it was .
unceremoniously thrust upon them.
Without announcement or apology,
the door was suddenly dung open and
Lnkeley entered the room.
His face was brimming with excite- i
meat, and ids eyes dashed. In the
first liaste of the entry he failed to see
that there were ladles in the room and,
crossing instantly to Fraide, laid an
open telegram before him. "This is
official, sir," he said. Then at last he
glanced round the table.
"Lady Sanjb!" he exclaimed, "t'an
you ringive fsict?n?it I'd*have given
n hundred puuu^ to t)e the first xvmi i
this!" He glanced back at Fraide.
Lady Sarah rose and stretched out
her hand. "Mr. Lakeley," she said, "I
more than understand!" There was a
thrill lu her warm, cordial voice, and
her eyes also turned toward her husbuud.
Of the whole party Fraide alone was
perfectly calm. He sat very still. Ills
small, thin figure erect and dignified,
as his eyes scanned the message that |
meant so much.
Eve, who had sprung from her seat
and passed round the table at sound of
I^akeley's news, was leaning over his
shoulder reading the telegram with
him. At the last word she lifted her
head, her face hushed with excitement
"How splendid It must be to be a
man!" she exclaimed, and wlfflout
premeditation her eyes and Loder's
met.
In this manner came the news from
Persia and with It Loder's definite
call. In the momentary stress of action
It was impossible that any thought
of Cbllcote could obtrude Itself. Events
had followed each other too rapidly,
decisive action had been too much
thrust iiih> 11 hint, to allow of heslta- ;
tlon, and It waa In this spirit, under
this vigorous pressure, that he nmde !
his attack upon the government on the
day that followed Fraide's luncheon
party.
That Indefinable attentiveness, that
alert sensation of Impending storm,
that Is so strong an Index of the parliamentary
atmosphere was very keen
on that memorable 1st of April. It
was obvious In the crowded beucliea i
on both sides of the house, In the oneness
of purpose that Insensibly made
Itself felt through the ranks of the opposition
and found definite expression
in Fraide's stiff figure and tightly shut i
Hps, In the unmistakable uneasiness
that lay upon the ministerial benches.
But notwithstanding ther/? Indications
of battle the early portion of the
proceedings was unmarked by excltemeut,
being tinged with the purposeless j
lack of vltullt.v that had of late marked
all affairs of the Sefborough ministry,
and It was not until the adlournment
of the house for the Easter recess had
at last been moved that tlie spirit of
activity hovering In the air descended
and galvanized the assembly Into life.
It was then, amid a stir of interest,
that I.?oder slowly rose.
Many curious Incidents have marked
the speechmaklng annals of the house
of commons, hut It Is doubtful whether
It has ever been the lot of a member
to henr his own voice raised for the
first time on a subject of vital Interest
to his party, having been denied all
Initial assistance of minor questions
asked or unimportant amendments
made. Of all those gathered together
In the great building on that day. only
one man appreciated the difficulty of
Loder's position, and that man was
Loder himself.
He rose slowly and stood silent for
a couple of seconds, his liody braced,
his fingers touching the sheaf of notes
that lay In front of him. To the wait- j
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Ing bouse the silence was effective. |
might mean overnssuranee or It mit^
inenn a failure of nerve at a critiil
moment. Klther possibility had a tlgo
\ of piquancy. Moved by the satno^n
pulse, fifty pairs of eyes turn?>d for
blni with new Interest, but upth<
Indies' gallery Kve clasped hsr flundi
In sudden apprehenslou, ai^ Frtlde
sitting stithy In his seat. jjTrued am
shot one swift glance at tie man or
whom, against prudence anjprecpdent
he hnd pinned his faith. 'j?-01 glaums
j was swift, but very searcbin *nd wltl
a characteristic movement f-hls wirj
j shoulders he resumed his p sltlon ant
bis usunl grave, attentive altitude. A
the same momeut Ixnier lifted bis hear
and began to 8)>euk.
Llero at the outset his iutxi>erieuc?
met him. His voice, pitched tc?o low
only reached those directly 'near him
! It was a moment of great stit&in. Eve
! listening Intently, drew n long breitl
of suspense and h t her lingers dro]
apart. The skeptical, watchful eye
that faced him, line upon line, seeuier
to ttnsli and brighten with critical in
terest. Ouly Fraide made no change o
expression. He sat placid, serious, at
i tentive, with the shadow of n smile bo
hind his eyes.
Again I/oder paused, but this tUfie tli
pause was shorter. The ordeal he l?ui
dreaded and waited for was.passed
and he saw tils way clearly. With th
old movement of the shoulders hi
straightened himself and once more he
gun to speak. This time his voicb ranj
quietly true and commanding acros
tlio tlHHr of Hio 1>aiio?
No first stop eau be really great. I
must of necessity possess more o
, prophecy than of achievement. Never
theless it Is by the first step that a lnui
marks the value not only of his cause
but of himself. Following broadly 01
the lines that tradition has laid dowi
for the Conservative orator. I.oder dis
guiscd rather than displayed the veil
of strong, persuasive eloquence tlia
was liis natural gift. The occasion tlia
might possibly justify such a dlspln;
or individuality might lie with the fu
fure, but it had no application to tin
present. For the moment his duty
was to voice his party sentiments witl
as inueli lucidity, as much logic and a:
much calm conviction as lay withii
ids on pari ty.
Standing quietly in Chlleote's place
ho was conscious with a deep sense ol
iK Jfet I
III# voice rang quietly true and com
minding.
gravity of the peculiarity of his position,
and perhaps it was this unconscious
and unstudied seriousness that
lent him the tone of weight and Judgment
so essential to the cause he had
In hand. It has always been difficult
to arouse the interest of the house on
matters of British policy In Persia.
Once aroused It may. It Is true, reach
fever heat with remarkable rapidity,
but the introductory stages offer that
worst danger to the earnest speaker?
the dread of an apathetic audience.
But from this consideration Ixaler, by
his sharp consciousness of personal
difficulties, was given Immunity.
Pitching his voice in that '.<>uietly
masterful tone that l>eyond all others
compels attention, he took up his subject
and dealt with It with dispassionate
force. With great skill he ioTiched
on the steady southward advance ol
Russia Into Persian territory from the
distant days when, by a curious irony
of fate, Russian and British enterprise
combined to make entry iuto the country
under the sanction of tho grand
duke of Moseovy to the present* hour,
when this great power of Russia?long
since alienated by interests and d'esirea
from her former co-operator?hud taken
a step which in the eyes .of every
thinking man must possess a deep significance.
With his usual cjuiet persistence he
pointed out the peculiar posftion of
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Khorassan, Its vast distance ffom the
Persian gulf, round which British interests
and Influence center, and the
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