Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-11

for his life. but the next ho knew
how vain It would be for him TO at.
tempt TO escape, cncumbcrcd by his |
woman's attire.
>" Lady Leithintie, said Roche. pro.
cccdiug after this ~ tpause. Il mn.
derstand your pres. , hero; you
have just bid a last farewell 20 your
brother, poor devil but II is not vet
too late to savo him. Here we are at
the door OF my quarters; consent to
my proposition, and 1 will step with.
In, sign safe conduct for your
brother that will pass him beyond
our lines, and then you shall go with
mo TO tho prison and SEQ him set nj
liberty After that we will wake ap
the chaplain Of the regiment and
have everything settled before cock.
crow. Do you conscntf
" i do, answered Ogilvic, who had
rapidly devised q scheme to escape
from this dilemma.
Say YOU 10, my beautyf cried
I Roche, almost soborad by hi. acqui.
esccnco and tho prospect OF his up.
preaching happiness; then follow
mo
He raped with the butt OF his
/ pistol at low postcrn, which, after
some delay, was opened by a slat
tcrnly old woman, holding a ilarug
candle sputteriug In heavy iron
caudlcsticlS ia her hand.
"sho was evidently accustomed to
this nocturnal summons, for sho
made no remark, not even casting u
second look ut the disguised Ogilvir,
which that young gentleman Con-id.
cred rather a damaging proof OF tho
COloncls morality.
" Leave the door open and go to
bed, said Roche, taking the candle
from her
"Thc crone hobblcd away without
ut,Cring word. Roche led tho way
upa spiral stairway and ushercl Ogil-
vie into his apartment lie placed
the candle upon the table and laid
his pistol beside H. Thun he placed
a chair, with much gnllantry, tos tho
supposed Lady Leithintic.
"Ogilyio trtmbled. Tho colonel
was growing almmingly sober Ho
WIS one OF your sturdy Veterans
whose tempered brain, from long
habit. easily dispcllcd the fumes ot
vino when uction and thought wcrc
necessary Os!lvio scanned his pen.
son curioudy A steel cuiras5 COW.
cred his broad chest, a heavy sword
| hung 10y his side, and tho mate to
tho pistol that lay the table was
in bis bolt What chance would be-,
n stripping, have IN an encounter
with such mani
&" ! am not much Of a clcrk, said
the colonel, rs he spread ont % scrap
of parchment and dipped % goose.
quill IN ana old mlhUn, but think
/ can manage this affair for YOU
"He scrgwlcd and scratched M tho
parchment for awhile and thcn hand.
cd Il TO Ogilvie, who gtuspcd 10 eager.
| ~. one glance at Il cununced'him
That II would be- OF infinite service Ia
him should ho encounter any troop,
OF the Covenant In his flight.
"Now ono kiss to seal the bar
gain, said Roche, rising.
"Ogilvie rose ut the same moment,
aud gigsping the pistol that lay upon
the table by tho mu1zle, dealt Roche
q terrific blow upon his bare fore
head Any ordinary man would have
been killed outright by such blow,
but Roche, whose skull wa, like that
Of an OK, was only stunned and
stretched scusclcss upon the iloor.
"Ogilvic did not stop 10 examine
his condition. Hastily disencmnbcr
ing himself Of his womanly attire he
made FREQ with ono Of the colonels
uniforms, wrapped himself IN his
cloak aud hurried from the house.
/ Thanks ~ his safe conduct, he found
no difficulty in leaving the town,
joined his friends and escaped in
safety 10 France.
Flora was rcprimaudcd by the
/ Covenant and her estate conliscutDd,
but Hho was sct at liberty, and ia
company with her mother joined
Ogilyic in France They did not re-
turn To Scotland until thorcstoration
Of Charles III.
Colonel Roche, whose completely
In the affair was discovered, was dis
charged from the Covenant army,
went to Germany and took service
there, did some gallant fighting, and
In one battle decided tho fortune OF