The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-25

You have the advantage of NE Some
where" said he, "for | profess think
never heard of you before this eveiEing."
Right. my lord. the name is indeed
new to you" said I. "And yet yau have
been for some time extremely wi.hfui to
make my acquaintance, and have declared
the same IN public"
II wish you would afford me q clue"
says he. 81 am no Daniel"
at will perhaps serve for such, y said !, ,
that if / was in testing humorl~which
is far from the case-I believe might lay
claim on your lordship for Zoo. ,"
"In what sense?' he inquired
"In the sense of rewards offered for my
person." said I.
He thrust away his glass once Cor all,
and sat straight up in the chair ws,ere he
had been previously lolling. "What am
to understand" said he.
"a tall. strong lad of about 49," l
quoted, ''ss,peaks like Lowlander. ss,d has
no beard"
'I recognize those words" stsd he,
(which, if you have come here wF.h any
ill-judged intention of amusing ytsurself.
are like to prove extremely prejudicial to
your safety"
"My purpose in this" replied, sis just
entirely as serious as life and death, and
you have understood me perfectly: am
the boy who was speaking with G3enure
when he was shot"
II can only suppose (seeing you here)
that you claim to be innocent" sai3 he
THE inference is clear" said II am
a very loyal subject of King George. but
if had anything to reproach myself with
l would have had more discretion t.7an to
walk into your den"
II am glad of that" said he. This
horrid crime, Mr.. Balfour, is of a dye
which cannot permit any clemency< Blood
has been barbarously shed. II has been
shed in direct opposition to his majesty
and our whole frame of laws, by those
who are their known and public eppug-
nants. | take a very high sense of this.
will not deny that / consider the CRIME as
directly personal to his majesty"
And unfortunately, my lord" -dded,
little driIy, directly personal 30 an
other great parsonage who may he 9lame-
less"
"If you mean anything by those cords,
| must tell you | consider them unit for
2 good subject; and were they spoke pub
iicly should make il my business 10 take
note of them" said he. You % not
appear TO me to recognize the gravity of
your situation, or you would be more care
full not to pejorate the same by words
which glance upon the purity OF justice.
Justice in this country and in my poor
hands is no respector of persons"
You give me too great share .n my
own speech. my lord" said |. II d.I hut
repeat the common talk of the co,zntry,
which | have heard everywhere ana from
men of all opinions as l came along.o
when you are come to more dissection
You will understand such talk is not to be
listened to, how much less repeSted "
says the advocate. But | acuuit Won of
an i'll intention. That nobleInan whom
we all honor, and who has indeed been
wounded in near place by the lats bar
IL Il, /
aspersIons. The Duke of Argyle--ycu see
that deal plainly with you-takes it 10
heart as do and as we are both bou-,d to
do by our judicial functions and the serv-
ice of his majesty; and | could wish
that all hands, in this Ill age. we're
equally clean of family rancor. Blu.
from the accident that this . a
Campbell who has fallen martyr to
his duty-ns who else but the Cam(zhells
have ever put themselves foremost on that
path ?-t may say it, who am no Camp
bell. and that the chief Of that great house
happens tfor all our advanteges} - be
present head of the college OF Justice small
minds and disatfected tongues are set ag0g
in every change house in the country and
! find young gentleman like Mr.. ia four
so lll-adVised as 20 MAKE himself Eheir
echo" So much he spoke with very
oratorical delivery. as if in court, and 5hen
declined again upon the manner Of q gen
tleman. "Ail this apart" said ne. lit
now remains that | shall learn what am
10 do with you"
II had thought it was rather I that
should learn the same from your cord
ship" said /.
"Av, true" says the advocate. "3ut.
you see, vou come to me well re-on-
mended. There IS n good honest V-'hig
name to this letter" saws he. picking Z M
a moment from the table. "And-estra
iudicially. Mr.. Ba!four-there is aiy-ays
the possibility OF some arrangements. I
tell you, and tell you beforehand. shat
yol may b the more upon your guard
your fate lies With me singiy. In suca a
matter (be II said with reverence | am
more powerful than the kings majesty:
and should you please me-and OF coarse
satisfy nav conSclence--In what remailzs "a
be held Of our interview, | tell You IL :nay
remain between ourselves"
meaning how - | asked.
"Nhy. | mean it thus. Mr.. Balf1zr. -
said he. that if you give satjs;ac, 10 no
soui need know SO much as that you flsz;e
my house; and you may observe that do
not even cali my clerk.
saw what way lie was driving - sup
pose it is needless anv one should be in
formed upon my visit" said /. Though