Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-04-16

OF the J. - lying perdu In the town,
with ths ope of saving him. He
had bcaa in communication with
them "a. iyuew their hiding place.
"An DEiesr came reeling along the
street, sId stumbled against him.
The moon was shining brightly. and
the recognition was mutual.
Colonel Roche-by all the fiends +
muttered Ogilvie, between his set
teeth, and his hand felt instinctively
for his sword hilt---but his faithful
sword was not by his side.
Lady Leithintie, stammered
Roche, who was in a state of semi-in-
toxication, and he leered at the sup
posed maiden with what he intended
to be a lovelorn expression. Lady
Leithintie alone in the streets at mid
nightl Allow me to escort you
home
"Ogilvie was bewildered and knew
not what to do. At one moment he
thought of gathering up the folds of
his sisters damask robe end fleeing
for his life, but the next he knew
how vain it would be for him to at
tempt to escape. encountered by his
womans attire.
Lady Leithintie, said Roche, pro
ceedinG after this slight pause, L un
delstand your presence here; you
have just bid last farewell to your
brother, poor devil but it is not yet
too late to save him. Hore we are at
the door of icy quarters; consent to
my proposition, and ! VIII step with
in, sign safe conduct for your
brother that will pass him beyond
our lines, and then you shall go with
me to the prison and see him set at
liberty After that we will wake up
the chaplain of the regiment and
have everything settled before cock
crow. Do you consentT
81 do, answered Ogilvie, who had
rapidly devised a scheme to escape
from this dilemma
Say you SO, my beautyT cried
Roche, almost sobered by this acqui-
escence and the prospect of his ap-
preaching happiness; then follow
me-
He raped with the butt of his
pistol at low postern, which, after
some delay, was opened by a slat-
ternly old woman, holding a fiaring
candle sputtering in a heavy iron
candlestick in her hand.
"She was evidently accustomed to
this nocturnal summons, for she
made no remark, not even casting a
second look at the disguised Ogilvie,
which that young gentleman consid-
cred rather damaging proof of the
colonels morality.
leave the door open and go to
bed, said Roche, taking the candle
from her.
1.-The crone hobbled away without
uttering a word. Roche led the way
up spiral stairway and ushered Ogil-
vie into his apartment. He placed
the candle upon the table and laid
his pistol beside it. Then he placed
a chair, with much gallantry, for the
supposed Lady Leithintie.
"Ogilvie tremhled. The colonel
was growing ala1mingly sober. He
was one of your sturdy veterans
whose tempered brain, from long
habit, easily dispelled the fumes of
wine when action and thought were
necessary. Ogilvie scanned his per
son culiously. A steel cuirass COW
cred his broad chest, heavy sword
hung by his side, and the mate to
the pistol that lay upon the table was
in his belt. What chance would he,
a stripping, have in an encounter
with such man2
~ am not much of a clerk, said
the colonel, as he spread out scrap
of parchment and dipped goose
quill in All olds inkhorn, but l think
can manage this affair for you
He scrawled and scratched at the
parchment for awhile and then hand
ed it to Ogilvie, who grasped it eager
ly. One glance at it convinced him
that it would be of infinite service to
ullu oliOllNA ilO CllCOulIJt any UlOODO
of the Covenant in his fight.
"'Now one kiss to seal the bar
gain, said Roche, rising.
"Ogilvie rose ut the same moment,
and grasping the pistol that lay upon
the table by the muzzle, dealt Roche
a terrific blow upon his bare fore
head Any ordinary man would have
been killed outright by such blow,
but Roche, whose skull was like that
of an OK, was only stunned and
stretched senseless upon the floor.
"Ogilvie did not stop to examine
his condition. Hastily disencumber-
ing himself of his womanly attire he
made free with one of the colonel's
uniforms, wrapped himself in his
cloak and hurried from the house.
Thanks to his safe conduct, he found
no difficulty in leaving the town,
joined his friends and escaped in
safety to France.
Flora was reprimanded by the
Covenant and her estate confscated,
but she was set at liberty, and in
with her mother joined
Ogilvie in France, They did not re-
turn to Scotland until the restoration
If Charles ii.
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 the fortune of
the day by desperate charge, be-