The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-01

tDdt gray 1DX o. the fnO-DS2lUc-to nave
| fallen on the block for Chat offense. the
lands of the family to have been seized
| and their nobility ed could not
conceive what he should slave been doing
| in Grants house; l cousd not conceive
| that he mad been called TO the bar, mad
eaten all his principles, asd was now cur
| rying favor with the govesc even to
the extent Of advocate de pute in the APP
pin murder.
well, Mr. BaIfour." safi he. ''what is
all this hear of YEP"
1T would not become M 10 PREJUDICE,
said /, ''Dut if the advocaEs was your au-
thority he is fully possessed OF my opin-
ons.'
Il NAV tell you l am engaged in the
Appin case" he went on 81 am to az
pear under Prestongranges and from my
study of the precogn1tious l can assure
you your opinions are erroneous. ne
guilt Of Brock Is manifest; 5and your testl-
mony, in which you adm-s you saw him
on the nall at the very mement, will GER
| tify his hanging"
1t will be rather ill t.: hang him till
You eaten him." / observed. And for
other matters I very will sngiy leave you
to your own Impressions
The duke has been infoEned, he went
on. Il have just come :rom bis grace,
and he expressed himself before me with
an honest freedom ike the great nobleman
he is. He spoke of you by name, Mr.. Bal
four, and declared his gratitude before
hand IN case you would oe led by those
who understand your owa interests and
those OF the country SO mech better than
yourself Gratitude Is no. empty express
sion In that mouth: e1psrtf crede. dare.
say you know something os my name and
chan, and the damnabe? example and
lamented end of my late. father. to cay
nothing OF my own errata. Well, have
made my peace with that good duke; he
n na1 for friA M
Prestongrange; and here Z am with my
foot IN the stirrup again, a.ld some of the
responsibility shared into my hand of
| prosecuting King George enemies and
avenging the late daring ana barefaced in
suit TO his majesty"
Doubtless proud position for your
fathers son." says l.
He wagged his bald eyebrows at me.
"You are pleased to make experiments in
the inimical, / think" SAID re. ''But I am
here upon duty. l am here to discharge
my errand in good faith; it IS in vain you
think to divert me. And let me tell you,
for young fellow of spirit and ambition
ming will do more than ten years
drudgery. The shove is noE at your COM
mand; choose what you will 10 be advanced
In. the duke will watch upors you with the
affectionate disposition ofa sther."
II am thinking that LACE the docility
of tho son." says l.
And do you really suppose, sir, that
| the whole policy of this co5lntrv is to be
suffered to trip up and turoble down for
IAN ili-mannered colt of bGy2 ?" he cried.
This has been made a test. case, all who
would prosper in the future must put a
shoulder to the wheel. LooE at me! Do
you suppose it Is for my pleasure that
put myself in the highly i.vidious posi-
ton of prosecuting man that l have
drawn the sword alongside OF? The choice
is not left me-"
"But think, sir. that you Forfeited your
choice when yon mixed in 9th that un-
natural rebellion" remarked. my case
and can look either the dnke or King
| George in the face without concern"
''Is it SO the wind sits ?''says he. II
| protest YOU are fallen in the worst sort of
| error. Prestongrange has Eeen hitherto
SO civil (he tells me) as not to combat your
allegations. but you must noS think they
are not looked upon with strong suspicion.
You say you are innocent. My dear sir,
| the facts declare you guilty."
~ was waiting for you there" said I.
1.-THE evidence of MungD Campbell.
Your fight after the completion of the
| murder; your long course OF secrecy. my
good young man." said Mr.. Symon.
"Here is enough evidence Z, hang a bull
| lock, let be David Balfour5 l shall be
| upon that trial; my voice shall be raised |;
| shall then speak much Otherwise from
what do today, and far less 10 your graf
ification. little as you like + now. All.
you look white !" cries he. u have found
look pale, your eyes waver,: Mr.. David.
| You see the grave and the ga.lows nearer
by than you had fancied.
81 own to a natural weakness" said l.
81 think no shame for that. Shame"
| was going on.
"shame waits for you on thu gibbet." he
! broke in.
Where shall but be eveg'd with my
| lord, your father" said I.
Aha, but not so," he criei, sand you
| do not yet see to the bottom If this BUSH
| ness! Ny father suffered in a great cause,
| You are to hang for dirty murder about
| boddie pieces. Your personal.part in it,
| the treacherous one of holding the poor
wretch in talk, your accomplioes q pack of
| ragged Highland gillies. And it can be
| shown. my great Mr.. BaIfoer-it can be
shown. and it will be shown; trust
me that has finger ii. the pie
! be shown, that you were paid. to do it.
| think l can see the looks GO round the
| court when l adduce my evidance, and it
| shall appear that you, young man of ed
ucatlon, let yourself be corrupted to this
| shocking act for suit of cast-s,ff clothes,
| bottle of Highland seirits, and
three-and-fve-pence-half-penns in copper
| money"
| There was touch of the truth in these
words that knocked me lie a blow;
| clothes. a bottle OF usquebaugh, and three
| and-fve-pe1ce-half-pe in csange made
| up, indeed, the most of what alan and
| had carried from Ancharn: ans ! saw that
some of James people had been blabbing
| III their dungeons.
| You see l know more than YOU
| fancied," be resumed in triumah. "And
az for giving it this turn, great Mr.. David,
| you must not suppose the government of
| Great Britain and Ireland WILL ever he
stuck for want of evidence. Va have men
here in prison who will sweae ont their
| lives as we direct them; as dsrect, if you
| prefer the phrase. So now rou are TO
| guess your part of glory if you choose to
| die. On the other hand, life. wIne women
| and duke to be your hand-gIn; on the
| other, rope to your craig and a gibbet TO
| ciatter yoour bones on, and the lousiest
| lowest story to hand down 10 your name
| sakes in the future that W as eyertold about
| hired assassin. And see here ;" he cried
| with a formidable shrlu voice, "see this
| paper that pull ont of my poe*set. Look
| at the name there; it Is the name of the
| great David. | believe, the ink scarce dry
| YETI Can you guess ITS nature3 1t is the
! warrant tor your arrest. which / have but
! to touch tins bell beside me - have ex-
| ecuted on the spot. Once in thu Tolbooth
| upon this paper may God he!p you. for
| the die Is casti''