The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-12

dial, in the midst of that attentive con-
gregation. digging his hands in his
pockets. shifting his legs, clearing his
throat, rolling up his bald eyebrows and
shooting out his eyes to right and left,
now with yawn. now with secret smile.
At times, too. he would take the Bible in
front of him, run it through, seem to read
bit. run it through again, and stop. and
yawn prodigiously; the whole as if for
exercise.
In the course of this restlessness his eye
alighted on myself He sat q second stu.
petied, then tore q half leaf out of the
Bible. scrawled upon it with pencil, and
passed it with q whispered word to his
next neighbor. The note came to Pres
tohgrange, who gave me but the one look:
thence it voyaged to the hands of
Mr.. Erskine; thence again to Argyle,
where he sat between the other two lords
of session, and his grace turned and fixed
me with an arrogant eye. The last of
those interested to observe my presence
was Charley Stewart, and he too began to
pencil and hand about dispatches, none
Of which was able to trace to their desti-
nation in the crowd.
But the passage of these notes had
aroused notice. All who were in the
secret Tor supposed themselves to be SOY
were whispering information, the rest
questions, and the m mister himself seemed
quite discountenanced by the tiutter in the
church and sudden stir and whispering
His voice changed. he plainly faltered,
nor did he again recover the easy
conviction and full tones of his delivery.
1t would be q puzzle to him till his diving
day why a sermon that had gone with tri-
umph through four parts should thus mis-.
carry in the fifth.
wet and weary, and good deal anxious
as to what should happen next, but great.
ly exulting in my success.
CHAPTER XVIl.-THE MEMORIAL
The last word of the blessing was
scarce out Of the minister's mouth before
Stewart mad me by the arm. We were
first to be forth of the church, and he
made such extraordinary expedition that
We were safe within the four walls of q
house before the street had begun to be
thronged with the home-going corgrega
ton.
Am yet in timer" asked.
Jay and no." said he. 1.-THE case is
over: the jury is enclosed. and will he 50
kind as let us ken their view of it tomor.
row in the morning, the same as l could
have told it my own self thrss DAYS ago.
before the play began. The thing has been
IL.
we may do what ye will for me- whispers
he two days ago. 4 ken my fate by what
the Duke of Argyle has just said to Mr..
Macintosh Oh, it's been scandal
The great Argyle he gaed before,
He CART the cannons and guns to roar
And the very macer cried 'Cruachanp
But now that have got you again III
never despair. The oak shall go over the
ri oil ha
their own town. Praise God that should
see the day!'
He was ieaping with excitement, emp
tied ont his mails upon the floor that I
might have a change Of clothes, and in
commoded me with his assistance as l
changed. What remained to be done or
how l was to do il was what he never told
me, nor. believe. so much as thought of.
We'll ding the Campbells yetw that was
still his overcome. And It was forced
home upon my mind how this, that had
the externals of a sober process of law. v "a
In ITS essence clan battle between savage
clans. l thought my friend the Writer
none the least savage. Who that had only
seen him at counsei's back before the
Lord Ordinary or following golf ball
and laying down his clubs on Brunisfieid
links. could have recognized for the same
James Stexart's counsel were four in
Misunderstanding Brown. of Colstoun. and
Miller. Mr.. Robert Macintosh. and Mr..
Stewart, of Stewart hail These were
covenanted TO dine with the Writer after
sermon. and | was very obtigingly in
Guided of the party. No sooner the cloth
lifted. and the first bowl very artfullv
compounded by Sheriff Miller, than We
fell 20 the subject in hand. l made a shor,
narration of my seizure and captivity. and
was then examined and re-eXamined upon
the circumstance Of the murder. 1t will
be remembered this was the first time
had had my say out, or the matter at all
handled, among lawyers; ana the conse-
quence Vas very dispiriting TO the Others
and Il must own) Disappointing 10 myself.
10 sum up" said Potion. '.you prove
that Alan was on the spot; you have
heard him prefer menaces against Glen
ure, and though YOU assure Us he vas not