The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-15

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them all, and my blood heated with the
thought. One thing was requisae-some
strong friend as wise adviser. Tae coun-
try must be full Of such, both ssble and
eager to support me. or Lovat :and the
duke and Prestongrange had not s,een nos
ing for expedients, and it mademe rage
to think that / might brush agsinst my
champions in the street and be 40 wiser.
And just then Qike an answer)a gentle
man brushed against me gong by. gave
me meaning look and turned into
close. knew him with the tail Il my eve
1t was Stewart. the Writer; AID, bless
ing my good fortune. turned in go follow
him. As soon as had entered tie close /
saw him standing IN the mouth q a stair.
where he made me q signal anG immedi-
ately vanished. Seven stories up there he
was again in house door. Ehich he
locked behind us after We had: entered.
The house was quite dismantled. with not
stick of furni ure; indeed. il was one of
which Stewart had the letting in Bis hands.
'We',l have to sit upon the ,iGor," said
he; but we're safe here for the time being.
and I've been wearying to see yes Mr.. Bal
four"
"How's it with Alan ?" 1 asked:
"Brawly," said he. ''Andic recks him
up at Gillian sands tomorrow, Wednesday.
He was run TO say goodbye to We, but the
way that things were going, was feared
the pair of We was maybe best apart. And
that brings me to the essential; sow does
your business speed?"
"Why, "said I, II was told enly this
morning that my testimony was accepted.
and was to travel to Inverary with the
advocate. no less"
..hout AVA" cried Stewart, ''t'll never
believe that"
II have maybe suspicion of r5y own"
I sf,,,t T Gya
reasons"
Well, tell We fairly. I'm hcrn-mad,"
cries Stewart. "If my one hand could pull
their government down I would: pluck it
like rotten apple. I'm doer Cor Appin
and for James of the GIens: and, of course.
i its my duty to defend my kinsn1'n for his
life. Hear how it goes with me-. and I'll
leave the judgment of it to yourself. The
first thing thew have to do is to get rid of
Alan. They cannae bring in Jasles as art
and part until they've broughy in Alan
first as principal; that's sound Hw; thew
could never put the cart before tae horse"
"And how are they to bring in Alan till
they can catch him? 2" saws l. :.
"Ah, but there is way to evite that
arrestment," said he. Sound law, TOO.
1t would be bonny thing if. by she escape
of one illdoer another was to go scathless,
and the remedy is to summon TIE princi-
pal and put him to oulawrv for the nom
where person can be summened: AT
his dwelling house, at the plaee where he
has resided forty days. at the head burgh
of the shire where he ordinarily resorts.
or lastly Gf there be ground to tank him
forth of Scotland) at the cross of Edin-
burgh, and the pier and shore of. Leith for
sixty days. The purpose of which last
provision is evident upon the face, being
that outgoing ships may have tine to carry
news of the transaction, and the sum-
monizing be something other than form.
Now take the case of Alan. lie has no
dwelling house that ever could hear of;
l would be obliged if any one w4uld show
me where has lived forty days together
since the rs; there is no shire where he
reports whether ordinarily or cxtraordi-
narily; if he has domicile at az, which
misdoubt, it must be with his regiment in
France; and if he is not yet forta of Scot
land Gas we happen to know and-they hap
most dull it's what he's aiming for.
Where, then, and what way should he be
summoned ask it at yourself, lay
man." :
You have given the very wcrds," said
shore of Leith for sixty days."
"Ye're q sounder Scots lawyer than
Prestongrange. then!" cries the Writer.
"He has had Alan summoned once; that
was on the 18th, the day that We first met.
Once, and done with 1t. AMI wheref
Where, but at the cross of Invlrary, the
head burgh of the Campbells. A word in
your ear. Mr.. Balfour-they're NOT seeking
Alan"
what do you meant" cried. "Not
seeking himP"
"By the best that can make 81 1t" said
he. mot wanting to find him. N my poor
thought. They think perhaps me might
set up fair defense, upon the back of
which James, the man they're really after,
might CLUB out. This is not 8 case, 70
see. it's q conspiracy"
"Yet can tell you Prestongrange asked
after Alan keenly." said I, Though. when
come to think of it, he was soraething of
the easiest put by"
''See thatl' says he. "But thesei l may
be right or wrong, that's guesswork at the
best. and let me get to my facts again. It
comes to my ears that James ana the wit
nesses-the witnesses. Mr.. Baltour LAY
in close dungeons, and shackled forbye, in
the military prison at Fort Willsam; none
allowed in to them, nor they to 1rite. The
witnesses. Mr., Balfour; heard We ever the
match of that? / assure ye; no old,
crooked Stewart of the gang evee outfaced
the law more impudently. It's clean in
the two eyes of the act of parliament of
100 anent wrongous imprison saent. No
sooner did I get the news than petitioned