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

SAID L, rs tn3t the witnesses are still 10 ll0
In prison and you are not to see them?"
"And am not to see them until In.
verary, when the court is seti" cries he.
land then to hear Prestongrange upon the
anxious responsibilities of his Office and
the great facilities offered to the defensel
But III begowk them there, Mr.. David. I
have plan to waylay the witnesses upon
the road, and see il / cannot get little
harle of justice out of the military man
VIGOROUSLY ignorant of the law that shall
command the party"
1t was actually so-it was actually on
the wayside near Tznedrum, and by the
connivance of soldier officer. that Mr..
stewart hrst saw the witnesses upon the
case.
There is nothing that would surprise
me in this business" I remarked.
''Fli surprise you ere I'm doneW cries
he. do We see this?'-producing print
still wet from the press. "Ths is the
libel; see, there's Prestongrange's name to
the list OF witnesses, and l find no word OF
any Balfour. But here is not the question:
Who do We think paid for the printing of
this paper?"
Il suppose it would likely be King
George" said I.
But it happens it was !" he cried.
Not but it was printed by and for them
selves, for the Grants and the Erskines,
and yon thief of the black midnight, Sy-
mon Fraser. But could l win to get
copy? No! was to go blindfold to my
defense; l was to hear the charges for the
first time in court aongst the jury"
''IS not this against the law?' l asked.
was favor so natural and so constantly
rendered Till this none-such buSiness)
that the law has never looked to it. And
now admire the hand of Providence! A
stranger is in Jennings printing house.
spies proof on the floor, picks it up and
20 oil hi ;,,c$
this libell Whereupon I had it set again
printed at the expense of the defense;
sumplibus na0estt rel; heard ever man the
like OF It?-and here it is for everybody,
the muckle secret Out-ali may see it now.
But how do you think [ would enjoy this,
that has the life of my kinsman on my
conscience2"
"Troth, think you would enjoy it ILL.,"
said I.
1.-The first time that ever 1 saw you
talked a lot of clavers and blethers about
King George and King James," he went
OH. II was cuff and coward: What
made ceeviieesed man of Charlie Stewart?
The law and the study of it. And here /
see the law dung down into the dirt.
What am | saying? Waur nor that! I
see it used like a gun for a murder. And
if they would cry 'Claymorer again to-
morrow, 1 would tramp with the lads and
take whang at King George amongst the
first of them"
81 could not just entirely blame you,"
said l.
"And now you see how it is" he con-
cluded. land why. when you tell me your
evidence is to be let in, I laugh aloud in
your face"
1t was now my turn. I laid before him
in briet Mr.. Symon's threats and offers,
and the whole incident of the bravo, with
the subsequent scene at Prestongrenge's.
OF my first talk, according to promise,
said nothing, nor indeed was it necessary.
All the time was talking Stewart nodded
his head ike mechanical figure: and no
sooner had my voice ceased than he
opened his mouth and gave me his opin-
ion in two words, dwelling strong on both
of them.
Disappear yourself" said he.
II do not take you," said I.
"Then I'll carry you there" said he.
"By my view of it you're to disappear
The advocate, who is not without some
spunks of remainder decency, has wrung
your life safe out of Symon and the duke
He has refused to put you on your trial,
and refused to have you killed; and there
IS the clue to their ill words together. for
Symon and the duke can keep faith with
neither friend nor enemy. Ye're not to
be tried then, and ye're not to be MUIR
dered; but I'm in bitter error if we're not
to be kidnapped and carried away like the
Lady Grange. Bet me what We please
there was their expedientP
"You make me think" said I, and told
him of the whistle and the red-headed re-
tainer, Neil.
Wherever James More is, there's one
big rogue; never be deceived on that"
said he. "His father was none so ill a
man, though kenning of the wrong side
of the law, and no friend of my family,
that I should waste my breath to be de-
Tending him. But as for James, he's q
brook and blagyard. / like the appear
ance of this red-headed Neil as little as
yourself, 1t looks uncanny. Flegh! 1t
smells bad. 1t was old Lovat that man.
aged the Lady Grange affair. If young
Lovat is to handle yours it'll be all in the
family. What's James More in prison
for? The same offense: abduction. His
men have had practice in the business.
He'll be to lend them to be Symon's in
struments; and the next thing Well he
hearing James will have made his peace,
or else he'll have escaped, and you'll be in
Bohemia or Applecross."
Eye make a strong case" admitted.
"And what l want" he resumed, "is
that you should disappear yourself ere
they can get their hands upon We. Lie
quiet until just before the trial and spring
upon them at the last of it when they'll
be looking for you least. This is always