The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-07

xtHroush TIE doors. ,h.
agony. e GRAD out az In an
h.,usl. cruel" they sasd 80 49,.
tn, witness against us.'
bairns .. snarp-faced man ,osk ira
quest,ons,. aaa. being q boy and q ri-4.
~a,h~as them none SO urtfns,~- 49,.
a. one that has sunhIgk. =. -
a. .nn ksnned the ult Of .nst- 80
AZ lsie James Thorncso- ,oss -.
,.As- ather and mother carre no--.s 49,
"a kone long season. Thev ~s-. -
mea-.s. logan 10 talk together. tse fvi1~
TIA, rssss acfoes the foot. They told how
6s~s..s4Iip stancsfieid had done tns 49,
e. as.hs tnat he should now \. I.s-s =.
osIofe the nor-ow's NOR, 80 80.
a. ae roe In their skirts thai ~ -
- ~ nish, and how be had r-orns~s.s 60
$50. Iewarcs for helping hin, 70 cas-. -.
pea- -. ne water so that It nigh. an
e. .aa' ms father had been drowned
sns r. aa spoke, and when MS father
o,nef approaches him he knssles
sSsh 10 the kirk there and be.onrh, ,ss,.
80. ears running down his face "a CO..
oot being hardened, they woss,s NJ.
xor iii his asking. 1A i'os
IT was Sun more ps.eous when ,,.,,.
nnA marx. that was daughter 10 The s-f
a 4h Janet Johnston, a BARN az I'm.
- or tnereoy. with yellow hair and
every 81
PACK. came forward. Being =, ntsia 49,
nAo. peFforce. TO give her . footstoo. 70
stand upon. "
bot ali she could say was ..Dsnna hur.
nay minnie. Draw man, cinna hurt nv
Minimize '"s
For II Is a strange thing that though the
woman was such an in wretch. she f,ad
~ oeen III 10 the BARN. But the child
soved her and that greatly. And DARWIN
NO. no. kttie lass, your mothers life
shaA not be hurt because of you. But II
ye VIII tell what your mother said when
she came home that night she was out
iate, you may help US muckle and your
mother too"
Are ye sure Of thats" SAID the little
one. ceasing her tears and booking up.
Then my minnie said when she cam.
home that II was all done and well done.
Dut not by her. She would yet be lady
and ride In her carriage. And the Draw
man that gied me the pennies guarded the
door with a drawn sword and q pistol In
his hand"
At the word I minded that which I had
seen at the latch HOE OF the door, and my
demon was made plain to me.
l was about TO rise and tell my tale:
put Ufnphray Spurway dragged me back
by the coat tail. For one OF the women
suddenly lifted up her hands over her
head and fell forward over the seat with
the cry: ''oh. God Il IL enough. II Is
true. all true: / confess"
And the other also suddenly gave way
In Ike manner. crying: 1T is true, IL is
true; but my sin Is not unto death SAP
that my sin Is not unto death"
Then the little advocate in the desk took
his pen between his teeth and bundled q
his papers. AS he rose, ne said TO Philip
Standsfield where he stood as gray as a
dead man In the light OF the morning:
"fIave ye anything 70 say? VIII ye
touch your father for the test OF bloodg'
NO" said Philip blaekiy. that win
not"
Umphray Spurway came forward.
MY lord advocate" said he, runs Il
with your VIII, n the parents OF these
children ara long time confined or ban
fshed. that I should bind the lad appren-
tice to my trade. which Is good one, and
adopt the little lass TO be as my own child
In my homer"
1T Is we'll said, Umphray." said the
advocate Dalrymple. land like your good
heart. Ye are little likely to he troubled
with their forbears, at least TIL they are
marriage and settled in homes OF
their own
And am / a free man and fully as
soflzie, my lord?'' said I, making him a
bow "a he came out of his desk.
He looked at me with a queer smile that
I have never yet gotten 70 the bottom OF.
and made me an answer that was barely
civil.
AYE. Mr. Bell. we are tree man, may
say that; but not man OF great wisdom
or sense. with your evil spirits and visions.
IL II had not been for your good friend
the Engiishman here. we had worn tho
hempen collar instead OF ndnLstering to
the good folks OF Morton"
And this I stu think 10 have been
dsS,ineflv rncIvii speech OF Stairs, and