The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16

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sword before 1 was half way across the
room. he parted the savage lunge I
made at him, and leaping aside with
Z the agility of cat, rushed after Kate
Through the door and along the pas
sage she went like a deer, he close on
I her heels, and 1 on his. When she
reached the stairs she seem to fly down
them. and beyond her 1 caught a
glimpse of the prince stepping into the
hall
Go back she cried. go back You
are betrayed. Go back"
But she was too late. Clang went the
heavy door out from the adjoining
rooms sprang half a dozen men with
naked swords, and there in the middle
of the hall. surrounded by a ring of
steel, with the so5bing girl at his feet.
caught ike rat in a trap. stood Prince
Charlie
Wing as was, I cannot describe the
sick feeling of pity and shame that
overwhelmed me at the sight 'Twould
have been a fitting death for the hero
of Prestonpans and Falkirk to die
sword in hand on the battlefield: but it
was hesrtbreaking to see him betrayed
and trapped by this scurvy crew of
spies and traitors. And still keener
was my pity for the innocent child who
was sobbing at his feet, crushed with
shame that her devotion TO his cause
should have been made the bait to lure
him to the scaffold-
He stood perfectly STILL. pale, and
with flashing eyes. but without trace
of fear.
wei. Mr.. Macintyre.H said he. this
is a strange welcome. May beg you to
inform me what I am to understand
by it?"
Brought face, to face with the man he
had betrayed, even Macintyre lost his
nerve, though he tried to brazen ii out.
You may understand" he began.
and then his eyes fell, and he looked
modify at the floor. I think the sit
uation explains itself" he said gloom
lily.
The prince drew himself UP and
looked at Macintyre with unutterable
scorn and contempt.
1T does indeed, said he i have
had to do with spies and traitors be-
fore, but never with one who invited
me to his house as a guest in order to
betray me. But this time, thank God,
you have over-estimated your cunning
and my simplicity You fool, do you
suppose that I have walked blindfoided
into your clumsy trap? Look around
YOU
Almost before I realized what had
taken place / saw Macintyre turn
white, and heard the sword drop clat-
tering from his nervelesS fingers, while
his accomplices glanced about seeking
way of escape. All eyes had been
fixed on the prince, so that the men
who now stood sword in hand at every
door and at the head of every passage
had come upon us unheard and unseen.
AT a glance L recognized the faces Of
several well-knOwn JacObite gentlemen,
both Engltshmen and Highlanders, and
1 saw at once that Macintyre bad been
cleverly caught in his own trap, en-
tangled in the very meshes of the web
he had spun. TO entrap the prince
These were the men who had lurked in
the garden, who had stealthily entered
the house. and the. author of this plot
within plot-Donald Fraser-whO had
betrayed the betrayer, was now leering
triumphantly at Macintyre from his
post behind the door. MacintyFe caught
glimpse of his grinning face, and his
eyes cleaned with diabolical fury
.sYou hound" he exclaimed, this is
your work
Yes, said the prince cOolly, you
forget what most of your kind would
do we'll to remember that it is as easy
to set a spy upon spy as upOn an
honest man, and much easier to find
those who viii betray him. l pretended
to fall into. your trap in order to trap
you,zlest good friends of mine should
suffer in future by your treachery. 1t
would be but bare justice to hang every
man of you, but your lives shall be
spared for the present if you instantly
lay down your arms. Take their wea-
pons gentlemen
The conspirators were so thoroughly
cowed that they gave up their arms
without a. struggle In the meantime
Kate 'hadyWhispered a few words TO the
prince, and he beckoned me towards
him.
L find Isowe-you a debt of gratitude
or nor hi fph 6a cafd
graciously, and sincerely trust that
at some future time it may lie within
my power to repay you"
Then he turned TO Kate.
las for such loyalty as yours Miss
Gordon ne said, "a poor exile has no
fitting reward Nay 1 think the only
reward I can give you is to release you
from further service to a race so I'M
fortunate as mine. Pardon me-"
He took the white cockade from her
breast and handed it to me.
See" he continued, Il give it into
the keeping Of your future husband,
and 1 pray that you viii not wear it
again unless he himself pins it upon
your breast. My errant here is accom-
plished, and tonight 1 leave London.
Sloth and avarice have eaten away the
loyalty of those who should have
fiOclked TO my standard. They wish TO
save their estates and will not thrust
their own heads into danger, though
they would be willing enough that the
poor Highland lads should leave their
bones on another CullOden moor. But
l will have no more useless bloodshed,
please God. and so sail for France till
better times. Farewell
Kate could not speak for the sobs
that choked her, and I-well. I feel no
shame at the cOnfession-knelt and
kissed his hand with tears in my eyes.
Twas the last we ever saw OF Prince
Charlie. the bravest and most unfor-
tunate of all the Stuarts
Toward Macintyre and his accom-
plices he behaved with his usual Glenn
ency. They. were released when it was
too late for them to interfere with his
departure.
I have still the white cockade KatS
wore On her breast that night, but l
think even she has lost all desire to
wear it again; for If what we hear of
the Cnce- gallant prince be true. his best
friends might wish that he had died at
the head Of his brave Highlanders on
Culloden moor
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