The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
CHAPTER VI.


MURDER CRIES FROM THE GROUND.
AZ the great house Of New Minis and In the
Murder Murdrr'"-that word Of uglissi sound
Knew all i nEb whom sS R deed n1r
many that were uniriendly glarcd at each other
fell suspicion learing eagerly up into their eyes,
Philip Stansfisd and his party ran hiihcr and
soms bia sd the S %ns,cr NP P JShn sfBsfS
few cried even To the odge Yeti" ready to ASSERT
For tina, her son bling the heir my father. Philip
Sinnsiicld, being dsinhcriD, my mother had tho
best reasons ior wishing SIR James out of the way
was in such taking that the most par, hastily
armed themselves, and every man looked askanco
Meantime the poor henied corpse lay on the
very dining table where hr had made merry With
had st one Of his cronfs at the door with drawn
sword In his hand ordering him To cut down any
that should attempt To- GO within
IL was Robin Green who brought this word
10 Cmphray Spurway at the Mill house, adding
that my grandmother. the poor Lady Stanshcld
the minister MIR John Bell, g hold scryicc,
4! first was too much afraid Of Philip snnsh,id;
what had see n in the blue room 10 reveal any.
thing But as soon ns mphray Spurway had
s mi a to mssc and him IL
that had secn; only h"gging him to keep II secret
ior was convinced thai II were called uIon TO
witness publicly Philip Stanshcld would Ger.
The Ensishman, who %, they all have,. had
III nlIl n Hne lusIlDtk t1 law Angling, NhlkUcu
softly while was telling him all thet had seen,
lie narrowed hiseycs til the pupil became no more
than darby t"lnkling TiGnglc IN his broad,
or two, he wentto little desk wherein were mhny
pApers and SAMPLES Of cloth, and sweeping oil
aside with full half circle OF his arm he down
and squared his elbows to write a letter This
being presently finished lie folded up and sealed
y carefully with his own seal Then he called
Take this letter Immediately to Edinburgh"
he said. i will saddle you horse out 81 my
Z NaBl hat AaStlN and ttfHlt Ia
thithcr Go to the house Of Mi George Hume,
cloth merchant IN the Grass market lie is
great with my lord advocate.
Sir. said Robin Green, 4 will gladly 20. Blu,
] am an old man, and may not ride SO exredi
,iously otShs younger IN
should go TAKE whn, time You need viii viii
sary hitheI to make prequsition concerning the
| truth Of this most foul murder
masters sake 1.-TWO Would ride to London let alone
the little trail to Edinburgh For thirty years
he hath been good master to me, and now. when
he is cruelty done To death, he thall not go TN
avenged gin Robin Green's aud hanes will baud
together"
answered umphrny Spurway Il desire not TIA,
Master PHILIP who is iording j. for the no y,
letter In your possession. i Will SEQ You past past
the lodge Yeti in safety"
50 saying. he blsy upon his little silver pipe,
many blasts Of the Englishman's whistle lust
| az IL In upon a kings ship at sea, And scarcely
had the shrill sound died away whom the weavers
| poured out of their weaving sheds and wooden
| barracks where they were resting, into the quad
rangle, and there stood waiting their master in
| proper enough ranks and companies.
| Umphray Spurway went out and said somewhat
TO them the purPort Of which could not hear at
| he babe arm them with muskets, pistolets and
whingeIs out Of an aImoIy which he kept in the
settled state Of the country the Engishman had
| drilled his rethiners like a military command,
For sometimes the rumor had run that the dra.
Folk, and sometimes that the wild wings were on
the march to burn Il down as an invention Of the
Umphray Spmrway reckoned to make himself
safe in either
Now the heart Of a boy Is ever tho same. In
! the dismal and afhghting. experiences OF the
night was wholly consoled by the mere pleasure
| OF walking in step with so strong and military
looking a company Of men. all well armed and
able Gf body-it a tIine round sh9uldered, as is,
Moreover, We were going to my mother house,
| and II pleased me 10 think that she should see me
such comPHny walking ELK ny beside umph5Sy Spur
long strides as any one man in the ranks
We were going through the croft a. the back
great house, They were al weaving in and on,
about preaching in the open air. In the midst
Tasa man in black, whom they were haiing down
near SeG that III nd
John Bell, the minister who had been so high in
| favor with my grandfather.
tmphray Spurwny ordered his men to halt
| behind some clumpS Of willows and gorse bushes
that waved and hutered along the watcrNdc
| Meantime the rout came clamotollsy toward us
There was grcat FIR tree little way up the croft
perhaps stones throw or thereby from the bushes
| where VIC were hidden, The hiving cluster Of
men and women who surrounded MI Bell halted
| beneath II and We could sec that the poor minister
| still had the rope drawn about his neck So tight
| that he was half strNnglcd.
| up with him. cried the voice Of Philip STAINS
| field, He has as good as confessed his guilt
| We may not be able al once TO put an end to his
partner the Engishman, hit we will execute
| vengeance upon this paltering rogue, who (as
| II wcIc( was taken redhanded Up the tree with
you, dell iNilOr, and throw the rope over branch.
| ! am a magistrate and order you TO do H."
| Tho poor minister Stood silent his lins NOV