The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24

cute vengeance upon this paltering
| rogue, who (as it were) was taken red
hand. Up the tree with you. DEVILS
tailor. and throw the rope over a
branch. am magistrate, and / or
der you to do it,
The poor minister stood silent, his lips
| moving, but not a sensible word coming
from them. He seemed turned to stone.
only his wild and CLASSY eyes turning
this way and that. Then Philip STAINS
field read from paper a sort of war
| randice for the execution" of which l
could only make out the words: art
and part in the crime of cruelty Staying
Sir James Stansfield. depriving him of
his life and even of his pocket book
with sundry papers and moneys there
in
And even as he read he continually
interrupted to tug at the moose which
was about the neck of the poor dumb
victim, crying out at each pull, Il will
have his life. the black-hearted roguei"
Or. again, How like you that, muir
derer OF my father And anon. so
will serve Umphray Spurway. the
Englishman, and all that have crossed
and harrassed mel"
And all the tail that followed the
young man cried out fawnfngly, Aye,
serve him so, Sir Philipt''
At this Umphray Spurway smiled
grimly. but did not offer to move hand
or foot to save the minister till the man
called the DEVILS tailor had descended
to the ground with the end of the rope
in his hand.
make ready" cried Philip Stansfeld
to his company, who at his word set
their hands TO the rope like so many
hands playing FRANKS at a hiring fair,
laughing and testing with drunken pol
~ hon fIa III ~
gilled minister. and with what prump
he would find himself in another world
NOW pray your best, Mr. Minister
said Philip Sansfield to Mr.. Bell, ''for
by my faith as a gentleman in five
minutes you will be in Abraham's
bosom-and right sorry 1 am for the
patriach,"
Then he counted lone, two. tn
But Umphray Spurway was before
him, stepping coolly into the midst of
them.
Surround them. meni" he cried at
the pitch of his great voice And at his
words the thirty weavers came forth
from their hiding places with cooked
pistols and drawn swords, to the great
confusion OF the bold. drunken sots who
had been so light-heartedly hauling the
minister to his death. Only Philip
Stansfield himself stood his ground for,
with all his half-naniacal fury. no one
denied him a sort of brute courage. He
was indeed even resolutely and even in
solently ready to accept the conse-
quences of his acts
The rope that had been n the hands
of his followers swung to and fro over
the branch of the fir tree. And present.
ly, as Mr.. Bell sank on his knees to give
thanks for his deliverance from his per-
secutors, it slipped and fell to the
ground with the sound of a whip crack
ing.
And now. sir. what means this
farce?" said Umphray Spurway, look
ing sternly at the young man, whose
face. usually bloated with drink and
passion, was now of an unDleasantly
mettled pallor, like freshly cooled pot
ted meat.
Nay" returned Philip Stansfeld.
Drawing it out with his hands on his hip
and his feathered bonnet cooked on his
head. were il not for your we2verS I
would serve you the same. And / will
yet see you swing each beside the other
in the Grassmarket if not here. You
two were last seen with my father You
were drinking with him both in the
change houses and in his own chamber.
You were forth of your house all night.
and there IS evidence to prove that you
were seen casting his body into the riv-
er at past of the clock yesterneen, nigh
to the old bridge of Esk."
The mans arrogant effrontery amaz-
ed and dazed me. and l think that l was
about to cry out in denial, but UNI
phray Spurway CURLY bade me be
silent
Well" he said, for that which I
have done. I am ready and willing to
answer. AS you must also answer for
your lawless deed in putting this minis
ter in fear of his life without trial or
color of law"
Il am not answerable to pockpud-
ding wabsterl" said Sir Philip STAINS
field. waving his hand contemptuously
MOP" replied Spurway, dryly. Then
it were better for you to go and prepare
the replies you will make to those to
whom you are answerable. For doubt
less question or two will be asked
about this nights work of more than
one
The young man did not deign to make
any rejoinder. but turned on his heal
and STROBE away up the green croft to-
ward the great house of New Minis. Of
which he had taken complete posses
sion. ordering all things within it from
the first moment of his fathers death,
as if he were it's undisputed master
Umphray Spurway watched him go
with the same grim smile on his face
which it had worn ever since told him
my tale. And I somehow knew as well
as if he had said it that he was think
ing how far Robin Green had ridden on
his way to the house of Mr. George
Hume merchant in the Edinburgh
grassmarket, and particular intimate
of my lord advocate, Sir James Dali
rymple Of Stair.
.TcBe Corttinued.)