The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
CHAPTER VIII.
The Gray-eysd Man.

1t was once more in the midmos
I deeps of the night. Two restless, expec
tant days had come and gone, when
second time was walked out of my frs
sleep by knocking at our chamber
door. Ny mother said in a pitiful voice
that she desired to know who wa:
there. Whereto Umphray Spurway an.
swered that he must have me as a wit.
ness to tell what L knew. For that q
great man from Edinburgh, who ha6
come to Moreham to make perquisitior
INTO all the circumstances of the kill
ing.
Alas, when will all this cease and we
live again in quiet?" said my mother
sadly kissing me. But take him. ONLY
bring the lad back to me safe!'
With my own life," cried Umphray
Spurway from without the door, BE
sure of it, madam"
At this my mother rose and helped to
array me, which 1 suffered gladly
enough.
There was nothing but night alarms
at this time, and though my heart beat.
the turmoil and the strangeness made
1T all nightly taking to a boy Of nv
age and disposition
At the stairs foot found party of
four assembled, eagerly scrutinizing a
paper with the aid of a dark lanthorn.
1 4e'~AieAy their Ialk
tnat THIS was an order from the priyy
council for raising and examining the
body or Sir James. Further, that tho
one produced at the first burial had
been forged. Three of the four were
cnirurgeons, or (as they began to be
callcd) surgeons.
The fourth was a man, the like of
wnom Tor native dignity, had never
Seen-not of outstanding stature ar
greatly noticeable, but of a. quiet mort
and with such a pair of eyes. forth
looking eyes, as l had never seen in
any countenance. Then all of us went
10 Moreham kirk. but not this time nv
the ford-there being. said the leader,
no occasion for hurry. So we took
cast about and passed over by More
nam Brig, under which 1 could see the
black water flowing fast in the snow
pound narrowS of the linn as we turned
the corner, and so came in due time to
the Kirk Yeti
Here, to my mingled trepidation
and JOY, were real kings soldiers keep
ing guard. 1 could see the star-shine
glitter faint on their bayonets. no
brighter at the brightest than print seen
by the light of glow-worms-ar thu
sight gave me a curious prideful feel
ing in my throat
The grave in Poor Mans Acre was
already empty. the loosely compacted
earth being again turned up red. while
sentry stopped over il, for what mr.
pose know not
We were admitted to the kirk and
there upon the backs of, three high
trestles at the head end of the aisle Law
the body upon a bier Candles were
standing about fixed each in a dab of
It's own grease on sconses set against
the wall. second guard of soldiers
stood between the Outrageous and the
others who stood waiting the event
shlvered as / watched and the pride
full feeling within me died utterly away
The men busted themselves with
knives and walls about the BODY. The
only sound was that of their feet and
their low whispering one to the other.
1t was fully an hour afterward. and
nigh the breaking of the morning when
one of the Outrageous looked down
and beckoned the gray-eyed man. who.
meantime. had been busily and quietly
looking over papers which he ha6
brought with him. bound with bright
colpred tape into siheaf
He went Immediately within the cor
don. The CHER chirurgeon whispered
something in his ear. He held up his
hand, and 10, at the signal an officer
Sprang along the aisle and was out of
the door like a shot
Then every one waited more YEARLY !
than before, save and except the gray |
eyed man, who again buried himself |
deep in his papers. The chirurgeons
covered I'D the poor barried. harled /
body, ami was glad of Aat. Thus dis
maliy enough we waited. as 1 say, !
hearing nothing but the dreep Of large |