The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

me his voice seemed to change and be-
come extraordinarily caressing, and his
eyes had such light of kindliness in
them that at that moment could have
told him anything he desired. That
they say. was the secret of his power
He could vile the truth out of a re-
iuctant witness with a voice caressins
as that of a turtle dove.
Little man." he said, speaking like
one who has children of his own. Il
want you to tell me all that took place
after you were laid to sleep in the blue
chamber of the house of New Milns. -
l began to tell tie story as we'll as I
could. the advocate prompting me with
cunning questions But at each answer
the dark-faced man between the guards
seemed to approach nearer to INV back.
Though my head was turned away
from him, seemed to see the dagger
In his hand. the very cleaning blade
which l had seen him cleanse upon the
page Of Baxter his Saints Rest in my
grandfather's chamber.
I cannot speak more unless that man
is kept further away cried out. and
at sign from the advocate they took
him back to a place near the door,
where the rest of the kings guarSss
stood ranked in the order of their COM
pany.
Fear nothing, little man: you will
never be molested for aught you may
say here-tell ell without fear," said
my lord advocate, smiling encourage
ment down upon me-
So, with little catches of the breath
and occasional forgettings of the sim
piest words. / told all that I had seen
through the panel and afterward by
the haunted brig. And as spoke my
voice appeared to be sounding on and
en- eternally through kind of tingling
silence.
You recognize this prisoner as the
man whom you saw in the chamber
of Sir James Stansfield?"
turned to look at Philip Stansfield.
HIS eyes met mine with such a terrible
look IN them that my heart failed me
completely. I fell to the ground and
Tor a time knew no more.
When I came to myself the lad with
the features like those I had seen in
the mirror was taking his turn upon
the footstool, and the advocate was
cross-questioning him with the same
winning kindliness he had used to me.
My name is Jamie Johnston he
said. clasping his hands as if in PRAYER
at the kirk. Il live with my mother. /
was lying cross the foot of the bed in
the Kitchen on the nicht~ when the laird
died at the big house / heard INV
mither and Janet Mark come in late.
and they cam ever to the bed to see
III was sleepin. So 1 steekit my cen
and made pretence.
Then. as lay thus. heard nv
mither say that 'Ye-ken-Wha' had dune
plan TO afflx the guilt on Umphray
SpurwayI
10 which Janet Mark answered that
before the morrow's morn Philin
Stansfield would be Lord o. a.. frae
Moreham Kirk Yeti to the High Stone
Hlg and that she should be the Teddy
Aye said my mither. he promised
ever to ride in the skirts o. them that
had scorned and lightlied him. and
SWoTe tnata they were to hae great re-
wards that helped him with the body
% the waterside, so that it might appear !
mat II had been cast in near by the |
1weilng of Umphray Spurway.'
AS the lad spoke his mother did not !
cease 10 reproach him, saying that she |
had ever been kind to him, and that she |
leVer thought that he would thus |
swear away her life before the kings |
officers
Whereat, greatly moved. the lad |
eapet down from the stool and went /
and kneeled down before his mother. !
oeSSecning her to speak the truth and /
hat the kind man would be forbearing
With them all. But being hardened. she |
struck at him with her clenched hand |
md would have fallen upon him and
beaten him on the spot. but that the
guards would not permit it.
Yet more pitecus it was when little |.
Anna, the daughter of the ill woman
WIN the fair countenance, Janet Mark,
vas called on to stand on the stool. She |
lad soldiers red coat over her night
apparel, the arms Tapping loosely at
Ter side, and a curly tangle of short
ocks appearing to climb over the high
Military collar and escape in an intri-
ate fleece down her back.
Out of the mouths of babes and
said the minister aloud. s
he stood on the STOOL But as he spoke
n his pulpit voice nobody took any no.
ice of him.
"Dinna hurt my mither. Draw man.
lie, she cried, before ever a question
lad been asked, great tears, big as
berry stones, running fast down her
ace and falling like raindrops on the
osom of her night rail. 20, dinna .vex
ny minnie. She has been a kind rnither
o me-"
For the strange thing is that though
he woman was such an evil wretch.
ne HAD not been ill to the BARN. Who
wed her, and that greatly.
do not be afraid" said my lord
dvocate, kindly. Your mothers life
hall not be taken because of you. Tell
II YOU know. and l promise you you
lay help your mother most of all by
peaking the truth. Try and mind all ,
ne said on the night when she came
tie and your father, Saul Mark, spoke I
arshly TO her" fr
Then, in little, piteous gulps of speech,
he BARN told her tale-how that she !
ad walked with the noise of her father
nd mother quarreling and calling each !
-herSill nameSCalthough (poor little {
laiden) that was no uncommon event s
her house.
My minnie said that father was to =
ease his drawings, for that they would I
ION be rich if he but held his tongue I
IL was done, and well done, but not by !
sr. Thens they spoke so low that l +
Juld not hear but after that my min :
e said that she would yet be a lady q
ding in her carriage; and / wondered a
1 would get sitting beside the coach
an Then she told how Him That n
id-It' guarded the door with drawn 2
word and Bonded pistols till she would i
ing back help to move the corpse. a
nd that my father must come away n
lat instant.
Then my father called her worse than $
'traitoress, and n
her words Swearing more terribly n
an before that he would set no finger y
such ploy, and that she must gang h
the ill place her ain gate. So my |;
innie gaed ava oct again, and 1 lay
wake and shaking in my bed o. that q
chit, saying prayers for my minnie," u
At this Umphray Spurway would have s
oxen, but my lord advocate stopped q
m, and the next moment. with a a
rick that rang through the kirk, ia "
t Mark cried out: ''ft is trueI 1t is h
ue. confess. Take me Iyay!'' b