The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31

worn short and coming 70 a sort Of widows peak
N front When ! first saw him was in a fret
that might be allowed 70 play with him, but
after while began to think that might not
Moreham kirk. as remember it that morn
ing, was indeed a CHASTITY and unholy. sight.
The chiil. yellowish light was coming reluc-
mists into kind Of unwholcsome greenncss--
like that OF a dead mans face
The candles on the little platform by the swathed
corpse began 10 burn low guttering in their SOCK
| cts and dropping sideways unregardcd. The
white Wrapping sheets and the easth- stained
mcnts Of probing and session, above all the
swathod formicsSncss on the bief--what wonder
that ! cried out and besought Umphray Spur.
But the Englishman. on the contrary. put
an arm about my neck and pattnd me on the
| shoulder lifting me on a stool, and assuring
me that Shortly should be needed. 1900
:, wondered wha, they waited for in tho growing
| light Save the graycycd, kccn-taccd man,
all in the kirk, ehirurecons and ell, ,wcrc blue
with cold Many Of them were indeed. shaking
autumn morning: then at sign thu two guards
men. who stood gripping Philip Stansicld BY
thu iacc Of The dad, and a, the same mom'nt
the gray.eycd man turned into, the prcecntor's
desk with his papers in his hand as thought
| on sacrament Sunday.
4 dSmnnd 70 know why am brogagh, hy s,%
| cried the prisoner in deep voice. You shall
, answer for this, whoever you may b. would
advis. you that know N" Law. Whatever be
| thc charge against ms. cannot be uird here
without summons or warrandicc."
You are not to b, tiled" said the man with
&c gay eyes, looking directly at tho prisoner
for the first time.
"A, whose instance, then, am appEchcndcd
, AID held for cNamination2"
| That you will know soon enough"
! demand to know now. So not here either
procurator fiscal or porrous roll. II am well
M.icstys advocate in person can prosecute on
| a capital charEc. ! myself am next Of kin
And have the honor 70 b. his Mncstys ed.
| vocatr." said the gray eyed man. nodiinc over
the black oak desk like an eagle upon a mountain
peak bSt1rc he launches himself upon the quarry
The women set un shrill cry Of utmost fear.
| and Philip Stansfcld started forward As y 70
GTs could Scnr ' his ,S gf.nd S"nWuHry u,
recovered himself
father; Sir James S,ansnrid," hc cri d turning
the last seen in his company, They alone knew
that on Tho day Of the deed h. carried a great
G h Nc WIN h S the , Ina made
him drunk in the change house of James nrydsor.
! az With mine eyes saw and can prove "a many
witnesses. Then ,nccompanyinS him homo they
murdered him n, his own fI.sidc at dead Of night
| and cast him into the river
| The Kings hdvocatr. whom row know ~
| have been Sir James nalrymnlc ~ Stair listened
e the young Gun mans ha'angu' with his head a
Enough Of this You observe no probability
or even uniformity in your OccusHtln," he ans.
sswe,ed, sha,ply Il eh.rse you; Philir S,ens-
IS at and part in the cruel murder Of yor father
Sir James S.ansaeld o! New Minis And now
will proceed TO make recognition with regard TO
At this the two women set up a loud and
Sss1,a'e walng but IS before Phiiip Snnses
he Yves. could no, refuse q enr;ain adm.Ta ion.
Tie Lord advocate turned 20 the women
the truth as YOU value your lives. ] call you
no, guilty, IS this man is guilty. offer you the
we are innoeen,-we kea nothing o; the mat.
Then" said the advocate. calmly. there re.
mains nothing Tor to d. but e. prove the deed
out Of The mouths o. your own innocent children"
All this while he was making new noint to
his pen doing u with a small XII c. dclcats!y and
we'll, So that admired greatly 70 see his skill
Attic irst word Of their children the two women
sc, up crying louder and more hea.ueadinG
than be!osc
testify against Us They ken nothing"
Then there came su!rr.sc upon ne quick
as a STROKE from behind. heard a name called
which at first ! did not recognize as my own.
Il cell upon Philip SiSaSae!d the younger TO
stand forward"
| Il was the voice 81 the Kings advocate and
scarcely were the words uttered than Cmrhray
SpurwGy pushed me up the aisle and the guards
getting al else IN the kirk. Looked tFcmblingly
up at the cTayeYed man
As he turned has countcrRncc unon me his
voice SCENE! 10 change ard became Nua0rdinG-
rily .caressing, ard his eyes had such light -
have tod him anything he desired That. they
say was the secret p H!s rover. He could VILE
The ruth out o. tc!as; ,, Tt,n.Ss with voice
Little man" he said. snca.ins like one who
has children Of his own, IVAN; YOU {? tell ne all
Blue a chamESr q the house d New Milns $40
began - tell the story IS well as could,
lions Blu, a, each answc; the DARK Sccd man
between the guards seemed 10 approach nearer
10 my hack; Thourh my head wcs turned rw1y
J trtr him s.Fc teEEer.N his Iy nd
;he very clearing blade which he'd seen him
Elesnss ncon The raEt o, rS%'e' his Saints Rest
y cannot snGnk more unless INA, nan Is kcn,
further away" cT!rt GU, and n'a IGN from he
door, where the rest 81 the King ; guards siood
ranked in rhc order, o. thctr c,mrany - 1890
molcs,cd for aurh' You NAV say hsrc-t!i all
Without fear said M l'rd advocate. smil-
Ing S,S a rnc S%%n fr Pm Scah and
stonnl forgctiinGs II the simplest words fold all
had ssps3 Trough nh pa p e 4 y
appeared 10 BE- soundiNC On and on ctcrnally
through a Kind ot ,inSl.nr silence. -"
20" i, urn y" loSk a, Philip S,ansS:lt His yes
my my heart trcG m" i.cl TO the groani
and for a time knew NJ ,r,rr,
like those had seen in the mirror westakins his
'urn upon the fo''sio"!, and tho advocate vas
eross.aucs'ioninc, him, win the same winning
MY nnmc Is Jamie Johnston he SAID clasping
my moihcr. ! was lying across the foot Of the
Rod in inc kitchen On the nicht when The laird
died al the tg house, I heard my m!th,r and
! Janet Mark conn in la'c, and they cam over
10 the bed 30 see II was s.ccpin' So stcekit
my en- and made pretcncr
Then as lay thus, heard my mithcI say tina,
that nc had safe plan TO atix the guilt on I'm.
phrav Spurway.
TO which Janet Ma,l; answered that before
| the morrow s morn Philip Stansicld would hc
lord o q, frac Morcham Kirk ictt 70 the High
Stone Rig and that she would he the Teddy oi II.
"'Ayc, said M mther he promised ever 10 ridc
in the skirts o. them thu had scotncd and lighticd
him and sworc that they were 10 hae grca; re-
wards that helped him with III" body 10 the water
side 50 that il might APPEAR that it had been cast
in near by the dwelling Of Umphray Spurway,'"
As the lad spoke his mother did not cease n
rcprOach him, saying that she had ever been Kind
| 10 him. and that she never thought that he would
thus swear away her life before the Kings officers
Whercat. greatly moved the lad leaped down
| from the stool and went and krccled down before
his mother, hescecbine her 10 speak the truth, and
that the kind man would he forbearnG with then
all But h,ing hardened, she struck at him viii