Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

A story Of fire, bravoes and poison Is
about 10 be brought before the house Of
lords In the attempt OF John Gordon, an
English schoolmaster, 10 be acknowl-
edged as the Vlscount Kenmure, lord Of
the castle OF that name and all the
broad acres thereunto apperta!ning. No
more stuGy, ll-smelling school rooms,
with droning children recltlng THE
British Isles are bounded on the east
by the German ocean, on the south by
the British Channel" etc, for Mr.. John
Gordon. but a peers robes and a coro-
net a castle and all the state Of a first
class ylscount who keeps his carriage, II
he can prove his case before the house
OF lords.
When the "Old Pretender" the father
Of Bonnie Prince Charlie" made his
futile landing IN Scotland In 17l5 among
those who Joined the royal standard OF
the Stuarts was the vlscount OF Ken
mure He was taken. with many other
knights and gentlemen, and left his
head on Tower Hill 10 furnish an Orna-
ment for Temple Bar Now John Cor
don, scho0lmaster, tells the following
tale IN his memorial 20 the house OF
lords. The Scottish peer who laid down
his lie for the exlled race lett two sons.
both OF whom died unmarried He also
left a widow and this widow looms
large and lurid In the story. She was
born Mary Dalziel ana was a strong.
masterful and beautiful woman. After
the passage OF her lord by way OF the
Traitors Gate 10 a sphere beyond her
influence she married a stalWart foot
man Of her retinue. one John Lumsdon
man through long years Of experience
amenable 90 discipline and who made
satisfactory consort Tor her ladyship.
The brother of the headless viscount
John Gordon had succeeded. upon the
decapltation of Mary Dalziers husband
to the titles and estates and lived at
kenmure castle. The widow tried in
various ways % Dust John from his
heritage, and failing I'm convincing him
by argument OF the error Of his ways
she proceeded % business One night,
when she was paying a family over
night visit to her loving brother ln-law.
she set Gre 20 the castle John, with
his wife and child, slept that night ln
the great Baliol tower OF the castle
For though the widow was sweetness
Itself the wary John having some
knowledge Of hls slstcr-ln-law. consid-
cred II safer for the immediate family
90 take up their temporary quarters 800
the semi detached tower while the
dowager was in the house. The Gre
broke out in the middle of the night,
but thanks 10 the vigilance Of the sore
wants. which was always a necessary
accompaniment on one Of her ladyship's
visits II was cytnguIshed before D.
had done much harm. The next m0ya-
inc box containing deeds and other
papers. which the yisc0unt carelossly
had neglected 90 take with him 60 the
Baliol tower. was missing Servants
reported that they had seen Mary Dali
ziel steal the box but she sw0re that Il
had been burned in The Gre
After this the Niscount Kenmure de-
cded that his slsicr-in-law was rather
too lively q n,iehhor f1r him and that
be- would visit Pars for awhile one
night n a lonely street OF Paris he was
attacked by two masked men. Being a
sklllful sw0rdsman he killed both OF
them. They were bravoes. sent by
Mary Dalziel 10 murder him. That