The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-19

If he knew the name.
Where are you from"
Il came across the border this morn
ing. I am a Scotsman"
why are YOU here2"
Il am cattle dealer. and as there
is little doing i'm my own country I
thought I would just see if business
was better on this side of the line
This amusing lunatic said there was
cattle for sale in the valley, and led
me hither for which service 1 paid
him a trihe."
And so there is. and so there is"
cried the lunatic, ''but the price was
for my advice, not FOR the leading hith-
e.. / must get my pay for that yet.
Aye. there's cattle for sale here, and
I'm the market man."
Peace TO you follH.'a cried the cap
tain. scowling. Then, curtly, 10 the
horsenian. 'Dismounti' Armstrong
sprang to the ground.
Your sword" demanded the officer.
The weapon was handed to him.
do cattle dealers in your country
carry arms?"
"To tell you the truth" said the
young. man with a laugh. III they did
not they would carry little money home
Wfch them / not only carry arms, but
know now to use them on OCCASION.
II ask to see YOU papers giving you
permission to travel in England"
II have none. Scotland is at peace
with England, and a citizen of my
country should not require papers in
visiting England any more than an
Englishman would need the same to
go from one end of Scotland to the
other"
'Humphv' growled the captain. lou
ara =sell yersed in the law. I hope
- are engaged in no enterprise that
Is contrary TO st."
or
kings men you maintain that you are
upholdipg the law. If you are parlia-
mentary, you swear the same thing"
I'VE swear not at all"
Then / surmise you are no kings
men. But. in any case. until one or
other OF You have declared war against
Scotland. or until Scotland has de-
clared war against either Of you. or
both. you NEEDLE with a FIRE citizen
OF Scotland at your peril"
II IS perhaps wisest to indulge in no
threats
II am not indulging in any. I am
stating q plain. uncontrovertible fact.
that would be held by none so stoutly
as by General Cromwell himself"
Then keep your dissertations on law
until you see the general, which is like
20 happen before we are done with
You"
Nothing would give me greater
pleasure than to have a discourse with
that distinguished man. He is a fight
er after my own heart. and I UNDER
stand he is equally powerful in con-
troversy"
Search him.
To this order Armstrong not only
made no objection, but assisted in its
fulhlment. He took off his deublet and
threw it to one of the men who ap-
preached him, then held his arms out
stretched that another might. with
greater ease. conduct his examination.
A third paid minute attention to the
saddlebags, and a fourth took the sad
die itself off the horse The search
brought 10 light some papers that con-
veyed excellent information regarding
steers and COWS, but nothing about
politics
The officer had utilized the interval
IN writing a brief dispatch, which he
now handed to a young hOrseman.
Ride hard and give that to General
Cromwell as soon as you can. In case
YOU should lose IL. tell him we have got
our man, who crossed the border this
morning. say we are bringing him to
Corbiton Manor. as directed. and ex-
pect to reach there before dusk
The youth without reply or salute.
pocketed the paper. shook out the reins
and was of like the wind Armstrong
watching the pair with a glow OF ad-
mration IN his eyes. Although unused
10 the llfe Of camp, he was much
struck by the absence of any attempt
at secrecy in the proceedings. There
was no effort 20 bewlder the prisoner
or make a mystery Of the affair. That
his advent had been expected was per-
fectly clear and that a written de-
scription of his person had been distrib-
uted along the border was equally evil
dent. They had been watching for him
and now they had him. There was no
military fuss about the matter, and APP
parently very little discipline. yet in
slant and unQuestioned obedience,
without accompaniment of formal def
erence 10 authority. or the genufeXions
of salute TO superiors. But underneath
it all gyas hint Of power and eff
cheney Armstrong realized that he was
In the clutch Of an admirably con-
structed human machine that knew
what it wanted and went straight for
g. No one had spoken except the cap
tain. yet every man was on the alert
To do Whatw as required of him in
stantly. capably and in silence
At a word from the captain bugle
call rang out and it's effect was soon
apparent An accOutred horse was led
10 the captain. who sprang into bis
place with the ease Of one accustomed
TO the feat. and from the buildings APP
peared something like a score Of mount
cd troopers.
Get into your saddle," commanded
the captain addressing Armstrong.
The latter tested the buckling. which
q soldier had just finished, drew up the
strap a. point then with his foot in
the stirrup turned ana asked;
Am ] to consider myself a prisoner,
sir2"
whatever questions YOU wish 10 put
viii be answered presently by one
higher in authority than /.
II must protest against this deten-
ton sir"
your protest will' doubtless be con-
sidered by the officer I referred to.
General Cromwell. I surmise2'
cor one delegated by him. Mount.
we have far to go"
Armstrong leaped into the saddle and
the troop set OFF. with the captain at
the head and himself in the midst of
even is - nfed.-ated such an atteHf-st
rectics tended south and east, and as
the sun -as setting they came 70 Cor
bitou Manor. a large country house
which vas seemingly the headquarters
OF a considerable section Of the army
encamped in the neighborhood. Into
room III this mansion Armstrong was
conducted and left under guard and he
was pleased to see by the spread table
that there was at least no design on the
part OF his captors 10 starve him.
CHAPTER K.