The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-06

QleSLl0Ner. 'NuE LnaL 10 WAuL "
were sUierin? Dinna staun gloWertn
gOwk. Can We no see am English
Gang ava and tell yer master that q
fTeen o. CrOmWelTs at tn door an
Graves a word wi him.
"Dodl' cried the bewildered warder'
scratching his head. "if he haze n
tongue lk that on ye since ye crossed
the Border, we've made the maist o
yer time
rs the Yerl O. Traquair imp
Hes jist that
Then rim ava an gle ma message,
for Am wet an tired m hungary,
The warder sought Traquair in his
library, where he sat. an anxious man,
With many documents spread out on "A
table before him..
Yer lordshiD, there's a soldier in
the uniform Of the English rebels at tn
gates, wha says he's a freen O. Crom-
wells, and bess a word wi We"
All" said the earl, frowning,
they've caught poor Armstrong then,
and now in addition TO our troubles
Wen need 10 bargain with that iend
Noll to save his neck, Everything is
against US"
He may be an Englisher. but he's
got a Scotch accent as broad as tn
Tweed"
Hes one Of our c~ountrymen fighting
for Cromwell, and therefore. thought
by that shreWd lila the better ennis
sary. Bring him in"
There may be others o his like in
hiding, me lord.
Close the gates after him, then. and
keep a strict watch. There's 10 danger
on that score yet, but lippen to moth
ing. This mans just come to strike a
bargain an I'm afraid we nus dance
to the tune he pipes. Bring him in"
When William and the Warder came
] IN fOUnfhaV = m0mcnf mr. fu~o ma GEnd
before the earl recognized his visitor.
Then he sprang forward and held out
both his hands.
I'm Gods name, Armstrong. is this
yOu?" he cried. What have they done
to you? Save US all! Who has shorn
n accoutred you lii this?'
The necessities Of the chase. Ira
QUAR-. This is a disguise, n although
you saw through it, I'm happy to think
/ deluded Jock TamsOn there"
'LOshl" cried Tamson, peering for
ward. Yen never threeo doom ma
throat that this is Will Armstrong
Sir William, if YOU please, TamsOn,"
corrected the new knight. THE title
was bestowed upon me by his majesty
himself, and I shall expect that defer
ence from the lower orders. Tamson,
which the designation calls for. Still,
Jock. I'll forgive your familiarity If
you'll help me of with this helmet,
that seems glued to my skull"
The old man grasped the edges Of the
steel cap with both his hands when
Armstrong bent his head. He braced
his foot against that Of the helmet
wearer and pulled with all his might,
but his strength was unequal 10 the
task.
Lord pity US" growIed viii; catch
me ever putting my head in a trap like
this again. III have to take it of with
a bOotjack."
E Bring in Angus" laughed the earl.
I Hen pull either the helmet or the
4 head off you"
The huge Angus came numbering in
= after the warder, who went in search
I of him.
Have you had your supper, Angus?'
: asked the earl.
] Yes, ma lord"
] Then let US see what strength it's
? given you. Tug this iron pot from
: Armstrong; head"
Angus, bracing himself as the wsrder
! had done, jerked Intellectually several
= times.
! Pull. We deevii," cried Armstrong.
. we've no more strength than a 8
year-Old waen."
Am feaTt ia. thraw yer neck" pro
tested Angus. =
Never mind the neck. Being hanged
S by Cromwell is as nothing to this. Pull,
n ye gOineraL. Am I to go about with
c my head in a metal bucket all my life?
Pul!'
j Angus put forth his strength. and the
s helmet gave way with unexpected sud
denness, whereupon Angus sat down
u on the floor with a thud like ar
S earthquake, the steel cap in his lap
e Traquair slapped his thigh and roared
till the rafters- rang
e win. youH be an inch taller after
that. ] never saw the like of it. L have
heard that q mans head grows with
S new honOrs placed upon him, but ] had
no idea it was so bad as that. Man
where's your hair? And did they chOI
d it off with a battleax? If that is q
fair example Of BARRIERS work in Eng
land. I am glad I live in Scotland
q Armstrong rubbed his shorn head
with his open palm.
"A barber may have other q~ualitie.
than experience with his shears" hC
e said.
y "The trick Of the shears is surely the
y chief requirement for the trade
Yes. You're in the right. My hail
> was cut out in a stable yard, under thu
moonlight. with great haste and blunt
blades. we vii see what you dow
poL-man can do in still shortening the
result. 7 have been holly chased. Ira,
QUAR-, and ~haircutting was the Ieas.
Z drawback that troubled me. I thinE
my tailoring is wen worse than M
barbering. and there also YOU mus
q stand my friend. is the castle taiIoI
out of work."
l. MY whole wardrobe is at your dis
n posal, Will
81 Nothing in it would fit me, and an
a thought particular about q new dress
a as / have lost all self-respect i'm thi
lie one. / may borrow a hat from you, j
you have One of the latest fashion, witt
10 q fine feather on it,
~ "Ahai What's come over you. viii
Some lady in the Court of Charles
You didn'tfash much over your clothes
in the old days"
4 Il don't fash much nov, as you maj
; see by my array. still. II isn't buds
y blu food. that is the first necessity. I'v'
y had nothing all day but a hurried drinl
= out of the Eden. tt was as thick a!
brose, and about the same color, bu
not so sustaining"
They're preparing supper for VOL
now, and I'll bear you company Whel
it's ready. I'm e to red what be
fell SO the king knfghted you Deed
he might ave gone further than that
and made o a marquis or a duke a
Of the same cost"
al ooh, he offered me anything i'm hi
- gift if I brought the commission safel,
through to you, a promise that II
a thinking I'll never trouble him TO re
: deem. Nevertheless here's the packet
. a little damp, but non the worse 70
7. that"
" He placed the cause Of all the trou