The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-13
OVER THE BORDER
BIZ ROBERT BARR. CONCLUDED.

up his mind. and the young man
thought this delay was not an enCOuT-
aging sign. He had thrust his head
between the lions jaws and the min
Utes that passed before he could know
whether the brute was going to bite
or not were irksome to him, especially
as there was now nothing to do but
await the issue. At last the officer re
appeared, dismissed the guard and said
CURLY to the prisoner;
Follow me-"
Armstrong was ushered into the huge
room which he remembered so well,
and found Cromwell sitting alone at
the table as if he had never left il.
Even the two candles stood where they
had been placed before but the face of
the seated man seemed more inscruti-
ble more stern, than he recOllected it.
This was the leader of the IrOnsides
on the Northampton road, rather than
the Urbane man who had pretended TO
believe the story Of the search for
cattle.
Armstrong swept off his feathered
hat most cOurteOusly as he approached
the table. bowed and said:
Good evening, general" standing
then at ease on the spot he had former
u occupied. The general lifted his
heavy eyes to the cropped head, now
his firm mouth remained immObile, the
slightest suspicion of twinkle scin-
tiuated for one brief moment in his
searching glance.
Good evening. You wished to see
me?"
yes, general. and have come from
Scotland this very day for no other
purpose
You are out Of employment, per
haps, and are looking for a re-engage-
ment?"
well. general. if 1 was, you are the
man ] should come to for a recommend
alton. I'm a manner of speaking. you
| are in the right. I have been riding
| hard this while back for other folk,
and now / have taken a bit Of journey
on my own account You see my case
/ is
II will state the case interrupted
/ Cromwell menacingly. You stood there
and lied to me-"
You sat there and did the same by
me-"
You stood here and lied to me- YOI
came as a spy. mixing with affairs
that did not concern YOU
Pardon me. general took service
4 for my king. and YOU viii be good
enough To remember that Charles is
/ king of Scotland. even if il pleases you
.
and that he viii be till he dies, your
king as wei as mine"
He is king of Oxford solely"
Very well. Let me tell YOU. you'll
find that same oxford a very hard nut
/ TO crack. if you attempt to take it by
assault I went carefully round the
/ Notifications and would seek no better
/ job than 20 hold it against you and
/ your whole army. There would be
] q az Trtr haF rrr,rr
got mine in your clutches" and viii
+ liam passed his hand sympathetically
3 over his denuded crown as had be
] come custom with him. His cues
toner bent forward with more Of Gag
+ erness than he had hitherto shown. all
thought of the Indictment he was
( heaping up seeming to pass from his
mind
Where is the weakest spot?' he
4 said. as one expert might seek counsel
/ from another who had personal eXperi-
/ ence on the subject
THAT is the beauty Of it, There is no
/ weakest spOt2"
"Is there not2 We shall never need
I Co take il by assault but If that were
/ thought best it might be attacked
0 from the south
4 Armstrong raised his eyes to the
ceiling and mCdttated for a moment.
/ it would cost a wheen o. men,"
( Yes; better men than are within its
walls, and they shall not be sacrificed
/ I can wait. and the king cannot. You
delivered the kings message to Ira
/ quair2"
Yes. That's what 1 came for"
"And you have the impudence to
/ come to me, thinking 7 viii allow you
/ to return ~
say confidence. rather / am very
sure YOU viii allow me to return"
yes. confidence is the word. but
/ with a mixture of impudence as well:
/ the malt and the hops. 1T never crossed
your mind that it was a dungeon you
( were approaching
II thought If You did anything il
would be hanging"
And why nOt?'
"Becae se my death by rope would be
just the little flip that Scotland needs
at the present moment. you thraw my
! neck and the Scots are at yours be-
I fore i am fairly happit in the
4 ground"
! You look uDOn yourself as impOr-
/ tant to your cOuntrymen. then2"
II Go nothing of the kind. Man Z
wonder at both you and the king.
4 Neither Of you undefsfafgf the Scot
J tlsh nature in the least IF the king
mad any comprehension he would have