The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22

king must die because he is here and because |
- Is IL circ,,1sy sta- and at the postern step
you will find the rope ladder by which ascend Get
you, to the courtyard and there wait for me; say
Catherine, Catherine, the king viii pardon you
change for his life"
Forgiveness cried Catherine her eyes blazing
again. II want forgiveness from the king of Scot
land Pardon. The tiger would pardon till once ne
is free again. The king must diet
L shall go you have bid me, Catherine but
not to do your bidding. shall arouse this castle and
prevent an abominable crime"
Catherine laughed harshly.
Whom would you call to your assistance? Doug
thinking will you find in the castle2 You know
well. only and that is our mother old and help
less Rouse the castle, Isabel if you viii, and find
dead and perhaps dead sister, when you break
The helpless Isabel sank her head against the wall
and burst into fury of weeping
Ladies' said the king, soothingly rising to his
feet you graeiousy condone my intervention in
this dispute2 You discussing important act
from the commission of which all sentiment should
be emina ted; which requires the hard, strong
mind of brought to bear upon the and
cons of its contamination You are dealing with 1t
entirely from the standpoint of the heart and of
the head, error common with women. and one that
has ever precfIded their effective dealing with mat
of state You will pardon me, Lady Isabel, when
view of the situation than you do She is perfectly
right in holding that having prisoner here, il IS
greater folly than the folly of half doing thing
Does your majesty argue in favor of your own
murder2" asked Isabel amazed gazing at the young
Not So but stin there is a consideration which
I must endeaVOr eliminate from my mind, my
advice be impartial. service to you. May
beg you be seated2 We have the night before
us, may consider the various interesting points
at leisure. and thus irremediable mistake need
be made
Isabel well nigh exhausted with the intensity Of
her feelings sank the bench but Catherine still
stood motionless, dagger in hand her back against
the door. The king seeing she did intend TO
obey, went suavely. There was a light of intense
admiration in his he regarded the standing
Ladies" he said. ~can you tell me when last a
king of Scotland-a James-and a Catharine Douglas
bore relation to each other in somewhat similar cir
cumstances?'
The king paused but the girl lowering at him.
made reply, and after few moments the young
went
1T a year than a century ago when the
life OF James not only threatened but extin-
gyIisfed. not by one brave woman but by of
cowardIy assassins. Then Catherine Douglas nearly
saved the life of her king. She thrust her young
into the iron loops of door and had shattered
by those craven miscreants-''
Isabel wept quietly her face in her two open
hands But Catherine answered in anger:
Why did the Catherine Douglas of that dav risk
her life TO the king2 Because james was q
just monarch Why does the Catherine Of today wish
to thrust her dagger into the false heart James
Because he has turned on the hand that nurtured
him
The hand that imprisoned him. Lady Catherine.
Pardon my correction
He turned the who governed Scotland
wisely and we'll,
Again pardon He had right to govern
was the king, not Archibald Douglas. But ali that