The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-16
CHAPTER Xxx.
Enlightenment.


When William Armstrong awOkC, he
thought he had oversight himself for
the trampling of horses sounded in the
paved courtyard below. The one VIM
dow of his room over which he had
drawn and fastened heavy wooden
shutters the night before. let in
thread OF light which showed him the
new daN had come and the activity III
the yard made him fear he had lam
longer abed than was his custom. lie
was the more convinced of this IN thdJ
he remembered hazily the Gathering
hOofs of a horse soma time before anu
then later another being led out; now
there appeared to be a third and the
hum of talk came up 10 him. His WIN
dow overlooked the stable yard, and ne
recognized the humble of the hostler
who had assisted him yesterday. BE lay
still, half drowsed. the mattress most
aIIuring to him, when suddenly he was
startled wide awake by a voice he
'.Then I turn to the left for Brough-
| toni
''Yes. sir" muttered the hostler.
Armstrong leapcd from his bed,
placed his eye at the chinck in the
| shutters and peered down INTO the
stable yard The voice had not miSled
] him. De Courcy. sitting on a horse was
/ Just gathering up the reins and depart
/ ing. The Scot Lost no time in pulling
on his boots. pushing aside the bep,
/ unbolting the door and making his way
/ down the stair. What did this gally
! DIu.,1aeed bird of ill-omen here in the
country Of the parliament when MS
/ place was beside the king? Was there
! treachery aIoot2 1t looed like II. once
/ outside he saw il was still early with
/ the sun scarcely risen He accosted the
yawuing hostler
WHO was that man yot were direct
/ ing to Broughton?"
| Il don't know, sir
when did he arrive?'
! Last night, si~, afte- dark.
did he stop in this house,
yes. sir ] thought he was friend
| of YOUR for he knew your horse Whetl
I was putting up his own. He asked Il
| YOU were here. and l told him you were
i'm the room over the yard
What is BrOughtOn; hamlet!
eft is a castle. sir. Lord say cas-
tie. about three miles from here. Gen
eral Cromwell is there now; it is hii
headquarters in this district.
CROMWELL"
The young man stood stock still, eyes
gazing into vacancy. What traffic nae
this kings chamberlain with from
v-eU2 How dared he come within tn
parliamentary lines, undisguised. IN
| less-unless
Like inspiration the whole situation
3 y
burden he carried. and had seen Wher'
il was placed. He was on his way &
sell his secret, and set the troops OF
the track of the messenger. He mss
be off at once and outride the TRAITOR
Before De Courcy had gone his thre
! miles he would have traversed dozen
and from then on il would be a rae
to the Scottish border.
Us my horse fedT'
yes, sir"
! Get him out at once. viii arous
the others"
b He took three steps toward the inr
= then stopped as If shot, bis nam
2 Ulutched his breast.
. by God. he's got the thing itself
. Robbed, as I'm a sinuer,"
? Now the disturbance in the nigh
P stood out clear in his memory. but b
r wasted not a thought over it. In upoi
e the astonished hostler he swept.
Never mind the saddle, fellow
] Spring up behind me and show me tn
2 road to Brou8hton. Up. I say, tn
n horse can carry dozen like rs
, Here's two gold pieces for you; guild
= ance and a still tongue is what I want.
Armstrong grasped the two pistol
g from the holsters, flung the hesitatin
4 hostler upon the animals back ali
j leaped uu i'm front of him.
s which way. which way whic
r way?"
S Straight down the street sir.
r sasped tho terrified man. clasping III
"a rider around The waist. Wow 10 tn
{ right. sir. and next 10 the left. That