The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21

and added: 'erhe day of vengeance is
hand. The blood OF John Brown erie,
from the altar And Griinond kept 70,
troopers on guard all night.
The next night Claverionse and Ba
cares were cfoseted together the onl
men left to consult for the royal caus
and both knew what was going to be til
Issue.
There is no use binding our eye.
Balcarres% s9id Graham. '.or feeding on
hearts with vain hopes; the Conventio
Is for the Prince of Orange. and is don
with King James. The men who kissc
his hand yesterday, when he was
power and would have licked his fee
II that had got them place and power
VIII be the first to cast him forth an
cry huzza for the new king. There is
always have been men in high position
to sell their country. The lords of tn
congregation We're English traitors il
Mary's day. and on them as much ii
was a Scots army sold Charles l. to TIL.
Roundheads, and 1t would have been mali
decent to have beheaded him at Edin.
bursh. And now they will take the an.
1t over. without stroke. to u cold
blooded foreigner who has taught his
wife to turn her hand against her own
father. Gods ban Is upon the land, Bal
cares. for one party of us be raging
fanatics, and the other party be false
hearted towards. Lord, il we could get
the one against the other, Argyle's High
landers against the West Country Wings.
they fott;ht till death the country were
well rid o bath. for know not whether
j hate mair bitterly a Coycnanter or u
Campbell. But 1t would set us better.
ain porridge. What is this l hear. that
Athole is playing the knaye, and that
Gordon cannot be trusted TO keep the
castle? Has the day come upon us that
tt,,,x. Ia
dragged in the miro? ! sairly doot that
for the time the throne is lost to the
aud line. but if 1t is to be sold by the
best blood of Scotland then 1 wish their
silver bullet had found John Graham $
heart at DrumcloS."
Eye mamma deal over hardly with
Athole. Dundee. for will not say he
isna true His son. mind you. is on the
other side. and Atnolc himself is q pan
broken in body. These be trying times.
and it is not every ane has your heart
1t may be that Athole and other men
judge that everything has been done that
can. and that a heavy burden o. guilt
will rest on ony man that spills blood
without reason. Mind YOU" went on
Balcarres hastily, as he saw the black
gloom gathering on Dundec's face,
say not that is my way OF it, for am
with you while ony hope remains; but
we maun do Justice.
Justice" broke in Claverhouse, irri-
tated beyond control by Balcarres's apollo
gies and his hint of compromise If I
had my way of it. every times serving
trickster in the land would have Justice
rope round his neck and long drop,
for a bullet would be too honorable
death. But let Athole pass. He was once
loyal man. ard there may be reason in
ness myself, and doubtless it weakens
even strong men. But what is this i
hear OF Gordon? Is it a lie that he is
trafIicking with Hamilton and the Wing
4 Inv IN CIR ..,y- m ~ n In
is the most damnable traitor of them all,
and will have his place with Judas
Iscariot."
"Na. ma. Dundee nae Gordon has ever
been false, though judge maist O. them,
since Nlary's day, have been foolish
Concerning the castle, this Is how the
matter stands. and pray you to hear ms
patiently and not to fly out till have
finished"
on. and dinna sit watching me, as If you
were terrified for your life, and dinna
pick your words. like onble-dealins,
gis to think that the. leprosy of cow
ardce has reached the Lindsays.'
..Wcel, Dundee''-but Balcarres was
still very careful with his word--.I have
reason to believe, and. IN fact ! may as
well say 1 know, that there have been
some goings and cominss between Gordon
and the Lords OF Convention. | will not
say that Gordon isnaS true to the king,
and that he would not hold the castle
If it would help the cause. But am
judging that he isna minded to be left
alone and keep Edinburgh Castle for
King James if all Scotland is for Kins
William And Balcarres. plncking up
courage in, the face Of his fierce com
panion. added: Il will not say, Dundee;
that the duke Is wrong. What use would
it be If he did? Gut. mind YOU" went
on Balcarres hastily, The hasna promised
to surrender his trust. He is just wait
ing TO see what happens
(Which they have all been doing. every
woman's son of them, instead of minding
their duty whatever happens; but grant
there's no use raging. we maun make our
plans. What does Gordon want If he's
holding his hand? Out with it, Balcarres,
forI see from your face we ken"
IF the duke" replied Balcarres, had
ony guarantee that fight would be made
for the auld line in Scotland: and that
he would not be left alane like q spar
row upon the housetop in Edinburgh
Castle, Il make certain he would stand
fast; but If the royal standard is to be
seen nowhere else except on one keep,
AIR, INF