Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-20

false words. and to see the very officers
that hold the kings commission shutting
ana lying, with one eye on King James
and the other on the Prince of Orange.
Had my way of IL would shoot a dozen
or the traitors to encourage the others.
But the king is all for peace-peace. for
sooth! when his enemies are at the door
OF the palace. What can one man do
against so many. and king too tolerant
and good nature>.-God forgive me. 1 had
almost written too weak? 1t is not for me
TO sit in Judgment my sovereign but
some days ago l gave my mind to Hamil-
ton In his own lodgings, where Balcarres
and certain of us met to take council.
Ihere were hot words and good came
or II. Balcarres alone is stanch. and yes
terday he went with me to Whitehall and
We mad our last word for the present with
the KING. He was gracious unto us. as he
mas ever been to me when his mind was
not poisoned by Queensberry or Perth, and
Se might care to know Jean. what your
man, much daring, said to his majesty:
we have come, sir, to ask favor OF your
majesty, and that ye will let us do a deed
which will waken the land and turn the
tlde or affairs. Have your permission
| to cause the drums to be beat of every regi-
ment in London and the neighborhood for
II ye so consent there will be twenty thou
sand men ready to start tomorrow morning.
Betore tomorrow night the road TO London
Will be barred. and. please God, before q
week Is over your throne will be placed be-
| yond danger" For Il space think he was
moved and then the life went out of him.
and he sadly shook his head. 1T is too
late, he said, "too late, and the shedding
| OF blood would be vain But / saw he
| was not displeased with us. and he sig
nifed his pleasure that we should walk
with him in the Mall Again 1 dared to
entreat him not to leave his capital with
| out stroke. and in my soul | wondered
| that he could be so enduring. Had it been
| your man, Jean. he had been at the princes
throat before the Dutchman had been TWEEN
| ty-four hours in England. But who am I
NV ri mo- nj \ ,,-tll
that he spake words to me l never
forget You are brave men, said the
king and. though he be cold man. saw
that he was touched, and II there had been
| twenty like you among the officers and
mobiles, things had not come to this pass.
fe can do nothing more in England and
| for myself have resolved to go to France,
| for if 1 stayed here | would be prisoner.
| and there is but short road between the
prison and the graves of kings. To yoU,'
he said TO Balcarres, | leave the charge OF
| civil affairs in Scotland" and, then turning
| to me, You. Lord Dundee. who ought be-
| fore to have had this place. but | was ILL
advised. shall be commander of the troops
| in Scotland. Do for your king what God
gives you to do and he pledges his word
to aid you by all means IN his power, and
| IN the day of victory to reward you" We
knelt and kissed his hand. and so for the
| time heaven grant it be not forever, babe
good-by to our sovereign. AS walked
down the Mall l a face I seemed TO
know, and the man, whoever he was made
sign that he would speak with me. I
| turned aside and found to my amazement
| that the stranger, who was not in uniform
and did not court observation, was Capt.
carton, who served with me in the princes
| army and Of whom We may have heard me
speak-a good soldier and a fair-minded
gentleman, tho of another way of think
| ing from me. After brief salutatiOn he
| told me that the prince was already in
London and had taken up his quarters at
Zion House. Then said 1 to him, lit
| availeth nothing for some OF us to remain
IN hsr for hot Eln. n
| leave quickly" 1T might or 1t might not
be-" he replied, being a man of few and
careful words. but before you go there
| Is certain person who desires to have
a word with you. IL it be not too much
toll will you lay aside your military dress
| and come with me this evening as private
gentleman to Zion House?' Then | knew
that he had come from the prince, and
altho' much tossed in my mind as to what
was right to- do, l consented. and We will be
astonished. Jean. to hear what happened.
There was none present at my audience.
and l contented myself with bowling when
l entered his presence for your husband Is
not made to kiss the hands of one king in
the morning and of another in the evening
of the same day. The prince, for l may
justly call him. expected none otherwise.
| and, according to his custom-I have often
spoken Of his silence-said at once. My
lord for he knows everything is his
wont. 1T has happened as l prophesied.
you are on one side and / am on another,
and you have been faithful servant to
If 1t had been In your power l had not
come SO easily to this place, for the council
you gave to the king has been told to me.
All that man can do ye have done, and
now you may, like other officers, take serv-
ice in the army under my command"
Whereupon l told the prince that house
had never changed sides. and he would ex-
cuse me setting the example. He seemed
prepared for this answer. and then he said,
You purpose, my lord, to return to Scot
land. and l shall not prevent you. but
ask that We stir not up useless strife and
shed blood in vain, for the end is certain"
l will not deny, Jean, that l was moved
by his words for he is a strong man. and
has men of the same kind with him. So
compel l would not trouble the land.
More l could not promise, and / reckon
there Is not much in that promise. for l
will never the Prince of Orange made
King Of Scotland with my sword in its
sheath. If there be any other way out OF
it, l have no wish to set every mans hand
against his neighbours In Scotland He
was over, and when left Zion House my
heart was sore that my king was not
wise and resolute this foreign prince.
The second sight has been given to me to-
day, and, dear heart | see the shroud rising
till it reaches the face, but whose face
cannot see. What l have to do, j cannot
see either. but In few days / shall be
can bring. If peace be consistent with
honoh them ye will see me soon in Dudhope
for another honeymoon, but If il is 10 be
war my lot Is cast, and. while my hand can
hold 1t, my sword belongs to the king. But
my heart, sweet love, is thine till II ceases
to beat Yours always and altogether:
DUNDEE.
ITO he Continued Tomorrow