The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-14

your uighness to break your promise."
fallen in smoothness like honey from
the comb, and In venom like the poison
ia serpent, looked the Prince straight
In the face and then bowed. most lowly.
"You8are. Judge, Captain Graham,
recalling q certain happening ut the
battle Of Sincere. when you rendered
important service to me, and IT may be
this has been forgotten, or that q
Prince has no gratitude, because you
did not obtain the place you coveted,
then understand that you are wrong,
and your service in two armies, you
are ignorant of the principle on which
our army should be regulated. Upon
yoursway Of II II II any any young oiiieer
and not yet able to rule his own spirit,
or to keep himself from quarreling like
q common soldier, should happen 70 be
strait-to a king. his fooliyhness should
/ be placed in command OF veteran off,
Gers and men. It were right to recom-
snense him at the cost OF the Prince.
mayhap, but not at the cost of gallant
soldiers whom he was unfit to gov
seIfn because = c0oio ~ s0i -
erhouse's impertinence, or was no more
touched than the cliff by the spray
from q wave, only his intimates could
have told, but in this conflict between
in the end an easy victor. II William
had no boiling point, Claverhouse,
though as composed In manner as he
was nfteTwards to be cruel IN acton
the Prince suggested that though two
years older than himself he was
Ehallow-pated and self-conceited boy
who was ever looking after his own
ends, and when he was disappolnted,
kicked and struggled like q child fight
ing with its nurse; that in fact, IN
spite Of thinking himself Anne gehtie,f
man. he ought to know that he had
neither sense nor manners. and was as
yet unfit for any high place, Clayer :.
houses temper gave way, and ne struck
with cutting words at the Prince.
what I Intended to have said. but
my laundering speech may not have
reached your Highness's mind, is that
II a Prince makes promise s Of IL re- re-,
his life at the risk Of his own, that
Prince is bound to keep his. word or
to make some reparation. :. ana mere
a certain Scots officer which has not
to break his word?"s !,
gu desire reparaticn.a ans 'ea {. y,
with certain naughty gesture, "and.
you shall have It. before you leave.
my presence. For brawlng, and strlk-
\ danger OF losing your right arm. and
other men have been so punished. for
more excusable doings. gu have been
complaining in a public place that YOU
M Wane g yonr due and yol have Charged
your general with the worst of ilitary
sins Of Deippg
which you have not the. capacity to
command. &. give you back your. right
s.May 81 ask your Highness to accept
my most humble and profound grati-
fought for your Highness, and If it be
possible, yet deeper gratitude for re-
leasing me from the service of q PRINCE
who does not know f 9Wto keep !, his
mission to leave your presence, and TO
make arrangements for my departure
from The Hagu e q X.
rated accent Of respect, but the words
were 50 singing that Williams eyes
for antns.nnt Z only i%she ,no fire IA ad qa
ahe step 'As o arrest tie
( Scots otticer. There was q pause. say
Of fifteen seconds, which seemed an
hour. and then. the Prince ordered his
and William ana Clayerhouse stood
alone
'.You are bold man. Mr.. Graham
Judge you to bo a wise one: It is mo-
= likely that you will ever be as prn
dent as you are daring. and fore
sec a troubled career, whether It bt
long Or short, for you,.
mo man. royal or otherwis e. has eve
spoken 10 me as you have done; may
hap In the years before me , Whe d,,e
do so. AS you know, for what 70,
have said any other Prince in m.
place would have you punished for tn
Erayest of crimes on the part OF al
oiiicer against his commander"
Clayerhouse bowed, and looked curl
ouslySnt the Prince, wondering within
possible that his Highness would la,
aside for an hour the fpryile geg of royal
ty and give him satisfaction? Or wa
lie merely to lecture him like tn. Cal
whistle preachers ~ whom his High
. ness listened, . and then let him go wit