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

have not been better than other men, but
women have never made me play the 1901;
and even your own folk. VINO hate me- VA,
tell you that 1 have been clean liver Ana
now will never touch or look on any other
woman in the way of love save YOU IL
have to leave your side to serve the KING,
| will return when the work is done. and all
the time | away my love Will De re-
turning to YOU If you be not i'll my empty
arms, you shall ever be in my heart; II
win honor or wealth. it Will now De lor you
If l can shelter you from sorrows ahG
trouble | will do so with my life. and II
die my last thought, after the cause, VIII
be of YOU my lady and my love ;.
Jean Cochrane, can You trust yoursei
to me: will you be the Vile OF Johil Hidiaih
of Claverhouse?'
They had risen as by an instinct. and
were facing one another where the lish'
of the setting sun fell softly upon them
through the fretted greenery OF the oeech
tree. ;,
For life. John Graham and for death.
and as she said death" he clasped her IN
his arms. The brown hair mingled WIN
the gold they looked into one anothers
eyes and their lips met IN long. passion.
ate kiss renewed again and again as II
their souls had Powered together lhen she
diseltangled herself and stood pace away
and laying her hands upon his shoulders
and looking steadfastly at him, she SAID;
whittier thou goest I will go, and where
thou odgest l VIII lodge thy people shah
be my people. and thy God my God
The sooner they were married the better
pleased John Graham and Jean Cochrane
would be- for life in Paisley Castle could
not be a paradise for Jean after that be-
trothal Three weeks later Claverhouse
rode down one Saturday from Edinburgh
to Paisley against his marriage day on
the following Tuesday. His love Tor Jean
had steadily grown during those days. and
now was in a white heat of anticipation,
for she was TO nun, but woman 10 sur
a mans senses. Yet there were many
things to chasten and keep him sober. No
=
Lady Cochrane's daughter and the grand
daughter of Lord Cassillis than his rivals
in the high places in Scotland ana at
Whitehall did their best TO injure him, set
ting abroad stories that he was no longer
loyal and that in future he would play into
the hands OF the enemy. HIS young wife
would certainly get round hnn ana snake
his Integrity and it would not be wise to
trust ClayerhouSe with secrets of grave af-
fairs. 1t was prophesed that this amaz-
ing and incongruous marriage, the mating
of oppoSites, would only work ruin TO his
career and that indeed this was the begin
ming of the end for Claverhouse. Lady
Cochrane, raging like hend IN Palsley
Castle. did not fail. in the fnterludes OF
invectiye against her daughter for disgrace
ing their good name and giving herself
into the hands of the cruelest enemy of
the kirk, to remind Jean also that she was
doing the worst injury to the man she pro-
fessed to love, and that in the end Claver-
house would be twice damned-for his sin
against the Covenanters and for his disloy-
atty to his own cause. Jean was. of all
women, most capable of holding her own
even with her masterful mother, and CLAW
erhouse was perfectly confident that neither
Lady Cochrane nor her family would be
able to shake Jeans fidelity. But there
were times, and they were her bitterest
hours, when Jean was not sure whether
she had not done selhshly and was not
going to satisfy her love at the expense
of her lover. On his part, he could not help
being anxious for 1t seemed as If every
man of his own party had turned his hand
against him. With all his severity, Claver
house had a just mind, and he offended
Queens5erry by protesting against the Sc
verify of the law; while the Duke of Perth,
an unprincipled vagabond, ready to play
traitor to either king or religion, hated
Claverhouse because he was an honorable
man. Claverhouse thought 1t necessary to
write to the Duke of York. explaining the
circumstances of his marriage and assur-
ing him of his continued loyalty. and to
the Duke of Hamilton, whose daughter was
to be married to young Lord COchranc, teS-
tfying to the integrity of Jean. For the
young lady herself. l shall answer for her
Had she been right principled she would
! never in despyt of her mother ami relations
made choyse of a prosecutor, as they call
me. So, whoever think to misrepresent me
on that head will find themselves mistaken;
for both the king and the church's inter-
est. dryve as fast as they think fit, they will
,, never see ne behind"
Lord Dundonald himself was plea sed be-
cause the marriage secured Claverhouse's
| such as Lord Ross, who knew and admired
Jean; ClaVerhouse could not hide from him
! seir' however, that the world judged the
| marriage an irreparable mistake, and
| Grimond. SO far as he dared-but he had
/ now to be very careful-rubbed salt into
! the wound. All the omens We're against
| them, and when on the Sunday Claverhouse
| sat beside his bride In the Abbey church,
| the people gave them a cold countenance,
| and as they went up the street true Pres
| byterians turned their faces from Claver-
| house. The marriage setYlee was per-
| formed in the gallery Of the castle. and
| the minister officiating was one who had
! taken the indulgence and was avoided by.
| the stricter people Of the kirk. The con-
| tract was signed by Lord Dundonald and
| the old countess with weak and feeble
| hands, but the bride and bridegroom
| placed their names with strong and I'M
| hesita ting characters. Lord Ross stood
beside his commanding officer as best man.
| and young Lord Coehrans was also pres
| ent full of goodwill and sympathy. for
l was he not himself about to marry the