Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-13
SYNOPSIS OF FIRST rNsTALLMEST.

serving in the Netherlands under the barner OF
William. HliEc az Orange, in the latter part
of the sc,entcepth century. Among the nu-
Scots also hg4nns for 'hs grinSS is
and Of the Cavalier party in Great Britain.
Mackay i rigid Presbyterian and Hound
head. The two men constantly clash. Mac
Ray Is commissioned officer, while Claver-
Grimond Clavcrhouse's servant: warns his
master to Ice his guard against Mackay.
Clayerhouse in battle saves the princes life.
aud the latter promises to reward him. but as
time goes on and the promise Is not fulfilled
tia'tfh%us~ grows mor"se. ms Hss a s ion
Is redouhied when the vacant coioneIcy OF me
Scots brigade, which he confidently expects the
Kay instead. Claverhouse, broodng over his
misfortmcs, acquires the idea that Macksy
prejudice the prince against hmi To add to
hls discomfort, he dreams that the wrath Of his
sage You will be cursed In love and cursed
In war End die bloody death at the hand of
thereafter he distinguishes himself in battle.
hut goes unrewarded. At length. one morning.
Of poisoning the princes mind against him
MncKay, who has done nothing of the sort.
Claverhouse presses the charge; and In the
hope OF arousing his foe TO retaliation. strikes
MacKay with his walking stick. Mackay has
conscientious scruples against dueiing and re-
fuses TO fight. Claverhouse then publicly brands
AFFAIR, sends for Clsverhouse and severely rep,
rmands him Clavcrhouse admits the facts and
adds the strange words. 1t was more your
highness' business than mine to have resented
this quarrel The prince, puzzled orders him
10 tNllilh MS mednlhs
AS your hIghness insists. il is my pleas
Ure To make my poor meaning plain in
your hghness' ears. If / know what
happened, Col. Mackay reaching the high
est quarter by the back stair. persuaded
YOUR hiRhness to give him the colony, al
though il in honor belonged TO another Of
ficer. and l submit to your highness
judgment that ii was you who should have
niCked him with your cane. Col. MacKay
has done John Graham of Claverhouse less
injury in Disappointing him Of his regi-
mcrt, though ii has been grievouS dash,
than in inducing YOUR highness to break
Your promise" And Claverhouse, whose
last word had fallen in smOothness like
honey from the comb and in venom like
the poison Of a serpent, looked the prince
straight in the face and then bowed most
lowly.
You are. I judge. Capt. Graham.
calling a certain happening at the battle
Of SinCffe. when you rendered important
service to me. and II may be saved my
l:fe. If you conclude that this has been
forgotten, or that prince has no graft
tude, because You did not obtain the place
YOU coveted then understand that you are
wrong. and that with all your twenty-sx
years and your service in two armies, you
are ignorant of the principle on which an
army should be regulated. Upon your way
of it. II any young officer, more raw in
character than in years. and not yet able
10 rule his own spirit, or to keep himself
from Quarreling like a common soldier,
should happen to be of use in a strait
acknowledge the strait-to king. his fool
ishness should be placed in command of
veteran officers and men 1t were right to
reCOmpe1Se him at the cost of the prince,
mayhap. but not at the cost of gallant SOL
diers whom he was unfit to govern, be-
cause he could not govern himself"
Whether William was angry at Claver-
houses impertinenCe. or was no more
touched than the cliff by the spray from a
wave, only his intimates could have told
but In this conflic; between the two tenn
nor tarafS he rnrir in nd
easy victor. If William had no boiling
point. Claverhouse. though composed in
manner as he was afterward to be cruel in
action, had limits to his self-restraint. AS
the prince suggested that. though two
years old than himself. he was a shallow
patcd and self-conCeited boy. who was
ever looking after his own ends. and when
lie was disappointed kicked and struggled
Ike a child fighting with Its nurse that,
in fact. in spite of thinking himself a fine
gentleman, he ought to know that he had
neither sense nor manners, and was as yet
unfit for any high place. Claverhouse's
temper gave way and he struck with cut
ting words at the prince.
What l intended to have said, but my
laundering speech may not have reached
your highness' mind. is that if a prince
makes promise OF reward to another man
who has saved his life at the risk of his
own, that prince is bound TO keep his word
or 10 make some reparatlon. And there is
debt due by your highness to a certain
Scots officer which has not been paid. Is
prince alone privileged TO break his
word?'
You desire reparaton." answered the
prince, more swiftly than usual and with a
certain naughty gesture and you shall
have il before you leave my presence. For
hrawlng and striking within our grounds.
You are IN danger OF losing your right
arm, and other men have been so pun
ished for more excusable doings. You
have been complaining in a public place
that You have not obtained a regiment, as
il It were Your due and you have charged
your general with the worst of military
sins after COwardiCe, of being a favorer.
l bestow upon you what will be more valu-
able to you than regimeSt which you
have not the capacity TO command. l
give you back your right arm and 1 re-
lease you from the service of my army"
May / ask your highness to accept my
flOst humble and profound gratitude for
sparing my arm, which has fought for
your highness, and If il be possible. yet
deeper gratitude for releasing me from the
service Of a prince who does not know
how To keep his word. Have I your high
ness permission TO leave your presence
and TO make arrangements for my de-
parture from The Hague?"
Claverhouse spoke with an exaggerated
accent of respect, but the words were
singing that Williams eyes. for an in
slant only. flashed fire. and the aid-de-
camp in the room made a step forward
If TO arrest the Scots officer There a
pause. say. Of fifteen seconds, which
seemed an hour and then the prince or
dered his aid-de-camp 10 leave the cham
Der. and William and Claverhouse stood
alone.
You are a bold man. Mr.. Graham
said the prince icly. ''and l should not
judge you 10 be wise one. 1t is not like
ly that you will ever be prudent as you
are daring, and ! foresee a troubled
career, whether it be long short, for
you.
NO man. royal otherwise. has ever
spoken TO me as you have done: mayhap
in the years before me. whether they be
few or many, no Will ever do so. AS
you know, for what you have said any
other prince In my place would have you
punished for the gravest of crimes on the
part OF officer against his commander"
ClaverhoUse bowed and looked curiously
at tho prince. wondering within himself
what would follow. Was II possible that
hts highness would lay aside for an hour
the privilege OF royalty and give him sa It's
faction? Or was he merely to lecture him
Ike the Calvlnistic preachers TO whom his
highness listened, and then let him go
with contempt? Claverhouse's indignation
had now given way to intellectual inter
est and he waited for the decision of this
strong calm man, who, though only lit
tie more than lad, had already the cool
ness and dignity of old age.
Were / not prince. and II my creed OF
honor were different from what II Is, I
should lay aside my princedom and meet
ysu sword in hand. for I also though you