Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

ten her child At the sight of 1t Claver-
house turned to the figure by his side.
'1e mean not"
Read. said the Covenanter. for the
writing surely is plain And this is what
JAMES GRAHAMF,,
Only son and child of my Lord bundle.
Aged eight months"
Ye longed for him and We were proud
OF him, and II the sword of the righteous
should Stay thee. ye boosted in your heart
that there was man child to continue
your line. But there shall be none. and
thine evil house shall die from out the land.
like the house of Ahab the son Of Omri.
who prosecuted the saints. Fathers have
seen their sons heads hung above the West
Port to bleach In the sun for the sake of
the Covenant. and mothers have wept for
them who languished in the dungeon of
the Bass and wearied for death. This is
the cup We drinking this night before
the time. for, behold, thou hast harried
many homes, but thy house shall be left
unto thee desolate.'
For brief space Claverhouse bent his
head, for he seemed to feel the child In his
arms. he had held him before leaving
Glenogilvie. Then he rallied his manhood.
who had never been given to quail before
the hardest strokes Of fortune.
God rest his innocent soul, If this be his
lot: but 1 live and with me my house
Yea. thou Invest" said the shade, and
it has been a stumbling block to many that
thou vert spared so long. but the day Of
vengeance Is at hand. Come again with
me-
with the hills above and river beneath
and an ancient house close at hand, and
he knows that this is the battlefield Of to-
morrow. They are standing together on a
mound which rises out of garden, and
on the grass the body of a man Is lying
A cloth covers his face. but by the uni
form and arms Claverhouse knows that it
is that of an officer of rank, and one that
a hole nOa6 tn la nyyn rnQirn Of hnr
A dint upon the cuirass and the sight of
the sword by his side catch his eye and
he shudders.
'This-do l see myself?'
Yes, thou seest thyself lying low as the
humblest man and weaker now than the
poorest Of Gods people thou didst mock. !"
1T Is not other than expected, nor does
this make me afraid. and I Judge thou art
a lying spirit, for ] no wound Lift
up the cloth. Nor any mark upon my
face. I had not died for nothing
NAY, thou hadst been ready to die In the
heat of battle facing thy foe for there has
ever been in thee a bold heart. but thy
wound is not in front as mine is. See ye
Ciaverhouse. thou hast been killed from
behind" And Claverhouse saw where the
blood. escaping from wound near the
armpit. had stained the grass. Aye, some
one of thin own and riding near beside
thee found that place, and as thou didst
raise thine arm to call thy soldiers to the
slaughter Of them who are contending for
the right. thou vast cunningly stricken
unto death BY towards blow thou hast
fallen. o valiant man. and there will be
none to mourn thy doom. for thou hast
been man OF blood from thy youth up,
even unto this day
Thou Hest there, and art false spirit
1t may be that your assassins are in my
army and that 1 may have the fate of the
good archbishop whom the saints slew in
cold blood and before lis daughters eyes.
But II fall. shall be mourned deep and
long by one who was Of your faith. and
had her name In your Covenant. but whose
heart l won like goodly spoil taken from
the mighty. If 1 die by the sword Of my
Lady Cochrane's men. her daughter will
keep my grave green with her tears If.
living. I have been loved by one strong
woman. and after 1 am dead am mourned
by her, 1 have not lived in vain"
"Sayest thou" replied the shadowy fig
ure. with triumphant scorn. THAT was
the wine cup at the drinking of my lady's
health. Verify thou didst deceive a daugh-
ter Of the godly and she was willing to
be caught in the snare of thy fair face and
who breaks the bond Of the Covenant and
turns against the mother who bore her is
likely to be a true wife or faithful widow
Again will I lift the veil. and thou wilt
are going to be, for as thou hast shown
no mercy. mercy will not be shown to
thee. Dost thou remember this placer"
Claverhouse is again within the gallery
VI nAbicy NaSlic. anu Is looking upon
a marriage service. Before him are the
people OF five years ago. except that now
young Lord Cochrane Is Earl of Dundon-
aid. and is giving away the bride. and my
Lady Cochrane La not there either to bless
or to ban. For a while he cannot see the
faces Of the bride and bridegroom nor tell
what they are. save that he is soldier.
and she Is tall and proud Of carriage
MY marriage day." exclaimed Claver-
house, his defiant note softening into ten
derness. and the underlying sorrow rising
into JOY. For this vision at least / bless
thee. spirit. whoever thou mayest be. brown
or any other. That was the day of all my