The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-27


 iatist" and Covenanter dwelt peacefully side by side.
 In those days there came riding down by Boutwell, Brlgg. where the great bat tie had been fought. a solitary horseman who drew rein at n neat cottage and asked for shelter for the night. It was Henry Morton. now returned to his na- tive country. The ship in which he had sailed for Holland had indeed been lost. but he. with few sailors. hnd escaped In boat and had safely made tho shore. Under the name of Melville. his mothers name, Henry had established himself in a little Dutch city and sent his letters of recommendation to the Prince of Orange.
 The prince. for policy's sake. desired at that time to keep on friendly terms with his father-in-law, King James. and therefore hesitated to employ n banished rebel openly He advised that Morton keep the name he had assumed by tho advice of Grahamo. and as Captain Mel vile Morton found military employment and rose to be General Melville. He sent home a letter informing his uncle and Edith of his whereabouts and his fate. but the letter was never delivered and so they all accounted him dead. He, re- ceving no answer. believed they wished to forget him and so wrote no more.
 But now he was returned to seek old faces and old scenesS The cottage at which he now alghted was that of Cud- de Headrigg. his old retainer. now mar ried to Jennie Dennison, who ruled the roost for the good fellow. He learned ing near by fin home provided for them by Lord Evandale, Lady Margaret hav- ing lost her property through the de- struction or seizure of her fathers will when the Tower of Tillietudiem had been occupied by the Covenanters, and that property having passed to her cousin. one Basil olifaunt, as heir male of the last Earl of Torwood, Lady Margaret's father No one knew what had become ot Burley. Evandale had been a per- sistent suitor of Edith, and the two were about to be married at last. Jenny rec ognized Morton, but pretended not to- she had rather her mistress become Lady Evandale than Mrs. Morton, though she knew Ediths heart was still true to tts memory of Henry.
 Lord Evandale suddenly appeared at the neighboring house, where Lady Mar garet had found home and told soma startling news. Dundee had won a great battle at Killiecrankie, but had fallen in the hour of victory. Evandale was has tenng to the Highlands to take command of the royal forces and demanded that his marriage take place at once in or der that, should he faH. Edith as his widow would be provided for. Henry ac- cidentally overheard this conversation. having gone to the house believing 1t to be vacant, and for a moment Edith caught sight of him as he stood outside window She shrieked and tainted, be- lieving it his ghost come back to upbraid her. When she recovered she told Lord Evandale that their marriage could never be.
 Now, news of Dundees death had gone that Evandale was on his way to take up lile SldHddIu OI tne ldllen leader. A party of Evandale's enemies, without warrant of law, hastily gathered and rode to Fairy Knowe. the house mentioned, where they had information Evandale was to be found, with the intention of seizing him. Leading this party were Balfour of Burley and Basil Olifaunt. The party came rushing up the avenue with drawn weapons. bent on killing Evandale, who with such of the Cove nanters as he could muster, advanced to meet them.
 Henry Morton, throwing of all dis guises, joined himself with EvandaIe's party. There was a skirmish in which Evandale and Olifaunt were killed and scarcely had 1t begun when there came riding in a party of dragons who called upon both sides to surrender fin the name of God and King William" All obeyed except Balfour. who attempting to escape. was drowned in the waters of the Clyde. Olifaunt's death gave Lady Margaret her lands again, as she was her cousins natural heir. Of course, when things quieted down, Edith and Henry were married, and, as his uncle was dead long since. Morton eventually came into possession of his own right and in that of his wife of Tilietudlem and Milnwood. and lived to be stout old gentleman, well provided with heirs for both es-