The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-29

that he had given shelter to the cnie1
murderer. This visit BODIED i'll for
himself and his uncle. The party or
soldiers who now came.
into the hall was led by Botn-
we'll, who pointedly Henry OF
having aided in the escape OF Balfour
Of Burley. on the night of the ap1ns
chaw. Henry acknowledged that he
had. not knowing of the CRIME OF
which ne had been guilty, given shelter
TO BurIey, but ~emphatically exonerated
his uncle from all knowledge Of Bur
lev having been at MllnWood. 10
make a long story short, Henry was
arrested, charged with high treason
and with being an accessory after the
fact to the murder of the archbishop
and carried under escort to the Tower
of Tilletudiem. Cuddle Headrigg and
his mother were also arrested and
taken to the same place as suspicious
persons
What was Henry's dependency at
being thus carried, under such
charges. to the home OF Edith Bellen-
den, And his feelings were still
further agitated by the thought that
his rival for the hand of Edith. young
Lord Evandale, was with the royal
troops which, under John
Of Claverhouse, afterWard the famous
Dundee was to join at Tlllietudlem
the small detachment of
With what a different eye would Edith
who had inherited her gr~andfather's
loyalty. look upon the sutton lying
under such charges as were against
Henry and the gallant cavalier noble
man in arms for his king.
Edith learned with great distress
of the arrest of Morton and, through
Jenny's influence with the soldier Cone
of Ienny'S admirers) who stood guard
or tho door of tho room in which he
was confined, was admitted to 81 secret
interview with the captive, being, of
course, accompanied by the maid. Il
have taken a strange step, Mr.. Nor
tom" said Edith. but can nothing be
done Surely the influence of your
uncie-surely you are not guilty or
what you are charged with Henry
contrived to make himself master of
the hand Of Edith and said: "Be my
fate what it will, it is to you, dearest
Edith, that I have owed the few hap
py hours of my gloomy existence. And
If I now lay It down the recollection
Of this honor will be my consolation
In the last hour of suffering"
Jenny-whO was not in love with
Henry and was practical-hastiIy pro-
posed that the captive should array
himself in her dress and thus escape
past the guard. The soldier. hearing
this roposal, came in and ended the
interview.
IT was known that Ciaverhouse
would arrive at the castle in the morn
ing and Edith wrote a note to her
uncle, Major Bellenden Of Charnwood
asking him TO hurry to Tfllietudieun
and use his influence for Henry's
safety. This she dispatched by {
messenger to Charnwood and Majo1
B~ellenden arrived at the castle a
about the same time the next morning
Lady Margaret received C1averhous.
> and his cavaliers in state and Claver
: house ordered a fanfare of trumpet!
? and a dipping Of the colors before tn
f castle gates in Difference to the ranI
OF Lady Margaret and the charms o
her niece. They breakfasted in stat
in the great hall of T~illietudiem. Their,
was neither tea nor coffee on tn,
breakfast tables of the nobility il
? those days But there were tn,
!, priestly ham. the knightly sirloin, tn,
noble baron Of beef, the prIncel,
v%enison pastry, while silver fiaeon
, mant1ed, some with ale, some will
mead and some with generous wine O
!. various qualities and descriptions.
? Claverhouse was seated next T.
Edith, whom he sought to engage II
= conversation, but. conscious that sh
= was in the presence Of the man upo1
whose word the life Of Henry Morto1
depended, the girl could scarcely an
swer to the emarks of the cues,
: Grahame OF Claverhouse was IN tn
prime Of life, rather low Of statur
and slightly though elegantly formed