The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-29
OLD MORTALITY
I Continued from page fourteen.)

Gown IN a gale in the North Sea and
81 on BOARD Were reported lost. The
uHle came hen the house Of Stuart
q oten urlSen from the throne and
WAN o. orange reigned in Britain.
IL ohiy remnant of the Stuart mower
was centered where John Grahama -
oiaFerhouse, NiScount of Dundee
Inc Eonnly Dundee" Of history and
soHs-Was in arms in the Scottish
i1~iehiands for his fallen king The
"oad 'oieratlon introduced by William
eAlended itself up to the foot Of tha
~ttighlands and under its shadow pre-
FAUST and C~ovenanter dwell p~ace-
FULLY side BY side.
IN those DAYS there came riding
down by Boutwell, Brigg. where tha
Sieat battle had been fought. a soli-
ealy horseman who drew rein at a neat
cottage and asked for shelter for the
nlght 1t was Henry Morton, now re-
20 ms native country. The ship
IN winch he had sailed for Holland
had, indeed, been lost, but he, with
d rev sailors, had escaped in q boat
ana had safely made the shore IN.
uer the name of Melville, his mothers
name, Henry had established himself
IN a little Dutch city and sent his let
lers OF recommendation 10 he Prince
OF Orange.
Inc Prince, for policy's sake, desired
1ihle " Keep on friendly terms
with MS father-in-law, King James.
and therefore hesitated 10 employ a
bahlshed rebel openly. He advised
mat Morton keep the name he had
assumed by the advice of
and as Captain Melville Morton found
military employment and rose to be
General Melville. He sent home a LET
ter informing his uncle and E3ith NJ
ms whereabouts and his fate. but the
ietter was never delivered ard SO they
all accounted him dead He. receiving
no answer. believed they wished to for
get him and so he wrote no more.
But now he was returned to seek
old faces and old scenes. The cottage
at Wh'ohhe now alighted was that of
CuoCIe Headrigg, his old retainer. now
married to Jennie Dennison. who ruled
the Fo0st for the good fellow He
learned that Lady Margaret and Edith
were llNlng near by in a home pro-
Nlded for them by Lord Evandale, Lady
Margaret having lost her property
through the destruction, or seizure, OF
ner father will when the Tower of
Illietudiem had been occupied by the
C~oVenatlters, and hat property having
to her cousin, one Basil Oil
faunt, as heir male of the last Earl
OF Torwood, Lady M~argaret's father.
one knew h had become of Bur
ley. EVandale had been a persistent
j ~ L0lttiy anu The TWO Were
about to be married at last. Jenny
recognized Morton, but pretended not
to-she had rather her mistress be-
come Lady Evandale than Mrs. Nor
though she knew Edith's heart
was still true to the memory Of Henry.
Lord Evandale suddenly appeared at
the n~elghboring house, where Lady
Margaret had found a home and old
some startling news. Dundee had won
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fallen in the hour of victory. Evan
dale was fastening to the Highlands to
AXE command of the royal forces and
that his marriage take place
1t once in order that, should he fall.
edith as his widow would be pro-
for. Henry accidentally
overheard this conversation. having
to the house believing it to be
-acant, and for a Edith
sight Of him as he stood out
'lde of a window. She shrieked and
ainted, believing his ghost come back
Q upbraid her. When she
he told Lord Evandaie that their
marriage could never be.
Now, news of Dundee's death had
zone abroad. and also
pies knew that Evandale was on his
way to AXE up the standard OF the
allen leader. A party of Evandaie's
nemies, without warrant of law, has
lily gathered n rode to Fairy knoWe.
ne house mentioned, where they had
Information Evandale was to be found.
18th the intention of selling him.
this party were Ralfour of
,urley and Basil Olifaunt. The party
rushing up the avenue with
weapons. bent on killing Evan
ale. who, with such of the Covenant
rs as he could muster, advanced TO
them.
Henry Morton, throwing off ali dig
uises. Joined himself with Evandales
arty. There was a skirrnish in which
vanda AMI Olfaunt were killed, and
had it begun when there
riding in a party Of dragons
no called upon both sides to surren-
er "in the name Of God and King
Tilliam." All obeyed except Paifour.
no, attempting an escape, was drown
the waters Of the Clyde. Olfaunt's
gave Lady Margaret her lands
gain, as she was her cousin 9 natural
cir. OF course, when things quoted
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