The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-23

sss..s.ssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssssssssssd sist must be submitted to. I vii scribe your parchment with such as Is my choice. But were I iN wonder shore with fleet steed a ten good and loyal knights with would as soon subscribe my eterna nation. Give me the pen and bed ness, all. what I do and why I But If I am to say that I resi- crown of my own free will will die than subscribe to such false Lindesay roughly grasped the q arm in his mailed hand, bidding ware. With an expression of pal barred her arm and cried out: T ,c4 to witness, my Lords and Ladies, sign these documents in obedience sign-manual of my Lord Lindesay Is here impressed" In fact Lindess grasped her so roughly that the q of his armed fingers was left upl delicate flesh.
 Mary then signed, the painful was over. and the envoys of the tcok their leave, being followed voice of Mary, who. towering III lioness of Scotland. cried out: "F' well, Lindesay. the Queen and Stuart pity thee alike-and forgiv honored soldier hast thou been Kings side-now thou art league, ruffians and traitors. Farewell, ven, the smoother but the deeper Farewell, Sir Robert Melville, md find masters that can better und} state policy and have the means ward 1t more generously than Stuart"
 II were long to tell of the events followed thick and fast after ths memorable day of Roland Graeme castle of Lochleven. George Dt grandson of the Lady of Lochlevl under the witchery of Mary and, | her escape. But his plans were dist and frustrated, while he himself fl outcast from his name and house. dalen Graeme, disguised as count tune teller, was in the village on tn of the mainland, and there came d Abbot Ambrosius. Edward Glend and Catherine Seyton's twin b whom, in the Edinburgh hostelry, had mistaken for his sister. Other were there, too. of loyal subjects unfortunate Queen. and finally, delft contrivance of Roland, who tuted a set of false keys for tt the castle which Lady Lochleven about with her. the escape of Mary was accomplished.
 Met by swift steed and a comts nobles on the loch side, Mary fR ward Dumbarton, while the royal ard was raised and recruits pot from all quarters to her aid But the rashness of Lords Seyton and ton, who would not wait for thos forcements which were arming fo{ all over the kingdom. the fatal ba> Langside was fought and lost, and Stuart fled to England, throwing upon the mercy of Elizabeth and ming that Imprisonment which was In the tragedy of the Hall of Ed gay.
 George Douglas was killed on the field. and Magdalen Graeme died pilgrimage in foreign land. I'll lant young Seyton also died at La After that battle were taken pr. Roland and the abbot. whom the of the regent pardoned on condititl they reside for a while in the VI Halbert Glendinning. Then 1t wa 1t transpired, through the discovi long suppressed documents, that called Roland Graeme was really Avenel, his father. Julian AvenelI of Lady Glendinnning, having Il and deserted lady of the house Graemes of the debatabie land. and Catherine Seyton were, of married upon the discovery that thd was of suitable blood to match wi Seytons. It is to be hoped that the happily ever though 1 did they accomplished feat whiI noble families in those troublesome were able to.
 Next Sundays One-Page Classt be Noble Blood" by Ernest vonI enbrugh.