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

hand of Edith and said: Be my fate what it will, it is to you, dearest Edith, that I have owed the few happy hours of my gloomy existence. And if 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 practcal-hastily proposed that the captive should array himself in her dress and thus escape past the guard. The soldier. hearing this proposal, came in and ended the interview.
 It was known that Claverhouse would arrive at the castle in the morning and Edith wrote a note to her uncle, Major Bellenden of Charnwood. asking him to hurry to Tillietudlem and use his infiu- ence for Henrys safety. This she dis patched by messenger to Charnwood and Major Bellenden arrived at the castle at about the same time the next morn ing. Lady Margaret received Claverhouse and his cavaliers in state and Clayer- house ordered a fanfare of trumpets and a dipping of the colors before the castle gates in reference to the rank of Lady Margaret and the charms of her niece. They breakfasted in state In the great hall of Tillietudlem. There was neither tea nor coffee on the breakfast tables of the nobility In those days. But there were the priestly ham, the knightly sir loin, the noble baron of beef. the prince ly yenison pasty, while silver fiagons mantled, some with ale some with mead and some with generous wine of various qualities and descriptions.
 Claverhouse was seated next ato Edith, whom he sought to engage in conversation. but, conscious that she was in the presence of the man upon whose word the life of Henry Morton depended, the girl could scarcely an- sWer to the remarks of the guest. Gra- hame of Claverhouse was In the ,rime of life. rather low of-stature and slightly. though elegantly formed. His gestures, language and manners were those of one whose life had been spent among the noble and the gay. The severity of his character as well as those attributes of undaunted courage, lay concealed beneath manner which seemed adapted rather to the court than 10 the field. After breakfast Claver- house had the prisoners brought before him. Lady Margaret had taken an op- portunity to bespeak his mercy for Henry Morton, whom she considered as misguided youth, only deserving of imprisonment or banishment, and Major | Bellenden had. in the strongest manner. appealed to Grahame in behalf of the young man. But all was in vain, and in ms most courtly manner CIaverh ouse ordered Henry to be taken out into the courtyard and shot. Such was the wav or Claverh ouse-a short shift and a file of soldiers.
 But before the sentence had been ex ecuted there arrived at the castle young Lord Evandale who. learning of the peril of his rival in love, at once took Claverhouse aside and almost demanded as the price of his fealty that Henry be spared. What Claverhouse would not grant to the tears of Edith or the pleadings of Lady Margaret and her brother he did grant to the representa- tions of Evandale-for that nobleman 1 had large interests which 1t was im- portant to attach.i at whatever cost, to the cause of the crown. So when the leader of t.-e royal forces rode away with his cavaliers to meet the Covenan- ters, who had assembled considerable force and awaited battle at a place called Drumclog, Henry went along as prisoner. and with him rode. also .