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

when Henry announced his desire for | foreign service he sat on the right of his uncle, the laird having on his left his old housekeeper Alison Wilson, while below the salt sat the few members of hts scanty household, among them being one Cuddie Headrigg, and his mother, "Old Mause," violent Cameronian, much given to ''testifying." The two had been expelled from their cottage on Lady Mar garet Bellendens estate because of the 'rantings' of Mause, whose tongue Cud- dies greatest efforts could not keep quiet.
 Now, Cuddie was in love with Edith Bellendens maid, Jenny Dennison, and so, for the fellow feeling there was between the lovers Henry had procured Cuddie and his mother refuge on the property of his uncle. Alison, the old housekeeper of Milnwood, was one of those privileged servants who love to grumble and strive to command both her employers and her inferiors-a tyrant in the household, but a typrant who struggled night and day for the welfare of the family, which she had come to
 
 session. As this household party sat at breakfast this particular morning and the laird secuted his nephews idea of going abroad there came a great commo- tion in the courtyard,s and Mrs. Will son, going to see what was the occasion of it, came running back, crying out that the redcoats were upon them!
 The news of the murder of Archbishop Sharp had already reached Milnwood and Henry Morton had realized with something like dismay that he had given shelter to the chief murderer. This visit boded i'll for himself and his uncle. The party of soldiers who now came swag- gering into the hall was led by Sergeant Boutwell,, who pointedly accused Henry Of having aided In the escape of Balfour | of Burley on the night of the wapin- schaw. Henry acknowledged that he had, not knowing of the crime of which he had been guilty, given shelter to Bur ley, but emphatically exonerated his un- cle from all knowledge of Burley having been to Millwood. To make a long story short, Henry was arrested, charged with high treason and with being an accessory after the fact tosthe murder of the Arch bishop, and carried under escort to the Tower of Tillietudlem. Cuddie Headrigg and his mother were also arrested and taken to the same place as suspicious Il persons.
 What was Henry's despondency at be- Ing carried, under such charges, to the home of Edith Bellendenl And his feel ings 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 Gra- name Of Claverhouse. afterward the fa- nous Dundee. was to join at Tillietud- lem the small detachment of Boutwell, With what different eye would Edith who had inherited her grandfather's low. atty. look upon the suitor lying under such charges as were against Henry and the gallant cavalier nobleman iri arms for his king.
 Edith learned with great distress of the arrest of Morton. and, through Jennys influence with the soldier Gone of Jenny's admirers) who stood guard at the door of the room in-which he was confined was admitted to a secret interview with the captive, being, of course, accompanied by the maid. "I have taken a strange step, MT. Morton." said Edith, "but can nothing be done? Surely the influence of your uncle-surely you are not guilty of what you are charged with" Henry cortrived to make himself master of the