The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06


Mr.. We're looked at Radcliffe and said |
apart to Mareschal: you have leaped the |
ditch with Witness When the prin-
cipal men of the company withdrew forI
conference Radcliffe refused to talleA
part in it, and high words passed betweenh
him and We're, who then said to Mares ]
chal: IT have leaped the ditch in moreT
ways than one In the conference theh
reckless Mareschal produced letter say
ing that the French fleet had been dis
persed by Admiral Byng, the King dri.enk
back to Dunkirk and some of the prin-a ]
cipal Jacobtes had Withdrawn from the
enterprise.
II had this letter in my pocket all the
time said Mareschal, 'sbut am tired of
| plots that end without results and wordsz
without action We must now put our
cause to the test and abide the issue.
CONSERVATION was on every countenanee.
Sir Frederick Langley ordered his horse
and called for his retainers All knew
that his purpose was to ride to the near
est magistrate and save himself by be-
traying his fellow conspirators We're,
who seemed as much agitated at having
broken with Ratcliffe as at having brok-
en- with the government took him aside
and asked: viii nothing induce you To
stay and share the lot of the others %
Yes replied Sir Frederick "If xoura
daughter becomes my wife before mid j
night ] will abide the issue with you"
We're FASTENED to Isabels room and told
m ST. r yIa
wed Sir Frederick before midnight he1s
fathers head would roll upon the scat
fold. Overwhelmed by the horror of the
situation the girl consented and speed
; fed as a condition that until the hourE
of the marriage CEREMONY which was4
fixed for midnight, she should be leftS
entirely alone in her room. But when2
Radcliffe heard what she had promised3
he gained entrance to her presence andsl
besought. her to think if there were MOI
way in which she could save herselfkI
Alas! she could think of no friend noH|
any means of help. Then, suddenly, shell
remembered the Black Dwarf and tolds|
Radcliffe of the rose given her by. Ell
SLENDER
Good" cried Radcliffe. He can saved
you if he will. Ride to him at once with.
the rose. Ask no questions, but GO II
Slipping out postern door with Radcliffe,
who secretly got a couple of horses FROM
the stable, the two rode to Mucklestanea
Moor. Radcliffe refined in his horse at a.
little distance, Isabel rode to the hut.
walked the hermit. gave him the rose and
told him of her plight. E,lshie bade her
go home and fear not. Then with al
shrill whistle he called Ratcliffe to him.
The fatal hour fixed for the marriage
came. The few smoky torches which lit .
up family the grim old chapel cast way
ering lights and dark shadows upon anx-
ious faces. Isabel was led to the altar
by her father. Sir Frederick waited her
there. The clergyman began the first =
part of the service when voice cried out
"Forbear." and from behind tomb
stepped out Elshender the recluse, ap1
pearing in his proper person as Sir Ed
ward Mauley. He announced himself as
owner of the castle and master of the
fate of all the conspirators A messen-
ger came rushing in to say that the
followers of the conspirators had been
captured and disarmed as they sat at their
reyels by large party under command
of Hobbie Elliot. who had been sum
moned by Sir Edward Mauley to his as
sistance when he learned of Isabel's
peril. The Reiver had escaped to fly
abroad to foreign ser-vice--though Hob
bic made him swim the moat for his
liberty. All the conspirators We're prom
ised immunity if they Immediately dis
persed7-which they did.
1t turned out that Elshender the Re
cluse. or Sir Edward Mauley. was inher-
itor of an ancient title and great estate
both in Scotland and England. He had
been betrothed in his youth to kins-
woman who had been brought up with
him in order that she might become ac-
customed to his hideous shape We're had
posed as Sir Edwards best friend, but
had perfidiously stolen away his PROM
Used bride and had had Sir Edward con-
fined in a madhouse from which he was
rescued only by the exertions of the faith
full Radcliffe, an old retainer of the fam
lily. Veres wife had died soon after
giving birth to Isabel and all her prop
erty had reverted to Sir Edward as next
of kin. But for the sake of Isabel he had
allowed We're to enjoy the property under
the supervision of Radcliffe. Coming I'd
Eilieslaw to see to the erection of
monument in the chapel to Isabel's moth
err, Sir Edward had determined to live as
a hermit on the moor nearby and indulge
his misanthropy at place where he could
watch over the welfare of the daughter Of
the woman he had so loved. All this was
now revealed. Mr.. We're repaired abroad