The Washington times., 1912-06-27
rHE TINES DAILY SERIAL STORY
THE PRINCE OF PRETENSE
STEPHEN CHALMERS
By
Copyright. The Frank A. Munsey Co,

I been to procure a warrant that would
bridge this weak gap in the position
Like flash. II came to Kilby that in
the fury of his meeting with Fitzwil.
liam on the road by the quarry knowe
he had forgotten his duty as a soldier
IN the intensity Of his passion as q
bis horse In that halo of freight, there
came momentary vision Of Fitzwil-
liam lying bloody, battered, and sense
less IN the &c ditch by the quarry, with the
MS breast pocket. Kilby had never
thought Of that until this moment.
Inc mocking clang of British VIII 6
scene with start. His anger rose as a
litter OF mockery >rippled through the
mob.
II will arrest him in any event, If the
people do not at once disperse!' said he
sternly. Come, my good people, do
not wish to be an instrument to the de-
structioR of innocent lives Dispersed
The MAcgregor, who had been watch
| Ing the captain with the eye of a High
land eagle. robbed the words Of their
thunder by saying coolly:
| Under all the circumstances, ye can
not arerst Charles Edward on suspicion,
I ye have"
kilby. caught. turned upon the chief
Enough Of this talk! The man is a
|
| you know it!'
Huh" came in an explosive cluck
from Cameron of Lochief. "The red
coat admits there is crown Of Scot
| Tut" exclaimed the Macgregor i'm
patiently, and with an apologetic wave
OF his hand to Kilby, That is child 8
| talk. Let us reason together
| Sir said he respectfully to the cap
tain, have you heard this Charles Ed
ward claim that he is Stuart, or that
ne Is a claimant to the crown Of Scot
Kilby sat his horse in silence and i'm
patience. (Must he, after all, be com
PEELED to fire upon themO The Mac
gregor, receiving no answer, turned to
the people Of Inverlachie.
Have any of you heard any such
No! No!" Did you ever7' "of
course mott! came as series Of sar-
In that case" said the Macgregor,
with mock sympathy for the captain
Il will be thinking If the redcoat would
apprehsnd aa',,s snt. James Daisleishs guest. he
1t was so cleverly done, and the ulti-
matum SO subtly conveyed, not only to
| kilbv but to the mob. that the cap
| tain was nonplused for a moment. The
| instant had come when he must order
his men to fire. Dignity would not per
nit Of another command to disperse
Another final warning would smack
|
kilby suddenly wheeled his horse and
rode to the end of the line of redcoats
He cleared his throat nervously, but,
when he spoke. his voice was clear and
| stern.
Ready! Front rank, kneel; Rear
one minute, captain" said a quiet,
| CHEEKY voice.
into the halo Of the bonfire and
touched his hat to kilby. waile his
honest fac' strove to maintain a good-
LatuTed smile
commands. But % aiready % the 7 'front.' mt
rank of redcoats was kneeling and the
guns Were ready to deliver their VOL
ley. Wallace's smile, deepened as he
| regained his professional calm. long
| practiced in emergency.
Captain kilby and gentlemen" said
he, half humorously, Il don't want to
have any more broken heads to mend
daily casualty. think, perhaps. there
is misunderstanding on both sides
here, and I would rather prevent than
extract bullets"
sally. Even Kilby and the redcoats
smiled at the audacious little doctor
in the line of fire
Il would suggest" continued the
necessarily dispensing to their homes,
take some definite stand in this mat
ter II they have any grievance
against King George. or his redcoats.
1t out here and now. If they haven't
any grievance that cannot be adjusted
without lead pills, then 1t would be
more seemly to observe law and better
shapes itself more definitely.
II don't presume to tell the captain
his duty or his business, except as It
may touch upon possible surgical oper-
a L,,. kI4k - l.
no wa arrant for anybody's arrest, or
grounds upon which to make an arrest
without a warrant, 1t might be better
for mutual respect and good feeling II
government and the army-observe the
| procedure
Some applause followed this bit OF
broken. Both Sides We're inclined to
laugh rather than fight.
,or rs3Pesa,kng 3p al, gsn for myself, said the doc,
this Mn Casimir say anything or have
l seen him do anything that might be
construed into claim Of royal identity.
He may be Bonnie Prince Charlie him
self. for all ! know; but 1t strikes me
the case is like that one the minister
| argued Yesterday morning-"Thou say
est it!-although, to tell you the truth,
Hugh was driving at. and I have an
idea Hughie didn't know himself where
TO strike, the, line between good the
| ology and bad logic"
There was downright laughter at this.
There was something so genial about
the sudden appearance and sermon of
the little doctor that the serious side of
matters was completely eclipsed The
| doctor who had been talking to the
mob as he would have done to divert a
mans mind from a leg which was about
to be sawed of. perceived the effect of
his speech. He finished his work Of art
with a bold stroke. While they were
still laughing over Hugh Blacks good
theology and bad logic" the doctor sud
denly lost patience.
home!
On another moment the tension was
past, the danger averted, bloodshed
avoided. and the crowd was breaking up.
laughing. Both Kilby and the doctor
heaved sigh of relief. Wallace smiled
at the captain and turned away AS he
walked out of the halo of light he saw
a face looking at him from the dim half
light beyond. It was a woman's face,
and the eyes were shining with tears
and admiration.
THAT you, Janet" said the doctor.
This is no place for women-only chill
dren.''
IL heard you" she gasped. "oh!-''
Janet" said the doctor, taking her
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