Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-27

81 dinna know as to that. ana dlnna
care If they kill my father hope
they'u let me so with him"
Sir Percy longed to take the poor girl
in his arms and assure her that If he
had the power 10 save her father he
would do SO. but he preserved his equa-
nimity. though he could not have done
it for long Fortunately the warden
announced that another batch of Scotch
rebels were at the traitors gate. their
guards waiting for il TO be opened
that they might bring the prisoners in.
So he went away TO receive the new In
stallment of persons doomed either to
the block or a long Imprisonment
AS soon as the lieutenant had in
carcerated these newly arrived persons
he examined his list OF prisoners and
found the name Of Cameron MacAlis
ter. but his daughters name did not
appear. What concerned the young
man was that the fathers name was
on the list OF those who were to form
a spectacle for the populace on Tower
hill the morrow.
Between Klaxon. the headsman, and
the lieutenant were that sad. sweet face
and the words: Il dinna care. If they
kill my father hope they'll let me go
with him" Then he fell to thinking
how he might save both father and
daughter. Locking himself in his office,
he strove to invent a plan for getting
them out of the Tower and away. He
would be obliged to go himself, for he
was responsible for MacAlister to the
king. and his own head would fall In
place OF the Scot. Presently Sir Percy
called an attendant and summoned the
headsman.
"Klaxon," he said when the func-
tionary arrived. tomorrow you are to
officiate on Tower hill. When you have
dropped the heads of all those to be
executed save one. stagger, catch at
the rail of the scaffold as II for sup
port and declare yourself unable to
proceed further with your duties"
Give me a reason, lieutenant"
1.-The last prisoner on your list will be
the father OF the Scotch lassie OF whom
| you spoke to me awhile ago"
"She with the sad face| =
"Yes"
And will that save her fatherT'
For the time being"
When Cameron MacAlister was call
! ed forth to execution he deemed 1t
! hardship that he was not permitted to
! bid his daughter goodby. He was
obliged TO witness the death of his COM
rades. Then when about to lay his
head on the block the headsman broke
down, being unable to strike the blow,
! and the doomed man was sent back to
his cell in the fortress.
Good" exclaimed the lieutenant II
shall now have time to carry out my
! plan"
The next night at about 10 o'clock
! two men sat in q boat on the Thames
near the traitors gate. At IL the lieu
tenant went the rounds and, finding
every one except the guards in bed,
! took a uniform to the cell of MacAlis-
| ter and babe him put II ON and follow
him. Stopping Mt Mary'S cell. she was
liberated. and they went down stair
case leading to the traitors gate. They
were seen by guards; but. since they
were the commander, guard and a
girl, no attention was paid to them.
Unlocking the gate, the lieutenant gave
a whistle. and the boat with the two
men in 1t was rowed In to the steps.
The party entered the boat. the lieu
tenant shutting the gate after him be-
fore doing so. and they were pulled
down the river to a vessel lying at an
Choir. As soon as they were aboard the
anchor was raised and the ship set sail.
France at that time was the abId-
ing place of Prince Charlie. and any
of his adherents who could reach
her coast were safe. The ship In
which our party had embarked sue
ceeded in getting to the mouth of the
river without being intercepted and
stood across the channel. Before she
was out of the river it was known in
London that a prisoner was missing.
and no one could tell what had become
of the lieutenant OF the Tower.
The party reached the coast Of
France safely. Cameron MacAlister
and his daughter marveled how It had
all come about. and Mary was ready
to fall on her knees and worship the
man who had planned the escape.
They went to Paris. where they
found the prince. and Sir Percy an
nounced himself as one OF his adher-
ents. But the cause of the pretender.
as he was called. was not again des-
tined to trouble the kings OF England
Indeed, as the years passed II subsid-
ed into not even a pretenEe When
all danger from IL had passed Gamer
on MacAlister was permitted 10 re-
turn 70 Scotland. and his estates.
which, had been forfeited to the crown,
were returned TO him
Sir Percy Manning's fault was too
great for him TO expect clemency, and
be never dared return to England
But when the troubles consequent
upon the Scotch rebellion had died out
he went to the north OF Scotland.
where he lived in retirement.
He met the reward for which he nut
bis head in jeopardy-the love of Mary
MacAlister. They were married soon
after their arrival I'm France and want
together to Scotland
Jan. II IN American