Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

who brought such trials On ther, -
me gave me a cheerful heart IN -
it all, since l must I've. After NV
Their and mother N.re taken a.
from me my Uncle Roderick shut =,
up in a room in the castle and o.
night put me In a coach and bron,h.
me to ship, where he left me W..
he did all this unkindness for 1 d,,r+
ken. But since the good God ip.erd
ed that I should live through all ~.
troubles in Bonnie Scotland I dtnns
think he'll let you burn me TO- =
witch"
This speech excited the sympathy a,
all, and had it not been that Katber,n.
had been duly convicted the iudga
might have had mercy on her. Buf 4.
did what he conceived to be bis duty
sentencing her to be burned at the
stake the next day.
Richard Coverleigh, one Of the voBn~
men whom Katherine had beyftcboa
heard her speech and, since the Pur,
tans were prone to consider that thsv
were appointed to special purposes by
Providence, believed in his heart that
he was commissioned to save the las.
sic he loved in his heart He was =
younger son of a British earl and hsd
been sent to America that he rnieh.
not disgrace his family by poverty, all
the estate being entailed to his older
brother. But he was more fitted for
deeds of knight errantry than the CON-
monplace duties of the peaceful settlers
of a new country, though he had done
some service in fighting hostile Indians.
katherine was confined in one Of the
two rooms of Deacon PadeIford's cab.
in, which served for dining room and
kitchen. The fireplace was one OF the
.olden type, very broad, and the chin.
ney very large. Behind the cabin was
a grove, and one of the trees grew 50
near it that its branches overhung the
abode. Near midnight, when Katherine
was sleeping serenely, undisturbed By
the terrible ordeal in store for her on
the morrow, she was suddenly awak-
ened by a hand being clapped over her
mouth.
BE STILL" whispered a mans voice
in her ear. 81 have come to save you"
She could not have cried out If she
would. The hand was soon removed,
and the voice continued:
arise and put on your clothes. You
will find under the chimney rope
with loop. Put the loop under your
arms, and when feel by the rope that
you are on it I will pull you up into
q tree that oyerhangs the cabin"
"who are you?" whispered Rather.
inc.
"Ric Coyerleigh."
Katherine felt for his hand and
pressed it: then be left her, climbed
the rope hand over hand and waited.
standing on the chimney top. When
had dressed, making no
noise in doing SO, she put the loop
over her shoulders, and Coverleigh, feel
ing that it was caught, pulled her up
TO him, and, she catching to limb Of
the tree above, he helped her up on it
In a few minutes both had descended
the tree and stood upon the ground.
Richard Coverleigh, being fond Of the
water, had built himself a small boat
with a single sail, and any contribution
he made to the wealth Of the settle
ment was by fishing. He had in this
way gathered some $40. which
would doubtless have spent had Their
been anything to spend it for. With
this money in his doublet he took Kath-
crime to his boat and with mufled oars
pulled out to where he caught breeze;
then, raising his sail, he entered upon
the broad ocean.
Fortunately the weather was pleas
mt and the wind favorable for san
TO Boston, not far distant. Ric did
not know what he would do when be
Boston. He relied on the Loro
20 guide him. He was about entering
he harbor in the morning when snip I
pound for England approached. lie
nailed her and asked TO be taken
aboard, Offering the captain all tnF
he had to carry him and D.
;hipmate with him. The offer was
accepted. Ric ran alongside the snip
ind the two climbed aboard. Then tue
BOAT was turned adrift. and at the noul
was to have been burner
It the stake she had begun her Toyage
On the ocean Katherine and Cover
eigh compared notes and found tna'
heir circumstances were siinn"'
uncle had dispossessed pe
# her estate. he being next OF KIN anu
heir at her death ~
lad given out that she had died. OuleS
coffin weighted with stones ana snr
,ed her to America. Coverleigh Oh ~
trivial in England found that DIS "a
her had died in his bed anu
,rother had been killed while hunnns
lie took possession of the title aua
ate. married Katherine. then web'
Scotland with her and disposse's'"
Ter uncle.
Various stories were told IN sa,-- !
f Katherine'S disappearance N
ne that was accepted by most eiuse~
vas that she had flown up the GU.
ley, and n farmers boy who was "a
With the dawn averred that ne ul
cen her high up above the caoin
which she had been confined riulns
broomstick. ii.