The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-12-04
TWO VIEWS
OF A FACE
A Story For Halloween
By DWIGHT "

will be considered criminal in one age
and res,ectab bic In another. There was
a period-the early part Of the nine
teenth century when the professional
gambler In what IL DOW the middle
z WAS quite q prominent parsonage
In the community. So In England
there was u period when the highway.
especially be who robbed the rich
aud gave to the poor. was regarded a
very good medium for the %equalizing
Of funds. Some Of England's best
blood has been represented on the high
way.
One evening q couple Of hundred
years ago Il gentleman and his daugh.
ter were humping along In a chaise on
an unpaved road that led from London
to their home near Clough when they
were stopped by a masked horseman
who appeared at the window and de.
manded their v%aluables. Sir Evan
Briefly. the father. produced his money
and his watch without resistance, but
Evelyn. his daughter. demurred.
Il will give you. SIR" she said. the
only valuable article ! have. which
you cannot take from me by force. pro.
vided you will give me q glimpse OF
your features"
"Pray what may that BET"
Il shall not tell you"
The robber hesitated, then lifted his
mask. and by the side light OF the
chaise Evelyn saw the face Of a young
man. singularly handsome and refined
She remained silent for a time. and the
highwayman said:
y have kept my part Of the contract.
1t only remains for you to keep yours.
What IL this article that l may not
take by force?"
MY heart"
At that moment there was q sound
Of horses boots coming. and the high
wayman rode away with the words:
$50 he It. shall some day call
for it."
Evelyn Briefly was but seventeen
when she made this bargain. When
questioned as to her intent when she
made it she replied that she could not
explain what induced her to say that
In exchange for a view Of the mans
features she would give the only val.
framed a reply rs to what the article
was She only knew that when she
saw the strikingly handsome features
of a gentleman the answer came to her
from she knew not where and her re-
ply was involuntary.
That was u period when CrOmwell's
Ironsides had defeated the forces OF
King Charles |. and Cromwell had
made himself lord protector Of Eng
land. The kings adherents were DE-
prived Of their fortunes and scatter
ed Some Of them sought service In
the armies of foreign sovereigns. and
some. in order to make u living. took
to the road Among these was Lord
Walter Wheatleigh. whose father. the
Earl Of Portland. had been killed u;
Naseby fighting for the king. Walter
the last Of his race. had served unde'
Prince Rupert. and after the behead
ing Of the king his estates had been
cOnfiscated. leaving him penniless. lie
was n Of those who took to the road
for a living. and II was he who had
stopped the chaise Of Sir Evan Brierl!
and made the singular bargain witt,
Evelyn. He afterward joined tn
young king Charles H., ON the con,
ts~o,o n, 80 l,
with the king. who restored to him his
ancestral estates.
Meanwhile Evelyn Brieriy grew I,
be a handsome woman. The face q:
the highwaymau and the mysterious
influence that had induced her T.,
pledge him her heart in exchange f"'
Il GLIMPSE of il never left her The
years went 10y. and he did not ret,Tr,
to claim his " Sometimes >iI,
dreaded he would and sometimes fr;:
ed he would not After awhile she ln.
gan to think that he had suffered f"'
his crimes on tie. ga.luws.
One October EVENING" was llH,
'oween Evelyn stole out of her hn.n,
and vent across the fields to the rive.
bank The u was but u few days
old and was dividing the day ana &,
night. Evelyn stood on the river ban
among scattered trees and. raising ::
mirror she held in her hand SHi
aloud:
Good noon. show me my fmtmr.
husband"
There was Il sound Of breaking twi->
behind her. and Il face appeared reflect
ed IN the glass 1t vas the well r..
membered face Of the highwayman
Mistress Briefly" ne said. "nIr.
night some years ago I gave you II
sight Of my face for your heart. IT,
give you good measure ! give you an
other sight Of the IN unworthy nl'
iect."
Evelyn dropped the mirror and
turned
THE h%ighwayman:" she exclaimed
1.-The reppntant highwayman. former
~ Walter Whratleigh of Prince Itu.
pert's army then reduced to make a
living on rh- road. now Earl ~ TENT.
land"
Il did nOt know what WAS saw.