Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-11


SINCE ne had no sons for her to be-
witch. hen a court was convened to
Try her.
1here were a Judge. Il jury. lawyers,
MISUNDERSTANDING, all the officials and
ollers pertaining to Il court Just as
courts are organized today. And be-
ore TINS court katherine MacAllister
was frled on the accusation i'll accord
"iice with the speclilcatlons lald down
III the alildaVlt mentioned and was
eohVlcted OF beng Il witch. Before
sentence was passed upon her the
]UNSe asked lGr II she had ahNthiks
10 Sa! IN hef d@ienSe.
MY home, your worship. is in Ron
NE Scotland. where all maids are meI-
fy ana All young nae are hrave. My
iaiIler was a l3IrG. and my mother WIS
lhe daN&I'Hr OF a chief. My father
was El!i%e III battle. and my motlieg
"ipd OF y I''ultcn heart. He good Cod
Who b~r0G@lt S1yh trials ON them and
me gave me- a cheerful heart To bear
it all. since | must live. After my fu-
thor and mother were taken AWAY
from! me my Uncle Roderick shut me
up in Il rOom in the castle and enc
night put me in n coach ANA BROUGHT
me to Il ship. where he left me. What
he did all this u]nkiudnpeS for dinna
ken. But since the Good e,ol intend.
ed that I should live Through nil the
troubles i'm Bonnie Scotland dinno
think HON let vo1, brro mo fov ,
witch"
This snpach cy,itcd thn syr,n,+hv Of
MI and had If not hoon t,,+ K,4norinn
h,1 hnon an1,. co,rictol th, f,,dro
mimb+ b,vo b,d ,,o,cv ~, bo,. ~. In
ala nrh,+ hn on,noiro, +n w. ~, d,.,.
s~ootonci,a bor 10 ha hrmno1 ~ .h,,
st,ko +ho rov+ d,r
pic,,,ra coror,oinh a.,
mon whom -,+horino h,1 ba,.i+.1,n1
how'd hor snooah ava .inaa +ha n,,.;
ton.
woro ,nroin+nd ~ .,,oainI ,,,,laSo. ~.
pror;daraa ,a,;a.. :, 49, $1,000 n
bo uos aon,mi.a;auaa 20 rn ~ w.,
sio ho 1o,o,1 ~ ~. ioau+ ~
ror,ror - 90 , p.;+i,,, a,., ga ,o1
hoon conf 70 ,,,o,io, +b,+ IVA micb+
NOT d;,orooo hi. fonnr IN, no,or+. an
tbo os+o+o boinn on+,i,aG - III. a,dnr
brothor Pit ha woe ,noro 6ttoa fo,
donds of KNIGHT orro ntrv thon tho COM
norn,,oo a,,+ior 90 +ho o,oof ro++Iore
Of K, Now corn+r, thornh hn hod do,o
o,o ,uaa =; Ia,;..a
K,tborino vac confnoa IN ono of tho
two rooms of Deacon p,dolford,s c,h.
in which se,vnd for dinino room and
Kitchen Tl,o tiron,,ca u,os ono of +bo
olden tyne. very broad. and he CHM
nev very LARGO Behind thc cabin was
a grove, and one of thc trees crew so
near if that its branches overtime the
abode. Near midnight whom Katherine
was s]ecninn s~oronoDy un1isturhpa ~
tho terrible ordeal in store fo,. bnr 81,
tho morrow She ,v,s owok.
eaed by n hand being claimed over her
mouth.
p stil]" wbisnornl mans voice
in her ear. II have come to save you."
She could not have cried ont if she
would. The hand was soon removed.
and the voice continued:
sArisc and mt on vour clothes Van
VIII find under the chimney Il one
with Il loop. Put the loop under YOUR
arms, and when | feel bv the rome that
YOU are on il will null Won IN into
a tree that ]overhancs the cabin"
who are you?" whispereI RATHER
inc.
..Ric Coyerleich"
Katherine felt for his hand and
pressed it.; then he left her climbed
the rope hand over hand and waited.
standing on the chimney ton. When
katherine 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 Il limb OF
the tree above, he helped her up Oh 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 Il single sail, and any contribution