The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-05

| Glen pOonc. had been dismissed to their
secular employ Nments, but there remained
| nj Povcr Rarrows ten troopers who had
escaped injury IN the fight and who ate
. nightly ~ all the good things the farm
afforded. aud rather looked up to John
~ their commander though Jeremy by
/ special warrant from London had been
made colonel and was their nOminaI chief
hut the calamity of Sticklc's illness and
his inability. therefore, to give advice,
was made apparent soon In another way.
one day there appeared nj the farm
gHto two men stripped to their shirts.
/ They we're on foot and looked very sor-
row ful Now ns John had some fear OF
an attack hN the Doones these two men
we're received very cautiously, and II was
desired to know who they wrre and what
was their business These two worthy
men II appeared, we're process servers
from the court OF ChRncery sitting Tor
everybody good and boldly redressing
evil This, court has power OF scent
unknown to tho common law practitioners
and boldly tracks its game.
Now thls Court of Chsnccry had gained
scent Of poor LnrnN's HE and Of all that
might be made of n And these officers
Of the court had been sent down to Glen
Doonc with two missives one was adj
dressed tu The Indy Lorna noone so
called" bidding hcr place herself In
charge OF the accredited messengers ana
repair nj once to London Rs she was n
ward IN Chnuccy. The other was nd
dressed to all subjects OF his majesty
who might have the said Lorna In GUS
tody, Commanding them 10 deliver her
The, messengers had gone boldly into
tho Glen pbOnc and the pooues had
stripped them and Nogged them and
thrown them out Hut they still had
their warrants when they arrived at
rlover Rnrrows To these they had stuck
like lceuhcs As because his lips being
blown away Jeremy could not speak
much and was I'm no condition TO give
advice anyway, 20 M was he, John act
ed upon Nla own idea and. after having
'clothcd and fed the officers Of the court
sought out Lorna and told her what the
arrival Of the men meant 70 her. Than
ne told her the whole Of the story that
Jeremy had told him concerning the
hdy In the coach coming from foreign
parts with hcr children And rcculler-
tons of the matter vaguely stirred Lor-
nus mind
The two mlsused messengers, having
served their citations went back TO Lon
don. tp arrange for suitable escort for
tho lady Lorna up 10 the city through
these pcrilous times and lands Mean
tlmc John rode over 10 tho little inn that
Jeremy had told him about ana found
Hcnlta From her he learned where
Lurna's mother was buried and read upon
her tombstone that II was erected TO
the memory ~ u Countess ot Dugal -
ny persistent Inquiries he found out also
that though the Earl Of pugnl had been
" an ancient Scottish family the count
css had been OF one still more ancient, and
uohlc-.thpt ~ the Lords ~ l0yne There
wuE a r,lptinushlp between the Doones
and the lorncs
The place TO which Lady nugal was
bound when abe was practically mut-
dcred by the pooucs had only recently
been Inherited hN the Enrls ~ nugnl, who
had never visited It. Upon the death ot
the countess n distant relative stepped
IN aud took possession. The death Of u
noble lady, under such circumstances as
attended the death OF Lady nuRRl Nas
bound 10 make some comment, hut II was
given uut that she was only foreign
bdN. travelling for her heath nlong tho
west rnpSt ~ England pud as her tor
,rign attendants gave some color to this
'uul us No, raVtlvv who had scikcd Wat
ehrtt Grange wished the whole matter
kert quiet II WAS hushed up
So the Lady Lorna Dugal was sent up