The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-03

brought in to testify, Effie, in human
weakness, cried, 20 jeanne, Jeanne,
| save me-" But when the solemn oath,
the truth to tell, and no truth to
conceal, as far as she knew or was
asked" was administered lin the
name of God, and as the witness
should answer to God at the great day
of Judgment Jeanne, educated in deep
reverence for the name of the Diety,
was elevated above all considerations
save those which she could, with a
clear conscience, call Him to witness.
And when the advocate came at length
to the point of asking her. what your
sister said allied her when you in.
quired?" jeanne could only answer,
nothing" When the sentence was
pronounced by the Doomsman, Effie's
own eyes were the only dry ones in
the court. God forgive ye, my Lords"
she said, "and dinna be angry WI me
! for wishin' tive a need forgiveness"
| The next morning found jeanne
Deans travelling alone and afoot on the
| long road to London ito see the
Queens face that gives grace" and
beg for her sisters pardon. Her tar
tan screen served all the purposes of
riding habit, and of an umbrella;
small bundle contained such changes
of linen as were absolutely necessary.
She had few guineas and letter
from Reuben Butler to the Duke of
Argyle. whose grandfather had been
under obligations of the deepest to
the famous Bible Butler, grandfather
of the poor observation-disclosures
now sick at Libberton.
She passed luckily, on the whole,
through so weary and dangerous a
! nj az fhro1y oh tho In.
tercession Of the duke, secured the
pardon which she sought.
Before she reached Scotland again,
Effie had eloped with her lover, who
was in reality George Stanton, son Of
an English nobleman. The sisters,
who had last met when Effie was sit
ting on the bench Of the condemned,
did not meet again for many years,
though Lady Staunton wrote some
times to Jeanie-now Mrs. Butler,
wife of Mr.. Reuben Butler, pastor of
Knocktarlitie.
Finally, by chance. Sir George
learned that Meg Murdockson, who
had attended Effie in her illness, had
not murdered the child, as they had
always supposed. He traced the boy
TO certain troop of vagabonds, of
which Black Donald was the chief In
an ARRAY with Black Donald's men,
Sir George was shot by young lad
called "the Whistler" who proved to
be the lost son. The lad disappeared
and escaped to America Lady Staun
ton, overcome by the tragedy, after
, vain efforts to drown her grief in so
ciety, retired to a convent in France
Although she took no vows, she re
manned there until her death. But
her influence at court accomplished
much for the children of her sister
Jeanne, who lived happily on in the
good parish with which the bounty oil
the Duke OF Argyle had provided her
> husband.
The Heart Of Midlothian is notable
, for having rather fewer importan,
: characters, a smaller variety of Incl
. dents. and less description Of scenery
than most Of SCOTS novels. One Of
the most remarkable scenes in all fic
, ton is the meeting of the two sisters
: in prison under the eyes of the jailel
Ratcliffe. The interview of Jeanne
with Queen Caroline Is also most
noteworthy. There is much humor al
, the expense of the Cameronian WING
Of the Presbyterian faith in Scotland
In this work also appears the strange
character Of Madge Wildfire, daughter
ol lHe ola cToHe, MeS MOrdOcKSOn. IN
, to her mouth is put the famous song
proud Maisie is in the wood"
Copyright, 1919. by Post Publishing
Co. (The Boston Post).
Published by special arrangement
with the Mcclure Newspaper Syndi
cate. All rights reserved.
, 1.-THE Choir Invisible" by James Lane
Allen. as condensed by Miss Sara
/ Ware Bassett, will be printed tomor
, row.