The daily Alaskan., 1920-07-08

I Scotch statute. But Jeanie, steadfast- ly, devoutly truthful, was utterly un. able to placate her conscience in bear ing false witness. Nor could the dis appointment of Fife herself, whom she was at last permitted to visit in the strong-room of the prison, alter her resolution. "4e wanted that I suld be mansworn," she said. q told him that daurna swear to an untruth.'
 At the trial, when Jeanie was brought in to testify, Fife, in human weakness. cried, 70 Jeanic, Jeanie save mel" But when the solemn oath, -"the truth to tell, and no truth to conceal, as far as she knew or was asked" was administered "In the name of God, and as the witness should an- swer to God at the great day of judg- ment." Jeanle, educated in deep rever- ence for the name of the deity, was elevated above ali considerations save those which she could, with a clear conscience, call Him to witness. And ! when the advocate came at length tG the point of asking her. "what your sister said ailed her when you in- quir~d?" Jeanie could only answer, nothing" When the sentence was pronounced by the dOOmsman, Efie's own eyes were the only dry ones in the court God forgive ye, my lords" she said, land dinna he angry wi me for wishIn' tive a' need forgiveness
 The next morning found Jeanie Deans travelling alone and afOOt on the long road to London "to see the Queens face that gives grace" and peg for her sisters pardon. Her tar :an screen served all the purposes of I riding habit, and of an umbrella; small bundle contained such changes of linen as were absolutely necessary. She had a few gulneas, and letter rom Reuben Butler t0 the Duke of Argyle, whose grandfather had been lnder obligations of the deepest to he famous Bible Butler, grandfather >f the poor asSistant-schoOlmastcr, now ick at Libberton.
 She passed luckily. on the whole, through so weary and dangerous Journey, and at length, through the ntercesslon of the duke, secured the pardon which she sought.
 Before she reached Scotland again. Effie had eloped with her lover, who vas in reality George Staunton. son ,f an English noblelnan. The sisters, who had last met when Fife was sit ing on the bench of the condemned, lid not meet again for many years. though Lady Staunton wrote some times to Jeanie-nOw Mrs. Butler, wife of Mir. Reuben Butler, pastor of Enocktarlitle.
 Finally, by chance, Sir George learned that Meg MurdockSOn, who had attended Fife In her illness, had not murdered the child, as they had al- ways supposed He traced the boy to a certain troop of vagabonds, of which Black Donald was the chief. In an affray 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 Staunton. overcome by the tragedy, after vain efforts to drown her grief in society, retired to convent In France. Al though she took no vows, she remained there until her death. But her in- fiuence at court accomplished much for the children of her sister Jeanie, who lived happily on in the good par ish with which the bounty of the Duke of Argyle had provided her hus- band.
 The Heart of Midlothian is notable for having rather fewer important characters, a smaller variety of incl dents, and less description of scenery than most of Scott's novels. One of the most remarkable scenes in all tic- ton Is the meeting of the two sisters in prison under the eyes of the jailer Radcliffe. The interview of Jeanie with Queen Caroline is also most note worthy. There Is much humor at the expense of the Cameronian wing of the Presbyterian faith in Scotland. In this work also appears the strange charac- ter of Madge Wildfire, daughter of the old crone, Meg Murdockson. Into her mouth is put the famous song, "Proud Maisie is In the wood."