White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-07-18

Anthony's chapel"
After attempting In vain to induce
Jeanne to explain the message. he re-
turned to visit Ef1e again, In the Toll
booth, only to be compelled, on his ar
rival there, TO tell the whole story,
lest he be convicted Of guilt In the
Porteous affair. And then he was sent
home, under bail net to leave Libber.
ton, nor TO communicate With any
member Of the family Of Enc Deans.
But II his experiences were to him
incomprehensible they were By no
means 20 to the authorities. BY piec.
ting together his testimony with those
Of Others, they rightly determined that
the stranger IN the kings PARK, the
leader Of me Pofteous mob, and the
father OF Ehle's child were and
the same person: namely. Geordie
Robertson, comrade Of Wilson the
smuggler, and but lately escaped from
the very prison In which Enc Deans
was now confined. Accordingly. they
planned to capture him that night at
Muschat's Cairn. But before they
could reach that place. Robertson had
time to beg Jeanne to saw her sister
at the trial by testifying that Efie had
disclosed to her her condition. Then
he escaped.
Merely that slight falsehood would
have removed the case Of Efle Deans
from under the letter Of the cruel
Scotch statute. But jeanne, steadfast.
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able to placate her conscience In bear
ing false witness. Nor could the dis.
appointment OF Efie herself, whom she
was at last permitted to visit In the
strong-room Of the prison, alter her
resolution. "He wanted that l sud
be mansworn," she said. II told him
that l daurna swear to an untruth."
At the trial, when Jeanie was
brought in 10 testify, Efie. In human
weakness. cried, 10 Jeanie, Jeanie.
save mel" But when the solemn oath,
-'the truth 10 tell, and no truth to
conceal, as far as she knew Or was
asked" WINS administered Gin the narDe
of God, and as the witness should an.
swer TO God at the great day OF judg.
ment," Jeanne, educated In deep rever.
nee for the name of the deity. was
elevated above all considerations save
| those which she could, with a clear
conscience, call Him 10 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, EMe'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 Jeanie
Deans travelling alone and afoot Do
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
a riding habit. and Of an umbrella: .
small bundle contained such changes
of linen as were absolutely necessary,
She had a few guineas, and a letter
from Reuben Butler 70 the Duke OF
Argyle, whose grandfather had beer
under obligations Of the deepest "a
| the famous Bible Butler, grandfather
Of the poor assistant-schoolmaster. now
sick ct Libbsrton.
She passed luckily. on the whole
through so weary and dangerous
Journey, and at length, through the
f~ntercession Of the duke, secured the
pardon which she sought.
Before she reached Scotland again
Efle had eloped with her lover. who
was In reality George Staunton. SOD
Of an English nobleman. The sisters,
who had last met when Efie 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 MI. Reuben Butler, pastor OF
Knocktarlitie.
Finally, by chance, Sir George
learned that Meg Murdockson, who had
attended Efie In her illness, had not
murdered the child, as they had al
ways supposed. He traced the boy 10
a certain troop Of yagabonds, of which
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ARRAY with Black Donald's men, Sir
George was shot by a 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 a 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 oil in the good par
fish with which tho 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