The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-08-07
NHE Durics OF Ballantrac we're n
strong family In Scotland from

strong family In Scotland IRON
- the days OF David I. Their ups
and downs pass over. 10 come to that
year I7i5 when the foundations Of this
tragedy were laid.
There was my lord. studious. tact.
full and retired from the world. There
was the master (James in baptism)
with his fathers love OF study; but
what was tact In the father changed 10
black Discrimination In him. Though
ever In brolls. invariably he left his
partners In mischief to pay the piper.
me second son. Mr.. Henry. was
neither able nor bad nm out-of-doors,
solid sort. who had had IN active hand
from q boy In the management OF the
estate. In the house also wns Miss
Alison Graeme, an orphan. comeiy and
self-wilied. beircss 10 "a fortune and,
because Of my lords necessities,
pledged In marriage 10 the master.
Then came the uprising for Prince
Charlie. Agninst the wishes OF the
other three the master elected 10 ride
with the prince; which LEFT Mr.. Henry
20 take King Georges side. this being
common policy Of great houses In
that daJ. So the master rode To the
North. Then came the word Of Culio'
den aud the masters death. After u
decent time Mr.. Henry. 10 preserve the
estate. married Miss Alison. although
he no more than any other doubted
her love for the masters memory.
hut the master was no, dead. He
had escaped to sea, mis- escape being
not 10 his credit. Al sea he was cap
tured by a pirate ship. by the most
Ingenious deviltry he secured the
treasure OF the pirate ship as she was
about TO fall into the hands OF kings
cruiser. and escaped with II 70 the
swamps on the American shore. One
man he took 90 guide him out OF the
swamp, and dlrkcd him 10 death after
they were safely clear OF II. Thence
ne continued bis march 90 krench
Canada. although forced. on the way 10
hide his treasure In the wilderness.
This we learned from Colonel Burke,
an Irish soldier OF fortune, who came
la the night 10 plead money for the
support OF the master. who was then
In France.
There was letter from the master
which threw Mr. Henry In u passion.
"fie calls me d niggardly dogw he
cried. "But II ! ruin the estate ! shall
stun him. the bloOd-sucker And all
this l foresaw when he elected himself
and not me 10 go with Prince Charlie"
The gap made In our accounts by
the masters demands became sore
embarrassment. As steward OF the es-
tate ] must needs ride TO Edinburgh
and there raise new loans on hard
terms to keep old ones afoat and this
held for seven years. Mr. Henry shay
Ing everything to the last farthing to
raise more money, and yet more
money; winning for himself thereby
no better title than mlser with the
countryside as well as mt home; for
never a word of this business did he
even tell to the old lord or Mrs. Henry,
II being the deyilish malice of the mha-
ter to require this secrecy aud the
loyal nature Of his brother to comply.
The Odlum attaching TO Mr., Henry
and the knowledge, which came 10 me,
that the master all this time had also
pension from the Scotch fund In
Paris. became too great burden fof
me. ! took II on myself 10 tell Mrs.
Henry how her husband had already
sent 1000 to the master. Thereafter NO