Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-13

Published BY Special Arranssment win IN.
Cnlee9o xKibune-NeW xcEk News Syndicate. me
copyrisht: 1885: ~ RAFAEL sABATTEu
PART Two)
To the mobiles II was q gage Of bat
tie. and when she demanded the de-
livery Of the infant Prince into her
keeping those very lords who had Sign
ed the bond at Aiuslies asserting Both
wells guiltlessness, declared tmequiv-
ocally that they had no mind the child
should 60 the way OF his father at the
hands Of his fathers murderer
The storm broke about their heads
ct B0rthwick some three weeks later.
In preparation for It, Boutwell, had
sent his ENJOYS south to raise the Bor-
der for him. But before this could
happen. the confederated MOBILES came
down in force from Stirling, and on q
night Of June they we're hammering at
the gate OF Borthwick Castle Just as
Boutwell, was putting himself to bed.
With opprobrium. as traitor, murder
er and butcher. they summoned him TO
come forth, or they would come in and
take him.
'They are brave, by God, when they
are numerous" sneered Boutwell,,
standing half-dressed to hear their
taunts through the open window.
The Queen had sped to him. At once
fierce and woeful she babe him not
stand gIowering there. but to be off
whilst he could so that. returning in
strength, he might deal with those
mutinous dogs as they deserved.
1t seemed fantastic to talk Of escape,
but he took a desperate chance. Whilst
the enemy clamored at the main gate,
he flung out into the night ct gall
lop, surprised and crashed through a |
line Of guards, and won clear. despite
pursuit
The baffled mobiles insultingly vent
ed their rage upon the Queen. And
she, knowing no fear for herself and
delivered now Of fear for Boutwell,.
came like q maenad to the window, to
meet taunt with taunt. Base mutinous
dogs we're they, some Of whose heads,
she fiercely vowed. she would have
Tor this nights work
At last, having missed their quarry,
and seeing no profit in a war Of words,
lA4LJ AACW OA4g DA4A VI pal lCAs 4
On the following night. dressed as a
nan and with only two attendants, she
Tipped out Of Borthwick Castle, and as
he early summer dawn was breaking
he was with her husband in his
Of Dunbar.
without clothes, without attendants
4 her own sex, she was constrained to
,oFTow dress from q peasant woman
4 the place. But discomforts oppres-
ed neither her vigorous body nor her
esolute nature. Whilst Boutwell, was
way TO the Border to raise his people,
he addressed herself in the next two j
avs at Dunbar to assembling every /
lan who would stand by her.
She had mustered some six hundred
y Saturday, and with these and some (
leld pieces, still In her peasants dress
q short black jacket and red petit {
oat that barely reached her knees
be rode forth to join Boutwell,, who /
stsuned at the head OF sixteen hum
red Borderers. 4
With this army they set out for Ed
lburgh, just as the lords we're starting b
4 Dunbar In the early hours Of Sun
BY, from the brow Of Carberry Hill, s
le Queen beheld, IN the bright, hot
might, the enemy host, some two d
lies away on the road TO MusseIburgh- b
s numbers did not exceed her own. e
ID the advantages Of position lay with D
n. Therefore Boutwell, halted to u
vait the attack. e
Now it happened that Monsieur du 81
roc, the Ambassador Of France, rode
th the lords as an interested observ- 80
. In his anxiety to serve the Queen, B
did her the disservice Of intervening c,
moment when the odds Of battle II
vored Boutwell,.
Monsieur de Croc began by admon- C
ling them. Whatever fault they found &C
their Queen, by their action they II
ndered themselves rebels Then COW M
sly, he threatened: ul
Z cannot tell you what view win be n
KEN by France OF this; but 1t may tr