The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-01

W" anus Hi1uHIebl Hc Was aTuu~tu Nv Il
shake 50 powerful that he would have
leapcd To his feet only that TWO brawuv
hands held him tight in his chair
" In Il moment his senses were all
alert, and he saw bending over him "a
gigantic Ilighlandman. in whose thews
he knew even his strength would he a.
that of a baby"
- GU are Il Cambell, know bv YOUR
PLAID. Now what do v"u want with
me = asked Ranald. licrccly."
a. Sit still, and don't move an inch
Will" | tell you. | KILLED JAMES LANG
| killed him because, while he was
shooting on the braeS of Angus last
wear, he wronged NV sister 50 deeply
that | behuovcd TO kill her too. |
watched until all his new followers had
gone then walked into his room and
pat my dirk through his throat had
wrongs to right, and | righted them:
but yOn man YOU spoke against to-day
knows nothing of the matter don't
want 10 murder him too Tell the
police that the man who killed James
Lalng Is Alexander Cambell They
can look for him in Bute-mavbe they
will find him. and mevbe they will
not"
Without another word he was gone
and Ranald was too shocked to ietain
him, even if he had had the power.
However, he made no spontaneous
effort, and when reflection came he de-
bear TO give up his triumph: he knew
the temper OF popular feeling and was
sure that. David's innocence assured.
David would become the popular idol.
He had aborcd for his ruiu-hnw could
he now give up his object And then
lie thought of Maggie, and that thought
decided him. No, nothing should now
induce him to rctracc his steps"
The next morning in court he had
another chance TO clear his soul The
prisoner had received from some person
paper assuring him that Ranald had
been notified Of his innocence. and
would proclaim i; in the court. David
begged the officer to pass this paper
over to Ranald, and he eagerly scanned
his face while lac read it, The two
enemies looked i moment into each
Others eyes, and then Ranald, with a
scornful smile, tore the paper into frag-
ments.
" So David was sentenced that dav.
and in due time hung with all the cir
cumstances of barbari,v and indignty
II. H., l. l.
If Ranald felt himself a murderer, he
did not show it. and no visible iudg-
mcnt followed his crime. He rose
rapidly in his profession, married Mag
/ gle Faulder, built Won house at Cross
basket, and was finally made one of
the Lords of Session
- But long before this some people
had begun 10 notice that he was IL
haunted man. | saw some people.
because there are men and women that
are just Jumps of clay, and never see
any thing beyond their own meat and
money matters.
A haunted man. Brodie What
do YOU mean
Just what saw. Alister. The
man he had hung called him from bed
and board and bench, and he was com
PEELED 10 &C. His face turned gray as
ashes with terror and mortal agony:
and the servants told strange tales of
cries and voices and fierce struggles.
which always left their master more
dead than alive. The doctors gave
these attacks some grand Latin name:
hut the man was far beyond their helm. =
One night he was awfu!y wre,ched
and restless, and insisted on having
only the company of his eldest grand
son, bright lad of three wears cid
AT midnight there was the old struggle
and the old cries, and the child ran sob
bling down the great stairs. half
crazy with terror that he never could
explain: for il was not likely he could
describe in the language of this world
things that belonged To another one
And Ranald MacNair >"
Was found dead this time. and his
room is locked to this dav. The little
lad present al that awful struggle was
Sholto's father He carried the memory
of that hour into every hour of his life
and think that he never either hoped
or tried TO avert the poverty and sorrow
he believed In he the Just Judgment of
his house He was 4 pious man. but
he held this worlds goods with Loose
grip. Sholto, You say, is prudent and
world-lIke :"
" have nothing against him but his
constant hankering after work that will
never pay him. Nobody cares for his
torical paintings and picture castles,
Brodie''
:" No, no : and why should they -
| Tell him 10 paint portraits every one
( thinks his own face makes the best
picture.
But in few months Baltic Allister
had still! graver cause of disapproba-
ton. Among the girls in his factory
was one Of extreme beauty, known
generally by her companions as - Lady
Jennie. Popular nomenclature is
rarely wrong, and Jenne's stately
beauty deserved the title given her
Sholto's admiration was SO marked that
I his old friend could hardly avoid inter-
iering in the matter So he made the
inquiries he thought proper, and then
asked Sholto to come and dine with
him
Shol,o was quite prepared for the
discussion. and when Bailie Allister
proposed that he should now 90 to Rome
and pursue his studies, the proposition
had been f,rcseen aud considered. He
answered, quietly, that he had been
preparing for such a step some. that he
had finished designs sufficient for the
houses need until his place could be
/ properly filled, and that he was now
only waiting for his marriage, which
would he performed the following week
/ " lou know WHO you are going to
marry, Sholto, suppose -
" Yes, know was afraid she
would not have me; but she is an
angel. and has forgiven all"
" She has heard, then. Of the wrong