Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-20

matter dropped for the present.
The doctor gave Curly composing
draught, and next day be began 10 mend
again, though slowly.
At the end of the week Willie had to re-
turn to Aberdeen 20 wind up the season AMI
TO take his benefit When lie told Curly
that he must go he moaned piteously.
YOU'RE not going 10 leave me soonF
But he was treasured when Willie told him
that be would return i'm fortnight.
When Jameson got back 10 Aberdeen be
recalled the mysterious laiy. lie und n
stood well enough now WIN sha was So he
went straight TO MacAllisters house, aud
asked TO see Flora. He encountered the old
man. who was characieristicaly n,olent.
aud demanded to know "what the blaz1s he
wanted with his dauyhtert7 little inso-
lenc1 went long way with Jameson, who
could be dangerous when he was fingered,
and Mr.. MaeAllistsr concluded IL was best
to | q civil, AMI even vouchsafed the intorina
ton that his daughter had gone 70 Il lin
burgh on a visit to her aunt. Upon the sub
Ject uppermost in both mems hearts they
did not even touch. Jameson departed in
an evil mool to seek D4smpster's house
Fortunately for the Laird Of Shatbmlnes, he
too had gons 10 Edinburgh.
At length it was tins 10 return to Dundee
for the 5mmencement Of the season
Thanks TO the consideration OF the loctor
and the honss sureeou the rules and rsgula.
tons of the infirmary were relaxed in favor
of their patient. and all the MEMBERS Of the
compnny-men, women, and children were
permitted TO come and see him, bringing
little presents of flowers aud the like
These visits, instead Of faiiguing, brought
him daily fresh breaths of life from the
outer world, and be began to rally rapidly.
| One day Elspeth MacDarmi1 AMI her
husband came over to see how he was get
ting on. The old woman hal brought him
a handful Of primrOlsi which shB had
plucke1 herself from ths burnside
| Although he had no actual recollection of
her, some finer instinct, which TOOK tile
/ place of memory, drew him toward her. and
ne said: kiss me, mothern Az she did SO.
/ Elspeth's heart stirred within her at the
thought Of her own boz fighting in the wild
Mahratta wars far away, au1 tear fell ON
! the lads brow al she turn ID from him in
silence As she was leaving the inflrmary
I with Sandy, whom should she encounter at
the door but Jameson, who had lust re-
| turned from rehearsal SANDY, San1yp
the oil woman said, or rath3r screamed
Look at the laddie, the bonnie laddei |
| haze seen him thrice by day and thrice by
| nicht, front TO trout wi yOn muckle beast
| with the eorbie'i beak an tns evil cen
| Vance in the kirkyard, vance in the glen,
! an vance in th9 granite strest. Twice
\ afoot, and vance a observation-disclosures hand
| to han1-yance wi the bluidy brand i the
| air. / see them the noo-anl it's aye the
| same by day and NIGHT. Obi Ayei Ave
I've breed my weirdi' And down, she fell
Willie came up to help her, and when she
had recovered, which she did very soon, he
inquired of the old man the meaning of this
extraordinary scene.
"Why, you seq, sir said Sandy, "the
| euidwife has a wel bit second sight Il has
been in the bluid of her forbelr3 for gen.
erntons, an she's just mixed you up with
/ yon' lad wi the curly hair upstairs, an she
7 ave mixes him wi our ain Donald, who in
! the Black Watch fichting out yon'er for the
queeu, God bless berr'
/ JamiesOns curiosity was aroused 50 he
told the old people that he was Curly's
friend and brother, ccaxed them into his
lodgings. got them to eat and drink, and
then, in the fulness of their hearts, they told
him all they knew Of the business the other
side Of the water and their suspicious about
Deempster. /. seems that in some abnormal
condition of trance or vision the old woman
hal seen Strathmines strike the blow al
| Curly AT any rate, her recognition Of
/ Willie whom she had never seen before,
was, TO say the least OF it, very strange
and her premoniton Of soma coming en-
counter between him and Dssmpster was
stranger still. When they parted, her last
words were:
Beware the white horse and the whip