Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-04-08

WOHuer, WIFI klnu VI Jury. WTOHSI
cries he. Hes walked more hundreds
| of miles than he has hairs upon his chin,
and slept oftener in wet heather than
dry sheets. Wrong, quo she! Wrong
enough, would think! Wrong ir deedr'
and he kept grumbling to himself as he
fed me, like man i'll pleased.
Hes young for the like of that" said
the maid.
"Ower young" said Alan, with his
back to her.
He would be better riding" says she.
"And where could get a horse for
him?" cried Alan, turning on her with
the same appearance of fury. Would
| ye have me steal?"
thought tnis rcughness would have
sent her off in dudgeon, as indeed it
| closed her mouth for the time. But my
companion knew very well what he was
doing, and for as simple as he was in
some things Of life had a great fund of
roguishness in such affairs as these.
"Ye neednae tell me-" she said at last;
"ye're gentry"
"Well," said Alan, softened little q
believe against his willy by this artless
comment, land suppose we were? Did
ever you hear that gentrice put money
in folks pockets
She sighed Mt this, as if she were her
self some disinherited great lady. Nae, p"
says she, that's true indeed"
HAS he nae friends!" said she in a
| fearful voice.
"That has he so,' cried Alan, "if we
could but win to them!-friends, and
rich friends, beds to lie in. food to eat,
doctors to sac him-and here he must
tramp in the dubs and sleep in the
heather like q beggarman."
"And why thatY" says the lass.
"My dear, says Alan, II cannae very
safely say, bot I'll tell ye what I'll do
instead" says he, III whistle ye bit
tune" And with that he leaned pretty
far over the table and in a mere breath
of whistle, but with wonderful pret-
| ty sentiment, gave her few bars of
Charlie Is My Darling"
"Whesht," says she, and looked over
her shoulder to the door.
That's it, said Alan.
"And him so youngr' cried the lass.
Hes old enough to- And Alan
struck his forefnger on the back part of
his neck, meaning that was old enough
to lose my head.
1T would be black shame" she cried,
! flushing high.
"It's what will be, though" said Alan,
"unless we manage the better"
At this the lass turned and ran out of
that part of the house, leaving us alone
together, Alan in high good humor at
the furthering of his schemes, and in
bitter dudgeon at being called Jaco-
bite and treated like child.
ALAN" cried, Il can stand no more
of this"
YEN have to sit it then, Davie," said
he, For if ye upset the pot now, ye
may scrape your own life out of the fire,
but Alan Breck is a dead man."
This was SO true that l could only
groan, and even my groan served Alans
purpose, for it was overheard by the lass
as she came flying in again with dish
Of white puddings and bottle of strong
ale.
Poor lamb!'' says she, and had NO
sooner set the meat before us than she
| touched me on the shoulder with n little
| friendly touch, as much as to bid me
| cheer up. Then she told us to fall to,
and there would be no more to pay; for
the inn was her own, or at least her
fathers, and he was gone for the day to
Pittencrieff. He waited for no second
| bidding, for bread and cheese is but
cold comfort. and the puddlngs smelled
excellently well; and while we sat and
eat she took up that same place by the
next table, looking on and thinking and
| c-0IA' a. oo~
frowning to herself and drawing the
string of her apron through her hand.
I'm thinking ye have rather a long
tongue" she said at last to Alan.
AYE" said Alan; "but ye see | ken
the folk speak to-"
II would never betray ye," said she,
IF We mean that"
"Nae," said he, "ye're not that kind.
But I'll tell ye what ye would do, ye
would help"
81 couldnae," said she, shaking her
head. Nae, couldnae."
Nae answered he, "butif yc couldT
She answered him nothing.
Look here, my lass" said Alan,
there are boats in the kingdom of Fife,
for saw two mo less) upon the beach
as came in by your towns end. Now
if we could have the use of boat tc
pass under cloud of night into Lothian
and some secret, decent kind OF Il man
to bring that boat back again and keel
his counsel, there woAlI be two souls
saved-mine to all likelihood-his to {
dead surety. If we lack that boat we
have but three shillings left in this wldt
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