The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-29

And now for him of the red head, !"
says he, twas he gaun fast or slow 2''
"Betwixt and between" said l.
mo kind of q hurry about the man ~ he
asked.
Never a sign of it." said 1.
"Uhm!" said Alan; sit looks queer We
saw nothing of them this marning on the
seem to be looking, and yet here he is on
our road! bod, Davie, begin to take a
notion. I think it's no you they're seek
ing. think it's Inc: and 1 think they
ken fine where they gaun."
They ken?" asked.
II think Andie Scougal's sold me--him
or his mate wha kent part of the affair-or
else Charles clerk Gallant. which would
be pity, too" says Alan; land if you
askit me fur just my inward private con-
viction. think there'll be heads cracked
on Gillane Sands"
Alan" cried. eff you're at ali right
therell e..folk there and to spare. It'll
be small service to crack heads"
at would ay be satisfaction, though"
says Alan. But bide bit, bide bit;
Pm thinking--and thanks to this bonny
west and wind-I believe Pm still a chance
it. It's this way. Davie. I'm no trysted
with this man Sccugal till the gloaming
comes. But" says he, 'if can get bit
of a wind out of the west I'll be there as
long a. that" he says. land iie-to fur We
behind the Isle of Fidra. Now, If your
gentry kens the place, they ken the time
and forDye. Do ye see me coming. Davie
Thanks to Johnny Cope and other red
coat generals, / should ken this country
like the back of my hand; and if we're
ready for another bit run with Alan Breck.
we'll can cast back inshore, and come
| down to the seaside again by Dirieton. II
the ships there Wen try and get on board
of mere. If she's no there, I'll just have
to get back to my weary haystack. But
either way of it, think we Will leave your
! gentry whistling on their thumbs"
II believe there's some chance in it,"
said l. Hume on with We, Alan"
/ CHAPTER XIII.-GILLANE SANDS.
did not profit by Alan's pilotage. as he
had done by his marchings under Gen.
| Cope; for can scarce tell you what wav
We went. 1t is my excuse that We travelled
| exceeding fast. Some part we ran, some
trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance
/ of a pace. Twice. while we were at ton
/ speed, We ran against country folk: but
] though We pumped into the first from
/ round a corner, Alan was as ready as a
| loaded musket.
''1ae We seen my horse?" he gasped
| NO. man. haze nae seen nae horse the
| day" replied the countryman.
| And Alan spared the time to explain Ia
! HIM that We were travelling ride and
| tie, " that our charger had escaped. and 1t
was feared he had gone home to Linton.
| Not only that. but he expended some
/ breath tof which he had not very much)
! 10 curse his own misfortune and my stu
| pldIty, which WAS said TO be its cause.
| Them that cannae tell the truth" he
observed 10 myself as We went on again,
should be ay mindful to leave an honest.
handy lee behind them. Ii folk dinnae
ken what we're doing, Davie. they're terri.
bic taken up with it: but if they think
/ they ken, they care nae MAR for II than
| what | do for pease porridge."
As we had first made inland, so our road
/ came IN the end To lie very near due north
! the old Kirk of Aberlady for q landmark
on the left, on the right the top of the
! Berwick Law, and it was thus we struck
the shore again not far from Dirleton.
From North Berwick west TO Giilane Nes.
there runs string of four small isiets.
| Crinslieih, The Lamb. Fidra and Eyre.
brough. notable by their diversity of size
ana shape. Fidra is the most particul ar
being a strange gray islet of two humps
( made the more conspicuous by a piece O!
! ruin: and | mind that, as We drew closer
70 II. by some door or window of these
/ ruins the sea reeped through like a mans
eye. nder the lee Of Fidra there is 8
( good anchorage in westerly winds, and
there, from far way of, We could see the
/ Thistle riding.
The shore IN face of these isites is Alto
gether waste. Here is no dwelling of men
/ ana scarce any passage, or. 1T most, OF
some 'asaooAd eAI.dEen running ~ theiI