The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-19
must alarm you with the intelligence that
she is now in prison."
ONE FOOT IN THE srIRRuH.

must alarm you with the intelligence that
she is now in prison."
l cried out.
YES" said he, 'the little lady is in
prison. But would not have you to de-
spair. Unless you with your friends and
memorials) shall procure my downfall, she
is to suffer nothing"
But what has she done? What is her
offense?" cried.
ut might be almost construed high
treason, he returned. ''for she has broke
the kings castle Of Edinburgh"
The lady is much my friend" l said.
IL know you would not work me If the
thing were serious"
And vet it is serious in a sense" said
he. 'for this rogue of q Katrine-or Cate
ran, as We may call her-has set adrift
again upon the world that very doubtful
character, her papa"
l saw the consequences, and was in.
stantly treasured for Catriona. "Ahw
said l. 81 was expecting that"
You have at times great deal of dis
cretion: too" says Prestongrange.
And what Is my lord pleased to mean
by that?" asked.
II was just marvelling," he replied,
that being so clever as to draw these in
ferences, you should not be clever enough
to keep them to yourself. But l think
you would like to hear the details of the
the least official is the more full and far
the more entertaining, being from the
lively pen of my eldest daughter. Here
is ali the town bizzing with fine piece of
work, she writes. and what would make
the thing more noted (f it were only
KNOWN the malefactor is prOtegee of his
lordship. my papa. l am sure your heart
is too much in your duty Gf it were moth
ing else) to have forgotten Gray Eyes.
What does she do but get broad hat with
the flaps open, long, hairy-like mans
great coat, and big gravatt; kilt her
couts up to GUIDE kens mhaur, clap two pair
of boot hose upon her legs, take pair Of
clouted broguess In her hand. and off to
the castle2 Here she gives herself out to
be a soutarf In the employ of James More,
and gets admitted to his cell. the lieuten-
ant (who seems to be full of pleasantly
making sport among his soldiers of the
soutar's great coat. Presently they hear
Out flies the cobbler. his coat flying, the
flaps of his hat beat about his face, and
the lieutenant and his soldiers mirk at him
as he runs Off. They laughed not so
hearty the next time they had occasion to
visit the cell, and found nobody but a tall,
pretty, gray-eyed lassie in the female
habit. AS for the cobbler, he was "over
thought that poor Scotland will have to
console herself without him. l drank
Catrionas health this night in public. In
deed, the whole town admres her. and l
think the beaux would wear bits of her
garters in their buttonhoies if they could
only get them. | would have gone to
visit her IN prison, too, only remembered
in time | was para's daughter; so wrote
her billet instead. which l intrusted to
the faithful Doig, and | hope you will adj
NIT l can be political when I please.
The same faithful general is to dispatch
this letter by the express along with those
of the wiseacres, so that you may hear
Tom Fool In company with Solomon.
Talking of generals, do tell Dauvit Bal
four. | would could see the face of him
at the thought of a long-legged lass in
such predicamentl TO say nothing OF the
ievlties of your affectiOnate daughter. and
his respectful friend So my rascal signs
herself" continued Prestongrange. And
you see. Mr.. David, it is quite true what
tell you, and my daughters regard you
with the most affectlonate playfulness"
1.-The general is much obliged" said l.
And was not this prettily done?" he
went on. lis not this Highland maid .
piece OF a heroine?"
IL was always sure she had great
heart, said /. And l wager she grieved
nothing But | beg your pardon;
this is TO tread upon forbidden subjects"
II will go bali she did not. he returned,
quite openly. Il will so bail she thought
che vas dying straight into King Georges
face"
Remembrance of Ca,riona. and the
thought Of her lying IN captivity. moved
me strangely. l could see that even
Prestongrange admired. and could not
Withhold his lips II ON smiling hen he con-
s,dered her behavior. AS for Miss Grant,
for ali her Ill habit of mockery, her adj
miration shone out plain. A kind of Q
heat came on me.
Il am not your lordship's daughter .
a. | began
THAT know of" he put in smiling.
Il speak like fool, ;" said l. ''or rather
l began wrong. Ii would doubtless be I'M
wise in Mistress Grant to go TO her in
prison; but for me, think l would look
like a tlsli-hearted friend If | did not tiy
there instantly"
''so-ho. Mr. David. says he; II thought
that you ana | were in a bargaln7"
My lord" | said, when l made that
Patched shoea
Shoemaker.