The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-09
DAVID BALFOUR.
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CHAPTER xxx.-THr LErIn FHox
TIE 6Hn.
Daylight showed a. how solitary the
inn stood It was plainly hard upon the
go, yet ont Of Ill visw Of IL, and beset
on every side with scabbit hills. There
was. indeed, only one thing in the nature
Of prospect, where there stood out oyer
. bras the two sails Of . windmill.
like IN ass ears, bat with the ass
quite hidden. II Vas strange latter the
wind rose, for at first It Was dead calm)
70 80 the turning and following Of each
other Of these great sails behind
the hillock. Scarce any road came
by theirs, but . number Of footways
Travelled among the bents In all directions
mp 20 Mr.. Baxin's door. The truth Il, he
vas man Of many trades. not any one OF
them honest, and the position Of his inn
was the best Of his livelihood. SEugglers
frequented II; political agents and for
1eited persons bound across the water
came there 70 await their passages. and
daresay there WAS worse behind us, for
whole family might have been butchered
In that house and nobody the wiser.
slept little and Ill Long ere It was
day had slipped from beside my
bedteliow, and was warming my
self at the fire or walking to and fro
before the door. Dawn broke mighty
sullen, but little after sprang up
wind out Of the west, which burst the
clouds, let through the sun. and set the
mill TO the turning. There was some
thing of spring in the sunshine, or
else it WAS In my heart, and the appearing
Of the great sails ono after another from
behind the hill diverted me extremely. At
times Gould hear the creak of the ma
chinery, and half past eight OF the day
Catriona began to sing In tho house. At
this would have cast my hat IN the air,
and I thought this dreary. desert place
like paradise.
For oil which, 40 the day drew on and
nobody came near, began to be aware Of
au uneasiness that could scarce explain.
IL seemed there Was trouble afo0t. The
sails Of the windmill, ~ they came MP and
went down over the hill, were like persons
spying; and, outside Of al fancy. it was
7. surely . strange neighborhood and house
for young lady to b brought to dwell
AZ breakfast. which We took late, it was
manifest that James More was in some
danger or perplcxity; manifest that Alan
Was alive to the same, and watched him
closes ANA tins appearance OF duplicity
upon the one side and vikilancs upon the
other held me on live coala The meal was
no sooner over than James seemed to come
To resolve, and began 70 make apologies.
He had IN appointment Of . private
nature In the town lit was with the
French nobleman. he told mel and we
would please excuse him till about noon.
Meanwhile ne carried his daughter aside
I to the far end Of tho room, where he
seemed to speak rather earnestly and she
10 listen without much inclination.
II am caring less and less about this
man Jamea," said Alan. "There's some
thing no right with the man James. and I
wouldnas wonder but what Alan Breck
would give IN eye to him this day. / would
like fine TO see yon French nobleman,
Davie; / would maybe ken his name; and
/ daresay you could find IN employ to your
eel. and that would b TO speer at the lassie
for some news Of your affair. Just tell
1t TO her plainly-tell her ye're . muckle
ass at the offset; and then, If were you,
and We could do il natural, would Just
mint to her was in some kind Of dan.
ger: . wecmenfolk likes that"
II caunae lee, Alan. I cannae do il matt.
ural." says /. mocking him.
THE more fool your saws he. ''Then
yell con tell her that recommended it ;
thatu set her to the laughing; and