The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-26

same sentiments, respectful fear. The
eldest daughter and the advocate HIM
self were thus my principal friends,
and our familiarity was much increased
BY pleasure that we took in common.
Before the court met we spent a day
or two at the house of Grange, living very
nobly with an open table, and here It was
that We three began to ride out together in
the fields, practice afterward maintained
In Edinburgh. SO tar as the Advocates
continual affairs permitted. When we
were put in a good frame by the briskness
of the exercise, the difficulties of the way,
or the accidents of bad weather, my shy
ness wore entirely off; we forgot that we
were strangers. and, speech not being re-
quired, it flowed the more naturally on.
Then it was that they had my story from
me, bit by bit, from the time that lett
the Covenant. wanderings in the heather.
ETC.; and from the interest they found in
my adventures sprung the circumstance
OF a jaunt We made a little later on, on q
day when the courts were not sitting, and
OF which / will tell trifle more at length.
We took horse early. and passed first by
the house OF Shaws, where it stood smoke
was yet early in the day. Here Preston
grange alighted down, gave me his horse,
proceeded alone to visit my uncle. My
heart. l remembered, swelied up bitter
within me at the sight of that bare house
and the thought of the old misqo sitting
chittering within in the cold kitchen.
There is my home" said I. And nv
family"
Poor David Balfour!" said Miss Grant.
What passed during the visit I have
never heard: but it would doubtless not
be very agreeable to Ebenezer. tor when
the Advocate came forth again his face
was dark.
CT tb;rL WON -;II .oor =. A.. LII l..
deed, Mr.. Davie," says he, turning half
about with the one foot in the stirrup.
will never pretend SORROW" said I:
and, indeed. during his absence Miss Grant
and had been embellishing the place in
fancy with plantations parterres, and q
terrace, much as l have since carried out
in fact.
Thence We pushed to the Queensferry.
where Rankellien gave US q good welcome,
being indeed. out OF the body to receive
SO great a visitor. Here the advocate was
90 unaffected!y good as to go quite fully
over my affairs, sitting perhaps two hours
with the writer in his study. and express
ing Il was toldl great esteem for myself
and concern for my fortunes. To while
this time, Miss Grant and and young
Rankeillen took boat and passed the Hope
to Limekilns. Rankeiilen made himself
very ridiculous land, l thought, offensive }
with his admiration for the young lady,
and to my wonder (only it is so common
weakness of her sex) she seemed, if any,
thing. TO be little gratified. One use il
had. for when we were come to the OF her
side she laid her commands on him to mind
the boat, while she and l passed a little
further to the >alehouse. This was her
own thought, for she had been taken with
my account of Alison HASTE. and desired
TO see the lass herself. We found her
once more alone-indeed, | believe her
father wrought all day in the tields-and
she curtsied dutifully to the gentry folk
and the beautiful young lady in the riding
coat.
lis this all the welcome l am to get P"
said l, holding out my hand. ''And have
you no more memory of Old friends
Keep me! wha's this of p she cried
and then: Gods truth, its the tautits
laddier
The very same. says !.
"Mony's the time I'm thocht upon you
and your freen. and blythe am | to see in
your braws,"t she cried. Though l kent
We were come TO your ain folk by the
grand present that We sent me- and that |
thank We tor with a my heart"
There, said Miss Grant to me, run
out by with ye. like good BARN. l did
nae come here TO stand and baud q candle ;
ITS her and me that are to crack"
suppose she stayed ten minutes in the
house, but when she came forth I OBJ
served TWO tnings-that her eyes were
Redeemed. ami silver brooch was gone
out OF her bosom. This very much af-
iected me
Il never saw you SO we'll adorned"
said l.
20. Davie. man. dinna be a pompous
gowkl !" said she. and was more than usu-
ally sharp 10 me the remainder of the dav.
About candieiight We came home from
this excursion.
For a good vhiie I heard ra-hin, Sr-
Their Of Catriona. nv Miss Grant remain
ing quite impenesrable. and stopping my
mouth with plessantries. AT last. one
day that she returned from walking and
found me alone in the parlor over nv
French, thought there WAS something
unusua! IN her looks: the color height
0Raaxed AEir>