The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-22

she said, with white face. Neil is in
Edinburgh on errands for my father"
1T is what fear said |, 1.-THE last of it.
But for his being in Edinburgh l think I
can show you another OF that. For sure
you have some signal, signal of need,
such as would bring him to your help if
he was anywhere within the reach of ears
and legs?''
why, how will you know that?" says
she.
"By means of magical talisman God
gave to me when / was born. and the name
they call it by is Common Sense" said l;
'obllge me so far as to make your signal,
and will show you the red head of Neil.
No doubt but l spoke bitter and sharp;
my heart was bitter. | blamed myself and
the girl hated both of us; her for the vile
crew that she was come of, myself for my
wanton folly to have stuck my head in
such Dyke of wasps.
Catrona set her fingers to her lips and
whistled once, with an exceeding clear,
strong, mountain note as full as plough
mans. while We stood silent; and was
about to ask her to repeat the same when I
heard the sound of some one bursting
through the bushes below on the braeside
l pointed IN that direction with a SMILE
and presently Neil leaped into the garden
His eyes burned, and he had black
knife Gas they call it on the Highland
side) naked in his hand; but, seeing me
beside his mistress, stood like a man
struck.
"He has come to your call" said I;
Judge how near he was to Edinburgh, or
what was the nature of your fathers err
rands? Ask himself. If am to lose my
life. or the lives of those that hang by me,
through the means of your clan, let me 90
where have to go with my eyes open."
She addressed him TREMENDOUSLY IN the
Gaelic. Remembering Alan's anxious
rI,yt hat for I anil
laughed out aloud for bitterness; here,
sure, IN the midst of these suspicious,
was the hour she should have stuck By
English.
Twice or thrice they spoke together, and
could make out that Neil Qor all his OBJ
se0uiousness) was an angry man.
Then she turned TO me. "He swears it
Is not" she said.
"catriona," said 1. "do you believe the
man yourself?"
she made q gesture like wringing the
hands.
How will can know2" she cried.
But must find some means to know"
said |. II cannot continue to go dover
ing round in the dark night with two
mems lives at my giIdlei Catriona, try to
put yourself in my place, as | vow to God
| try hard 10 put myself in yours. This is
no kind of talk that should ever have fallen
between me and you; no kind of talk: nv
TIL of the morning, and | care not. Try
him with that
They spoke together once more in the
Gaelic.
He saws he has James More, nv fathers
| Grand" said she. She was whittier than
ever. and her voice ialtered when she
said it.
1t is pretty plain now" said /. land
may God forgive the wickedv
she said never anything to that, but
continued gazing at NE with the same
white face.
This is fine business" said again.
Am | Ia fall. then, and those two along
with me2'
80. what am TO do?" she cried.
Gould | go against my fathers orders.
and him in prison, in the danger OF his
| hie?"
But perhaps you go too fast" said I.
This may be lie too. He NAV have no
! right orders; all my be contrived hy
/ Symon, and your father knowing moth
/ ing"
She burst out weeping between the pair
OF Us; and my heart smote me hard, for |
| thought this girl was in a dreadful situa-
| ton.
| Here" said I. keep him but the one
! hour. and I'll chance II, and say God bless
you"
| She pat out her hand to me. II will be
needing one good word she sobbed.
The fun hour. then ?" said /, keeping
| her hand IN mine. Three lives of it, my
| lass"
The full hourm she said. and cried
| aloud on her Redeemer 10 forgive her.
thought il no III place for me, and lied
CHATTER XI.-THE WooD BY SILVER
| lost no time, but down through the
valley and by Stockbrldge and Siivermills
as hard as could stave. 1t was 4 lan's tryst
10 lie every night between twelve and two
'in bit sCros wood by east OF Silvermills
and by south the south mIli-lade" This
found easy enough, where il grew on a
steep brae. with the mill-lade flowing
swift and deep along the foot of it; and
here began 10 walk slower and reflect
/ more reasonably on my employment
saw had made hut fools bargain with
tatriona. 1t was not 10 be supposed that
Neil Was sent alone upon his errand, but
perhaps he was the only man belonging 10
James More, IN which case ! should have