Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-03-04


had stood SO long in need, and pair
of highland brogues made of deer
leather. rather strange at first, but after
little practice very easy to the feet
By the time came back Alan must
have told his story, for II seemed under
stood that was to fly with him, and
they were all busy upon our equipment
They gave us each a sword and pistol
though professed my inability to use
the former, and with these and some
ammunition, bag of oatmeal. an iron
pan and bottle of right French brandy
we were ready for the heather. Money
indeed was lacking. | had about two
guineas left. Alan's belt having been
dispatched by another hand, that trusty
messenger had no more than seventeen
pence to his whole fortune. and as for
James. it appears he had brought him
self so low with journeys to Edinburgh
and legal expenses on behalf of the ten
ants that he could only scrape together
three and tivepence halfpenny, the most
of it in coppers.
"Thisll nae do" said Alan
''Ye must find safe bit somewhere
near by" said James, land get word
sent to me Ye see. yell have to get
this business prettily off. Alan. This is
no time to be staid for guinea or two
They're sure to get wind of ye, sure to
seek ye. and by my way of it sure to lay
on ye the wyte of this days accident. II
it falls ON you, it falls on me that am
your near kinsman and harbored ye
while ye were in the country. And il it
comes on me- He paused and bit his
fingers, with a white face. lit would
be painful thing for our friends If |
was to hang" said ne.
at would be an i'll day for Appin."
SAYS Alan.
Its day that sticks IN my throat"
said James. "Oh, man, man, man
man, Alan, you and me have spoken
like two fools." he cried. striking his
hand upon the wall 80 that the house
rang again.
Well, and that's true, too" said
Alan, land my friend from the lowlands
here" (nodding at mel gave me good
word upon that head, if | would only
have listened to him."
But see here" said James, returning
to his former manner, ''if they lay me
bv the heels, Alan, it's then that you'll
be needing the money. For with all
that have said and that you have said
it will look very black against the two
of us; do ye mark that? Well, follow
me out and yell see that I'll have to get
paper out against ye myself. I'll have
to offer a reward for ye; aye, will II It's
sore thing to do between such near
friends, but if get the dirdum of this
dreadful accident I'll have to fend for
myself, man. Do ye see that?"
He spoke with pleading earnestness,
taking Alan by the breast of the coat.
Aye" said Alan, ~ see that"
And yell have to be clear of the
country, Alan-aye, and clear Of Scot
land-you and your friend from the
lowlands, too, for I'll have to paper
your friend from the lowlands. Ye see
that, Alan--say that ye see thatT
thought Alan flushed a bit. This
is unco hard on me that brought him
here, James," said he, throwing his
head back. Its like making me trait
orr
Now, Alan, manr' cried James,
"look things in the face! He'll be pa
pered anyway. Mungo Campbell II be
sure to paper him. What matters if l
paper him too? And then, Alan, am a
man that has family" And then, aft
er little pause on both sides, And,
Alan, it'll be jury of Campbells,"
said he.
There's one thing" said Alan mus
ingly, "that naebody kens his name"
"Nor yet they shall nae. Alanl There's
my hand on that" cried James, for all
the world as if he had really known my
name and was foregoing some advan-
tsge. But just the habit he was in, and
what he looked like, and his age, and the
like? couldnae well do less"
al wonder at your fathers son." cried
Alan sternly. Would ye sell the lad
with gift? Would ye change his
clothes and then betray himY
mo. no. Alan" said James. "No, no;
the habit he took off-the habit Mungo
saw him in." But thought he seemed
crestfallen, indeed he was clutching at
every straw. and all the time. dare say,
saw the faces of his hereditary foes on
the bench and in the jury box and the
gallows in the background.
swell. SIR" says Alan, turning to me,
what say ye to that? Ye are here under
the safeguard Of my honor, and it's my
part to see nothing done but what shall
please you"
II have but one word to say" said l.
for to all this dispute am perfect
stranger. But the plain, common sense
is to set the blame where it belongs, and
that is on the man that fired the shot.
! PanAr him. "a YOU call it-set the hunt ON