The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-05
David BALFOUR.
~ aesxxr Louis STEVENSON.


BoeooP oo0 OouGhtors
rkvpyriehs. 1865 By Robert Louis sssvsassn.l
CHAPTER xxI-THE voYAos ISro
HOLLAND.
Tie ship lay at . single anchor. well
outside the pier of Leith, 20 that all We
passengers must come to it BY the means
Of :kif1s. This was very little trouble
son. a, for the reason that the day was q
hat:.calm. very frosty and cloudy. and
Wits low shifting fog upon the water.
Thtsbody Of the vessel was thus quite hid
a Eirew near, but the tall spars of her
sto<N high and bright in . sunshine like
the Nickenng of . Ere. All the way down
20 18TH. save when had called in to say
farewell 1t Piirig, had been dwelling in
my mind upon and telling myself all
kind3 of explanations Of Miss Grants pro-
poseS. farewell; and now when was come
slonAsside my ship it was my first care,
even before my mails were shifted,
10 rut the boat under the charge
Of irestongrange's man that ac-
companied me, and have it wait
near y until my expectation should be
fulflSed or else deceived. Then stepped
on bard the Rose, which found to be q
very $roomy. commodious merchant, but
some*hat blunt in the bows, and loaden
extrsirdinary deep with salt, sailed SAL
mon, snd fns white linen stockings for
the DSitch. Here found the captain. one
Sang tout of Lesmahago, beiieve), . very
heart., friendly tarpauling of q man, but
ct thu moment in rather Of Q hustle.
There had no other Of the passengers yet
Appeared. so that was left to walk about
upon he deck, viewing the prospect and
wond- ring q good deal what these fare
wells should be which was promised.
All :Edinburgh and the Pentland hills
glintes above me in . kind of smuisty
brigh6.ess now and again overcome with
blo;s ~ cloud; Of Leith there was no more
than tsae tops of chimney visible, and ON
the fat$i of the water, where the haars lay,
nothirp at all. Out of this l was presently
aware ,nf 3 sound of oars. pulling. and .
little aster (as if out of the smoke of fre)
. boat issued. There sat . grave man
in the stern sheets, well mufiled from
the cold. and by his side . tail, pretty,
tender figure OF q maid that brought my
heart ~ q stand. 1t was we'll for the
credit my gailantry that some time was
left me;so recover nv spirits and compose
nv facN So. when Catriona stepped upon
the dec 4 there was before her. bareheaded,
smilinEand making my best bow, which
was nds vastly finer than some months
before when l first made II to her lady
ship. No doubt We were both good deal
changed; she seemed to hove shot up
taller. live . young, comely tree. She had
now . k.nd Of pretty backwardness that
became -aer we'll. as of one that regarded
herself ihore highly and was fairly woman:
and fol- another thing, the hand OF the
same mygician had been at work upon the
pair of Is. and Miss Grant had made Us
both bray, if she could make but the one
bonny. )
The same cry, in words not very differ
ent, caree from both Of VI. that the other
was conss in compliment to say fare yell.
and thek We perceived in . fash that We
were to ship together.
"Oh. shy viii not Baby have been tell
ing mel.' she criec. and then remembered
q letter she had been given. ON the condi.
ton Of r 1t opening it till she was well on
board. ssyiihin was on Enclosure for my.
self, anes ran thus:
'.Dear ;~sris: what do you think Of my fare
well? Al what do you say 20 your FELLOW
rs.sns: Da yoa t h:, Or hi did you ask wa:
the purpEt OF my question doubtful, ana In my
own csss3 ken the answer So oil up here with
not ,y to y too 100
sste you Eorse. ! Am your afectionate friend
aud govs.s'sa BARsAaA GRANT"
wrots word Of answer and compli-
ment on a Leaf Of my pOcketbook, put ii in
with another scratch from Catriona, sealed
+ the who's with my new signet of the Bal
four arn:s. and dispatched it by the hand
OF Prest.cigrange's servant.
Then &c had time to look upon each
other msie at leisure, which we had not
done fora piece of . minute before upon
acomm.ssi impulse) We shook hands again.
''Catri:'na |" said /; it seemed that was
the first and last word Of my eloquence.
''You Twill be glad to see me again p"
Gays she:
''And | think that is An idle word" said
l. I'VE are too deep friends to make
speech VI ,,on such trihes."
rs she not the girl Of all the worldf"
she crie,s again. II was never knowing
such g.rl. 80 honest and so beautiful"
And yet she cared no more for Alpin
than wsat she did for q kale-s;ock, :"
said I.
'Ah. slss will say so indeed" said Cat.
riona. Yet IL Was for the name and the
gentle x SAD blood that she took me up and
was so god to me'
''Well Il will tell you why IL was," said
i. "These are all sorts of peoples faces in
this worsi. There is Barbaras face, that
every onS must look At and admire, and
think he: fine. brave. merry girl. And
then thee is your face, which is quite diff
ferent. aever knew how different tall to-
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