Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-04-29

uIay take 1t or not. Is qGIto another fiIaI-
Ter and will turn on the D. of A. Now
that you may reach the lord advocate
well recommended, give you here a
letter to Il namesake of your own-the
learned Mr.. Balfour, of Pilrig-a man
whom | esteem. 1t will look better that
you should be presented by one of you"
own name. and the laird of Pilrig is
much looked up to in the faculty and
stands with Lord Advocate Grant.
would not trouble him. if | were you,
with any particulars, and (do you know1
think it would be needless to refer 10
Mr.. Thomson. Form yourself upon the
laird, he is a good model: when you deal
with the advocate be discreet, and in all
these matters may the Lord guide you,
Mr.. David!'
Thereupon he took his farewell and
set out with Torrance for the ferry,
iile Alan and | turned our faces for
the city Of Edinburgh.
In the meanwhile Alan and | went
slowly forward upon our way. having
little heart either to walk or speak. The
same thought was uppermost in both
that we were near the time of our part
ing. and remembrance OF all the bygOne
days sat upon rs sorely. We talked in
deed of what should he done, and it was
resolved chat Alan shoald keep to the
country. bidilg now here, now there,
but coming once in day to particular
place where might be able TO eommu-
nicate with him, either in my own per.
son or by messenger. In the meanwhile
| was TO seek out a lawyer, who was an
ADpin Stewart, and man therefore to
be wholly trusted, .and it should be his
part to find a ship ana arrange for
Alan's safe embarkation. No sooner
was this business done than the words
seemed to leave Us, aud though / would
seek TO Jest with Alan under the name
Of Mr.. Thomson. and he with me on
my new clothes and my estate, you
could feel very well rnat we were nearer
tears than laughter.
We came the byway over the hill Of
Corstorphine, and when we got near to
the place called Rest-and-he-thankful,
and looked down on Cor3tcrphiCe bogs
and over 10 the city and castla On the
hill we bot.l stopped, for we knew. with
ont a word said, that we had come to
where our ways parted Here he re-
peated to lEe once again what had been
agreed upol between us-the address Of
the lawyer, the daily hour at which
Alan might be found and the signals
that We're TO be made by any that caane
seeking him. Then gave what money
| had Ca guinea or two Of RauEeillor's)
so that he should not starve in the mean
while, and then we stood a space and
looked over at Edinburgh in silence.
We'll gOodby." said Alan, and held
out his left hand
"Goodby." said |, and gave the hand
littlc grasp and went OF down hill,
Neither one of rs looked the other in
the face, nor 50 long as he was in my
vow did take one back glance at the
friend was leaving. But as | went on
my way 90 the city | felt so lost and
lonesome that could have found it in
my heart to sit down by the dixie and cry
and weep like Il baby.
1t was coming near noon when |
raesel in by the West Kirk and the
Grassmarkel into the streets of the cRpi-
tai let thc crowd carry me to and fro,
and yet all the time what | was think
ing of WAS Alan at Rest-and-be-thank-
full. ana all the time there was cold
gnuwing in my inside like remorse for
something wrong.
The hand of Providence brought me
in my drifting to the very doors of the
British Linen companys bank.
[Just there, with his hand upon his
fortune, the present editor inclines fol
the time to say farewell TO David. How
Alan escaped, and what was done about
the murder. with a variety of other de-
loctable particulars, may be some day
set forth.
THE END.