Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-28
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u,,o1ps OF THE ADVENTURES or DAVID
Sd p.IFoUR IN THE YEAR l1ol.
q, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
XXI.-(Continued.)

+bo cun. and locking around him
n,n from under his hand. No
IL had Alan seen him than he wis
.ho man turned and came a little
- nc. then Alan would give anoth-
..,ooor' and the man would come
oorer. and so by the sound of
sling he was guided to the spot
ere we lay.
- = vas a ragged, wild, bearded man,
~ 40 grossly disfgured with the
sroox, and looked both dull and say
tltbough his English was very bad
ken. vet Alan according to his
Londsome use. whenever | was by)
IA cnffnr him to speak no Gaelic.
.b"ns the strange language made him
li nar more backward than he really
9'i Inf I thought he had little good
n 70 serve Us. and what he had was
,' yil"U would have had him carry a
l, '"aa TO James; but the bouman
Ia heor of no message. ''She was
, .pt II" he said in his screaming
i7e. and would either have letter or
,.b his hands of us.
thought Alan would be graTeled at
- for we lacked the means of writ
IN fbe desert. But he was a man of
,.o resources than l knew; searched
wood until he found a quill of Il
.batYdoye. which he shaped into pen;
"Jo himself a kind OF ink with gun
~dor from his horn and water from
mining stream: and tearing corner
On, his French military commission
mich he carried in his pocket, like a
Gsmau TO keep him from the gallows)
Sot down and wrote as follows:
Moor Kinsnan-Please send the money
the the bearer to the place he kens Of. Your
feetiOnate COUSIN. a. .
This he intrusted to che bouman, who
rnmispd TO make what manner of speed
hest could. and carried it off with him
own he hill.
Via was full three days gone. but about
in the evening of the third we heard
Visiting in the wood. which Alan
nswered; and presently the bouman
ma nm the Watersi6e, looking for us,
nbt and left. He seemed less sulky
ham before, and indeed he was no doubt
ell pleased to have got to the end OF
ncA A dangerous commission.
He cave us the news of the country;
|ar It was alive with redcoats; that
rms were being found, and poor folks
ought in trouble daily: and that james
Ind some Of his servants were already
banned in prison at Fort William, under
Trong suspicion of completely. 1t
.emed. it was noised on ali sides that
Ian Breck had fired the shot; and there
las a bill issued for both him and me,
filth 800 reward.
This was all as bad as could be, and
be- little note the bOuman had carried us
rom Mrs. Stewart was of a mlser-
BE sadness. In it she besought Alan
t to let himself be captured, assuring
m il he fell i'll the hands of the troops,
10Th he and James were no better than
lead men. The money she had sent was
|! that she could beg or borrow, and she
ayei Heaven we could be doing with
Lastly, she said she inclosed us one
the bills in which we were described.
This we looked upon with great curl
Sty and not little fear, partly as
han may look in Il mirror, partly as ne
hight look into the barrel of an enemy
bun to Judge if it be truly aimed. Alan
NaS advertised as a small. pOck-marked,
ctiye man Of thirty-five or thereby,
resSed in a feathered hat. Il Franch side
oat of blue with silver buttons and lace
great deal furnished, a red waistcoat
lad breeches Of black shay" and L as "a
all strong lad Of about eighteen. wearing
n Old blue coat, very ragged, an old
highland bonnet, long homespun waist
9at. blue breeches; his legs bare: low
country shoes. wanting the toes; speaks
: Ae L0wlaader, and has no beard.
Alan was well enough pleased to see
rs fnery so fully remembered and set
own; only when he came to the word
agllsh, he looked upon his lace like one
lOught | cut a miserable figure in the
l' and yet was well enough pleased too;
since | had changed these rags, the
seriptiOn had ceased to be danger and
come a source Of safety.
Alan" SAID |, you should change
'Olr clothes"
Na trOth!" said Alan. Il have nae
.tAeTS, A fine sight l would be if l
0g I back TO France in bonnet.
inns put second reflection in my
Tmld; that il | we're to separate from
naa ana his tcil-tale clothes, l should be
Ile against arrest, and might go openly
yout my business. Nor was this all;
~ suppose | was arrested when l was
one there was little against me; but
, o5IoSe was taken in company with the
nVq'ed murderer, my case would begin
j,ro os grave. For generosity's sake,
l ".e no not speak my mind upon this head;
i thought OF it none the less.
IN qiioVght OF It all the more, too, when
Will 0Culhan brought out 4 green purse
ra. g lour guliIeas III gold, and the best
~ n.y. VI another in small change. True.
Win %1s more than | had. But hen Alan
i,r rD ~ lc n than 1--WE guineas, had to get as
nt I b,-l rance; l. with my less than two,
6ino' ?Uhd Queensferry: so that, taking
goI Ie ~. III Their proportion, Alan's society
Og 3 on my purse
/ tIa mere was no thought of the sort
eIayoI5o leSt mead of my companion. lie
'b ctine.u ne was serving. helping and pro-
hS HE. And what could | do but
Chance s peace, and chafe, and take my
he % INT. little euough." said Alan, putting
bDsppo atSe 10 as pocket, but it'll do my
Win b@s, Ani now, John Brock, if We
tena,n' iiu NE over my button. this gem
had ana aie will be for taking the
hug Poi, The bolman. after feeling about in
tba up!GfSe that hung in front of him
Nhern;il sh4tdad manner Though he wore
MpsarSSSe the l-owland habit. with sea-
B. and negda 10 roll his eyes strange
bS #" a. last said, Her nainsel will
It. meaning he thought he had lost
lqtt"onp . cried Alan, you will lose my
Vow, u vndt was my fathers before me?
John P, "it tell You what is in my mind,
roNt J5t a1i 1t is in my mind this is the