The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10

nNe miles ana the rodt fOush dhu III
trodden.
Nay" she made answer, mot So Ny
mother sent me so far upon the way. and
now she waits for me by the bushes
yonder so that must make haste and
return. We came in a boat to yon water
foot down there where the little bay Is
and the white sand" And she pointed
with her hand TO where the peety water
Of the moorland stream mingled with ana
stained the deep blue OF the loch.
Haste We. laddie" she cried sharply
n moment after; my fathers not one
to be kept waiting. He will be impa-
tent and angry. And because he is so
big n man. his anger is hard TO bide.'
you must not go up TO the hilltop"
I said "for there are many bad men on
the Bennan to-day and they would per-
haps kill you"
"But my father IL there" said she,
stopping and looking at me, Il must
90. My mother bade me"
And happily at that moment 7 saw
the entire company OF soldiers led by
the man in the red coat, stringing down
the farther side OF the mountain IN the
| line OF flight by which the second fugl-
tive had made his escape. SO I judged
! Il might be as well 10 satisfy the lass
and let her 90 on 20 the top. Indeed.
/ short OF laying hold Of her by force. I
| knew not well how 20 hinder so insls
tent and imperious n dame.
Besides I thought by a little general
ship I would be able 90 keep her wide Of
| the place where lay the poor body "
the slain man. So straight up the hil
! upon which I had seen such terrible
| things we went. Ashie and Gray stink
ing unwillingly and shamefacedly be-
| hind. And as l went I cast an eye TO my
| aock. And II appeared strange 60 me
| that the lambs should stul be feeding
| quietly and peacefully down there. crop
| ping and straying on the green. scattered
| pasture of Adarroch. Yet IN the internal
al the world had changed TO me.
| We reached the summit.
lire IS the place I was 90 wait foi
nv father" said Mary Gordon. ~
must arrange my hair, little boy foi
my father loves 10 see me well ordered
though he is indeed most careless him
self i'm his attire
She gave vent 10 n long sigh as n her
| fathers delinquencies OF toilet had proved
a matter Of lifelong sorrow 20 her.
but then. you see. my fathers a grea'
man and does as he pleases.
She put her hand 70 her brow and
looked under the sun This way and that
| over the moor
There we're so many evil men here.
| about-your father may have gone down
| the further side to escape them I said
For I desired 10 withdraw her gaze from
the northern verge OF the lakeland, whert
as I well knew lay a poor riven body
! which for an knew might be that OF
| the little maids father, silent. sn1pcles'
and forever at rest
let us 90 there then and watt she
! said more placably and Of more docilS
fashion than she had yet shown
So we crossed the sharp crisp heather
and walked between her and that which
Law upon our right hand so that she
would not see II.
Rut the dogs Ashie and Gray were AL
most too much for me. For they mac
gone straight TO the body OF The slair
man. and Ashie. il-conditoned brute
sat him down as a dog does when h'
bavs the moon. and stretching out nl'
neck and head toward the SKY ne gave
vent TO his feelings i'm long ho"i OF
agony. Gray snu1ed at the oo'y' pu
contented herself with an occasloi'''
snarl Of angry protest.
"What IS Il that the dogs have found
over there?"sald the little maid, look
ing round me-
"some dead sheep or other-there arr
many OF them about! L answered VIII
! shameless mendacitv.
Have your Bennan sheep bio"i
coats2" she asked. innocently enough
looked and saw that the homespui
Of The mans attire was plain 10 be seen
"lTv father has been here before me
and has cast his mantle over 10 TO heel
the body from the sun and flies
For which lie the Lord viii, 7 trust
nardon me. considering the necessity
and that 1 was but lad
Al any rate. the maid was saiihe'
and we took our way 10 the northern
edge OF the Bennan top.
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