The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-28
HOOK FoUR.
CHAPTER I.
TREASON IN THE CAMP.

Glenogilvie, after the scene with Jean,
he was a man broken in heart. but he
gave. himself with the flercer energy
to the Kings business. Hither and
thither through the Highlands he raced.
SO that he was described in letters OF
another like wildtire. which at last will
vanish OF itself for want of fuel" and
like an incendiary to infiame that
cold country. yet he finds small en-
than this last endeavor Of Dundee. ex-
cept it be his death, can not be
imagined The clans were not deyoured
with devotion to King James. and were
they were not the heroes of romance
depicted by Jacobite poets and story
tellers; they were half-starved. entire
~ Ignorant, fond OF fighting, but large
chance of foray in which they could
gather spoil, they were ready to fling
themselves into the fray, but as soon
as they had gained their end. they
their general in the lurch. Whether
they would rise or not depended neither
on the merits OF William or James,
but in the last issue upon their chiefs
Some of them were hostile. and most
OF them lukewarm: and Dundee drank
the cup Of humiliation as he canvassed
for his cause from door to door. BY
threatening. by promising and by brib-
ing, he got together some two thou
sand men. more or less, and he had
also the remains OF his cavalry. His
for himself. and sent him nothing but
an incapable Irish officer called Can
non and some ragged Irish recruits.
following him with a weii-equippcd
force Now and again the SUE silone
on him and he had glimpscs OF VIC
tory, driving MacKay for days before
him. and keeping up communication
Dundee with his dragons, and vas
playing the part OF traitor in Mac
Rays army-for Jean was still deter
mined. with characteristic obstinacy
the fruit OF her negotiation with Liv-
ingstone. 1t seemed as If Dundee would
at least gain a few troops OF cavalry,
which would be a great advantage to
him and disauieting event for Mac
Kay's army. But again the Fates vera
hostile. and misfortune logged the
Jacobite cause. MacKay got wind OF
the plot. Livingstone and his fellow
officers were arrested. and Jeans schem.
ing. with all its weary expedients and
bitter cost, came to naught.
When Claverhouse. in the height OF
summer started on his last campaign.
ried himself as one in the highest
spirits and assured OF triumph. HI
sent word everywhere that things were
going we'll with the cause, and that
the whole world was with him: hl
made no doubt of crushing MacKay !!
he opposed his march into the Low
lands, and OF entering Edinburgh aftct
another fashion than he had left it. H<
kept bold front and wrote in buoy
ant style: but this was partly the pride
Of his house, and partly the. tactics OF
desperate leader. Though a bigot
to his cause. Graham was not a mad.
man. He was a thorough believer il
the power Of guerilla troops, but liz
knew that in the end they would Cd
down before the regulars. He hoped.
by awaiting himself of the hot courage
OF the clansmen. to deal smashing
blow at his old rival, but unless tho
Lowlands and the regulars Joined
James,s side, there was not the re-
from his new throne. His words were
high but his heart was anxious, as
he hurried with his little army to strike
once at least for the King, and to make
his last adventure. He had decided
on the line OF march to be taken next
morning. and the place where he would
join issue with MacKay. who was COM
ing up from Perth with small army
of regular troops, many OF whom were
veterans. He had discussed the mat
ter with his staff. and settled with
the Jealous and irascible chiefs as best
he could the position they were to take
on the battlefield and he had fallen into
mond entered the room in Blair Cas-
tie, where Dundee had his headquar-
tiers for the night.
If Grimond, for pure malice or even
for jealousy. had invented that unhappy
interview between Lady Dundee and
Livingstone. or if 1t had been shown
that he had by a word perverted the
conversation. then his master, who had
sent many Covenanter to death. be-
cause he loved his religion more than
King James, would have shot even that
faithful servant without scruple and
with satisfaction. But 1t was in keep
Ing with the chivalry OF Dundee-his
sense of Justice, his appreciation OF
loyalty, and his admiration for thor
oughness-that he took no revenge for
his own madness upon the unwilling
cause thereof During the brief stay
at Glenogilvie. Grimond hid himself
with discretion, so that neither his
master nor mistress either saw OF
heard of him, and when Dundee left his
home with his men. Grimond was not
in the company. But rs dog which
is not sure of a welcome from Its
master, or rather expects blow ant
III, lat rr-