The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17

The Governor of the castle received
 Waverley from his Hihglanders ana treated him with great courtesy,
 though he was still made to feel that be was in some sense a prisoner.
 This was all very mysterious 70 wayerley. The Government seemed to want him as a prisoner; the Highiand- CTS also seemed to desire to hold him as their own captive and had only given him over to the Princes Iorces' he gathered from their tain; . anu aS sores ~o tions, by the express command ot some high .authority--and now the Princes forces treated him as person in GUS
 The Governor of Doune delivered the young man to the captain or a tfoop of horse in the Princes service. ana with escort he was conveyed to Edfn- burgh.
 in inc Highlands making love to Flora MacIvor, or lying i'll in the nut 70 which his Highland rescuers had con veyed him, events had been marching
 rapidly, and Charles Edward had gam
 ed almost complete possession oL tne th ancient Kingdom of Scotland. As the
 caIvaeade escorting Wayerley came
 within sight of Edinburgh wreaths or
 d,,n smoke. broken by occasional lnrld
 flashes. hung about the battlements or
 Ihe castle which still held out for King
 George. but the royal banner or the
 Stuarts waved over the palace or ho-
 Ivrood. the city itself was in possess
 sion of the insurgents, ana an army,
 composed largely Of Htghlanders' lay
 ancamped benath the city walls.
 WayerIey was taken directly to the
 gatea of Holyrood and delivered over to A guard of Highlanders, the captain of which conducted him to long gall lery, apparently sort Q, .esooLl, ells In hnfh T,owland Rarb loitered or passed and rara aaea in haste, as if on business Of imnortance and secretaries were bus iIv engaged in making out passes, nfilsters and returns.
 As the rather bewildered young man sat meditating upon what all this might mean, the rustic of tartans Was heard behind hlm and, turning, he was warmly embraced by Fergus MaciVor. 'sWelcome to Holyrood, once more ! possessed by her legitimate sovereignF'
 cried the chief Did l not say we should prosper and that you would fall 1 fall into the hands of the Philistines if you left usY .. .,..,... 1t is long since I heard friends voice. Where is Florar
 safe in this city" replied Fergus. and taking WaYerley by the arm he
 dragged him out of the guardroom and ere he knew where he was being con- ducted the young man found himself in the presence chamber. fitted up with
 some attempt at royal state.
 A young man distinguished by the dignity of his mein and the noble ex-
 pression of his features, advanced out of A circle of military gentlemen nd Highland chiefs, and Wave-ley was presented to Prince Charlss Edward.
 "Bonnie Prince Charley" was one of
 those men possessing in an eminent
 degree the power of exciting personal loyalty in the breasts of all with whom
 they are brought in contact, and his lofty and romantic character, coupled with the adventurous story of his att tempt to regain the throne of his an- cestors has made his name in history one which still appeals to youth and
 daripg wherever the English language Is spoken.
 At the close of the audience Way erley. falling upon his knee devoted
 his life and his sword to the vindica- tion of the rights of the adventurous Prince. Choosing to srve for the pres- ent as a volunteer with eFrgus, Way erley was provided with a Highland ! costume of the MacIvor tartan. Thus ' arrayed. he attended that night the | Princes court and there met again ] both Rose Bradwardine-for the old | Baron had again taken the field and brought his daughter to the Scottish | capital.
 | Flora greeted Waverley with cold | ness and reserve but Rose met him 1 with an affectionate warmth which l found a responsive chord in his wn
 breast and awakened him, suddenly
 and finally, to a realization of his true
 feelings toward that young lady.
 Before dawn the next morning the