Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

me as when the sun gaes behind the clouds.
1 cared neither to eat nor drink-had II
not been for your sake. l didna care TO
live. But moo. when we've buried the past
and taken me back into your favor. m in
the LIGHT again. and | carena what hap
pens to me, neither hardship nor death
Oh, my loved lord will ye call me JOCK
again?'' When the severe and self-con-
tained Lowland Scot takes fire, there Is
such strength of fuel in him that he burns
into white heat. and there is no Quenchlng
OF the flame And at that moment era
ham understood. as he had only imagined
before the passion which can be concealed
in the heart of Scots retainer.
Get up. Jock, you old fool and-my
trusty friend" Claverhouse concealed but
poorly behind his banter the emotion OF
his heart for Jock had found him in
lonely mood.
You and me are no made for kneeling,
except to our Maker and our king. Faith.
l judge We are better at the striking.
Aye we are friends again, and shall be
till the end. which 1 am thinking may not
be far off. Ye gave bitter time, the
like of which / never had before, and be-
side which death. when 1t comes. will be
welcome. but ye did 1t not in baseness, but
Jock IS full o. sic calamities. and we are
all for the maist part at cross purposes
1t seemeth to as If we were travelling
in the darkness knowing not whether the
man beside us be friend or foe, and often
striking at our friends by mistake. But
we must march on till the day breaks.
IT III break Tor us soon, at any
went on Dundee, for by tomorrow night
the matter will be settled between Cen
MacKay and me. Div ye mind, Jock how
| fain would have fought with him at The
Hague. and he wouldna take my chai-
lenge?"
'Cowardly and cold-b looded whig like
the lave o them" burst out Jock, in a
strong reaction from his former mood OF
tenderness. Leave him to look after him
sell he MIGHT have stood mair nor once
thae last weeks and faced We like man.
but would he? Ma, ma. he ran afore ye,
and doot sair whether he will give you
a chance tomorrow"
Have no fear of that. Jock. we've wait
ed long for our duel. but, ye may take my
before the sun goes down again behind the
hills. There will be a fair field and a
free fight. and the best man will win; and.
Jock, I will not be sorry when the sun
sets. What ails you. Jock. for your face
is dOwncast? That didna used to be the
way with you In the low country on the
prospect Of battle Diy ", we mind seneffe
Fine. my lord. fine. and I'll acknowledge
that I've nae rooted objection in principle
or in practice to fechtin'-that Is. when
good chance o. victory. to say nothing o.
profit But a thing maun be fair and
aboveboard. and I'm dootin' whether that
will be the case the mornin'. What I'm
And there earnestness in Girl
mond's tone which arrested Dundee.
MY lord, said JOCK, In answer to the
Interrogation on his masters face, Il
came here to speak. If Providence gave me
the chance, for after all that has hap
pened. / didna consider your would
be open to hear me. When a man has
made big a mistake as 1 have dune,
and caused muckle sorrow 1t behooves
him to walk softly, and this Is PART Of
his Judgment that them he loves most may
rust him least.
Ma, ma, my lord" for the face of Dun
dee beginning again to blacken.
i've no word to say against her lady
ship. l gather she has been doing what
she can for the cause wi them slippery
rascals o. Dragons. and their Laodiceah
commander. OF whom / have my ain
thoughts. 1 fear me. indeed, to say what
l have found and what am suspecting for
we haze reason to conclude that my head Is
full O plots, and that broodn' over treach-
cry has made me daft"
What is 1T now, Jock?' in a tone be-
tween amusement and seriousness. "Ye
havena found a letter from Lochiel to
the Prince Of Orange. offering to win the
reward upon my head, or caught General
MacKay. dressed in a ragged kilt, steal
ing about through the army? Out with
IL, and let us know the worst at once"
"Ye are laughin', Master John, and I
will not deny we have justification.
wish to God be as near frae the truth
this time as I was last time. but there Is
somethin' gaein' on In the camp that
b2des nae guide to yersel. and through
you to the cause II was not for
naethin' I watched I've o( our new r.