The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17

their horses and rode away, while Waveriey and the Baron walked back to the mansion house. the sturdy host apologizing all the way for the rude- ness of Balmawhapple.
 Unaccustomed to the use of wine. Wayerly slept until late the next morn- ing, and awoke to the unpleasant re- collection that it had become his duty to challenge the Lard of Balmawhap- pie, and perhaps, either kill him or be killed himself in the foolish quar- rel. What was his surprise, however. when, upon descending into the lower apartments of the house, he saw the Baron and the laird approaching, arm fin arm. That is, the Baron had hold of one of the laird's arms, while the other was done up in a bandage that rested in a sling. They seemed to be On good terms and the laird made a complete, if somewhat surly apology, to the young man for his rudeness of the preceding evening.
 It was not until long afterward that WaverIey learned that before retiring the Baron had sent challenge to Bal- mawhapple and had met him at day i break in a glen. The aged Baron. l whose head was clear after a night or 1 revelry as before one, had not only run his rapfer through the arm of the strong young laird, but had forced him, at the point of his Steel, to promise the apology.
 The picturesque old mansion. the l feudal state maintained by the Baron, l the wild and romantic character or the | surrounding country and, last but not l least, the pleasure which he found In 1 the company of Rose Bradwardine, all l so fitted in with Waverleys natural l inclination and disposition that 1t was 1 easy for the Baron to induce him to 1 proiong his stay at Tulley-Veolan. One morning, after Waverley had been for some time an inmate of the house, the establishment was thrown l into agitation by the discovery that the Baron's cattle had been driven of 1 in the night by band of caterans, or robbers, who had descended from the neighboring highlands.
 As the family sat at dinner that day the door opened and 6 Highlander, fully armed and equipped, entered the I arartment, he was a stout, dark young 1 man of low stature, the ample folds 1 of whose plaid added to the appear ance of strength which his person ex- hibfted. The short kilt showed his | sinewy and clean-made limbs. the goat-skin purse, fanked by a dirk and steel-wrougEt pistol ,bung before him. | His can. or 'sbonnet.'' had short feather, which indicated his claim to he considered a Duinhewassel or sort of gentleman. fS broadsword dangled l by his side, a target or shield hung upon his back and long Spanish
 f6wiing piece occupied one of his
 hands.
 sWeIcome, Evan Dhu Maccombich' 1 What news of Fergus Mac1vor Vich Ian vohr?" said the Baron.
 Fergus Mac1vor Vich Ian Vohr.'
 returned the Highlander in good Eng
 fish. ''greets you~well, Baron Of Brad wardine and Tully-Veolan.
 The Highlander was, indeed, an am. bassador from a chieftain in the neigh
 boring highlands between whom and
 the Baron there had been some coolnes'
 of late owing to a question of prece'
 dence which had arisen from theil
 meeting in state with their followers
 at A county gathering. He now sough
 to re-establish his friend dship with thG
 house of Bradwardine.
 When the treaty of amtiy had beer
 fully ratified. and Evan Dhu, who wal
 inc chieifts fcster-brother and devoted
 attendant, heard of the lifting of th' II cattle. he undertook to restore then again to the Baron, surmising rightly
 that they had been driven off by Don
 ald Bean Lean a proessional cateraD who sheltered on the territory of Vicl
 Ian vohr.
 wayerley, whose imagination hat
 been excited by the stories he hat heard of the dwel1ers in the highlands requested permission to go along witl , Evan when he departed to visit th, , hold of the cattle thief. and. perchanee . to go as far as Glennaquoich. the cas , tle of vich Ian vohr, and see High , land chief surrounded by his clan, be ing assured that there was no hazard