Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

sign of danger, to cross hills in full flight
and to be listening for the sound of the pur-
suer AS yet he had not to hide. but be-
fore many days were over he also may be
skulking in moss hays. and concealnS him
self in caves, and Disgusting himself ir
peasants garments, he. John Graham OF
Giaverhouse and my Viscount of Dundee
The tables had turned with a vengeance
and the day Of the godly had come. The
hilmen would laugh when they heard Of it,
and the Conventicles would rejoice to-
gether. Mackay would be sitting in his
quarters at Elgin that night making his
plans Also but not for flight, and hardly
for fighting. When officers arrest an out
law it is not called battle any more than
when hounds run a fox to his laid Mackay
would be arranging how to trap him, an
ticipating his ways of escape and stopping
all the earths, that, say, tomorrow he
might be quietly taken. 1t would not be a
surrender; 1t would be a capture. and he
would be sent to Edinburgh in charge Of
half a dozen English dragons and tried at
Edinburgh and condemned for treason
against King Williamsburg William. They
would execute him without mercy, and be
only doing to him what he had done to the
wings, and just he had kept guard at
Pollock's execution that new Cameronian
regiment. of which there was much talk.
would keep guard at his There would be
little cause for precaution: no one need fear
rescue, for the hillmen would be there
in thousands with the other wings to feast
their eyes upon his shame and cheer his
death. He could not complain, for 1t would
happen to him 1t had to many of them,
and what he had sown that would he reap.
Would Mackay be laughing that night at
Elgin, with his officers. and crying in his
Puritanic cant, Aha, aha, how is the
enemy fallen and the mighty cast down.!
Where now is the boasting Of his pride.
where now is the prosecutor Of the saints
No far wore, Mackay would give orders
in his cold, immovable manner. and treat
the matter as Of no account, as one who
had never expected anything else from the
beginning, and was only amazed at his OPP
ponents madness. That was the inner bit
terness of 1t all; they had taken their sides
fifteen years ago; MacKay had chosen wise
ly and he had chosen foolishly. as the world
would say. The conflict had been inevi-
table and 1t was quite inevitable that
his would be the losing side. William saw
what was coming afar off. so did MacKay;
and 1t had all come to pass, year by year.
act by act. and now Mackay was to give
the last stroke. They had won. and they
had been sure all the time they were going
to win, and they would win with hardly an
effort He did not repent of his loyalty,
and he would not have done otherwise If
he had had the choice over again. But their
foresight, and their patience. and their ca
pacty, and their thoroughness, and the
madness of his own people, and their feeble
ness and their coWardice, and their help
lessness Infatuated him. Curse MacKay
and his master. and the whole crew of cold
blooded wings But it is and mine which
are cursed.
amen to the malediction on the usurper
and all his servants; it's weel deserved.
and may it sumo be fulfilled, full measure
and rinnin' over, but for ony sake dnna
curse yerseP, my lord for it's blessings
we've earned as a faithful servant o. your
king And Dundee turned round to find
his faithful servant had arrived from
home and had. sought him out on the river
side.
you took me by surprise, Jock. and
startled me- for knew not that any man
was near. I thought that you of all men
were at Dudhope, where l left you to pro-
tect Lady Dundee and the young lord. Is
~aught~ wrong" cried Dundee anxiously
"my wife and child. are they both we'll?
Speak quickly" For even then Dundee
looked like man who had to speak care
fully. do not tell me that MacKay has
ordered the castle -to-be seized, and that
the dragons have ipsulted my family;
this were an outrage on the laws of war
If they have done this thing / will avenge
news we bring?" And Dundee gripped
his Servants shoulder and shook him with
such violence that Grimond a strongly
built fellow, was almost thrown from his
feet.
BE quiet, Master John, for / Gamma
help calm ye that. and dinna work your
sell into a frenzy, for this is no like your
ain sell. Ma, ma, Dudhope is safe and no
a single dragoon. leastways soldier. has
been near 1t since we left; whatever other
mischief he may do. Col Livingstone, him
that commands the cavalry We ken, at
Dundee will no see ony harm come to my
Lady Dundee. Have no fear on that con-
Germ, my lord.
You havena come for nought Grimond.
and I'm not expecting that We have much
good to tell. Good tidings do not come my
way in these days Is the lad well?' said