The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-28

edge that I've nae rooted objection in
that is. when It's to serve q RIGHT cause
and there be a good chance o. victory,
to say nothing 0. profit. But 81 thing
dootin whether. that will be the case
the mornin'. What I'm feared o is no
war, but black murder" And there .was
an earnestness in Grimond's tone which
"My lord" said Jock. in answer to
the Interrogation on his masters face,
II came here to speak. II Providence
gave "a !, me the chance; for after all that
ear would be open to hear mo- When
a man has made as big n mistake as
have dune. and caused us niucklc
and this is part of his Judgment that
them lie loves most may trust him
least.
Ma. ma. my lord" for the face OF
en-: I've no word to say against her
ladyship. / gather she has been doing
what she can for. the cause WI them
slippery rnscals O. dragons and their
my ain thoughts. fear mo, indeed.
to say what have found and what
am suspecting, for We hac reason to
conclude that my head Is full O. plots.
and that broodln' over trenchcry has
made me daft"
what is 1t now, Jock?" In a tone
between amusement and seriousness
I'VE havenn found letter from Lochiel
win the reward upon my head. or
caught General MacKay, dressed in
ragged kilt, stealing about through
the army my os out with 18th It and let US
I'VE are laughin'. Master John. and
will not deny we have Justification. /
wish to God be as far frne the truth
this time as l was last time, but there
n a n rr, hn
BODIES nae guide to yersel. and through
you to the cause. 1t was not for nae
thin I watched two of our new recruits
for days. and heard a snap O. their con-
versation yesterday on the march,"
III be bound. Jock. we heard some
wild talk. for ! doubt our men arc
reader with an oath than Psalm and
loose story than a sermon. But we
must just take them as they come
rough men for rough work. and des-
perate men for wild adventure"
Guide knows. my ears are wcel ac-
customed to the clatter of the camp
would offend Jock Grimond But the
men / mean are of the other kind;
they speak like gentlefolk. and MIGHT,
for the manner o. them. sit wi her
ladyship in Dudhope Castle"
Broken gentlemen. very likely. Jock.
There have always been plenty in our
ranks Surely you are not going to
day. II ] had five hundred OF that
kidney behind me. / would drive Mac
Kay horse. foot and bits of artillery
like chaff before the wind. gentle
man makes a good trooper. and when
he has nothing to lose. he's the very
devil to fight"
But that's, no a else: ! wouldna
have troubled you. my lord. but the
two are aye the-gither, and keep in
company like q pair o. dogs poachin'.
They have the look o men who are on
their gard. and are feared o bein'
story. they had served with Living
stones dragons. and had come over
to us because they We're for the good
cause. But ain o. Livingstones lads
naethin wrong wi him except that he
belongs to Forfar and has a perpetual
drouth. tells me that our twa friends
We're jniSt in and d, GOT no MAR than
that hey. went wi Livingstone 20 get to
us. And what for--aye, what FORE"
For King James, l should say, and
bellyful of fighting" said Dundee care
lcssly
'Maybe .ye're RIGHT, and if So there's
wrang, and If so. there will be black
trouble. At ,ony rate, I didna like
the story. and | wasna taken wi the
men No that they're bad-lookin', but
they're after some ploy. Weel. they
ride by themsel's and they camp by
themsefs. and they eat by themsel's
midday. when we haltit they made off
to the bank O. the river. and settled
themsefs ablow tree. and by chance
a burn ran into the river there VII a
high bank on the side next them. Are
We listenin', my lord?"
Yes. yes" said Dundee. whose
thoughts had evident been far away,
and who was attaching little import
ance to Jocks groundess fears. Go
on. SO you did a bit of scouting,
SUPPOSE
81 did" said Jock. with some pride,
"and they never jaloused wha was
lying close beside them, like Il tod
(fox) in his hole, I'm no prepared to
say that I could catch a their colo
guing, but / got enough TO set me
thinking. Juist bits, but they could
be pieced togithcr."
Well" said Dundee, with more in
terest what were the bits?"
THE one asks the other where he
keeps his pass, Sown in the lining
OF my coat SAYS he. Where's yours?'
In my boot answers he the safest
place Who gave them the passes.
thinks ! to myself, and what are they
hiding them for? So ! cocks both my
ears to hear the rest