The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-09-10

rope and ! hauled him In. Then the
man and the boy were hoisted up In
safety and the rope was lowered again
for me. II was almost dark, and the
rain was falling In torrents. On my
way up, az was Tending myself away
from the crag, from some inconceiv.
able cause the rope broke, and from
that moment. until a short time ago,
when, by degrees, recovered my un.
derstanding, l must have been asleep
or in some very peculiar mental con.
dition. At any rate. the interval has
been blank in my life. and you can
now easily understand my intense
anxiety to return to Scotland"
DR.. Hoyt had been listening to this
, interesting narrative with profound
attention, and at its conclusion he
shook hands with McGregor. assured
him of his sympathy and assistance,
and then added;
"As for this model of yours, Il is
certainly the most wonderful and in.
teresting exhibition of the kind have
ever looked upon. In fact, l do not
think any sane person would be capa.
BILE of such a marvellous demonstra.
tion of patience and technical skill,
Many of our patients daily furnish us
with curious examples of unlocked
for and mysterious mental capacity,
but your handiwork and your story
surpass anything of the kind in the
history of this institution. assure
you we shall take great care of it.
"But now, McGregor, have some
thing to add to your story that /
know you will listen to with the
greatest interest. 1t is a newspaper
clipping which received from New
York. 1t is taken from the Inverness
Courier" Then DR.. Hoyt read aloud
the following paragraph:
THE McGREGOR INCIDENT.
"The death of Robert Saltoun, the
Master OF Ethie, has added another
interesting chapter to the McGregor
incident.
Highland readers of this news.
paper do not need to be reminded OF
this famous story of heroism and
mystery. That some one cut the rope
is an undisputable fact, but 1t is also
true that Robert Saltoun was tried
for the crime and acquitted by jury
of his countrymen. Perhaps no indi.
vidual in the history of the Scottish
Highlands ever suffered so much from
public indignation and scorn as the
late Master of Ethie. For our part,
we cannot believe that Robert Saltoun
was half as bad man as his enemies
have painted him. On the widowed
mother of the young man he bestowed
life pension. Ian McGregor recov.
cred from his physical injuries, but
his mental powers continuing dis.
turbed and unbalanced. the Laird, at
considerable expense, sent him abroad
In the hope that change of scene
would be of benefit to him. The
young fellow died, or was reported
to have died, while abroad, and so
the affair was allowed to rest. But
now persistent rumors are heard that
there has been death-bed' confession
to the effect that young McGregor
was shamelessly deserted in a for.
eign country, and that the report OF
his death was fabrication. Further.
more, 1t Is said that members of the
Laird's family are now advertising
extensively In the United States in
their efforts to locate the young man.
Thus mystery Is added to mystery.
and further developments are anxious.
ly awaited"
About year after the discharge of
Ian McGregor from the hospital. DR..
Hoyt received from him a most in.
teresting letter, with an enclosure as
follows:
MARRIED
"On the 9TH inst, at Raddery Hall,
Invernesshire, Ian McGregor of Rose
markie, to Margaret, only surviving
child and heiress to the late Robert
Saltoun, Esq, of Ethie and Robindale,
in the County of Ross. From Good
Literature.
eees OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES