The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-21

he had solicited. 1t appeared that the
sale of the 'barony of Hllangowan' was
to take place for the beneht of the cred
itors of the Laird. but only q small part
| of the purchase money was to be paid
down, the remainder being held back by
| the purchaser for a long term of years
| to secure himself in case the lost heir
upon whom the property was entailed
should reappear.
The story OF Glossin's base ingratitude
and his villainy toward his benefactor had
| stirred Mannering, and he resolved that
Ellangowan should not fall into the tricky
attorneys hands. He himself would be
the purchaser, he told Macedonian, and his
host of former days should still find a
| refuge in the halls of his fathers. Man
nerfng was looking about for place for
a home, any way, and Ellangowan suited
| him. There was room enough there for
. the Laird and his daughter and himself
and Julia-aiso Mr.. Sampson IL he wished
| to stay. A large company was assem-
| bled for the sale, but before 1t could be
made Mr. Bertram died in the arms of
| his daughter. Further proceedings were
| thereupon postponed by Macedonian,
|
ed that the sale proceed. The next day
Colonel Mannering left for England after
ascertaining the date at which 1t was
proposed to hold the postponed sale of
| the barony and telling Macedonian that
| he would either be back in person to bid
| for the porperty or would send full pow
| ers for the sheriff substitute to do SO in
his behalf.
| The day set for the sale came but
neither Mannering nor his power 81 at
torney arrived at Kippletringan and Gil
bert Glossin became the purchaser of
Ellangowan. Macedonian went home In
a state of great detection. Bitterly did
he. In thought, reproach the colonel for
failing to keep his agreement. But at 6
o'clock that night there arrived an ex-
press, very particularly drunk" as the
housemaid said, with full power from
Mannering to buy the estate of ELAN
gowan. The fellows love of drink, for
which he had loitered by the way, had
played into the hands of Gilbert Glossn,
and Lucy Betram was without homo
except the temporary one which Mac
Morlan had persuaded her to accept be-
meath his roof.
Mannering had gone south to bring his
daughter to Scotland. When he returned
with her and found that his authority to
purchase Ellangowan had arrived too
late he leased the neighboring estate of
Woodbourne, persuading Miss Bertram
to come there as companion to his daugh-
ter and deighting Dominic Sampson by
engaging him to arrange the library of
his uncle, the bishop, which he had
! brought around by sea in many great
| packing cases. The colonel still had his
| eye on Elangowan, which he fancied Clos
sin might be obliged to give up after all,
as some of the creditors objected to his
retaining SO large a portion Of the pur-
chase money. AS the fair Julia had gone
to Scotland of course the enamored Van
beest Brown followed. AS he was on his
way through a lonely part of Cumber-
land he stopped at roadside ale-house
for refreshment and there fell in with
Dandie Dinmont, a bluff and sturdy
Liddesdale farmer. who. at his place of
Charles Hope. kept those dogs which
! have become historical and the breed of
which, known as the Dandie Dinmont
terrier, is not extinct to this day.
As Dinmont and Brown ate their rude
meal In the rude ale-house, an old wo-
man, thin and shriveled, but of great
height, who sat smoking her pipe beside
the fire, heard Dandie boast of his trav-
els about Scotland. and asked him II he
had ever been In Galloway. Troth he
had, he said. And did he know place
called Ellangowan? He did, 1t was Mr..
Bertram's place. the Laird who was dead.
Dead" exclaimed tho Withholding
woman, then that settled all scores"
She easily got from him the whole story
of the fall of the house of Bertram; for
Dinmont had happened to be in Galloway
when Bertram died and had heard it told
there. ut will be seen and heard Of
cried the woman in a sort of frenzy when
Dinmont had concluded his tale, Earth
and sea will not hold their peace longer"
Then happening to look at Brown she
gazed at him with staring eyes, and at
length said, Tell me. in the name Of
God, young man, what is your name and
whence you came" II came from India,
mother, and my name is Brown re-
turned he, rather startled. ''India!" she
repeated. "then it cannot well be- But
Dinmont resumed his journey on horse
back and as Brown was on foot the cap
tain was soon distanced, but, coming to
lonely farmer fighting against some
footpads who had waylaid him, one of
which stretched him out with a blow lust
as the young traveller arrived on the
scene Calamity did Brown go to the as
sistance of Dinmont. and the farmer soon
getting to his feet again the highway
men were put to fight. Dandie took his
rescuer to his house Of Charles Hope
would accept of no reward for saving his
life except his humble hospitality for a
| few days hunting. But Brown had made
stanch friend for life and one who
afterward stood him in good stead at an !
hour of need.
Brown hired a post-chaise to continue
his journey toward the spot where dwelt
his adored Julia. and was not many miles
from Woodbourne when, overtaken by
night and uncertain of the road, he LEFT |
his conveyance and walked toward a
light which he saw cleaning at short |
distance among the trees, to ask his wav |
He found the light shone from vault
below a ruined tower. The front of the !
vault had been boarded up and furnished |
with small window and door, 1t was
the vault below the Kahn of Derncleugh |