The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-01-19

the ravages of storms and the reefs
and cliffs of dangerous coasts to be de-
stroyed by a Scotchman's act of su.
preme revenge.
The galleon, rounding the northern
capes of Scotland, put into the Loeb of
Tobermory on the west coast for sup
plies. Food was running short. The
storms Of the North sea meant lost
spars and tackle, which must be re-
newed for the voyage to Spain. The
Spaniards intended to help themselves
from the Highlanders' stores on the
n%eighboring lochs and hills. They
found their match in Sir Lauchlan
Maclean, ensconced in his castle, Du.
art. m"
Before they knew it, the spaniards
found that Sir Lauchlan had dragged
some of his guns to the slope over
hanging Tobermory and had the gal,
leon covered.
Pay for what you take, or I fire on
you," was his ultimatum. The Span.
iards came to terms. r.
Sir Lachlan wanted some Of the
Spaniards' p~ieces-of-eight in exchange
for his sheep, beeves, spars from his
woodlands, and fresh water for the
ships casks. But he wanted more. The
clans MacIan and Macdonald were his
enemies. He saw among the Spanish
soldiers arms to crush them. Let part
Of the payment be in money, said he,
the rest in a loan of Spaniards to fight
the Mac1an and Mcdonald clans.
This seemed fair to the Spaniards.
AS they laid in their supplies and re.
paired their spars and rigging, Sir
Lachlan led a detachment of Spanish
marines against the rival clans. They
laid waste the islands of Rum, Gamma,
Eigg, and Muck and the shore of the
mainland at Ardamurchan, then be.
,sieged Mingary castle, on the Sound OF
Null. &c
The, siege was still on when word
came to the Spaniards to rejoin their
ship, as she was ready for sea. Sir
Lauchlan demurred. The Spanish
pieces-of-eight had not been paid. The
Spaniards could not be prevented from
returning to their ship. But Sir LAUGH.
Ian held three of their officers as hos.
tages-pledges of their good faith I'M.
til the money vas paid.
The Spanish commander was
smooth-tongued and full of promises
but did not pay. Sir Lauchlan put
these promises to a test. He Sent one
of his men, Donald elias, aboard the
galleon for the money. The canny
Scotch leader had guessed right. Don.
aid Glas had no sooner reached the
ship than he was seized and impris.
oned below decks.
That night the Spaniards, abandon.
ing their three hostages held by Si1
Lauchlan, made ready to put to sea.
AS the day broke Donald Glas, in sen,
timent or cruelty, or both, was
brought on deck and told to look upou
his home for the last time. The
%Scotchman was. overcome with m
ton at sight of the loch, the sea, the
Highlands. He begged to be taken
back to his cell, that he might see nc
more. f aH
The Spaniards weighed anchor. Thu
Highlanders on shore saw the wind
just beginning to fill their sails when
the end came-an awful humiliation
Donald Glas had found that his cell
was near the powder magazine. In
the night he had laid a train of powde,
from one to the other. Now he fred
the magazine.
When the column of flame and do
bris and the clouds of smol.o h.,
cleared away Sir Lauchlan saw a bla
zing, dismembered hulk drift a litt1.
while toward the sea, then sink, a com
plete loss.