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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Trapped Among the Rocks

As they approached the point of rocks they saw through the murk man way ing to them. Tn the obscurity they did not see that his signals were to go back.
 The man came running toward them It was Edie Ochiltree, the aged 'blue gown, ' or professional and licensed beggar, one of the last of that species once plentiful in Scotland
 Turn back! Turn backn' cried the va grant, his long white beard flowing in the wind of the rising storm.
 'Ye cannot get by Halket Head It was all could do to get by 20 minutes since it was coming three feet abreast. We will maybe get back by Ballyburg Ness Point. Lord help us-its our only chance
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Victim of a Promoter

But Hector was not dead-not bit of it. He had been severely wounded it is true, but it is hard to kill Highlandman with one bullet and he was carried to his uncle's house to recover amid the affec- tion and care of his sister and his Aunt Grisida.
 Oldbuck himself was at first somewhat alarmed-for he liked the boy. in spite of his ways, which did not agree with those of quiet loving antiquary and kept Monkbarns in a turmoil when he was res- ident there. t
 The financial affairs of Sir Arthur War dour had become more and more involved.
 A German adventurer naiaed Douster- swivel had persuaded the baronet that valuable mines existed upon a certain part of the Knockwinnock estate and had been going through with his patron the usual course of those sharpers who in the de clining years of the 18th century as well as in our own day. float companies to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
The Fatal Bar Sinister

Scarcely had Edie taken his departure than there appeared at the castle the laird of Monkbarns and MT. Lowell, come to inquire as in duty bound, after the health of those who had been in such danger the night before.
 Sir Arthur excused himself from seeing Lowell until he should feel stronger, but sent for Oldbuck to come to his room.
 The baronet, after a few words, ex- plained to Monkbarns that Mir Lowell had met his daughter in Yorkshire the season before, when Isabel had been on a visit to her aunt and had fallen in love with her. He was. no doubt. a very proper young man, and held a commission in the army.
 But he was the natural son of a gentle man of wealth, and though he would be exceedingly well provided for, as far as money went, yet the house of '<nockwin- nook could have no bar sinister upon It's esciitcheon
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Edie Directs a Search

Much against his will. Dousterswivel was, almost by main force, made to go to the ruins with Oldbuck, Sir Arthur and Edie Ochiltree.
 You will find nothing,' said Dous- terswivel, "for my good Mir. Oldbuck makes the use of my magic impossible
 But Edie suggested that, with or with out incantations, they look again into the tomb of Maleome Mastieot. They did and, digging down, came upon a chest filled with bars of silver to the value. perhaps, of thousand pounds sterling.
 The adept at once claimed the credit of the discovery. alleging that it was because of a mystic talisman which Sir Arthur carried in his vest pocket.
 Sir Arthur was convinced and, though Monkbarns had no doubt that this was another device of the swindler. he was much puzzled. both because of the amount of the treasure-which was larger bait than swindlers are accustomed to throw to their gulls-and because of Dousterswivel's evident disinclination to have the experiment made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
A Fugitive From Justice

Lowell stood in a sort of trance, not even needing the words of his second. Lieuten- ant Talrail of his majesty's brig Search, who had happened to be in Fairport at the time and who had acted for him in the affair of honor"
 At length old Edie Ochiltree grasped him by the arm and added his commands to the lieutenants entreaties. The result, in short, was that Lowell was hid by the mendicant in cave under the ruins until it was safe, along toward daybreak. to get him to the shore and to embark him on board the Search, which sailed at once.
 Lowell left Scotland believing that he had killed Hector Mcintyre and sick at heart over the affair into which he had entered so definantly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Treasure From Malcome's Tomb

This made the laird especially testy with the adventurer and impatient of his schemes. so that when Sir Arthur came to Mr Oldbuck and told him that Dou- sterswivel had actually, in his presence, by magic means. discovered hidden in the tomb of Malcome Masticot, In the ruins of St. Ruth, an ancient horn filled with silver and gold pieces-even showed him the horn and the coins-Monkbarns fell into rage and denounced the adventurer in strong language.
 He dared Dousterswivel to go with him to the ruins and find any more treasure
 He declared the tomb had been "salted, or words to that effect, for the term had not been invented in those days.
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The next morning Isabel had almost en- trely recovered from the effects of her terrible experiences of the previous night. She had youth-and youth is rich in re- cuperative forces.
 As for Sir Arthur, he was confined to his room recovering slowly from shock and exposure. For he had age--and age steals away residence.
 Old Edie came to see Isabel. He would not enter the castle, but, seated upon a |, stone bench near one of the grated win dows, remnant of the old order which Sir Arthur would not have removed, and looking with his white beard, his long blue gown. his pikestaff. his clear blue eyes and his benign expression like some palm CT of old. conversed with Isabel through the grating.
 Isabel offered Edie farm, a cottage, money-anything that he might choose within the power of her father to provide as reward for his work of the preced- ing night.
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Her Secret Safe

But Edie refused everything except a small piece of silver and said that the best way Isabel could reward him was to ''pe kind to the lad," intimating that he had seen her and Lowell, upon the first arrival of the latter at Fairport, holding a long and serious conversation in retired walk near the castle-and that he under stood how matters stood between them
 Isabel blushed, then turned white and trembled. That her secret was in the possession of this vagrant who went from house to house, a chartered newsbag alarmed her, and that Edie intimated that she need not fear his babbling only par tially relieved her fears.
 But fears she need have had none Edie Had been various things before he became a licensed beggar, among others soldier, and was devoted to the house of Knowin- tock
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Lowell Makes a Call

These two apparently ill-assorted peo- pie struck up not only travellers in timacy, but real friendship in the course of the journey and when Lowell had es- tablfshed himself in quarters at the little fishing village of Fairport he bethought himself of paving the visit to his fellow traveller which the elder man had not only requested, but insisted upon.
 It was an ancient house that Jonathan Oldbuck nhabited-formerly the house of the steward, or bailiff, of a neishboring ruined monastery.
 He was bachelor and with him dwelt what he called "his womankind an tiquated sister, Miss Grizelda, and his blooming niece. Mary M'Tntyre, double orphan, his sisters child. ~ There was nephew, Captain M'Intyre butt he was away with the army, fighting agafAnst the French.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
A Midnight Burial

Dousterswivel, upon recovering him self, also heard these strange solemn sounds coming from the chancel and saw lights. In. short, both he and his as sailants had been sacred by the fact that a nocturnal burial was taking place in the ruined church of the abbey.
 For that night-at midnight-with all the impressive and solemn ritual of the Catholic church, the aged Countess of Glenallan had been laid among the bones of her ancestors.
 It was Edie Ochiltree, who heard next morning of the cause of the strange sounds and lights amid the ruins of St. Ruth's, who carried the news to the cottage of the MuckIebackits when he went to see Steenie, his companion of the night before.
 Steenie had gone out in his boat fish ing, but Edie told-his news to the other members of the family-the news Of the death and midnight burial of the old countess.
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At the Risk of His Life

But they could not get back by Bally- burg Ness Point and the three found themselves facing death in the wild and dreary gloom which had fallen upon them; death In raging waters which now began to beat the feet of the crags around them.
 But other eyes than those of the Blue gown had been upon the pair as they had paced along the sands
 Edie had risled his life to come to warn them back to their only chance of safety, and Lowell, at the risk Of his life, had scrambled down the cliff up which they were now making vain endeavors to as cend and, with the aid of the mendicant, managed to get the completely unnerved Sir Arthur and the fainting Isabel up to a place of temporary safety-a jutting platform of rock above the reach of the waves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
N Ouarrelsome Friends

oldbuch was delighted to see his young friend and\ being notified of his coming sent over iN"yitatons to Knockwinnock Castle to invite\ his neighbor, Sir Arthur Wardour, and his>daughter, Isabel, to din- ner to meet his cha&ce acquaintance.
 Sir Arthur WardouAr was a widower of long standing and &entleman of such ancient descent that he kancied even royal blood scarcely so good s\s his
 Monkbarns. on the othtr hand, was the descendant of three gendrations of pros porous squires whose ancNestors had org 3nally come from Germany
 But Sir Arthur used to eay: well. at any rate he married a M'1irtyre and the MIntyres are of very ancidnt Highland lineage
 They were very great friends and cron- les, the baronet and the lairdI, but being both of about the same age atnd both de- cidedly "set' in their opiaions could scarcely ever meet without qudtrreling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Occult Powers

To the usual equipments of a mine Dou- sterswivel added that of a charlatan of the adept and "Roscicrusian" class finder of hidden treasure and transm0ter of metals-anything the gull he was pick ing wished for.
 Monkbarns hated and detested the man, suspected him as a swindler in the mining business and openly laughed and jibed at the adept" concerning his occult powers.
 But as a drowning man, it is said, will clutch at straws, so poor Sir Arthur clutched at the spacious promises of Dou- sterwivel-even coming to believe in his occult powers.
 Monkbarns had, to please Sir Arthur, embarked some of his money in the min ing scheme besides advancing considera- be sums to the baronet upon his personal note.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
The Laird of Monkbarns

MS Jonathan Oidbuck. sometimes called Nonkbarns, as he was "laird" of an es- tate of that name. was tourneying down from Edinburgh in the diligence to his estate on the northeast coast of Scot land, when he made the acquaintance of a young man who gave his name .as Lowell, and was a fellow passenger.
 Mpnkbarns was a man considerably over eo-though his active body and mind. his fresh complexion and his perfect health made him appear much younger
 MT. Lowell was on the sunny side of 90. Lowell seemed to be of a retiring disposi tion, though his military air and athletic frane, combined with his perfect man ners. showed that, young as he was. he was not without experience of the world
 Monkbarns was bustling, talkative. dog maic and so much given up to antiqua- rian researches, that he was known far and wide ss The Antiquary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Caught By the Storm

As Sir Arthur and his daughter strolled along the sands beneath the beetling cliffs which rose above them, they suddenly mo- ticed that the sky had become darkeneL; the sinking sun was obscured by thick mist; a gloom settled over land and sea almost as dark night.
 A storm was rapidly rising and worse than all they discovered that the tide was rising too
 In fact, 1t was coming in from the sea in a mighty wave; phenomenon com- mon in that paft of Scotland at that sea Son of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Father and Son

And along with Captain Wardour wne should come but the young man who had been known to Fairport as MT. Lovell-now announcing himself as Cap- tain Neville.
 His foster father MT. Neville, was dead. but had left the proof of the vounr mans birth. and other investiga- tions proved the truth of the story of Elspeth. A
 The meeting between Lord Glenallan and his son and heir was most tueI1s, ing naturally. Only so much of the Sad history was made public as was neces- sary, every endeavor being made to save casting reproach upon the memory of the Countess Josceind
 Captain Mcintyre. when he saw that Isabel really was not smitten by his charms. went off in huff and she, of course, now that her father no longer had any objections. joyfully and readily married the heir of Glenallan
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prised, If possible, than any one else when the ingots had been discovered, and now he fell completely into the trap set by F,die and agreed to come that very night, alone, to meet the mendicant in the ruins, when they two should make Search No. ?" and divide what they might find.
 Now it should be said parenthetically that while Sir Arthur was much re- joiced at the temporary relief which the finding of the chest of silver ingots afforded and his belief strengthened that Dousterswivel could find him much more yet the remembrance of an old prophecy cast a momentary shade over his mind.
 The tomb from which the ad~enturer had taken the horn of coin was one which had long been buried under a heap of rubbish.
 It was only on the day when the box of silver was discovered hidden in that an examination made by the antauary revealed the fact that it was the grave of Molcome Misticot. And the old saw" ran:
 When Malcome the Misticot's grave be
 found
 The lands of Knockwinnock are lost and
 won.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
A CL SIC
 IN A PAGE

Sir Walter Scott in his advertisement" of The Antiquary.' says of it: The pres ent work completes a series of fictitious narratives intended to illustrate the man. ners of Scotland at three different periods. Waverley embraced the age of our fla thers, Guy Mannering of our youth and The Antiquary refers to the last 10 years of the 18th century"
 ''The Antiquary' was, in fact the third of the so-cailed "waverley Novels" and was put forth as from the pen of ''The Author of Waverley."
 Scott was then reading at Abbotsford, fin prosperous circumstances, and with a reputation as a poet which he did not care to jeopardize by adventures in prose. But as Waverly had told the world that a great author has arisen, Guy Manner ing and The Antiouary gave the world measure of his greatness.
 From the time of the publication of The Antiquary until Scott, in 1927, pub licly confessed himself the "sole and un- divided' author of the Waverley Novels. he was the great unknown literature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Saved from Ruin

Meantime the affairs of Sir Arthur Waldour had reached q crisla. Upon re- covering from his fright and his beat Ing in the ruins. Dousterswivel had gone at once to Edinburg. where he had set in motion all the machinery which he had been preparing for crushing his patron
 An execution was actually issued ana Knockwinnock actually in the hands Of the bailiffs when stay of proceedings arrived and soon after arrived Sir Ar- thurs son, who had been in EdinburB when he heard of his fathers peril and had engaged honest counsel who had been able to prove that the baronet had been outrageously suindled
 The indebtedness was paid of ana "Knockwinnock lost and won, as inc old saw predicted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
All Happy Except One

It turned out that the box of silver found by Sir Arthur and Dousterswivel in the tomb of Malcome Misticot had been placed there for the express pur- pose of being discovered by the baronet
 Before he fled on board the man of war Search, Lowell, or Neville, had with the help of Edie Ochiltree, placed it there, Edie being charged to lead the the treasure seekers to the tomb that Sir Arthur might find the treasure and have something to help his immediate necessities.
 It was old Edie who. by rapid ride and little riding was he fond of-had brought the stay of execution which had prevented Sir Arthur from being ac- tually taken to prison for debt, and old Edie was now. at last. willing to intermit his wandering and spend most of his time in quiet cottage provided for him.
 Captain Wardour, of course, married. Mary Mcintyre and everybody con | nected with the story-except Dousters~ wivel, who fled abroad-lived happy evsl after.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Putting Up a Job

But Edie Ochiltree could have thrown some light upon the subject had he been so inclined. Hidden in a niche of the ruins with Lowell upon the night of the duel he had seen, as Lowell had, the "hocus pocus'' by which Dousters- wivel had wrought forth by magic the horn of silver coin from the grave of Malcome which Edie had next day re- cognized as a snuff null which he had given to one of the miners working in Dousterswivels mines.
 Therefore Edie and Lowell had in modern parlance. put up a job on the adventurer.
 After the finding of the box of silver ingots, Edie had taken Dousterswivel aside and said to him: "Ye did not look at the lid of the box did ye?''
 The adventurer had not. Edie showed it to him. It bore the legend: "Searcf No. 19'
 That means" said Edie. that there is another search to be made, another box of treasure to be, found in the grave
 I'll.
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Elspeth's Confession

But so imperative, so weird, were her commands that Edie finally undertook the embassy upon which she dispatched him and he delivered into the hands of the earl cameo ring upon the sight of which Lord Glenallan became most painfully agitated.
 For many years he had lived almost as recluse at his castle, apparently oppressed by some great sorrow which even the strict practice of his religion seemed not to ameliorate.
 He came at the summons of Elspeth and into his ears she purred her con- fession.
 In his youth he had been in love with his cousin. Eveline Neville.
 His mother was the last of the Glen allans. She had married a MT. Neville of Yorkshire and it had been arranged that upon her death Geraldin was to assume the name of Glenallan and the title. while his brother remained MT. Neville and took the ' Yorkshire property
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Like q Dutiful Daughter

Isabel, like dutiful daughter, had con- fided in her father and it had been or dered that the acquaintance with Lowell be dropped.
 That was why they had treated Lowell as a stranger when they met him at Mir. Oldbucks dinner. MT. Oldbuck in his in- vitation had not mentioned the name of the man whom they were to meet-or they would not have gone.
 Why. what's wrong with the young man?" exclaimed Monkbarns.. If ye were talking about his mother, now, could understand ye. And, Sir Arthur, is not one of the towers of this castle called Macome Mistocot's-or Misbegots tower?'
 Yes replied the baronet proudly, l"Malcome the Usurper we call him in the family. He, for a while, drove out the legitimate line to which I belong. on my escutcheon, sir, there is no bar sin ister.''
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Seeking a Son

But Eveline was not drowned In the sea She was rescued and brought to the cottage of Elspeth, where she was delivered of a male child, dying in childbirth.
 The marriage of Eveline and Geraldih had been kept a profound secret and only Elspeth and MT. Neville. if he were still alive, knew of the birth Of as son to the heir of Glenallan.
 This was the old womans story. A few days later she died.
 When Eveline Neville hal been visit ing at KnockWinnock Jonathan Oldbuck had fallen in love with her-a love which was returned only by great esteem.
 Lord Glenallan, upon hearing the old woman's confession, bethought himself of Mr. Oldbuck, for whom ho had a great respect, and went at once to Mohk- barns to ask advice as to the possl- bility of finding out if his son were siiil alive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
More Ghosts Than They Expected

Dousterswivel met Edie Oshiltree as appointed and sorely did the mendicant make the adept dig in the bottom of the sepucher searching for the second treasurer he believed to be buried there.
 Dousterswivel was superstitious and was afraid of ruins at night, especially of ruins where things beyond his ken had taken place. But he was avaricious and Ede made him work.
 Suddenly there was a loud grooming and sheetd figure appeared. Duos- terswivel sprang from the grave and as he did so Edie hit him a thump with his pikestaff while Edies accomplice of the white sheet. Eteenie MucklebaclSit, the solliclSing fisherman, laid on his blows until the poor magician was all most dead from thumps and fright
 Then they scampered away and as they ran were sure that they saw strange riders along the road and heard strange and weird sounds coming from the ancient chancel of the ruined abbey church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
uncanny Elspeth

By the fireside sat the aged crone Elspic, Elspieth, Steenie's great grand mother. She was of many years and a weird creature. Her mind came and went in flashes. Sometimes she seemed neither to hear or understands at other times she seemed an inspired sybil.
 All were afraid of her and regarded her as .'uncanny.' She seemed bending over the fire in stupor as Edie told his tale.
 Then, suddenly, she strengthened up her emaciated form, her eyes flashed and she cried in voice shrill and com manding: "Is Joscelind. Countess of Glen allan, dead and buried?''
 It was ever their fashion since the days of the great carl that Was killed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
The Cost of a Lie

The naughty Countess Joscelnd was determinedly opposed to the marriage of Geraldin and Evein. For one thing. they were first cousins. She consulted with her attendant. Elspeth. as to how the match could be prevented.
 ''They are over near related as 1t IS, said Espeth: make them believe that they are nearer stil1.'
 So, by means of some ambiguous let ters of the late earl, the countess had persuaded Geraldin that Eveline was, in reality not his cousin, but his fathers natural daughter.
 But, in the meantime. a secret mar riage had taken place between Eveline. who was then visiting her realtives at Knockwinnock Castle, and Geraldin.
 When this horrible falsehood was made known to Evellne she threw herself from a crag and was supposed to have been. drowned. while Geraldin became the rel eluse that he had been for so many years
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Thoroughly alarmed they hurried for ward. If they could turn a point of rocks which jutted out before them and beyond which path led up the cliffs they were safe. If not it seemed that death was certain for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
BY SIR WALTER SCOTT
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at Harlaw to be buried at midnight with no wailing for the dead
 The Countess of Glenallan, when the great earl was killed, said that he had made widows and orphans enough among his enemies to cry the cronach for their own and Glenallan, too. And so it has been ever since.
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exploit 'salted" mines. and capture cred ulous patrons with real specimens of real ore taken from leads which 1t would cost 50 times the value of the ore to work.
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Like a Palmer of Old

the self-sacrihce of Edie ochiltree and the [ heroism of Lowell
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The Legend on the Cave Dousterswiyel had been more sur
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Just One Last Interview

Meantime. left alone in the parlor. Loy-
Evening star., 1912-08-28

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