The Washington times., 1912-06-26
CHAPTER TX (Continued). :.
ATER in the day Kilby's patienc

had gruffly ordered that his |
horse be saddled, and in the
afternoon he had ridden out on that
road which he had been watching all
morning. He had not returned yet.
He had no sooner ridden off than |
things began to develop in Inverlachie |
The kind of things that developed made |
Yorke half fancy that there was method |
In Kilbys apparent madness. The cap
tain must have anticipated trouble OF
some sort. The captain was probably |
neutrality-suspicious. awaiting-Major |
Fitzwilliams 8 return from Inverary for |
the same reason that Yorke now await
ed Kilby's return. This was a matter |
Yorke shirked 1t because OF tine weight |
involved: perhaps Kilby, himself. felt |
that superior authority would lessen
the possibility Of error or fiasco.
to meet F1tzwilliam and hurry him
back. All the more reason why Lieu
tenant Yorke should delay action until
they arrived. But
shook his head. Bonfires were springlng
UP on the other side of the loch. The
Highlanders were passing the ancient
messenger might be riding through the
northern glens, waving a fiery cross
the cross that blazed war-red war!
And Yorke knew that the time was ex
tremely propitious for any sort of ris-
Ing against England.
Much had happened in Inverlachie OF
which Lieutenant Yorke knew little and
had broken quiet and clear. Before the
sun was we'll up dozen strangers rode
into the village and down the cobbled
street After few guarded questions
over-vol luble in their replies. the stran-
gers rode up to the square, whitewashed
house on the hill. hitched their horses
to the gate and marched inside
strange scene was presently enacted. A
huge man. clad in broadcloth coat,
tartan trews, and with Cameron plaic
brooched to his shoulders, appeared be-
fore Margaret and bowed stiff1y. He
was followed by six other Zig men,
each with tartan somewhere about his
person. and each bit Of tartan speaking
of different clan.
He is here" said the Cameron, alb
ruptly. Lead us to him. lass"
Margaret frightened as she was, felt
\ thrill of joy ripple through her veins.
She knew instantly who and what these
men were. She was a little disappoint-
ed that they did not appear in all the
splendor of kits, sporrans, dirKs, clay
changed. though the spirit was unal-
tered.
She led the way to the "stewdy,"
where her father was closeted with
Dalgleish opened the door and stood
aside.
For a moment the dominies face went
white. Then his eyes glowed and he
They filed in one by one, lined up in
silence before the royal figure, which
rose at their approach. For a moment
seven pairs of eyes surveyed the figure.
while Casimir's gaze slowly moved over
the seven faces
Then the Cameron stepped forward,
dropped on one knee, took Casimir's left
hand in his two great hairy fists, and
likewise: Then the Cameron waved
Dalgleish and Margaret from the room,
The dominic closed the door softlji
after him and went into the wkitchen.
man feeling his way; He shut the kit
chen door behind him and Margaret;
then the big. rugged man burst into
tears-tears of pure radical exultation.
'Margret' Marg'ret!" he cried. In a
choked whisper. "Thev have come. The
die is cast There is no going back.
They have come That is Cameron Of
lochIel--the great Cameron. And an
grandson of Rob Rov. And another is
the Macdonald. and would suspect the
others by their tartan. In my house
iMarg,ret'-thes" great men Of Scot
Poor old dominic The honor and
pride Of it were too much for his racial
emotions. His eyes shed tears while
they glared. His face was shining wet
while 1t was radiant. for was not he
the man who had sheltered the PRINCE
until the great men Of Scotl0nd found
him.
The eight men were closeted for two
hours Finally the door of the 'stcwdy'
was onened. and Margaret's heart
shook as she heard the voica OF
Charles Edward saying m clear, reson'
ant tones:
] will lead them! In two DAYS the city
OF Glasgaw shnll be mine. In four DAYS
.Edinburgh! Then. over the border"
Jarnes palgl"ish could no more keer
that speech to himself than he could
keep cool In an h"ur 1t was being re-
Deated on every tongue in the village
Before noon n lone piper was blowing
his might and main in the cohblet
impulse and "ianSy" Beckctt's Drivat,
stock. was changing his bell and an
nounc!nc to the heavens the very words
Cusimir had uttered to the cniettains d
the North.
That was enough. In one minute In
veIachie went mad. Davis Blue strucl
his anvil with his sledge-hammer, brok'
the haft, pitched the fragments Wher'
burned leather apron. and went to joir
the clamorinG throng. Sandy McClung
returning home from Dugie Warner
funeral, did not stop to take of his fu
neral clothes, Dut went TO IdnSS
Beckett's clearinghouse of town-talk
Late in the afternoon a boat grate'
On the beach. and a dozen Highlander
in fun war dress appeared s one grea
Interrogation point The sight of tn
-ational dress did the rest. Every mai
donned the kilt and plaid and appeare'
In the streets, drunk with JaCobitism
BY nightfall the village was stark, star
shrieking of a dozen pipes. The High
landers arrived from Inverary in boat
loads British Will was making frenzie
speeches at street corners, gatherin
his audience with his bell DR.. WallaC
was in the throng too much amazed a
what was going on in the big world I
realize that Peggy had gone about he
work In silence all day.
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