The Washington times., 1912-06-18
CHAPTER II (Continued).

~ with color in 1T, animated,
z naughty at times, gentle at
aothers, and again moved by great
depths OF feeling
y What was she thinking about? She
seemed to know this man, to have heard
Harching of the brows and the twitching
of the delicate nostrils, to-
She had been staring at the wall. All
at once she understood, and the under
terror. She had been staring up at the
picture Of Charles Edward Philip Casi~
mir Stuart-Prince Charlie! The Young
FPretender was looking down at her; and
visage which recalled the man in the
kitchen. She had only. seen that real
face for moment In building 1t up in
living Imagination she had unconseious-
Charles clothes and animated his fea-
tures with the expression of the picture
on the wall.
She clasped her hands and stared at
Prince Charles picture. Oh, If 1t had
been twenty-five, years before, this
might be the well. beloved prince. But
this was 1872, and Bonnie Prince Charlie
had been dead twenty years. If
only It were possible that dreams could
come true, or time go backward! Then,
andeed. this would be the Charlie whom
she had SO often resurrected when her
father told her tales by the "stewdy"
Aflre. Many time she mad curtsied
fbefore this picture and made believe"
that he, who's home should be a
Fthat she, little Margaret Dalgleish, was
grown up and king her bow to Bon
3nie Prince Charlie. the King O. the
stHieiands! Many a time she had played
,ltbat she was Flora Macdonald, loving
her prince with no hope of return other
sithan the worlds censure, faithfully fol-
flowing him, outcast, through moors and
Kcaves and storms, helping him to es-
cape the redcoats-her Bonnie Prince
step scuna9a in the M,aDe Lobby ~, It S,e
Ehearted. smiling. overgrown lad. who
Loneliness in the world. But Wallace
twas born CHEEKY. He lover humanity
fespecially the small collection of it in
ing that half cured sick body the
smoment he came to the bedside,
Hay Margafstn noHs he cried ri s,ssn down the
! sRakedown. + m thinking. We've put
9the stranger in your bed. That alone
should cure him. He's doing well and
lshould be about in day or two. He Il
like his nurse, but mind he doesn't fall
Sin love with her, or-you with him!
Now, let's have another look at the
/ opened. @ r The Maciarty y appeared. his
Eiwise none the worse The school mas
ter was trying to detain him, but the
,jMaclarty, greatly embarrassed at so
much attention, was protesting in jerky
mo! will not! I viii not remain. ;,
he was saving, with his he, head 4 averted
ing cold If remain in this warm house.
The Maclartys will be waiting. l must
indeed, the Maclartys were waiting
oil n thAnl-tn a tine
tcobbied street They had not been
asked to enter! They did not alto
lgether approve of this summary re-
had been very busy at the time They
had inquired as to their missing brother
aPresently he emerged from the domi-
anes house . From rom tive she wihGow snort mod nod
Then all five mingled and marched up
the street. so ridiculously like one an.
other in face, stature and dress that she M
could not have told which one or the
,Maciartys" had been in the "stewdy
minute before. A.,
Margaret was now free to enter tht
"ste%dy.' which she did. II was IN
herself ;tidying up and spreading hel
father 81 CLOTHES before the fire to dry;
Jamesi Dalgleish had gone into tn
kitchen.Ito have a look at his remaining
beach with the Maclarty that he ma
not even had a glimpse OF the stranger
face. MI,
others made room for the dominic, who
besides being in his own house, was
man who commanded respect IN lnver
,achie. Besides Sandy McClung AN an
were three others In the room.DaY!
Blue, the blacksmith; Hughie Gibson
tho shoemaker, and British VIII, tn
charged their obligations to the domini
and the Maclarty, had come into tn
kitchen to crafty their curiosity.
The man on the bed was very whit
lightly and steadily. and there was
touch of color in his cheeks. Deprive
ot his bedraggled garments and wit
his face dried, he looked handsomer an
more distinguished than ever.
He looks like somebody in tn
world" said the doctor musingly. III
may have been we'll worth the saving
He wasn't more than half drowned.
he had died 1t would have been fror
exhaustion. He must have been swim
ming for hours and the breakers did fo
him. That Maclarty-that wos sign
for anybody who thinks there are n
men left in Scotlanq"
Davte Blue, the blacksmith. grunteC
Sandy McClurs; wagged his head. ar
Pc9yRgy Rokstt at aqshs snddenly S11Son nodee R
British Will and wtnked in the directo
of the dominic. The schoolmaster we
behaving queerly.
he had not uttered a WOru since II
entered the kitchen. He Just walked
the foot of the bed and stood ther
looking at the face on the pillow. A
at once. while the doctor was speaking
Jamie DaIgleish's face took on a loo
of utter stupidity. Then he grew pal
His mouth and eyebrows twttched, ar
his tense blue orbs suddenly hlazed wit
an almost fanatic light. "Gangy" Becl
EFT desperately nudged British Will. II
town crier.
"Guid help us!" he whispered. What
gaen gYte WI the dominie?"
Wallace Dalglash spoke hard
above whisper, yet every one in Il
room started at the sound. Come ht
the house with me. a minute"
The doctor had seen the look the m
ment the dominic spoke. He followt
Dalgleish quickly, fearing him Ill. tt
sehoolmaster led the way into the fro
room. There be turned upon the doct
the face of a man who had a visit
tion Of the spirit He clutched Walla
by the arms in a way that made Il
doctor vince.
Tom wallace" he gasped. "Wl
is Yon man in the Kitchen"
How should ! know said Walla
cautiously, gently disengaging himse
from the frenzied grip.
Dalgleish was trembling like m!
about to be stricken with a At. 7
,Stspned hack from the doctor and su