The Washington times., 1913-01-05
THE TIMES DAILY SERIAL STORY
A DAUGHTER Of TIE ARMADA
By Stephen Chalmers
lgs Frank Munsey
CHAPTER I.-(Continued.l

for a anal panic. Two ant
three at a time the Span
iards jumped overheard, anC
most of them drowned. This was aston
ishing to me, for to our Kilellan people
swimming is like breathing or walking
But have slnce heard that few of tht
Spanisrds with the Armada could
swim, and very many of them had
never been on tho sea before that time
Forbye, some OF them wore heavy ar
NOR
1 followed tts laird and his vessel &c
the shore. There all the men OF tbs
Clachan were assembled to watch the
burning OF the ship. The Spaniards
we're still jumping IRON one death to
another. Many chung to the vessel until
their clothes were ablaZe or the heat
drove them into the water. Already the
waves were bringing scores of bodies
ashore.
One man was alive and he was laid
before the laird. Black Jamie looked
1T his swarthy face and his rich garh
for a while.
"wha are yer, he asked, in his best
The man threw out his hands, mean
ing, l suppose, that he did not under
stand the words
The laird tried him with a few more
questions. Failing TO get answer, save
in a strange tongue, Black jamie sud-
denly lost his temper and shouted:
Hang the blackamoori
The poor soul was led away, while
another was brought up from the shore:
The result was the same. The laird
grinned and saarled at the men OF the
rs there not a man among ye can
speak their tongue?" he said in his
own. "Fine would 1 like to know
whence these men come and where the
rest of the breed will be-"
None could help until a sudden COM
motion thrust one Alan Urquhart into
the circle Alan Urquhart was the lad
who piled the terryboat between Kilei-
Ian and Cloch Point. on the Lowland
shore. Alan brought great news.
The Armada, said Alan. according 10
word that had, been brought through
the kingdom by horse. had been defeat
ed In the English channel by Howard,
Drake, Hawkins, and Frobisheh- The
Spanish feet, cut of by fireships, had
the Peatland Firth. The English ad-
mirals were preparing TO intercept them
in the North channel and the Atlantic
and finish the drubbing.
But what brings yon Spaniard here?'
asked the laird peevishly.
Alan could not say word as to that,
save that the broken Armada might
have encountered foul weather.
The laird was silent for while and
he peered from under his heavy brows
at the f1ve or six survivors that had
been collected, one after the other.
''Cam'efis.- he said at length, and
there was an or1inous note in his words,
'yon men are the enemies of the land.
More. forbye. they are the enemies of
my house, for my son Archibald is to
in savage wrath. Would they be show
ing merceY In llimG
I had crawled into the circle that i
might hear and see better Looking
back on the horrors of that night, /
think it must have been white and
saw when his eyes fell on me.
Home. ye whelp!" he fairly
screamed.
1 started away, and heard the same
mad voice snarl sentences upon the hap
As 7 went through the outskirts of
the throng a heavy hand fell on my
shoulder. 1 looked up and into the face
Of my father. Angus Maclean. BY the
eied ea troubled S Iook saa Hode IN his eyes sp
Go home, lad" he said sternly, but
not unkindly. This is no place for
good BARNS"
The terror of the nights doings
ran toward our house as fast as could
90. The road followed the half-moon
shore from the clachan to the farm
house. 1t seemed 10 me every tree was
q thing of evil, as the guttering flames
Of the Spanish snip fickered across my
path.
must have gone about half the dis
tance to the house when / came to a
stop with my heart throbbing In my
throat Not ten yards ahead, of me was
something, iall and lightly swaying. /
thought knew every tree and paling
stab on that road, and II was the in
stinct of the uncommon that bade me
halt. There should have been no tree
or stab therein the middle of the
road,
Still the thing remained. The thought
came TO me that il IL was man, he
was watching me. NV first impulse WAS
TO run back and tell my father. But
The fear of ridicuie was ever too much
for a Campbell.
There was q ditch by the roadside.
Into this L slipped. my heart founder
ing as helplessly as my body. When [
was well into the ditch i peered out
at the object of my dread It was still
swaying gently in the same place, al
though il might have been my imag-
ination which had turned IL to face in
nv direction.
started to crawl slowly along the
ditch, meaning to get the safe side of
the thing. when ] would make a bolt
for home. Now and then ! raised my
head, always TO find that the thing was
still there and facing me. Finally. when
] was directly opposite the thing, | cau-
tfousiy peered over the ditch-top just
as a fare Of light Ieaped from the Span
ish ship, fingered a moment then went
out. leaving me in greater darknes and
in greater terror. For / had seen a
man!
He was not like our men He wore
no philabeg or plaid. He was tall and
graceful. and Efs legs seemed TO be in
long hose. He had no bonnet. but in
his hand he carried a long, thin. naked |
sword. And he swayed mysteriously on
i1ie heels.
An this noticed In the fash of fire. !
but that which attracted me most was |
pair of big. sleepy eyes. gazing at me |
out o. a very pleasant face
Then voice Spoke in q tongue which |
did not understand. except to realize |
that ] was face TO face With a Span |
lsrG ] crouched, trembling, in the |
ditch. Then the Spaniard said some |
dea that he wanted me 10 come FORTH |
but his words. spoken in English, be- |
came confused on his tongue
An ] would as lief have been skewered |
,n my feet, / crawled out of the ditch
Another flare came from the ship as / !
stood up before the man. Then there |
vas silence.
The spaniard swayed on his heels
awhile. Then / heard him laugh-a |
merry deviI-take-me laugh. suppose
DO must have seen that was Q bow,
berefooted and killed.
Your name. little one?' he asked in |
English. but uttered as If he had had a |
heavy meal.
"Rorie." auavered.
pass. Rorie." said he with a chuckIe
And; he added, tell them you met