The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-21
CHAPTER VII.
The Corrismuir Peei-rower.

1ho SOIAA&Inu1E Etol-IOWcE
- once or twice she spoke TO me about
De lap as though she did not like
MN and yet she was uneasy II he were
not IN IN the evening. and there was no
one SO fond OF his talk or with so many
questions TO ask him as she. She made
him describe what queens wore. ana
what sort OF carpets they walked on
and whether they had hair-pins i'm their
mar, ana now many feathers they had
me how he could find an answer 10 II all
And yet an answer he always had. and
was 80 ready and quick with his tongue.
ana so anxious to amuse her. that L won
aered how IL was that shs did not like
Well. the summer and the autumn
and the best part OF the winter passed
away and We were still all very happy
together. We got well into the year
eating his heart out at Elba. and all the
ambassadors were wrangling together
AT Ninenna as TO what they should 90
with the lions skin. now that they had
so fairly hunted hum down
And we. IN our little corner OF Europe,
went on with our petty. peaceful bust
ness. looking after the sheep. attending
the Berwick castle fairs and chatting at
night round the blazing peat fire. We
never thought that what all these Ngh
and mighty people were doing could have
any bearing upon Is, and as to war
great shadow was lifted from US for
ever and that, unless the allies quar-
relied among themselves. there would
not be a short fired in Europe for an
other hfty years.
There was one incident. however. that
stands out very clearly in my memory
i think that 30 must have happened
about the February Of this year-and
viii tell 1t 10 you before I go any
You know what tho Border peeI-cas-
Ties are like. have no doubt. They were
Just square keeps. built every here and
mere along the line, So that the folk
might have some place OF protection
against raiders and moss-troopers
When Percy and his men were over
Ia H.. !
drive some Of their cattle into the ward
" tthe tower. shut up the big gate and
Hght a FIRE in the brazier az the top
which would he answered by all the
other petitioners, until the lights would
ko tWinkiing up Co the I.amme rnuir
hills. and So carry the news on 10 the
Pentlands and 10 Edinburgh. But now
fcourse. all these old keeps were
warped and Crumbluug. and inud. lin.
nesting places for the wild birds Many
good cgg have had for my collection
out OF IN" Corriemutr peel tower
Pne day i had been "A very long walk
away over To leave a message AZ the
lldlaW Armstrong;. who live two miles
on this side Of Ayton About 3 O'clock.
yuSt h"i"ro sunset. ! found myself ON
tne brae- path. with the gable end OF
Nesl lhch reeping M IN front Of me.
ana the old p'el-toWer living on my left
turned my eyes on the keep. for b.
looked so fine with Tho flush an tho 1s,.i
sea strctchin. out behind And a.
stared suddenly saw the face of n
'-'H ~ AAtNAf ANI q NONE 90 Uf
tho holes in tho wall
VOL stood and wondered over this.
~ Mnat could anybody do 30 such "A
pace. now that 10 was too early for the
ntStinE season o. was so queer thar
was determined 90 ZONE 70 the bottom
81 Do. so. tired as J. was ] turned MS.
shoulder on home, and walked swiftly
toward the tower Th. grass 1fref-h.s
Fght Hp 70 the very has. of tho wall
ana my feet made little noise until I
reached the crumbllug arch whore Tho
old gate used tp ba
] peeped through. and there was Bon
aN"hture dc i.arp. standing inside the
hole az which j had seem hfs f4ra az
was turned half way from me- and %
was clear That Doe had not seen me az
alL Tor Do was staring with an ma
cF"s over fu the direction OF west Tr.r
~ ] 1dNaau"cd my foot ratified the rub
pile That lay in The gateway and Fa
turned round with a start and faced me-.
TIE was not % man WHOM. YOU .arIr
Itf our or coIufsrtufs and Hfz face
changed mo- moro than if be- had been a.-
pectlug f1e there for a fWeIveruonfh