Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-08-27

gether al Vienna - to Whist thv
should do with the lions skin. now
that they had 90 fairly hunted hln
down. We never thought that what
all these high and mighty pespls were
doing could have any bearing upoo us
and az to warmly. everybody wa
agreed that the great shadow was lift
ed from rs forever. aud that. unless
the allies quarreled among themselves
there would not be shot 1red 10 Es-
rope for another nfty years.
There was ems incident hswsver.
mat stands cut very clearly In ing
memsry-T think that II must have
happened about the February Of ths
yesr-snd I will tell Il to you before
I 70 any further.
You knew what the Border peei cas-
ties are like I have no doubt They
were Just square keeps built every
here and there along the line. - that
the folk might have ssme place Il
protection against raiders and moss
troopers. When Percy and his ma
were over the Marches. then the PEG
Pile would drive some Of their cattle
into the yard Of the tower, shut up the
big gate. and light fire In the brazier
at the top, which would be answered
by all the other peel towers, until the
| lights would 60 twinkling up to the
Lammermuir hills. and so carry the
news on to the Pentlands and to Edin-
burgh. But now. of course. all these
old keeps were warped and crum-
bling, and made fine nesting places fer
the wild birds.
One day had been on a very long
at the Laidlaw Armstrong;, who live
two miles on this side of Ayton. About
five o'clock, Just before the sunset,
found myself on the brae path, with
the gable end OF West Inch peeping up
in front Of me, and the old peel tower
lying on my left. And as I stared
suddenly saw the face of a man twin
kle for moment In one Of the holes
In the wall.
II was so queer that / was deter
mined to come to the bottom OF II (;
so, tired as ! was, turned my shout
der on home, and walked swiftly to-
ward the tower. The grass stretches
right up to the very base Of the wall,
and my feet made little noise until
reached the crumbllng arch where the
old gate used to be. peeped through
and there was Bonaventure de Lapp
standing inside the keep, and peeplng
out through the very hole at which
I had seen his face. He was turned
half away from me, and 1t was clear
that he had not seen me at all, for he
was staring with all his eyes over In
the direction of West Inch. AS l ad.
vanced my foot ratified the rubble that
lay in the gateway, and he turned
round with start and faced me.
"Hullo" said I. "what are you doing
hereY
II may ask you that" said he.
II came up because saw your
face at the window"
"And l because. as you may vel
have observed. have very much In
terest for all that has to do with the
military, and Of course castles are
among them. You will excuse me fol
one moment, my dear Jack" and he
stepped out suddenly through the hole
In the wall. so as to be out Of my sight
But vas very much too curious
TO excuse him so easily. | shifted
my ground swiftly, TO see what II was
that he was after. He was Standing
outside, and waving his hand franti-
chlly as In a signal.
What are you doing?" / cried, and
then. running out to his side, looked
across the moors to see whom he was
beckoning to.
"You go too far. sir" said he an
grily; II didn't thought you would
have gone so far. A gentleman has
the freedom to act as he choose. with
out your being the spy upon him. II
we are to be friends, you must not
interfere in my affairs"
~ don't like these secret doings,"
said l, "and my father would not like
them. either"
"Your father can speak for himself,
10 iO StNIcl, hc
ut is you, with your imaginings, that
make secret. Tia, ia, ia! l nave
no patience with such foolishness."
And. without so much as nod, he
turned his back upon me and started
walking swiftly to West Inch.
Well, I followed him, and in the
worst Of tempers, for / had feeling
that there was some mischief In the
wind. and yet l could not for the
life OF me think what II all meant
What could there be to spy about in
Berwickshire. And besides, Major FL
liott knew all about him, and he
would not show him such respect II
there was anything amiss
! had just got as far as this In
my thoughts when ! heard CHEEKY
hail, and there was the major him
self, coming down the hill from his
house, with his big bulldog, Bounder,
held in leash. This dog was a savage
creature, and had caused more than
one accident on the countryside. but
the major was very fond OF II, and
would never go out without II, though