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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY,, MARCH 10; 1938
Now Mr, Hodson was an astute the information if you wished. Bot
person, and he suspected 'something, l'dl tell you what would be still bet -
and was anxious 'to know more; but ter, my friend: you just 'let me settle
he was not so ill-advised as to begin this little affair with the old people—
with 'direct questions. For one thing, with the mamenet, as 1 understand. I'm
there was stilt a great deal to be talk- not much of a talkist, but if you ,give
ed over about the 'Balna,v ain estate, me 'permission I'l'l 'have a try; I think
wluich he had almost decided on inn- we night conte to some kind of a rea-
chasin;g; and, among other natters, sonabde understanding if slie doesn't
Ronald was asked whether the over- flatten me with her 'swell relations,
seer of such e place walk' consider Why, yes, I think I can 'talk sense to
£1400 a year a .sufficient salary, if a her, 3 don't 'want to see the -girl kept
plainly and comfortably built house in that position; your Scotch ways—
were thrown in: and also whether, in well, we 'haven't got any old 'bal'la'ds
ordinary circiuinstances,' there would in my country; and we like to have
be any difficulty about a young fellow our marriages fair and square and
obtaining two sureties to be respons- above -board: now let me tell the old
Byte for him. From that it was a long lady the whole story, and try to make
way round to the doctor's daughter; it up with her. She can't scold nay
but Mr. Hodson arrived there hi time, head 'off."
for he had brought for her a' present And by this time he was walking
from his own daughter, and he seems- tip and down the room; and he con-
ed
oned inclined to 'talk in a friendly way tinted:
about the young lady. And at 'last he Rim; :1 shalt go rating to -morrow af-
got the whole story. Once started, Iernooa when we comeback from the
Ronald spoke frankly enough ife fishing. And look' here, Ronald, this is
confessed to his day -dreamy about what 1 want you to do: yen must get
one so far superior to Min in station: the• other 'boat down to the lake—and
he described lois going away to Gies -
you will go in that one—and
gow; his loneliness and despair there; get aua-
ruber dad or two; I will pay them any -
his falling among evil companions ling they want. 1 can't have my ocer-
and his drinking; the message of the >Cer acting as Billie, don't you sec, if
white heather: his milling himself up; am 'ming to talk with his mother -
and Meenie's sodden resolve and her-
oic self -surrender. The private mar-
ria,ge, too—yes, lie heard the whole
story front beginning lin end; and the
more he heard, the more his mind
was busy, thour:h he was a quiet kind
e.f person. and the recital did mg
seem to move 11r10 in any way ttbat-
ever.
And yet he doubted whether. in all
the county of Sutherland, or in all the
realm of !England, there was any hap-
pier man that night than Mr. Josiah
Hodson. 'For here was something en-
tirely after his own heart, His pet
hobby was playing the part of e small,
beneficent 'Providence; and he had al-
ready befriended 'Ronald, and was
greatly interested in hint; moreover.
hasi he not promised his daughter,
when she lay apparently very near to
death, that ,Ronald should the looked
after? But surely he 'had never look-
ed fortyard to any such opportunity
as this! '.\nd then the girl was ,m
pretty --that, al -n, .sirs something. ll!s
heart warmed to the occasion. Dinner
tieing over, they drew their chairs to-
ward the big fire -place e where the
peak were blazing cheerfully: Ron-
ald was hidden to light his pipe; and
then the American—in a quiet, indif-
ferent, sententious •way, 1- if he were
talking of some :quite abstract and
unimportant natter --male his pro-
posal.
"Well. now. Ronald said he, as
he stirred up some of the prat: with
his foot. -you seemed to think that
£41010 a year and a house thrown in
was good enough for the overseer of
that Belnavrain place. 1 don't know
what your intentions are, but if you
like to take that'tiituation, it's yours,"
Ronald looked startled—hut only
for a moment.
"1' thank ye. sir; T thank ye." be
said, with rather a dowmcasr face. '1
will not say I had no suspicion ye
were thinking of 'some such kind-
ness: and 1 thank ye—most-heartily •I
thank ye. Bat it's beyond me. I could
not get the securities "
*Well, now, as to that," the Ameri-
can said, after a Moment's considera-
tion, "1 ann ,willing •to take one secur-
ity --1 mean for the whole amount—
and I want to name the person my-
self. If Miss ;Douglas will go 'bail for
you—or Mrs. Strang, I suppose 1
should •oall her—then there is no more
to' be said. (Ronald, my goad fellow, .if
the place is worth your while, take it;
it's yours."
A kind of 'flash of joy and gratitude
leaped to the younger man's eyes, bat
all he could ntanege •4o say was,
'lIf i could only tell her!"
"Well, now. a$ •to that again," said
Mr.iHodson, -rising slowly; and stand-
ing with his 'hack to the fire, 'q have
got to take along that -present from
puzzled by the very audacity of her' day or two, • and the lavas to 'be here
eyes: 'She '.regarded hint 'boldly—as if this morning—and his wife as well.
to challenge him to say that she did But it is of no •-consequence, d suppose
not mean every Nord she uttered; and we had 'better Igo in and: lave lunch
he 'dared not quarrel with her, or dis- naw."
piste, though 'sometimes he had his ,Miss Kerfoat was -covertly laugh,
own op'in'ion es to whether those poet ing. But, there ,was a young dad Lhere.
ty, soft dark eyes were quite so inno ;called tJo'linnie—a•eth' dad he 'was; and.
cent and simple and straightforward he was standing apart from the .others,
as they pretended to be. , and thus it 'was that he could see al -
"Ah," said she, as they were now ong the road leading ,dawn to the
driving away from the village into the 'Mn'day'bridge. Soisset.hing in that dir
wild moorland—".ab, when you see ection' attracted Johnnie's!'attention;
Ronald you will see a 'mane" he came over and said a word or two
She had her eyes fixed on him. I to M. Mairray; the inn -!keeper w'en't
"1 suppose they don't grow that to the 'gable of the house, so that he
kind of a thing in our country," he an- could !get a look up Towne way, and
swered, meekly. then he said, •
mean," she said, with a touch of "Oh yes, I think that 'will 'the Ron-
pride,"'I mean a man who is not ash- old
arced to he courteous to women -a °Don't You hear?" said ,hiss 'Ker -
foot, who rkaows how to show 'proper foot, 'who 'was following the others
respect to women•° into the incl: "They say that Ronald
QVhy yes, 'I'll allow' you won't find
that :quality in an American he said, is coming right note"
with a subtle sarcasmthat escaped 'fuss 'Carry turned at once, and
her, for 'she was too obviously bent went to where the inn keeper was
on mischief.standing, 'Away along there, and just
•
lAnd about the apology, 'lowr c'otmntg over the bridge, was a •dog-
cart, with two figures in tit. She
What apology?"watched it. By, and !by it was pulled
"For your 'having 'published an in-
sulting article 'about !Ronald, to be up in front of the doctor's cottage;
sure. Of course you will have to al) --she ,guessed that ,that was Weenie 'who
s
ologize to .hien 'before this 'very 'day is 'g'°`down from fhe vehicle and went
over." into the house; no doubt this 'was
"I will do anything else you like," Ronald who Has now bringing the
the tong editor said, with mach coin- dog -cart clang to the inn, And then
"'1 will fall in love with the the 'others were s'uunmoned; and ores-
yott'g bride, 11 you like. 10r It11 tell ently Ronald had arrived and was •1)e-
lice about the weight of the salmon ing' introduced to them—ant Miss
schen I get 'back home, But an agod_ Garry had forgotten all her itnpati-
og"y! ,Seems to nie a yuan making an ence,. for he looked ',just as ,hanclsome
apology looter abont as foolish as a and ;good-natured and modest -eyed es
woman throwing a stone; T •don't •see ever; and it was. very clear that ,Miss
my way to that. Besides, where sloes Kerfoot was much impressed with the
the need of it conte sit, anyhow? You
.and simplicity of his men-
the
read the article. It was very net; and the editor !strove to be•partic-
.
complimentary, as I think; yes, 11 was ularly civil; an'd Mrs. Lalorregarded
so; a whole column and more about a the newcomer with an -obviouslya'p-
Scotch 'genie -keeper proving eye. For they all 'had 'heard
"A Scotch game -keeper!", mf
the story, and they were interested in
hint and in his young 'wife, besides,
Carry said, g me. Ronald
"Well, now, just they dict not wish to wound the feel -
you listen to nald knows tto ings of this' poor invalid creature—and
thing at all about this article; if he they knew what she thought of Ron -
did he would only laugh at it; but he a.lit
never heard of it, and it's not to be
spoken of here. But I mean 'Co speak !And 'how was he to answer all at
once these
of it by and by. 1 mean to speak -of
hundred questions about
it when 1 make the acquaintance of—
that
Rosie -shire •place., and the house
what's his distinguished sante?" that ryas building for them, and the
But here Miss .Kerfoot, who, with 'at ni where he and 'has fe were
aying?
her married sister, occupied the other st'Conic in and have lunch with us.
Ronald,' said Miss Carry, in her us-
ual frank way, "and then you will tell
us all about it. :We are just going in,
and it's on the table,"
"I cannot do that very well, 1 thank
ye" said he, 'for 1 have to go 'hack
to the doctor's as soon as I have seen
the mare looked after—"
"Oh, but I thought you were corn-
ing
onning 'down to the loch withus-!" she
said, with very evident -disappoint-
ment.
"Yes, yes, to he sure!",said he, "I'll
be bacic in a quarter of an hour at the
furthest, and then I'di take one of the
lads with me and w'e'll have the other
boat 'got out es well."
"But you don't •understand, Ron-
ald," she• said, ,quickly. "'The other
boat is there—ready—and two .gillies,
and rods, and everything. I only want
you to come with ns for litc'k; there's
always good auric when you are in the
boat. Ah, do you know what they did
to ole on Lake ,George?",
"indent 1 -was sorry to hear of it,
miss," said he, gravely.
"Missl" .she repeated, with na kind
of reproach; but she could not 'keep
the others waiting any longer, and so
there was an eppaiptmeilt• made that
they were all to meet at the loch -side
in 'ha'lf an hour, and she and her
friends 'went into the •house:
When it came to setting out, ,hoe' -
ever; itfrs. Lalor begged to be excus-
ed; she was a little bit 'tired, she said,
and would .go and lie down. So the
other three went 'by themselves; and
when they got down to the loch, they
not only found that IRona'ki was there
awaiting them, hut also that 'Ir..11o41-
son had reeled up his (lines and come
ashore to 'welcome 'therm. 101 course
that was the sole reason. At the sane
tine the gillies had got out three re-
tnarkaibde handsome salmon and :put
theta on the grass, and that was the
display that 'met the eyes :cnf the
strangers •when they drew near. Mr,
Hodson was not proud, but lie admit-
ted that 't'hey were goodatoolcin'g fish.
Yes; it was a fair mornin'g's work.
But there were plenty more where
these ,came From, he, said, encourag-
ingly; they'd 'better !begin.
Whereupon ' Miss Carry' said.
promptly:
"Cone along, Em. Er. Huysen, will
you go with papa when he is ready?
And •Ronald will conn with es, to
give us good luck at the start."
Miss 'Kerfoot said nothing, 'but dir)
as she' was arid; she naeroly :cast a
glance at Mr. I3•uysen as they were
leaving, and her eyes were demure,
However,' :if she considered this
nlanoe11 ire—as doubtless 'she cli'el—a.
piece of .mere wilful and perverse
coquetry on the 'part of her friend,
she was entirely mistaken. It sim'p'ly
never 'would '' have -entered (Miss Car-
ry's head that !Rona'l'd should have
gone into any :other person's boat ..o
long, as she was there --tor -would it
have entered his head 'either. .But he -
'sides thalo
e-'sides-that, -s'he had brought something
for him, and s'he wished to halvetime
to show it to him; and so, when the
boat 'was well away from, the shore,
and -when he had pat out 'botch the
dines, she asked him to be so':dcind as
to undo the long,case lying there, and
to put the 'rod together and say what
he thought of it. It 'was a salmon rod,
she explained, 'of American make; side
had heard they were considered rath-
er superior articles; and if 'he apiprov-
ed of this one, ,she begged that he
would 'keep it.
He •looker! up. with a little surprise.
'Ye are 'just too skint!," said he.
"There's- that beautiful rug that you
sent to my wife, ntaw—"
"Butt isn't it useful?" she saki, in
her !quick, frank way. •°'Isn't it com-
fortable? When yeas were 'coming al-
ong this m'ornin'g, 'didn't she fiind it
comfortable?"
"Bless 'me!" be 'cried, "Do ye 'thin'k
she would pat a 'beautiful thing like
that into a dog -cart, to be splashed
with maid and 'lolled 'with one's !hoots? •
No, no; it's put over an easy -chair
at the doctor's, until we get a house
of our own; and ,proud she is of it, as
She ought to he."
And ,proud was he too, of ihis'beau-
tifel rod—if be 'declared that it was
far too 'fine for this coarse trolling
work; and Miss IKerfoat arrived at
the impression that if he ,could not
make (pretty speeches of 'thanks, there
was that in his manner that showed
he was not ungrateful,
;Nor was ,lfiss Carry's faith in -Ron-
ald's good luck belied; for they had
not been more than twenty minutes
out on the 'loch 'when they had got
hold of something; and at once she
rase superior to 'lite ex'titement •of the
American friend .Perliaps sate Was
showing off a little; et all 'events, she
seemed quite cool olid collected, as if
this strain on the rod and the Occa-
sional long scream Orthe' were a
usual kind of 'thin'g; .a'id !Ronald look-
ed an in quiet composure, believing
that his pupil 'wan best left alone. Rut
alas! alas! -for that long ilinese. The
fish was a .heavy one, and a game
fighter; Miss 'Carry's arms were 'weak-
er than she had thought; at 'the end
of about a quarter of an 'hour, during
Which time the salmon had been
plun'gin'g and boring and springing,
and making long rushes in every con-
ceivable nsan ler, she began to feel the
strain. But she was a 'brave ;lass; as
long as ever she could stand upright
she had held on! and .then she said,
rather faintly,
"Ronald!"
"Take the rod,". she said; "the fish
isn't played out, but I am,"
"What's the 'natter? said he, in
great alarm, as she sank on to the
seat.
"Oh, 'nothing, nothing," she said,
though she was a little pale. 'Give
1s"m the rod—give Miss IKerfoot the
rad—'snick, Ent, gel up and land your
first salmon—
"Olt my gracious, no! 1 should die
of fright!" was the immediate answer.
But Ronald had no intention of al-
lowing Miss Carry's salmon to he
handed over to any one else. He turn-
ed to the gillles,
"ls there not a -chop of whiskey in
the host? 'Quick, lads, if you have
such a thing—quick, quick?"
They handed him a small green ;bot-
tle; bet she shrank from it.
"The taste is too horrid for any-
thing" she said. "BM 1 •will have as-
other try. S'tar'id by me, Ronald; and
mind 1 don't fall overboard,
"Carry --Carry!" her friend said
anxiously, '`Slavish you'd leave it al-
one. Remem'her you've been ill—it's
too notch for you -oh, '1 wish the
thing would go away!"
"1 mean to wave a banner over this
beast, if I die for it," Miss Carry said,
under her breath; and Ronald 'laangh
ed, for that was more of Inc' -way of
thtn'king,
"We'll .have hive, sure enough," -lie
said.-ys""Ay, ane! a !fine fish, too, that 1
icnma
"Oh, Ronald!" she cried.
For there was a sudden and .helpless
slackening .of the line. But she had
experience enough to reel up hard
and presently it appeared that the :sal-
mon was there—very much there, in
fact, for it now :.began to go through
some 'performances ---'within five-an'd-
twen't;t yards of -the 'boat—that nearly
frightened •Id-iss IKerfoot out -f her
wits. And then these cantrips moder-
ated slowly down; the line was got in
;shorter; IRIonald, still steadying Miss
Carrry's right area with his left hand,'
got hold of the clip in 'they other, and,
the young lady who was the specta-
tor
pectator of all this manoeuvring began 'ra-
ther to draw away in fear, as that
large, white, gleaning thing showed
nearer and nearer t'he boat. Nay, she
uttered a quick -cry of alarrnt when a
sudden Clive of the steel hook 'brought
Out of the water a huge silvery crew`-
tare that the next moment was in the
bottom of the boat; and then she
found that Carry had sank own be-
side her, pretty well exhausted but
immensely 'proud, and that the Billies
wore laughing, and vocifero-us.aird ex-
cit'ed over the capture, and Ronald -
in -law: you must get out file other side of the wagonette, !broke in,
boat; and if you catch a salmon or "Y°11two quarrelling again 1", And
m,
tajust you send them along to the then she sighed, "But what s the
donor, With your compliments. Do gond of a drive, anyway, 'Lieu the
yon hear, your 'i'onlplinn•nts, not haven't got Doctor Toni and his
mine Vow'--- ' banjo?"
"And I have not a word of thank.,!" \ haul" •-in Strath -Terry a' Miss
Ronald exclaimed, ,,,my •brad just Carry cried. "Do you mean to say
you would liketo hear -i n� i1 bee itdcred -- -- 1 a l a tin t nk e
"Say, now," the ;\nunican contin—
ued, quietly --!n fact, he seemed to lie "\'es' 111)' cly`aw.'" said :Miss 'Kerfoot
consideringhis linger -nails more than coolly; The had been making some
anything rise, as he walked up lout `tidies tin English pronunciation, and
;luno the room -"say. now, what do was getting; on pretty well
yon think the .doctor's income sun- 1 suppose you can't imagine how
Hunt' to in the year? Not much! Twe' :\
dant passed the time without one in
hundred pounds, with all expenses the 'Garden of 1Eiien --wanted to play
paid?" to !Eve on the ulnonlight nights—a
"1 wally don't knoll " Ronald said, cake -walk, 1 suppose --pumpkin-pie—
not understauding the drift of this why, 1 wonder what's the use of
question, bringing. you to ,Europe?"
":dot three hundred, anyway?" For answer Miss IKerfont began- to
I'm slice 1 11111't know." hemi to herself—bat with the words
"Ah! Well, now, I've got do talk to aonnling clearly enough—
that old lady la -morrow about the •i's gwine hack to 'Dixie,
prospects of her sn-inalaw—though 1'se gwine back to -l)•ixie,
she don't know she ha; got one," Mr. 1'ne gwine where the orange Moss -
Hodson was saying, half to himself, sults ;;row;
as it were. "1 rutinose she'll jump on 1'), I'd settler he in d)ixie,
me when I •begin. But there's (nen I'd rattler be in (Dixie,
thing. '111 can't convince her ail)] Icor travelling in the :Highlands is
roar hundred a year. I'll try her with ;o--
five—and Carry shall kiss me the ilif-
ferutce." But here remorse of conscience smote
OH \PTJdR \11VIII, her and she seized Carry's hand.
Well, now, mine maple of months INo, I won't say; it—you poor,
or so thereafter, this same Miss Car -
worrying
invalid thing. 'Anti -were they
ry was one of a party of four—all worrying pun about the Highlands,
Americans—who set out Trona Lairg and the slow trains, and ,the stuffy
station to drive to Inver -Medal; and omnibus -at Lairg? Well, they cha'n't
very cami'n table and content with .say anything more 10 you—that they
each other they seemed to be when stu'n't; and you are to have every -
they were ensconced in the big wet;¢_ thing your nwn way, and Tot going
muerte. For a convalescent, indeed, to fall in lave 'with Ronald, just to
Miss Hodson appeared to be. in excel -keep you company."lent spirits; but there may have been Poo alas1 when they did eventually
reasons. for that, for she had recently get to Inver-\4'udal, there was no
Mar -
became engaged, and her betrothed,
Ronald to be found -there. Mr. Mur -
to stark that joyful circumstance, had
ray was there, and Mrs. Murray, and
left for 'Europe with her; and it was.
and ethe yellow -haired ;Nelly; and the tray-
left
first trill 'to ,English shores;nres;(Mars Ware told, that luncheon was
morn especially it was Inc first trip to awaiting them, oust also that Mr. Hod -
the Highlands of Scotland; and very son had -had the second 'boat slut in
proud was she of her self-imposed of- readiness, lest any of them 'should
free of-chaperoi aicl expounder and care to try the fishinG in thp.after-
vide, Truthto tell, the long and lank, 11°9-11' <•""�
editor found that in many respects he But where is (Ronald?" Said Miss
had -fallen upon troub'loue times; for Carry,. not in the least concealing her
not only was 'he expected to be pro_ vexation.-
fnun'diy interested in 'historical snot Don't 'cry, poor thing!" :,bliss t7ter-
ters ahem which he dill not care a foot whispered to her. "lit shall have
red cent, and to accept any and every its (Ronald!"
inconvenience and discomfort as if it "Oh, don't bother!" she said, ang-
wer'e a special 'blessing front on high, city, "bit, 'Murray, Where is (Ronald?'
and to 'be reacly'at all moments to ad- Is he with my father on the loch?''
mire mountains and glens and sakes 1No, no; it's the two gillies that's
when .he would rather have `been talk-
ing of eomethhug more 'ersonal to 'inn=keeper said, "And do not yoat
Miss Carry and himself, 'hut also_know, miss, that (Ronald is not here
and this was the cruellest wrong of
at all now;, he Is away at -tile plaice in
all -lie had to listen to continued
Ross -shire."
"Oh Yes, I know that well enough,"
she said; "but any father wrote that
he was coming over to see as for a
praises of 'Ronald Strang that now
my daughter — to -morrow morning andagainsounded' suspiciously like
would he -hest—and I could give her taunts. And on such occasions he was
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forth; 'Vice 'President, William Knox,
Londenboro;. Secretary Treasurer, M.
A.' Reid, Seaforth,
• "AIGtEINTS
F. M'dKereher,.R:12.11, Dublin; John
E. Pepper,'RtR.l, 13rucefield; E. R. G.
J'aa mouthy. B'rod'hagen; James Watt,
Blyth;: -C. F. Hewitt, Kin'carddne;
Wnn. Yed, H'olniesvill'e,
DIIR!ECTOR S
Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth No. 3;
James S'holdice, Walton; Wm. Knox,
Londesboro; George Leonhardt,
B•orn'hof ns No. 1; Frank 'McGregor,
Clinton No 5; J'arnes Connolly, 'Go -d-
e -rich; Alex 'McEwing, Blyth No, 1;
Thomas Moylan, Seaforth No. 5;
Wni, R. Archibald, Seaforth No: 4.
Parties desirous to effect insurance
or transact other 'business; will be
promptly attended to by applications
to any of the above named officers
addressed to 'their respective post -
office's.
calmly .getting out 'his scale -weight'
from his pocket. The other haat'was
just 'then passing.
"IA 'good :one?" Mr. Hodson ,called
oat.
"'Jest ,over sixteen !pounds, sir"
"'Well done. Blit leave ,us one or
two; ,don't telke them 'all,"
Miss carry paid ia, heed. She was
far too :mucin exhausted, but pleased,
ancl satisfied, also, that she had been
able to see this •faght to the ,end., And
she remetat'bered .enough -of the cols-,
touts of the country to ask the. two
gi'ilies to take a •dram—though it had
o conte from their .own bottle; she
aid she would. exec that was replenish-
d when they got 'back to the in -n.
Dt was a beautiful 'clear .eventing as
Ivey, all of them—the fishing 'having
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