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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1939-08-10, Page 6ltd cit ,h'yv! i answered the 'outlaw usion7" In a 'firm -voice, "sty arum 'bath been thigheet. In the deadly contest betwixt rats, ,the 'wounds. 1 have dealt ,have • been the 'deep'est, though thine have neither ibeen idle- or :unfelt.—I am RanaldMacEa!gh—I am Ranald ,of the .mist -the night that I gave 'thy cas'tle to the winds in one bulge blaze cd fire, is 'now matched with the 'day in which you have fallen 'under the 'sword of •rev fathers,—Remember 'the injeries 'thou didel, to our tribe— never were such inflicted save by one, beside !thee. He, they say, is fated and secure against 'our vengeance—a short time -will show." "Alp Lord 'Mentcith," said Sir Duncan, raising himself out of his bed. ",this is a ,proclaimed 'villain, at 'once the enemy .'f King and Parl- ien-ant, of God and man—one of the ou'tlawed 'banditti of the mist; a'li'ke the enemy of your house, of the AI' Attlays, and of mine. I trust 'you will not suffer moments, which are perhaps may last, to be embittered by his barbarous• triumph." - "He shall +have the treatments he merit. said ;4i:entieth; 'let 'him 'be instantly removed." Sir D'nga1d here interposed, and 'vpcke of Raneld's 'services as a guide, an4 his awn 'pledge for his safety: shut the high harsh tone of the outlaw 'drowned his voice. "No," said he. "be rack and gibbet the card! let 'rate wither 'between heaven and earth, and 'gorge the hanks and eagles of 'left Nevis; and -o shall this haughty Knight. and this tri•nntphant Thane never learn she sts-ret 1 alone can impart; a secret whish would tnake ;\rde•nvoltr's heart leap with joy, were he in 'the death agony. and ahich the Earl of idc*ttfth would purchase at the price • of his •broad earldom. --Conn 'hither, 4u ,t t Lyle," he said, raising 'himself "Maiden," replied Ranald, "bads: !thou dwelt longer with us, thttu wauldst have learnt to know how to distinguish !the accents of truth, To that Saxon lord, and to the Knight of A•rdcnvahr, I •will yield such 'proof's of what I have spoken, that incred- ulity shall stand convinced. Meantime. withdraw --1 'loved 'thine infancy, 1 hate not thy youth—no eye hates the rase in -its blossom, though it igroweth upon a thorn. and for thee only do I sometimes regret what is soon to f'o'l- low. But be that 'would 'avenge hint 'of his foe .must not reek though the guiltless the engaged in rhe 'ruin." "He a'd'vises 'well, Annot," said Lord iIentei'th; In Goad's name retire! if --'if there hr aught itt this, your 'meeting with Sir Duncan must he mere prepared for both your sakes." "I will not part from my lather, if I have round one!" said Annot—"I w ill not 'part front him under 'eircum- st tnee s so terrible." "And a father you shall ever 'find in nit. murmured Sir Demean. "Therm," said Menteith, "'I will have MacEagh removed into an adjacent apartment, and will collect the evid- enet 0f Itis tale myself. Sir 1)ug- ald Dalgetty will give ane his attend- altce and assistance 'With :pleasure, my 'lord." answered Sir Dugaid.—"I will 'be your confess- ' 1 er assessor—either or -both. No one ran be 'so fit, for I had heard the whole story a 'month ago at Inverary Castle --hart onslaughts like that of 1lydenvnin 'confuse each other in my memory, which is beside. occupied by matters of more importance." Upon hearing this frank 'declara- tion, which was made as they left the apartment with the wounded matt, 1.ord \•lentt'ith 'darted upon Dalgetty a look of extreme auger and 'disdain. to whirht the self-conceit of the wor- THE`SEAFORTH NEWS "Kenmtt," said the ',0l.(1 'outlais, "hear the last words of the 'sire of thy father. A Saxon 'soldier; and Allan of tits Redhand left this 'cant{p :within these few hours, to travel to the .conn - try cif Caberfae. ,Pursue 'theta as the bloodhound pursues the hurt steer— aw im the lake---olimth rthe mountain— thread the forest—tarry not until you join theme " end then the coun'tenahce •of the lad darkened as his'gran•dfather spoke, and he laid his ,bawd upon a knife which 'stuck in the throng of lea- ther that -confined his scanty plat. "ND 1 "<sa'id the old man; "it is not 'by thy hand he must fall. They will ask the news from the camp say to them that Annot 'Lyle of the Han is 'discov- ered to he the rdaughter of Duncan of Ardenvohr; that the Th'an'e of Mtn tenth is to wed her !before the .priest; and that you are sent 'tobid guests to tate 'bridal, Terry not their answer, but vanish like the lightening .when the. black 'eked swallows it.—And now depart, beloved son of my :best (belov- ed! I shall 'never more see thy 'face, nor hear the light 'sound of thy foot- step—yet tarry an instant and 'tear my last ,charge. 'Remem'ber the fate of 'oar race, and quit not 'the !ancient manners of the Children 'af the Mist. We are now a strangling handful, 'driven from every vale thy the sword of every'clan, who rule in the +possessions 'where their forfathers hewed the wood and drew the water for lowers? But in the wilderness, 'and in the mist of the mountain, !Kenneth, son of Becht, 'kee'p .tih'ou utts'oiled, the freedom which I leave thee as a !birthright. Banter it not neither for the rioh :garment, nor for the saon•e roof, nee for the 'eovereel board, nor for •the couch of down— on the rotk or in She valley, in abund- ance or in 'famine -4n the leafy sunt - mer, and in the 'drays of the 'root win- ter—Son win- ter Son 'of the Mist! be free as thy forefathers. 'Own 110 lord --receive no law—take no hire—give no 's'ti!pend- thtilld no dtut—en'cicse no pasture— sow no grain; let the deer of the itemntain he 'thy flocks and herds—if these fail' thee,' prey' upon the goods of our op'pressorc—of the Saxons, and of. such Gael as are Saxons in their souls, valuing herd's and flocks more than honor and 'freedom. Well for us that they do so ---'it affords the broader scope for your revenge. Remember those who have 'done 'kindness to our race, and pay their services with thy 'blood, 'shou'ld the hour require .It. 1f a Macfan shall 'come to thee with the head of 'the 'king's son .in his hand, 'shelter him, though 'the averaging ar- any of the father were behind him; for in 'Glencoe and Ardamurchan we have dwelt in peace in' the ;years that here gone by. The sons of Diarmid—the race of I)arnlinvarach—the riders of enteith--sty curse on thy 'head, Child of the Mist, if 'thou spare one of those nines when the' time shall offer for cutting them off' and it 'will 'conte anon. for their awn 'swords shall dev- our each other, and those who are t •attercd Olen fly to the Mist. and perish by its Children. Once more, be - ;;one --shake the schist from thy feet against the habitants, itf 'men, whether baited together for peace or for war. Farewell, beloved! and ntayest thou die like thy forefathers, ere infirmity, disease, ,or age, 'shall break shy spirit Bc_goael—'be:gone! live free—re- quite kinclnes --average the injuries of thy 'race!" The young savage 'stopped, and kissed the brow of his •dying parent; tint accustomed 'from infancy to sup - 'press every exterior 'sign of 'emotion, he parted without tear or adieu, and was soon far beyond The limits of ?Iontrose's camp. Sir Duglad Dalgetty, who was pres- ent during the latter Mart of the'scene. was very 'little edified by the oc- casion. "I cannot think, my friend Ranald." said 'lac, '':that you are in the hest possible road for a dying man. Storms, mmslaut;hto, rite ,acres, the inning of suberbs, are indeed a soitl- ler's dailyworts and are testified by the necessity sof the case, seeing that they are clone itt the course of duty; for 'burins; of •suburbs, in particular. it may be said that they are traitors and cotthroats to all fortified towns, Hence it is plain, that a soldier is a nrnfession peculiarly favored buy I•Ieaveu,'seein!g that we hope for salve tion although we daily commit actions of so great .violence. But then, Ranald, in all services of Europe it is the cus- tom of the dying soldier not to vaunt titian ,of such doings, 'or to recommend 'them Ito this 'followers; hut, on the con- trary, to express •contrition for the same, and to repeat, or have repeated to him, some comfortable 'prayer; which if •yoim please, I will intercede with his Excellency's 'chaplain to 'pre- fer 00 your account. It is'otherw'i e no Point of may duty to ''rut you in mind of those 'things; ott'y it may he .for the ease of your conscience to depart 'store like a Christian, and less like a Turk, than you seem to .he in 'a 'fa'ir way of doing" • rhe only answer of ,the dying roam (for as such Ranald M'acEagh might t,colbe 'considered) was a request to ler rat -ed to such a.position that he niipmht obtain a view .front the window of the castle. The' 'deep frost mist. which had long settled upon tite top, with unexpteted strength; "tear not thy 'commander rendered 'hum totally the eight of hint to 'whom 'thou ,hast in ansihle. CHAPTER TWE\ P1'-SECOINi) 'rite Earl of Menteith, as he had un- dertaken, art he proceeded 't0 tnvesti gate more closely time story thy Ranald of the Mist, which was 'corroborated 'by the examination '0f his two follow- ers, who had assisted in the capacity castilc and fatuity as Sir d>nmcan Cam- pbell was able to supply; and it may fully ,compared with such 'circumstan- ces concerning the destruction of Itis of .guides. These l.eclarations he care - he supposed he had .forgotten i'thinc relating to an event of such terrific importance. It was of the 'last conse- quence to prove that this was no iit- ceutiou ,of the outlaw's, for the pur- pose of passing an impostor as the child .and heiress of Ardenvohr. Perhaps \lenteith. so touch interest- ed in :belt -lying the tate, we,•st,'t alto - goiter the fittest person to he entrus- ted with the inve-ti,atit rat of hs truth. Ion the examinations of the 1'hilren e the Mist were simple, accurate, and in all respect,consistent with each .other. A personal •mark was referred To, whfoh was known to have been 'borne buy the infant .ehild of Sir Duncan, and of Annot Lyle. It was also well rem which 'appeared upon ,the left shoulder emhered that when the :miserable rel- ics of theother children had been'cnll- erted, those of the infant had now - where 'been found. Other circum; stances of evidence, which it is auecr- eesary to quote, 'brought the fullest conviction not only to Menteith, 'hut to the unprejecte'd 'mind s.f Montrose. that in Annot "Lyle, a humble :depend- ant, distinguished only 'bybeauty and talent, they .were .in .future to respect the iheiress .of Ardenvohr. While Metrtei'th hastened to comm- unicate the result of these inquiries to the persons 'meet interested, time out - 'law demanded to speak with' his grand child, whom he usually 'called his son. "lie would the found," he said; "in the outer •apartme,nt. in which he him- self 'had been 'origina'lly 'deposited. .'t.c'enrdingly, the young savage, af- ter a .close 'starch, was found larking ilt a corner, coiled 'up among !some rc.- ten, straw. 'ant- brnrght,to his `.grana sire. cismmeg fn infancy. Tell 'these proud men, who ,disdain thee as the issue of mire ancient race, that 'thou art aro blood of oars,—no daughters of the race of the mist, haft 'borne in halls as ,of lordly, and cradled on crouch as soft as ever soothed infancy in 'their 1tr tdest palaces." :r. the name of 'Grid." :said 1 c-nteith, 'trembling w•itlt a.tnaatinn, 'if yon know aught Rif the 'birth of 'ahs lady, do thy 'eons.cienct• the emire to disburden it '0f the secret 'before departing from this worid!" ,"and bless my enemies with my .dying 'breatlt " ,,aid tiacEagh, looking f'nthim are the aua'uns you all preach Mit sohi.o. or toward whom, do you nrac- rise them? Let me know first the a-r.rth of my secret ire 1 'part with it - hat would yon Kttigi,•t of Ar ienvo!tr. t.• know that your super- st , _ tasty all have been in vain. rind that there still remains a deceit - dant of your house? --1 pause for an answer --without it, I speak not ,one a•. rd more." could." said Sir Duncan, his c...ce .struggling 'between the emotions 'of doubt, hatred, and anxiety -'I ,could—but that I know thy race ere hike the great 'enemy. liars and -murderers from •the beginning—but tconld it he true 'thou •telleet me, I 'einfld almost forgive thee the injuries thou hast done me." "Hear itl" said Ranald; "he 'hath 'wagered 'deeply for a son of Diarmid —Ando you, 'gentle Thane—the report of the camp says, that you would pur- chase with 'life and lands the 'tidings that Annot Lyie was no daughter of proscription, int itt a race noble in your estimation as your awn—Well —h is for no love that I ;tell yon— T.._ time bas 'been that I .would shave exchanged.. this secret against liberty; a:mi :tow 'bartering it for what is dearer than liberty :of life.—.Annot L,le .• - the youngest. the :cele ser - ,.r..' :.v:d of the Knight of Arden- a''ood and ashes." "t"'an his man speak 'truth?" said A ' t Lyle, scarce 'knowing what she 'sa:::11 ''or is this some strange del - of the mountains, was now rolling down each rugged !glen :and 'gully,. where the craggy ridges showed itheir black end irregu9'ar 'outline, like 'desert islands rising above the ocean sof vap- or. 'Spirit 'of the Mist!" said Ranald llacEeglt, "called by our race our father, and our preserver—receive in- to thy tabernacle of 'clouds, when ":this pang is over, ]tint whom in life thou hast so often 'sheltered." So saying, he sunk 'back into the arms of those who upheld hint, -spoke no.further word, .but turned his face to the wall for a 'short space. "I believe," said Dalgetty, "my :friend Ranald will be found in his heart to he 'little betteer than 'a'heath- en." And he renewed his proposal to peocure hint the assistance -of Dr Wis heart, bontrose's military 4cbaplain; "a man," said Sir D'utgald. "very 'clev- er in ibis exenrise, and who will do ex- eoution on your sins .in less time than I could smoke a pipe ;of tobaeeo•" "Saxon," said the dying ratan, "speak to ane no more of thy priest-- I riest-I die contented. Hadst thotm 'ever an 'enemy against'whom weapons were of no avail—whom the ball .missed. and against whom the arrow shiver- ed, land whose blare skin was as ire- pea trable to sword and dirk as thy 's eel garment?— Heard's!t thou ever of much a foe?" "Very d•regttently, when I served in Germany," 'replied Sir Duglad. "There was siich a fellow at 'I•,t olstadt; he was proof 'both against lead and -steel. The soldiers Billed shim with the butts o'ftheir ntna'kuta." "This impassable foe," said Ronald, without regarding the Major's inter- ruption, "w!ho has the blood dearest to me 'upon his hands—to this nun I have now 'bequeathed .agony of mind, jealousy, 'despair, and sudden 'death, -- or a life moremiserable than 'death it- self, Stich shall be the tot 'of Allan of the Redhead, when he learns that Alt - riot weds Menteith; and I ask no more titan the certainty that it is so to sweeten my own 'bloody enol !by !his hand." "If that he the ease," said the \Iaj- "or, "there's no more ,to be said; but 1 s']tall take care as few :people see you as ,passible, for I cannot think your mode of departure can be at all credit- a'ble or exemplary to a Christian ar- my." So saying, he left t'he'apantanenit, and the Son of the Mist soots after breathed ifs last llenteiith, in the meanwhile, leaving the new found rela't'ions to their mut- ual •Feelings of mingled emotion, was eagerly discussing with Montrose the consequences of this discovery, "I should now see," `said the Marquis, "even had I not' before observed it, that your interest in this discovery, my dear Menteith. has no 51111111 refer- ence to your ow'71 happiness. Yon love this new-found lady,— your affection is ,returned. I'n point of birth, no exceptions can be made; in every oth- er respect. her advantages are equal to those which you yourself 'peesess-- think, however. a moment. Sir .Duncan is ct frantic et least—in arras against the King; he is only with us in the quality of a prisoner, and we are, I fear, but at the 'commencement of a long civil war. Is 'this a dime, think you, \Iea'teith, for you to make proposals for his heiress? Or what •chance is 'there that he will now listen to it." Passion, an ingenious, as well an el- oquent advocate, supplied the young nobleman with 'a thousand answers to these ohjectipnt. He reminded MMfstn- tr.ese that thy Knight of Ardenvohr was neither a bigot in 'politics nor re- ligion. lie urged his own known and proved zeal for the royal cause, and hinted that its influence might 'he ex- tended and 'strengthened by his wed- ding the heiress of Ardenvohr. He ',leaded the dangerous state of Sir 1)nnran's wound, thy risk which must ht• ,run by suffering the young laity to itc carried into the eountry of the Campbells, where, in .ease sof her fath- cr's death, or continued indisposition, site must necesssarily'beplaced under the guardianship of Argyle, an event 'fatal to his ,(Menteith's) 'hopes, 'unless he could stoop to ,purchase his ifavor 'hy abandoning the King's 'party. Montrose allowed the force of these arguments, and owned although the the matter' was attended with 'difficatl ty, yet it seemed 'consisten't with the 'King's service 'that it !should be 'con- 'c•1'u.ded as 'speedily as possible. "I 'could 'wish," said he, "that it were all 'settled in ,one way 'or another and 'that this fair Brisei's'were remov- ed from our 'ca'm'p 'before 'the return of our H'i'ghland Achilles, Allan 'M'Au- lay.—I 'fear some fatal feud in that quarter, Meenteith—and I believe it would 'be 'best that Sir` Duncan be dis- missed .on his parole, and that you a'c-• 'company him and his daughter as his ,escort. The Tourney can he made by water, so will not greatly incommode his wound—and vein own, my friend. will be an faomtoea'ble excuse for an ah - sense for Some time .from my cannp," "Never!" said Menteith. "Were I to forfeit the very hope that has s'o late - 1'y dawned upon me, never will 1 leave c•nsr 'Excellency's camp white the roy- allstaiiclard is displayed• I s'h'ould de- serve that This 'trifling scratch should THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1939 gangrene and for absence at this cris- PROFESSIONAL is af,itlie Kin'g''s affairs:' "(>n tit la, then; yet are sIe,ermtu- ed?" said l'lontrose. "As fixed as Den Nevis," said the young nobleman. "You must, then," said Montrose, "lose no time in seeking an explana- tion )with the Knight of Ardenvohr. If this provelavorahle, I will talk my- self 'wit'h,the elder M'Atuiay, land we will 'devise means to employ his broth- er at a ,distance from the 'army until he shall be reconciled to his present 'disappointment. Would to God some. 'vision would •desend 'upon his imagina- tion fair •en'ou'gh' 10 obliterate all traces of Annot Lyle! That perhaps you. think impossible, Menteith?—Well, each to his service; you Ito that of Cupid, and I to that of Mars" They parted, and in 'pursuan'ce of the ,scheme 'arranged, Menteith, •eanly 'on the 'ea'suing 'morning, sought a private interview 'with the wounded 'Knight of Ardenvohr, and 'connanatmni- 'calted !to him his suit 'for the ]land of his •daugh ter. Of :their mutual 'attach - :stent Sir Duncan was, aware, 'hut he was not prepared for so 'early a .dec- lavation on the hart of Menteith. He 'said alt first, that he had already, 'per- haps, indulged !tote, mu'c'h in feelings o'f personal happiness, at a time 'when his clan had 'sustained so :great a loss ,and humiia'tion, and that he was unwilling therefore, 'fsmrther to consider The ad- ,vaancemen't'of his owe house et a per- iod so 'calamitous. On the more 'ur- gent suit of the hob's lover, he re- quested a few 'hones to deliberate and ,consult with his daughter upon a question so highly important, The result of this interview 'and de- liberation was -favorable 'to Menteith. Sir Donnan Campbell 'became fully sen'sible that the h'a'ppiness of his new- found daughter 'depended upon a union with her lover; and unless such were 'now formed, he slaw that Argyle would throw a :thousand 'obstacles in the way of a match in every respect acceptable to himself. Menteith's priv- ate ohmmeter was so excellent, and suclt was the rank and oonsidenation due to buts 'fortune and family, that they csu•tbalanced, in Sir D'un'can''s op- inion, the 'difference in their 'political opinions. Nor could he have resolved, perhaps, had his own 'opinion of be snatch been less favorable, to 'decline en opportunity of indulging the new- found ebild 'oi 'his Mapes. There was tbesides, a feeling ,of pride which dic- tated his 'determination. Tti produce the Heiress of 'Ardenvohr to ihe world as ente who hast been educated a 'poor dependant and musician •in the family Int Darnlinvaraoh had 'some'th'ing in .it , that was humiliating, To introduce' her as the .betrothed bride. or wedded wife of the Earl •ofl']enteith, upon an at- tachment formed during tier Obscur- ity, was a warrant tet the world that She'ha•d at all times 'been worthy of the rank to which she was elevated, It was under the influence of these considerations that Sir Duncan Camp- bell anounced to the lovers This csm- sen't that they ,should be married in the chapel of the 'castle, :by Montrose'e 'chaplain, and af, 'privately as 'possible. But '%hem Montrose should 'break atm from lnverlcchy, for which orders were expected in the ,course of a very few' days, it •was agreed that the Young Countess should 'depart with her 'fath- erto his catstle, and remain there until the 'circumstan'ces of Ithe nation per- mitted Menteith to retire with 'hon'or from his 'present military employment. His resolution being once 'taken, Sir Duncan Campbell would 'not 'permit the maidenly scruples of his daughter t0 'delay its execution; and it was therefore received that the !bridal should take 'place the next evening, !being the second after the battle. CARDS. MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC Dr. E. A, McMaster, M.B., Graduate of University of Toronto. J. D. Colquhoun, M.D., C.M., Grad. nate of Dalhousie University, Halifax. The Clinic Is fully equipped with complete and modern x-ray and other tip -to -date diagnostic and thereuptic equipment. Dr. Margaret K. 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With the 'careless and ,cheerful indifference '0f his character, lite ex- pressed much store joy than wonder at Annr is good fortune; had no ,doubt whatever she would merit it, and ,as she had always been bred in loyal prin'ciple,s, would convey tite whole es- tate of her 'grins fanatical father to some honest 'fellow who loved the King. "I 'sh'ou'ld have no objection that any 'brother Allan should try this 'chance" added :he, "notwithstanding 'that Sir Duncan 'Camp'bell was the -only !man who 'ever oha'gged !D'arnlfn- manch with inhospitality. Annot Lyle ,could !always 'cihanm Allan ,out of 'tile su'llene, ,and avlho knows whether mat- rimony might not m'a'ke 'him more a man of 'this world?" (To be continued) F. W. AHRENS, Licensed Auction- eer for Perth and Huron Counties. Sales Solicited. Terms on Application. Farm Stock, chattels and real estate property. R. R. No. 4, Mitchell. Phone 634 i' 6. Apply at this office. 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