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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937
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iOh, I will take care albout that,' grew graver; and as she and Ronald
Said he confidently; 'and in any case',went 'along the road together -lit was
you know it was his lordship said ° very dark, though 'there were a few
your father might have a day on the
Meedal Water whenever he .liked. And
what do you think, now, about the
little skin there?'
tI think I will keep it as t
as you have given it to me;
snmpiy.
•
In due course they had 't
togeth-
er; -'bu't that afternoon o ;g
meal. is a substantial efface., e
north-eco'1d 'beef, ham, •sc t-
neea.l Dake, marmalade,' yam, -
liar things all making the appear-
ance -and one not to -'be 'ti
ried over. +A'nd• itfeenie 'w'as
`at home now; and 'there was
to talk over;, and she was s
Of course, Ronald must have
times, like other people; a e
would he spend these, if h t
Dome 'b'ack to his old friendse
would have such 'chances as
stranger could have, coming
on the mail -cart and asking
where For a little trout-16sh
ald 'would have a day or .t
ing ;from LordeA'ili.ne; and ' s
the lodh; and ti4Lud'al Wat f
the gentlemen were after the ,
would -they not 'be glad oto 1
extra gun on the hill for r
two, .just .to make up a bag ?
And then,' said 'Meenie.
simile, 'who icnaws but that
may in time be able to haveshoot-
,ing of his own? Stranger things
happened,'
'It would be little use to
gat it,' said'' he, laughing•
the worst •af it. If you're
money that's all very well,
get trained to the shooting;
make :your own (honey, .by
ye've made it, ye .canna ,face
side -ye canna walk. That i el
have Observed, at least, a
mercy for •the old gentlemen
any case they can sit do a
troll for salmon.'
'Yes, when the American
caught five in one dayl' said
"But she has nerve, that
'maintained, "She never made
take; she never lost her h
And I've seen 'women -folk j
shriek as if they were
when they pulled 'up a whit
a -dozen inches long.'
'I ,wish they had never con
ver-Mudal,' said Maggie, hal
sae.
When tea was over and t
removed, he lit his pipe, and
took to their knitting, And
thought, had Meenie looked
ty, and pleased,.and 'quick]
, sive with her clear and 'ha
He forgot all about Mrs.
forecast as to the future est(
daughter; he forgot all ab
Stuarts o•f'Glengask and (Oro
was the Meenie whom Mud
'w'hom Clebrig had charge
was the friend and companion
'bir'd's and the wildef%owers
summer streams, What .a
thing. it was to see her small
so deftly at work; when sh
nap, the room seemed 'full of 1
entrancement; her sweet to
found an echo in the very tore
heart. And they all of them,
one happy evening, seemed t
that soon there was to be
They were together; the 'w
shut out: the.old :harmony
lished; and rMeenie was list
leis reacting .of 'The Eve of St
-'in the 'breathless hush of �t
,room -or she was praying,
vain, for him to 'bring his pi
'play 'Lord iLovat's Lament,'
'were merely idly chatting an
laugh-
ing, while the busy work of t
ers went on. And sometimes
quite silent, listening to th
two; and her voice seeaned to
loath with music; and he 'w
'whether he could carry away
memory some accurate recollection
the .peculiar, soft, rich tone, that
the simplest things sound v
it is -jus
'she said
ea '
r 'avenin
in fn th
Ones, as
and Sint
it
tightly bur
so much
so much
o hopeful
holiday
loci' whet
edidno
'Andh
no mere
through
g every-
where Ron-
ald Stalk-
ing wa
er; and i
to •grouse
have an
a day o
of therm
with a
at :Ronald
a
have
Inc when
'That's
born to
and you
but if ye
the time
the hill-
s what
and it's a
n that in
cable and
girl
Maggie.
one,' he
e a mis-
take; once.
jump and
demented
Eng half-
ie to In -
f to her -
he things
the girls
never, he
s0 pret-
y, respon-
ppy eyes.
Douglas's
to of her
out the
say; ithis
Medal 'knew,
of, who
n of the
and the
wonderful
fingers
e looked
fight and
w laugh
'o his
for this
o forget
an end,
ort was
re-esbab-
enmg to
Agnes'
he little
and in
per and
or they
d latigh-
he fing-
ers
sate
e other
fill the
ordered
in his
of
nsade
aluablc.
t was a happy •evening,
But when she rose to go away, she s
stars vie+tile here and there -she said
to him, in rather a law voice-
'Well, :Ronald,, the •parting between
friends is not very ,pleasant; but 'I am
sure.I hape.it will all be ,for the best,
no -w that .you ' !have made up your
mind to it.''Aavd every one seems to
think you will do well'.
1011; as for that,' said he, (that is all
right. If the worst 'comes to the
worst, there is always the Black
'Watch,'
'What eke you mean?'
',Well they're always sending the
Forty-second into the :thick of it, no
matter what part of the world the
fighting is, so that a man has a good
chance..I suppose I'm not too 01d to
get enlisted; sometimes 'I wish I1 had
thought of it 'when 'I wars a lad -I
don't know that I would like any-
thing better than to be a sergeant in
the Black Watch, And I'm sure S
would serve three years for no pay at
all if II'could only get one single
dhance of winning ehe V.C. But it
conies to few; it's like the big stag-
it's there when ye least expect it;
and a man's hand is not always
ready, and steady, But I'm sure ye
needna bother about what's going to
happen to rhe --that', of small ac-
count.'
'It is of very 'great account to your
friends, at all 'events,' said she vali-
antly, 'and you must not forget, when
you are far enough away from here,
that you have friends here who are
thinking of you and always wishing
you well. it will be easy far you to
forget; you will have all kinds of
things to do, and many people ar-
ound you; but the others here may
often think of you, and wish to hear
from you. Lt is the one that goes
away that has the best of it, 'i'think-
among the excitement of meeting
strange scenes and strange faces-'
'But I am not likely to forget,' said
he, rather peremptorily; and they
walked an in silence.
(Presently she said -
'I have a little album that 1 wish
you would write something in, 'before
you go away altogether.'
'0,h, yes, I will do that,' said 'he,
`and gladly,'
'But .I mean sontethiu.g of your
own,' ;he said, rather more timidly.
'Why, but who told you-'
'Olt, every ole ,knows, surely!' said
she. 'And why should you conceal it?
There were the verses that you wrote
about Mrs. Sem,ple's little girl--lI
saw them when I was at Tongue
last -and indeed • 1 think they are
quite heautifud: will you write out a
eopy of them in my album?'
"Or something else, perhaps,' said
he -for instantly it (flashed upon hint
thee it wee something Netter than a
mere copy that was needed fo-
Meenie's 'boo'k. Here, indeed, was a
chance. Lf there was any inspiration
to he gained from these wild hills and
straths anti lonely lakes, now was the
time for them to be propitious; would
Dot Cielbrig -the giant Clebrig -
whose very chilcl IMe'enie was -come
to his aid, so (that he might ,present
to her some 'fragment 07 song or
rhyme not unworthy to be .added to
her little 'treasury?
'I will send for the book to -mor-
row,' saki he.
T hope it will not give you too
mach trouble,' said she, as they reach-
ed 'the small gate, ''but it is very plea-
sant to turn over the leaves, and see
the .actual writing of your friends,
and think of when you last saw thein
and where they are naw.. And that
seems to he the way with most of
our friends; I suppose it is because
we have moved about so; 'batt there
is Scarcely any one lett-.,and • if it
was not for a letter 'occasionally, or a
dip into that album, .1 should think
we were almost alone in the world.
Well, good -night, Ronald --or will
you come in and have a chat with my
father '
'I atm afraid it is rather late,' he
aid.
"'Welt, .good -night,' thee, what she did really say was
1Good-night, Miss 'Douglas,' said '1011, vurry wcl:l'-sed the pretty,
ee; and then he walked slowly 'back pale, attractive face resumed its ord-
o his ihame. inary complacency, and she went off
'And indeed he was in no mood to to make friends with the new Billie.
urn to the scientific volumes that She WES on good terms with the old
had already arrived, from 'Glasgow, Highlander in about a 'couple of nein
His heart was all afire because of the Utes; and presently they were on
renewal 04 Meenie'•e kindness; and the 'thoir way down to the loch, along
sound of her voice was still in 'his with the lad John. (Her father was 'to
ears; and quite naturally he tank out follow as soon as be had' finished his
that blotting -pad full of songs and letters.
fragments of songs, to glance aver But she was NOW 10 •discover, what
them here and there, and see if am- she had never discovered before, that
ongst them was any one .likely to re- 'salnan-fishing on :a 10011 is a rather
call to him when he was far away monotonous affair -unless the fish
from Inver -Modal the subtle mystery are taking very freely indeed. leer
and charm of her manner and look. ane thing, the weather had settled
And then he began to think what a .down into a .fine, clear, epring-like
stranger to Sniver.'Mudal would see calm and quiet that was not at all
in Meenie? Perhaps only the obvious favorable to the 'sport, ILL was very
thing's -the pretty oval of the cheek beautiful no .cloulbt; for sometimes for
and chin, the beautiful, proud' mout,h hours together the lake would be like
the wide -apart, contemplative eyes? a sheet of glass -the yellow shores
And 'perhaps these would be suffici- and purple 'birchwoods all' accurately
ent to attract? He (began to laugh d'oubled, with nearer at hand the
with scorn at' this stranger -who faint white reflections of the snow -
could only see these obvious things- peaks in the north stretching out into
who knew nothing about .Meenie, and the soft and deep blue; and when a
the sweetness of 'her ways, and the 'breath of wind, from, some uneapect-
frank courage and honor of her mind, ed point of the *.compass, began to
And what if she were to turn co- draw a sharp line of silver .between
queue, under the influence of this: earth and 'water, and then came sloty-
alien admiration? Or perhaps be- ly across Idle loch to them, ruffling
come sharply ,proud? Well, he set to out that magic inverted picture on its
work-out of a kind of whimsicality way, the breeze was deliciously fresh
-and in time had scribbled out this and balmy, .and seemed to bring with
it tidings of the secret life 1118.1 wt'S
working forward' to the leafiness of
summer. They kept welt omit into the
midst of this spacious circle of love-
liness; for old Malcolm declared they
would be doing more therm than good
by going over the (fishing -ground; so
she had a sufficiently ample view of
this great panorama of water and
wood and far mountain -slopes. But it
grew manotonoes. She began to
think of Paris, and the 'brisk, busy
days -a hurry of gayety and pleasure
and interest using up every possi'b'le
minute. She wished she had a'boo'k-
some .knittingl--,anything. Why, when
'Meenie, 'Love Meenie, [Ronald was in the boat -with his
What must one pay?' quick, sarcastic appreciation of every
"Good stranger, the mar'ket's story she had to tell, of every ex -
Not qpen to -day!' perience she had to describe-
,there
was always enough amusement and
(talking. But this old ratan was hope-
less. She asked him questions about
his croft, his family, his sheep and
cows; and he answered gravely; but
she took no interest in his answers,
as her father might have done. She
was tmntistakably glad to get ashore
for lunch -which was picturesque en-
ough, by the way, with that beaultdful
background all around; and neither
her father nor hereslf was in any
hurry to break up the small picnic -
party and set to work again.
Nor did they do much better in the
afternoon -though her 'father man-
aged to capture a small eight -.pound-
er; and so, in the evening, before
dinner, she went along to Ronald to
complain. She found him busy with
his hooks; Isis gun, and cap, and tele-
scope lying on the table beside him,
showed that he had just come in.
'Ay,' said he, 'it's slow work in
weather like this. But will ye no sit
down? --and lee went and 'brought her
a chair,
'No, I thank you,' said she; `I came
along to see if you thought there was
likely to be any change. Is your glass
a good one?'
'First rate,' he answered, and he
[vent to the small aneroid andtap-
ped it lightly. ''It was given me by a
gentleman that shot his first stag up
here. I think he would have given
me his 'head, he was that pleased.
Well, no, Miss Hodson, there's no
much sign of a change. But I'll tell
had made especial mention of the ye what we'll do, if you're tired of the
inch, wee] try one or two of the pools
young ladies who 'had traveled long 0„ the modal.'
distances to be .present on the air 'Yon mean the river down there?'
Spieiau; occasion, 'There's not much hope there ei-
However, on the morning after her ,alter -,for the waiter's low the now;
arrival her equanimity was some but we [night by chance get a little
what dashed. When she went along wind; or there are some broken bits
the passage to the little hall -to see ,in the stream—'
the ntoarrting outsides -she found wait- 'Bust you mean with a 'flys-how
ing there a respectable -looking elder- could I throw a fly?' she exclaimed.
ly Highlander, with grizzled loc'k's. 'Ye'll never learn younger,' was
who touched his cap to her, and who the quiet answer, 'df there's no
had her waterproof over his arr. This change to -morrow, I'll take ye up the
lest circumstance made her sus•pi- river myself -and at least ye can get
cions; instantly she went '.back to her some practice in casting-'-'
father. 10b, no, no,' said she hurriedly;
Wh'a is that mart?' she asked, 'Thank you very much, but I must
"What man?' not take up
'Why, an oil m,an, who is waitingTin your time--'
I in no so busy than I cannot leave
there, and he has golt my waterproof the house for an hour or two,' said
slung over his arm.' he -'and site understood by his man -
Welt, 1 suppose that is the new ner that lie was 'putting his foot
Billie.' down,' in which case' she 'knew she
'Isn't Ronald going down?' she might just as well give in at otnce,
said, with very evident disappoint- 'But I 'wart ye that it's a 'dour river
nienf •at the best; anti not likely to be in
Of course not,' her +father said, good ply; 'however, we might - jest
with some sharpness. "I think you happen on ole.' And then he added,
have taken up enough oe his time. by way at, explanation, '111 we should
'And just now, When lie is getting it will have to ,be sent to Lord Ailine,
ready to go away, da you think .T ye understand:'
could allow' him to waste day after `Why?,
day in attending to us? Seems to me "Because the river doesna belong
it would be more to the :point if you to your .fishing; it goes with tine
pet your small amount of brain into sll.00ting,'
devising some means of squaring up "Oh,' said she; somewhat coldly
with him fur what he has done al- 'And so, when Lard Ailine gives any
ready,' one a day's fishing, he claims what -
Oh, very well,' slie said -or ra- ever fish they may catch?'
'PLIOWIFJR .AUCT TION
Who will buy pansies?
There are her eye's,
iDew-soft and tender,
Love in them lies.
Who will buy roses?
There are her lips,
'And there is the nectar
That 1Cupidon sips.
Who will buy lilies?
There are her cheeks,
And there the shy ;blushing
'That •maid'hood 'bespeaks.
IHe looked at the verses again and
again; and the longer he looker) at
thein the less he liked then[ ire
scarcely knew why. Perhaps they
were a little too literary? They seem-
ed rto lack naturalness and simplicity,
at all events, they were not true to
Meenie; why should Meenie figure as
a flippant coquette? And so he threw
them away; and teamed to his bootee
-on the ecietrtific ones --to 111111 out
something that was like Meenie. He
came near it in Tannahill, but was
not quite satisfied. 1A verse or two in
Keats held his fancy for a moment.
But at last he found what he wanted
in Wordsworth.
'A violet by a mossy stone
• ilioalf hidden Iran, the eye;
-+Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky,'
Yes; that was liken Meenie-who
'dwelt aumcmg the inntrodelen ways.'
OHIA11f11F.1R XXI.
Miss Carry Hodson returned from
Paris in a very radiant mood; she had
had what she called a real good time;
and everything connected with the
wedding had gone off most success-
fully. Her dress, that she had ordered
long before she came to the High-
lands, was a perfect fit; Lily Scld"en
made the most charming and beauti-
ful of brides; and no less a person
than a prince (rather swarthy, and
hailing from some mysterious region
east of the Carpathians) had propos-
ed the health of the .brides -maids, and
`When his lordship gives a clay's
ifishies, he does not; but when ithe
keeper does-erthat's different,' was the
perfectly simple and respectful
answer.
Oh, 1
beg your pardon,' said she,
hastily, and ,sincerely hoping she had
said nothing to wound his. feelings,
Apparently she had .not; for he pro-
eeeded to warn her about the neces-
sity of her putting on a thick pair of
boots; and he also gently hinted that
she might wear on her head some-
thing less conspicuous than the
bright orange Tarn o' Shatter of
which she seemed rather fond.
!Accordingly, .nest morning, instead
of sending him a message that she
was ready, she walked along 't•o the
cottage, accoutred for a thorough ,stiff
day's work, The outer door was open,
so she entered without ceremony;
and then ,tapped at the door of 'Hie
little parlor, which she proceeded to
open also. She then found that Ron -
add was not alone; there was a young
man sitting there -who instantly rose
as she made her appearance. She had
but a momentary glimpse, of him, 'but
site .canoe to the conclusion that the
gamekeepers in this part of 'the world
were a good-looking race, for this
was a strongly -built young fellow,
keen and active, apparently, with a
rather pink and white complexion,
closely-croplped head, bright yellow
motista'che, and singularly clear blue
eyes, He wore a plain tweed suit; and
as he rose he picked up a billycocle
'hat that w'a's lying on the table.
i see you to -night, Ronald,' said
he, 'I'm going off by the mail again
to -morrow.'
And as he passed by Miss Carry,
he said, very modestly and respect-
fully -
I hope you will have good sport,'
`Thank you,' said she, most civilly,
forhe seemed a well-mannered young
man, as he slightly bowed to her in
passing, and made his way out.
(Ronald had everything ready for
the start.
'I'01 feared they'll be laughing at
us for trying the river on so clear a
day,' said he, gas he put his big fly -
book in 'his pocket. 'And there's been
no rain to let the fish get up.'
10i,, I don't mind about that,' swirl
she, as he held the door open, and she
.went out, 'it will be more in'teres'ting
then the lake. 'However, I've nothing
to say against the lake fishing, for it
has done wonders for my father, T
have not seen him so well for years.
Whether it is the quiet life, or the
mountain air, S don't know, but he
sleeps perfectly, and he has entirely
given up the bromide of potassium. 1
do hope he well take the shooting.
and conte 'hack in the autumn,'
lords:lrip was saying there
were two other gentlemen after it,'
remarked Ronald, significantly.
'illis lordship -that w'es in the
honee now whenye came in.'
"Was that Lord Ailine ' she sail -
and she almost paused in their w"al'k
along the road.
"Alt, yes.'
'You don't sayl Why, how dill he
come here?'
'By the mail this morning.'
'With the country people?'
'Just like anybody else,' he said.
`Well, L declare! • 1 thought he
would have come with a coach and
outriders -in State, you know—'
'Whet for?' said he impassively,
'He had no luggage, 1 suppose, but a
bag and a waterproof. I't's different
in the autumn, of course, when all
the gentlemen come up, and there's
luggage, and the rifles, and the cart-
ridge -boxes --then they have to have
a brake or a waggonette.'
'And that was Lord Ailine,' she
said, half to herself; and there was
no further speaking between 'them
until they had gone past the doctor's
cottage and over the bridge and were
some distance up 'the .strath that Me-
dal laves' -to quote her companion's
own words.
'Now;' said he, as he stopped and
began to (put together the slender
grilse -rod, 'we'll just let ye try a cast
or two on this bit .of open grass -and
we'11.110 trouble with a.lfly as yet.'
He fastened on the reel, got the
line through the rings, and drew out
a few yards' length. Then he gave
her the rod; showed her how to hold
it; and then stood jest ,behind her,
with his right hand covering hers,
Vow,' said he, 'keep your left hand
just albotit is, steady as ye can -and
don't jerk -this
Of course it was really he who was
making these few preliminary casts,
and each ,time the line ran out and
fell straight end trembling on the
grass,
Now try it yourself,'
Alt first she made a very bad job
of it --especially when she tried to do
it by main force; the line came curl-
ing clown not much more than the
rod's length in front of her, 'and the
more she whipped the closer became
the curls,
Ten afraid I don't catch on quite,'
said, elle, unconsciously 'edapt1ng one
of 'her father's phrases,
'Patience -patience,' said' he; and
again he gripped her hand en his, and
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the line seemed, to run out clear with
the gentlest possible forward 'move -
And then he 'put out more line --
anti stili ,more and more -until every
backward and •upward swoop of the
rod, and every forward`' cast, was ac-
companied by a 'swish' through .the
air,. This was all very 'well; and she
was throwing a bea'uti'ful, clean line;
but she began to wonder when the
bones in her right hand would sud-
denly succumb and be crunched into
1 jelly. 'The weight of the rod -which
seemed ,a mighty engine to her -did
nottel? n her, for his 'g one hand did
the whole thing; 'hut his grip was
terrible; and yet she diel not like to
speak.
'Now try .for yotirself,' said he, and
lie steppedaside.
(To 13e Continued)
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