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Carr, and both were harassed by conjecture to ascertain what could be meant by several parts of the old man's discourse; it was, however, agreed between them, that the mysterious and indefatigable conduct of Whiggans deserved to be punctually attended to: but that very night Levingstone was obliged to cross the ferry to the Largs, in order to go to Kelvin, and make preparations for his sister's marriage with Augustus Stuart, to which both St. Clyde and Miss Ellen were invited.

CHAPTER XV.

From the horizon's verge appears a speck,
A spot, a mast, a sail, an armed deck!
Their little bark her men of watch descry,
And ampler canvass wooes the wind from high.
A flash is seen; the ball beyond their bow
Booms harmless hissing to the deep below.
Uprose keen Conrad from his silent trance,
A long, long absent gladness in his glance,
"Tis mine-my blood-red flag, again, again,
"I am not all deserted on the main !"

BYRON.

IN about three weeks from the time St. Clyde had had the interview with John Carr, and just as he and Miss Ellen were preparing to set off to Edinburgh, to attend the nuptials of Augustus and Miss Levingstone, Sandy Glass came one morning to the manse, breathless; he had run all the way from his mother's.-" Sir! sir!

there's ane wad speak ae word to ye at my mither's cruve."-"Who is it, Glass?"-"An hae ye never heard o' the letter I gaed Maister Levingstone i' the lane when ye was o'er the seas an' far

away

St. Clyde instantly suspected this person was none other than Whiggans; and going to poor Widow Glass's, he found there Whiggans in a disguise he little looked for. Whiggans was dressed in a dingy kind of loose coat, with blue-coloured pantaloons, and over this the cochal, a kind of cloak, reaching as low as the ancles, made of excellent tartan, and fringed at the bottom and borders like shagged hair, with a hood curiously ornamented. But it was hardly safe to appear with even that well-planned disguise, and accordingly he carried a "burdoun" in his hand, which some would call a pilgrim's staff; but a harp slung at his

back, made him look an Irish fitidhe with the sister harp of the Irish monarch Brien Boiromhe; add to all this, his haversack and a huge broad bonnet that nearly hid, by its projection, the matted tresses of his red-haired wig, and Whiggans will appear precisely as he was when St. Clyde entered the dwelling of Widow Glass.

The good woman had sense enough to go abroad for something or other, and leave her cottage to the visitors. She felt proud that St. Clyde, a gentleman, should demean himself to come into her humble dwelling; she felt all the consequence of self-love, when she reflected on the personages who honoured her with their confidence, though in fact the poor woman was privy to no one secret of Whiggans or of St. Clyde.

"I am glad to see you, Mr. St. Clyde; you do not recollect me❞—

a long pause" Now," throwing off at once his bonnet and wig," now, sir, you will recollect the features of Whiggans; that was my name-it was notI wore it however for many years; I have put it off and resumed my patro, nymic,-it is, but I'll tell it you at some other time,-call me yet Whiggans." St. Clyde would have spoken, but was prevented.

"But I am happy to see you, Mr. St. Clyde; and how did you get clear of the cutter's people? The master and mate fought well; they are clever fellows; but how foolish they looked at the cave, over in Arran; they might as well try to gather a handful of mist, as to catch my men. I know the predicament you were in; no apology is necessary; you could not do otherwise; I beg you will think no more of it,and now for business.'

"You are very kind, Mr. Whiggans,

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