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A MAIDEN FAIR.
BY C-nAIU.ES GIBB03T.
CIIArTER VI.
' X WILD NIGHT.
Although the af tornoon had brinhteiit-d in
to Bummer, the evening changed to winter.
Slowly the iky darkened as the sun s -t in a
misty glory behind th hills and clouds
gathered. The restless wind, which had
only abated during the day. aain rose, at
first Id a low monotone moving the clouds
slowly alonsr, but by-and-by it came sweep
ing up the Firth iu great 2ust and s'liglng
a wild duet with the heaving waters, whilst
the clouds hurried hither and thither with
Increasing rapidity, and the moon could only
occasionally send a silver gleam through
the dark ne.
"It'll be a gey blaw the-nicht," said the
fisher-folk, to whom every sound and sit;ii
of wind, water, and clouds had its mean
ing. "I doubt if they'll win out," they said
again, with anxi.ni- In. iks at the atiry sky.
Tliey refn eU to the hilling ileet 'which
nightly started on Its perilous adventures.
But there was no fair in the maimer of re
garding the gathering storm ; only calm re
cognition of an or '.iuary fact in their dark
lives, with po ib!y somo sense of incyii-
v-!ii'.-lli-e ft;.. I 1 v
of j he element '.
tli' li:th soua;'
harbi.r 1 1. ; :
teulions by :-ol:n
ritei eo::
upon as a ;o:t of
!iie to the )iresi:it si;
The weather indicator.
te
in
utiiic 011.1
v. i'Ji the
i sevolenl
j'. most it
c::r' 'is tov.
sld" tf the
kind'i. s: 1:1
j r-o!i was
was looks'd
'Just the
wtMther li'ix
cal'ii w. r Ii
1:. tr.iv her-e
and Mjiito ;
hn( they vn'
COiuiitV'.-i
ill s
if. as if teuipe-t :uid
ckc.i r.p in it. They looked to
!f for fniidanee in their calling,
li ni-rii! when they "went out"
rl-.t never eome 1,-ack: a blessed
. :ke luii.d which enuljk's us to
y ii; tin- terth of danu't-r.
do our d
Worn
:.-. v. '1 as men t:ike their
!i
IVi-S !11
j the satne v-r.y; never a tlmuirht of what may
i ci'in'-; ai;d u.y a i.nii sharo cry in -tao
j heart wit. i an ouLv.riily !.iinbor;ow wiien
the worst bcl'a'ls. T::e;i to work aain;uot
; a bout or a man the h-s-. ioes oai to sea; not
a woman the !e r.-;uiy t cio l:er work m
I shore. Tne n'.'e ; o '-on just as if nothing
had hajiUi-n-'ii. V... tiii r it be a single .mack
i or a flv'et il'.i.i i'w:!!i'ks. T.iere are more
moutlis to l.ll auu t !-! '.'ore more work to
do. There is no time i.r outward wailing.
. VV.:at sroes on wirhii; Cr id knows.
l.-i the imrliir of Anehor Cottage thecal
t ;! i v. as coini'.jrtal'Iy smoking his pipe and
' i rinkin toddv: seateil in a biz hih-baeked
.. lii- h..i: a c'li-ery file burning at his feet
.V:is:e at :h 1 t-.b!e was tuisv with accounts
vhiiM she ..a-, aiix'mis to disposeii'f- before
; r.' in b. (!.
' The wind made a hmd moaning round the
i witiis, but neve r :i window or door shoolt.
evervthim; had been made so truly tinn
This was a house built to stand and not
sell.
i Neither father nor daughter paid heed te
tl'.;s:onn. 11 was buy Willi bis pipe anu
! his toddy, delight in himself in watching
i her -ilent d.liirence in work.
I So tliey had I een occupied for some time,
i Then be showed symptoms of restlessness.
i SiTnl at lentCill spike.
, "'AVill you be soon done, Annie? I want
i to speak to you."
i It happened that she had a very clear no
tion of what he wished to speak to her
alnnit, and also that she did not wish to hear
it. So she answered
"It will take iue a Jong while yet, father
maybe, till bedtime."
I She proceeded with renewed energy toex'
amine books and papers and to calculate
j figures, and he remained silent, respecting
I her task and valuing its results.
J By-and-by he became restless again?.
"Are ye na neariy done yet?"' he inquired
j impatiently.
"1 11 make some stupid blunder if you
keep on speaking, father."
"Then stop afore you make the blunder.
because I iikwui speak to vou about a mat
ter that has been runiblin" in my inside a'
this afternoon." '
Thus commanded she knew that no fur
ther evasion of the disagreeable subject was
possible without getting her father into one
of his passions and they were frequent
enough and furious enough to make her
willing to sacritle.! her own comfort in any
way to avoid one of them. She laid down
her pen, turned her chair towards him and
her, what is your will'.
He took the pipe from his mouth, careful
ly examined its contents, then pressed them
down with his finger; next took a big gulp
at his toddy, and finally replacing the pipe
between his teeth said, iu a sort of shy
way
"I wanted to speir at ye something."
"What is it, father?" she replied tender
ly a: though much tempted to laugh Jt his
droll behavior.
lie iett mat incipient laugn, ana some
thing of the fun of the position touched
himself, for he grinned as he said
"Just this, my lass; would ye like to be
maerrit?"
"That would depend upon the man, fath
er, she answered, with a merry laugh.
i loots, lassie," ne saia, witn a comical
mixture of irritability and sense of humor
: , , , nn.l ......... v i . , ... .i;nnn .
it ...a tv.c aijiu uiauna. jrc uitiiia mean
tell me that ye are gaun to think about the
man when it's his siller that concerns ye."
Annie became serious ; looked iu the fire
as if studying some grave problem which
was exhibited to her there. Presently, with
out looking up, she spoke
"I am wondering, father, if my mother
thought o' the man or siller most when she
took you."
That was almost a cruel stroke, although
the girl did not know it. When Duncan
Murray wedded her mother be had obtained
with her a tocher which had helped him
considerably in his fight with fortune. So
the burly little man moved uneasily in his
chair, his ruddy faca became ruddier, and
he look some more toddy.
"That's ua the question, Annie. I hae
nae intention o' forcing your wi.lin the
matter; but 1 just want to talk it ower wi'
you in a sensible sort o' way. Ye see you
should think o' both the man and his siller,
for there are many lads that would be glad
to take you from me. na for yoursel", but
for what you would brin; wi yon. Sae it
behoves us to consider."'
Annie was still staring into the fire; bat
now she was also listening to the wind
souirh, soughing round the house and mak
ing strange noises in the chimney. Maybe,
too, she was listening to a voice she had
heard that day at the gate and thinking of
Us meaning, whilst hearing the echo in her
own breast.
"I thought you said that you would never
part with ma and the Mermaid, fther."
The voice was so soft and the look she
turned upon him so gentle that he could not
be angry. Nevertheless, he tried to appear
as one injured, because he felt so keenly
that he deserved the reproach expressed ao
quietly.
"I am na to part wi' either o' you. I was
just putting a question to you, and there i
was nae harm in that."
"Oh na." j
"Week the biier and the short u' it is this: 1
uDte i man to me tne-oay i in na gaun
to tell you wiia." (ho smiled ; as if alio did
Dot know who! l'oor old father 1) "And
he say that if you will take him and I will
gie my consent he'll gie you a' your ain way
and make ower to yon at once a fortune, i
said to him, 'You maun speir at hersel', my
man.' He said he would, and he's gaun to
,do it, and 1 first wanted to ken aforehand
what you would be likely to say. But you
are free to do as you like."
I "You mean Mr. Cargill, father."
I "Eh 1 boo did you ken that?" exclaimed
the old captain, forgetting iu his amazement
even to smoke.
"Easily enough; he was the only man
here Unlay ec qt "
"Wee!? (Thera was a curious glimmer
of a smile on the old man's face as lie put
the question required by le-r pause.)
"Except Mr. Kos, and lie cannot do what
you say the other otters to do. Hut I am
afraid that Mr. Cargill is not the man for
iue, with all his wealth and your consent."
"Oh, then you mean that you'll hae some
body else without my consent."
She got up, took the empty pie from his
band and proceeded to lilt it with an ex
jierienced hand. As she gave it back to him
with a light
"We'll na talk any more havers to-night,
father. You ken well enough that 1 will
never take a man that you say na to; and 1
will never take one that I say na to, thoinrh
you should say yes. Now that's all settled."
"Ay, ay, and it's thai way, is't," miilter
eil the captain to himself, but quite loud
enough for her to hear. "It's that way, i.-'t?
We maun see aboot that. We mai.n see
fiboot that. An empty purse ugaiust a weel
lilled one we maun see aboot that."
Annie was a little li.lc'y as his loudly-expressed
retlectit.ns proceeded, and was glad
when they were interrupbil by a loud ring
at the bell of the eiitrunc -door.
"Wha can that be at this hour? Hope
tht iv's naothisiL' wrang wi' the Mernuiitl."
"Kirsty will soon te I us," .- aid Annie, ar
r:ui:ri!)g her pi.p ;r.- for the night.
"Maist-T Cargill," said Kirsty, the stout
st 'ing-womau, opening the door for the
bi' lymphatic form to enter.
"1 hojie you will excuse me for dropping
iu upon you so lab'," he said, in what he
thought was a grand manner; "I intended
to be here four hours ago, but was unexpect
edly detained in the town. Sorry now 1 did
no! come straight along from th1 old place;
bin was obliged to make ae.ill lirst, and the
business eceupied me liiuc'i long.-r than I
expected."
"Never heed that, sit doon and get a
gla.-s, Annie. Oh, btil you like wine ami
seegaars. Very wee' ; though 1 never med
dle wi' thae things injel I hae sonii! wine
that was gi'en me in a present that folk wha
ken say there's nae better in Kd.nbro". Ay,
and i hae seegaars to nur.cii. (Jet them out,
Annie."
Annie obeyed quickly, and then excusing
herself as she was required elsewhere left
the room.
The wine was good and the "seegaars"
were good, as the captain had said, and Car
giil evinced his appreciation of both.
"And noo," said the captain when they
were settled down, "how did ou come out
on sic a night?"
"Oil, the night is not so bad in a close cab
wilh a good horse and a careful driver."
"And is this man waiting for you?'' cried
the captain, his eyes starting, "and you nev
er thought of seeking a dram for him !"'
"1 do not like to encourage tipp ing in
people of his class," coolly answered the
loutish sybarite as he sipjied his wine and
smoked his cigar.
There was a movement on the captain's
lips as if he repressed suie words which
were no doubt of a very emphatic character,
lie rang the bell fiercely and called loudly
for Kirsty whilst he filled a glass with
whisky.
"Hey, take this to the cabman to keep
him warm while he's waiting."
"He has jist cam' for a light tae his lamp
and's at the door," replied the woman ;"puir
man, he's sair drookit."
Then tiie captain walked about to regain
his temper. Cargill had not fnoved during
the whole of these proceedings. He smok
ed and drank placidly as if they had noth
ing to do with him, and if these good people
chose to concern themselves with a mere
cabman who would receive his full fare and
something over, that was their business.
The driver stood shivering at the door, the
fierce gucts of wind threatening to tear tlie
coat from his back, whilst the horse stood
shivering at the gate.
"Thank ye, mem; I wish the puir beast
could hae a drain tae on sic a night. Here's
your very good health," said the man as he
gratefully accepted the captain's hospitali
ty. The captain sat down again and resumed
the conversation.
"And now," he said, "what has brought
you here at this hour?"
"Two things, sir," rejoined Cargill slowly,
or lazily, but did not proceed.
"And what may thae twa things be?"
There was again that curious movement
on the captain's lips which had first apjear
ed when rie learned that there was a poor
man out in the cold for whom his employer
had not the least consideration.
"The first thing, captain nd it could
have waited till to-morrow is to tell you
that all the conditions I mentioned will be
faithfully carried out. My mother is de
lighted with the idea of the match and says
she will agree to anything in order to brii.g
it about. Sue has a high esteem for you,
captain."
The man actually could not refrain from
attempting to patronise even in such a posi
tion as this.
"That's very guid o' her to say sae, and
very guid o' you to tell me. But there was
nae need o' saying it, for Bell and me are
auld acquaintances and wehaeayerespeckit
ane anither."
Cargill felt sere; it was his great weak
ness that he did not like to be reminded of
the origin of his fortune or of himself. He
would have done anything to remove his
mother from the midst of tier old associa
tions; but she would not move, and in spite
of all his efforts they were continually dash
ing in his teeth, as it were.
"She is a wonderful woman." he said
vaguely, as tie looked at tne ceiling ana
sent a great c'.otid of smoke up to it
"She is that, 'Captain Duncan said hearti
ly, "and sae far everything is satisfactory.
Noo, you hae naething inair ado thin jist
get the lass to eie her consent." V.-
" l es, but you will help me with your au
thority."
"Undoubtedly; I promised that afore a'
things being agreeable. And this I can tell
you, there never was a more obedient and
faithful bairn iu the world than my Annie."
"Then that being the case we may con
sider the matter as good as settled ; for I am
not afraid of being able to make myself
sufficiently agreeable to her during the pass
age to Peterhead to warrant you in telling
her that you have chosen me for your son-in-law
provided one condition is complied
with by you."
"And what may that be?"
"You are taking Itoss with you? '
"I am that. He is the best man I couid
find to keep mv mind easy when I am rest
ing nivsel". What's wrang aboot that?"
r-Till rj.iif.-.,) heck in Ii is chair and miffed
iraoUiiuveiy cor a rewseconua oeioterrpiy
in. Then
. Do you mean to say, captain, that you
: don't se what is going on?"
"I see a heap o' things liiai aru going on
and going off too. But what particular tiling
are you meaning?''
"Would you like to s'yo-.ir daughter .
married to a man li:;o lios.s '
"Na, if she could do belter. He is a de
cent chiel. ! you see onything particular
wrang with him?"
"I have nothing to Hay abojt him. But
although 1 do not doubt myself, 1 would
rather you did not take him with us on board
the McniviUl."
It was the c.ip'ain's tin :i to - moke for a
few seconds in silence. Tn:i, d ci: i vcly, as
if he had been arguing the who! q icstiou
out in his mind
"The matter Is settled a id cinna be
changed."
"But don't yon se, captain," urged Car
gill in his heavy way, trying to be persua
sive, "if he goes with us you aredenyin me
a fair chaiicu with Miss Murray. If weare
left to ourselves, all will go well; but if we
are interfered with there is no saji.ig what
may happen." '"V
"There is naethilig can happen that sliould
na happen. Annie kens what she is doing,
and Itoss Is a d c nt lad. If he ihn sna de
on yt Mug to disgrace iiiins. i' and she hayn
that I am to part vki' tbe Mfrmaltl arid her,
then there is nae inair to be said about it.
We'll just, hae to h it. You hae gotten my
word he hasna; so you maun take your
Chn ce. At the same time 1 should say that
you are ower feme I. Wha!, man, you ha"
the siller ami the grand ways. ! you think
ony woman iu her senses would hae a doubt
as the man she should take? F.e, I'm siir
prcer.ed at ye." ''
"Thai's true."
But Vihen In- went away ( iiLiU's mind
was more in keeping wiih tiie storm than
w hen be ar. ivi-d. n tha' blaek drive hark
to Ivliiihii-gh the wind seemed to whi.-tie
weird suggestions to his brain ; the melan
choly roar "f th,- w.it. i -. e. un-.l to rouse
wild thoughts of possibilities by which b
might prove himself the v.m thier man of
the tw ; and 'he ugly slushy road-, eio-sed
here and there by the thatly light of a
f 'eble lamp, serine. 1 t n II -el. his mind.
All the weak var.il v of . man was stir
red to passion; : n I the passion which
springs from such a S'H.p'e i always the
wor.-t.
(II M'TKI! VII
'.mi cmai r a hoy !"
iJonkey ei;.;iie- j,,lt:;:.g b.i!
from quays aboard slops, or (-ir
rcls, boxes, liatin ers, nil il.'mr
and aiightiii '- sal -ly in li ;
s of goods
re; ; bar
in lie air
.'re.-, ;' urdst
a Balitd of to . gues and a mp.
Moe.l of tar.
That was tin. p ri of I. -itii.
The bantam-iike rni'ii'l nestled at its
moorings, but panting and pi:lf iiig as proud
ly as its neighbors, iryi.ig to i.n.l.e iie'f a
pear as big as pos.-,ibie. ;uid emti'iually as
serting its claim t eq'ia' consideration with
any of the huge rivals wliiri lay to right
and left of i'. The bantam was noted
amongst tii penp'c of the port for its iie;s
n ess and sea-worthiness, and l'.r the push
ing eh;. racier of its coiniii...,der. (i )ods put
on board the ."io niutiil wcr.- run -.id' -red as
safe as if they had been placed in the hands
of the persons t i whom they were consign
ed. Thus the credit of llunean Murray
stood high, and he valued it more than bis
life truly more than his life, for it was no
mere phrase with him, it was a fact. If.
valued that credit more than his life,
more even than his daughter's life, and that
meant everything human he cared about;
it included the McnnnUI. It had come to
be a saying, "as safe its thoug i it was w ith
Duncan Murray," and that was as much to
him as if he had been madt Lord II gh Ad
miral of the Fleet.
The fact was remarkable that in the
whole course of his trading h-i had never
lost the smallest package intrusted to his
care; and as years went on the pride of this
fact grew in its proportions in his hp-ast un
til it seemed as if one failure would have
killed him.
Annie, with liersaiior's hat and pea-jacket
on, stood on the hurricane deck overlooking
the bustle on board and on tie- quav -.. Her
father was moving about, everywhere; now
KCoiding, now encouraging, now lending a
hand to move some pile.
At length everything wan on board, and
only two people were waiting to complete
the equipment of the Me.rmuid for her trip.
"Where is Mr. Itoss?" jisked Annie, after
long consideration with h-'r-e'f.
"He'll join us on the road : he asked mo
to let him go out last night and I said, ay,
if he would meet us in time. Nae fear o
him."
Siie had no need to ask where was Mr.
Cargill, for a cab drove along the wharves
as far as it could, and that gentleman :
pear d in a faultlessly fashionable vulgar
check tweed tourist suit. He had only a
small hand-bag to carry, for his p irtmau
teau had been put on board the previous
nig'nt.
His figure wxs grotesque; imagine a stout
man six feet in hei;ht, with heavy Jaws and
sleepy eyes, dressed like a lad of fifteen I
This was Mr. C.ir.i.1, who had an unbound
ed faith in the elegance of his figure and the
ski '1 of his tailor.
Annie laui,hel at the s'gh' of him, an4
the captain felt disposed to bid him "put
some claes on" as quick as lie could. But
recognising in all this the height of aristo
cratic fashion, he held his tongue and mar
velled. Captain Duncan would have been
a great toady if opportunity had offered;
for he had a vast reverence for the "nobeeli-
ty," and deep respect for anything which
even remotely represented it. So, with all
his absurd airs, "Jeems" Cargill impressed
the old man as being something out of the
common just as poor old Bel Cargill was
impressed, and consequently permitted her
money to flow at his command.
He saluted his hosts, but they were too
much occupied to give him particular atten
tion, and l.e had grace enough to recognize
that fact. He appliel himself to the ar
rangement of his berth, fitting up in it all
the newest contrivances for securing com
fort at sea. Having done this he went on
deck.
The boat was just casting off. He looked
around; Captain Duncan was doing every
thing anil Bob Kos was not there!
"Are you going to do without your pilot?'
he said to th-; skipp -r as he app. o..ched
him.
"I hae nae time to speak to onybody tho
noo," was the sharp resi-on.se. as Captain
Duncan hurried to his post on the hurricane
deck.
Cargill quietly followed him, because
Annie was there.
"We shall have a pleasant day," he said,
with as much warmth as if there had been
something very particular in the remark.
"It looks pleasant enough at present,"
she answered, smiling at the weather pro
phet; "but it is a west wind, and those
clouds yonder may bring us such rain as
will spoil the nicest clothes."
He observed the smile and w as uncon
scious of the playful allusion to his gor-
To be Continued.
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