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By this process they would accomplish three highly important objects; one the wresting of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad into their own divisible ownership; second, the securing of their personal hold on the connecting railroads that McLeod had leased; and, finally, the obtaining of undisputed sovereignty over a great part of the anthracite coal mines.

Curious glances were turned to them as they advanced, and Miss Renwick, catching sight of the party, exclaimed, "Oh, who are these? And what a tall soldier that sergeant is!" "That sergeant, Miss Renwick," said a slow, deliberate voice, "is the man I believe will knock Mr. Jerrold out of the first prize. That is Sergeant McLeod."

Then she threw a knitted cape over her shoulders and lifted the letter again, oh, so reluctantly, and read: The young man will have told your father, that he is McLeod's agent and a sort of steward of his large properties. This does not sound like anything wrong, but often I have been told different. Old McLeod left to his son many houses.

What a pity that we may not raise some of our timbers on the other side of the creek, for it is admirably adapted to our purpose. Don't you think we might, father?" "No," replied the elder McLeod, "the other side belongs to the fur-traders, whose rights must be respected." Ian and his father soon followed Kenneth to the scene of their labours.

After a dance I returned the elder Miss Vaux to the tender care of John Cotton, and caught sight of my employer leaving the arbor for the refreshment booth with a party of women, including Mrs. Martin and Esther McLeod, to whom he was paying the most devoted attention.

I was constrained to hold him in, in view of the long journey before us, so as not to reach the McLeod ranch too early. Whenever we struck cattle on our course, I rode through them to pass away the time, and just about sunset I cantered up to the McLeod ranch with a dash. I did not know a soul on the place, but put on a bold front and asked for Miss Esther.

"It may be so," returned McLeod; "I have not studied these things much. I don't profess to be a very religious man, and I cannot pretend to know much of what the gospel has done elsewhere; but I feel quite sure that it cannot do much here!" "Then you do not believe the Bible, which says distinctly that this `gospel is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth."

"Not exactly in danger, except the danger of having to walk at night through the forest, and without snow-shoes." "Hm! not such a small danger that as you seem to think, Flo," said McLeod gravely. "However, these gentlemen got you out of the scrape well, go on."

During the accompanying affray an American was killed. A Canadian named McLeod, who was charged with having fired the fatal shot, was afterwards arrested in New York and indicted for murder. The British government then informed ours that it had ordered the burning of the steamer, and thereupon demanded McLeod's release.

But it was some minutes ere the every-day world became present to their senses. McLeod was the first to speak: "What an experience!" he sighed. "I should not dare to try it often. It would send me into a monastery." "Are you a Roman Catholic?" "What else would I be? When I was a lad, I used to dream of being a monk. It was power I wanted.