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"That's all right. I'm going through with my part of it. Gotta do it. Nothing else to do. I was just a-thinking, that's all." Racey merely grunted. He resumed his tapping. "Alla same," Mr. Saltoun said, suddenly, "I don't believe this Jack Harpe feller had anything to do with this mortgage deal, Racey." "Don't you?" "No, I don't. You can't make me believe they's any coon in that tree.
"You'll find before we get to the bottom of this business," observed Racey, sagely, "that guesswork is gonna lead us to a whole heap of facts." "I hope so," Mr. Saltoun said, uncomfortably conscious that the death of Dale might seriously complicate the lifting of the mortgage. Racey was no less uncomfortable, and for the same reason.
The House preferred to deliberate on anything else, and the leader of the Jacobites or Cavaliers, Lockhart of Carnwath, a very able sardonic man, saw that this was, for Jacobite ends, a tactical error. The more time was expended the more chance had Queensberry to win votes for the Union. Fletcher of Saltoun, an independent and eloquent patriot and republican, wasted time by impossible proposals.
But the defense still continued, until Lord Saltoun, repulsing a desperate attack, and reinforced by two companies which came down the hill to his assistance, drove the enemy back and recaptured the orchard. This desperate conflict had lasted for three hours. While it was going on Ney led twenty thousand men against the center and left of the British position, advancing as usual in heavy column.
Saltoun, pulling at the ends of his gray mustache. "And fair enough seeing that nothing is going to happen." "I wouldn't do it," put in Tom Loudon. "These trick bets are unlucky." "Oh, I dunno," said Mr. Saltoun, running true to form in that he rarely took kindly to advice. "Looks like a good chance to get six months' work out of two men for nothing."
Among others the gentleman in question gave a ball to General Lord Saltoun and the Admiral, including, of course, most of the other officers of the expedition. The party was a large one, and included nearly all the British residents there, together with his Spanish acquaintances.
The patriotic Fletcher of Saltoun drew a picture of these banditti about a century ago, which my readers will peruse with astonishment: These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country.
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, a young man of great spirit, had signalised himself in opposition to Lauderdale's administration of Scotland, and had afterwards connected himself with Argyle and Russell, and what was called the council of six.
He gathered his reins in his left hand and with his hitherto menacing right he tilted his hat forward and began to scratch the back of his head. "If you don't mean more'n you say," offered Thompson, "you don't mean much." "Which is all the way you look at it," said Racey. "And a damn good way, too," nipped in Mr. Saltoun, hurriedly, inwardly cursing Racey for not letting well enough alone.
What Fletcher of Saltoun is to Scotland, and the brave spirits of the old Commonwealth time "Hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom, better none The later Sydney, Marvell, Harrington, Young Vane, and others, who called Milton friend " are to England, should Leggett be to America. His character was formed on these sturdy democratic models.