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To see it keep an equal pace with me, moving when I moved, stopping when I stopped, sometimes vexed me and more often amused me. The heavens are young when we are, close and companionable; they come down to the earth not more than two miles from where we stand. I tried many experiments with the moon, when it was full, to see if I could not outrun the bright and tricksy traveller.
One has helped to kick the devil: one has served an apprenticeship to his limb: and one is ready to meet him foot to foot any day, which last should be myself. Not a man more do we want, though it were to fish up that treasure you talk of being under the Rhine there, and guarded by I don't know how many tricksy little villains. Horses can be ferried across at Linz, you say?
'There, said Reggie triumphantly, 'did you see what a bad conscience he has? and they all looked at each other in silent assent. Declining Mrs. MacAlister's invitation to stay to tea, they trooped out of the post-office. 'We'll watch that man, said Reggie, and Tricksy began to walk on the tips of her toes in anticipation.
'Tricksy, keep your dog quiet, he'll frighten away the trout, sang out Allan warningly; and Tricksy requested Laddie to 'trust. The sun shone down upon green grass and brown pools, and drew out the perfume of the flowers and heather.
'I wonder why you don't let them do their share of the disagreeable work, Marjorie, said Tricksy a little discontentedly, when the boys had vanished. 'Pooh, said Marjorie, with her arms in the hot water; 'what's the good? They'd only hate it, and besides, boys always do these things badly.
Tricksy came downstairs and waited in the hall, somewhat shyly, beside her brothers. 'Oh, I do hope they will be nice, she whispered apprehensively to Reggie, as the dog-cart drew up at the door. A tall pleasant-faced gentleman was beside the driver, and two boys were on the back seat wrapped in Inverness capes, and with caps drawn over their brows as a protection against the wind.
Stewart gravely; and the young people knew that he had been anxious, although he did not wish to blame them. Mr. Graham said nothing, but after his eyes had travelled over the group, and he had, as Tricksy afterwards expressed it, 'counted his boys, he placed himself between them and set off in the direction of Ardnavoir, still without speaking except to ask them whether they had wet feet.
Stewart fidgeted with the things that had been carried in from the pony cart, and Tricksy was silently shedding tears, poor little girl, leaning against her mother. The only one who could think of anything to do was Laddie, who came in, planted himself in front of Neil, and endeavoured to express his sympathy by slipping his nose under the lad's disengaged hand.
He tried hard to teach his son to contemn amusement, and to impale his youth upon the five points of Calvinism, rather than to play ball. But it was John Knox trying to curb the tricksy Ariel. Perhaps from some bright maternal ancestor the boy had derived his sweet gayety of nature which nothing could repress. His airy spirits bubbled like a sunny fountain in that some-what arid household.
'You might give me the glass for a minute, Reggie. 'They can't have been exploring already? suggested Marjorie, in a voice designed only for Allan's and Reggie's ears. 'Don't know, said Allan. 'If only they hadn't gone and made Father a J.P.! he added, with a judiciously suppressed groan. 'They're signalling from the coastguard station, do you see? cried Tricksy.
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