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But the invasion was then defeated, and Lovat continued to enjoy royal favour at home. On this occasion the letter which Lord Lovat had written to Lord Seaforth, was shown to Chisholm of Knoebsford before it was delivered, and an affidavit of its contents was sent up to Court.
"Oh, yes, I think I know him. When we get him I'm figuring we'll find the marks of Harry's knife on him." Okanagan found the trail again lower down the valley, and he and another tireless man headed for the river through a country no horse could traverse all that day, leaving Seaforth behind them worn-out at noon.
"Have you got it?" he asked. "No," said Seaforth very quietly. "You told me the bag was in the canoe." "Of course," said Alton. "Well, wasn't it there?" "I don't know," said Seaforth. "I couldn't find the canoe." Alton said nothing further, but stumbled in haste towards the river. Seaforth followed him more slowly, and Alton stood very still when he found nothing but boulders and shingle.
The leading companies of the Seaforth Highlanders and Lincolns, with such odd parties of Camerons as had been carried on with the attack, opened a murderous fire on these fugitives.
Seaforth understood what was passing in his comrade's mind, and knew that Alton had not kept silence because of the risk to himself, for whatever was done the chances were equally against him. "I'm afraid we can't contradict you, but we shall discover to-morrow whether you are right or not," he said. Alton's glance grew a little less direct. "I would stop you if I could."
Seaforth followed his friend's advice, and the next morning came down to breakfast dressed in the habiliments of the preceding day. The charm was broken, the demon defeated; the light greys with the red stripe down the seams were yet in rerum naturâ, and adorned the person of their lawful proprietor.
With the first of the daylight we're going on again." He was asleep in another ten minutes, but Seaforth lay awake shivering under his clammy blankets most of the night, and rose aching when he heard his comrade's voice through the patter of the rain in the misty darkness of the early morning. They made four miles that day, and floundered waist-deep in water amidst the boulders during most of it.
"Still, you have not answered me." Seaforth flushed a little. "I know what you mean but would even what I have told you warrant you thinking that of me?" "I must know," said the girl. Seaforth was silent a moment. "There is a distinction but it is difficult to draw," he said. "Well, I could not bear to think of you struggling on down here alone with everything against you.
Seaforth had, though not an eloquent man, pleaded his cause efficaciously, for although his words might have been better chosen, the inference behind them was plain; and while parts of his story had brought the colour to the cheeks of his companion, his blameless life in Canada was a very acceptable offering since he owed it to her.
You see, his attitude was really the correct one, and taking him all round I am rather proud of him." "Hasn't that an appearance of unnecessary patronage?" asked Miss Deringham, who was slightly nettled. Seaforth nodded. "It has," he said. "Only that the feeling is shared by everybody in this district, it would be sheer presumption. Good wine, you know, needs no bush."
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