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Truelove tightened her hold "Ephraio

with hio with hiive him thy coat also; if he--Ah!" She buried her profaned cheek in

her aran to cry, but very softly

Her tormentors, flushed ine and sworn to obtain each one a kiss,

laughedand ruffles awry,

lurched forward to take the place of the coxco for this gentleiven or

received bodily injury, had not a heavy hand falling upon his shoulder

stopped him in mid-career

"Stand aside, boy," said MacLean, "This quarrel'sit so Mistress Truelove, you shall have no further annoyance Now,

you Lowland cowards that cannot see a flower blooround yourself, and be taught that the

flower is out of reach!"

As he spoke he stepped before the Quakeress, weaponless, but with his eyes

like steel The half dozen spendthrifts and ne'er-do-weels whoh to see that this newly arrived champion had only

his bare hands, and was, by token of his dress, undoubtedly their

inferior, before setting upon hihter and the loudly

avowed purpose of ad The one that ca to the floor "Another for Hector!" he said coolly

The silvers his hands

"Sirs, sirs! Take your quarrel into the street! I'll no have fighting in

e? Losh! did ye

ever see the like of that! Here, boy, ye can get through theRin

for the constable! Rin, I tell ye, or there'll be entleman who had entered the store unobserved drew his rapier, and with

it struck up a heavy cane which was in the act of descending for the

second time upon the head of the unlucky Scot "What is all this?" he

asked quietly "Five ainst one,--that is hardly fair play Ah, I see

there were six; I had overlooked the gentleman on the floor, who, I hope,