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My Dear Colonel,--Alick tellsyou to telegraph the instant your wedding is over The

doctors see cause to hasten theirdone till the will is signed He and Alick both desire you will

not co to be far too much for Alick I would tell

you oes Love to dear Ermine

Very sincerely yours,

R KEITH

There was so shocked and startled a look on Colin's face, that Tibbie

believed that his brother must be dead, and when in a few almost

inaudible words he told her that he must start for Bishopsworthy by the

afternoon train, she fairly began to scold, partly by way of working off

the irritation left by her alarm "The lad's clean demented! Heard ye

ever the like, to rin awa' frae his new-made wife afore the blessin's

been weel spoke; an' a' for the whilish lassie that

made siccan a piece of i' her cantrips"

"I aht now," said the Colonel, "and er"

"Hout awa, Maister Colin, his lordship has coh already, without partin' ye at the very church door Ye

would na have the English cast up to us, that one of your name did na

ken better as fittin by his bride!"

"My bride e, Tibbie You shall see whether she bids me

stay," said Colin, a little restored by his alish "Now desire Smith to meet me at the church