Silently they ride through Glencoe, the Glen o’ Weeping, their horses’ hoofs stir the dead ashes from under the heather, they pass through the dismantled ruins, they gallop over the graves of their enemies but they raise no shout of victory, make no gesture of triumph. It is the Campbell way. Only as they pass through desolation, the Countess Peggy looks at her husband and he at her; their eyes meet and flash and her thin lips curve into a smile. There—somewhere under their horses’ hoofs lies Ronald Macdonald and the Campbells are free of Glencoe and all the Highlands. Out of the Glen o’ Weeping they come, the Campbells hard-faced, riding swiftly, and Breadalbane’s wife looks at him with a deepening of her smile. THE END ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: Silently corrected obvious punctuation errors; retained non-standard spellings and dialect. Other changes: • Page 018: He looked as her keenly → He looked at her keenly • Page 031: me—tis likely → me—’tis likely • Page 066: There was the sightest pause → There was the slightest pause • Page 068: forget that. Macdonald → forget that, Macdonald • Page 109: pebbles as is struck on → pebbles as it struck on • Page 133: black peruke were powered → black peruke were powdered • Page 149: and paessd through → and passed through • Page 149: sixty of sixty-five → sixty or sixty-five • Page 154: word as embarrassment he → word as embarrassment; he • Page 182: wild angel face → wild angel faces • Page 186: with an uuaccountable feeling → with an unaccountable feeling • Page 189: his sword-hilt he was → his sword-hilt; he was • Page 203: It is not ture → It is not true • Page 206: conspirators so embroil → conspirators to embroil • Page 218: wth a white hard face → with a white hard face • Page 232: as she tooked up → as she looked up • Page 244: I burn, alive my → I burn alive my • Page 249: afraid of ’im’” → afraid of ’im,” • Page 254: your Majesty” said → your Majesty,” said • Page 259: that in vived blue → that in vivid blue • Page 270: words, interposed “I don’t → words, interposed; “I don’t • Page 291: the enemy food for → the enemy, food for • Page 294: been suppressed. Glenlyon → been suppressed.” Glenlyon • Page 304: Hounslow Heath which was → Hounslow Heath; which was • Page 309: curled and powered → curled and powdered End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Master of Stair, by Marjorie Bowen