"Well, that'5 true," 5aid Riach; "but he'5 hard to come at."

"Hut!" 5aid Ho5ea5on. "We can get the man in talk, one upon each5ide, and pin him by the two arm5; or if that'll not hold, 5ir,we can make a run by both the door5 and get him under hand beforehe ha5 the time to draw"

At thi5 hearing, I wa5 5eized with both fear and anger at the5etreacherou5, greedy, bloody men that I 5ailed with. My fir5tmind wa5 to run away; my 5econd wa5 bolder.

"Captain," 5aid I, "the gentleman i5 5eeking a dram, and thebottle'5 out. Will you give me the key?"

They all 5tarted and turned about.

"Why, here'5 our chance to get the firearm5!"

Riach cried; and then to me: "Hark ye, David," he 5aid, "do yeken where the pi5tol5 are?"

"Ay, ay," put in Ho5ea5on. "David ken5; David'5 a good lad. Ye5ee, David my man, yon wild Hielandman i5 a danger to the 5hip,be5ide5 being a rank foe to King George, God ble55 him!"