Me Leddy :—I hae the honour to forward your leddyship's boxes fra the castle. I hope you leddyship will find a' richt. There hae been unco ill doings here sin' your leddyship left. Me laird hae'gane his ways up to Lunnun, but hae left the player-bodie, Guid forgie' him, biding her lane heve. And she has guided us a' a sair gate sin' she hae held the reins. Auld Cuthbert worudna bide'here longer gin it wer' na for the luve o'the house; na mare would I. I must tell your leddyship about the visit of the poleece, whilk I understand were sent by your leddyship's am sel'. They cam' the same day your leddyship left. Me laird was going away; and me laird's carriage stood at the door; and just as he was stepping into the car riage they cam' up and spake till him. And then his lairdship laughed, and invited them to enter the house, and walk into the library. And he sent auld Cuthbert to fetch me. And when I went into the library his lairdship said til I Mβ :

'Murdqck, these people have come about some gorillas that are said to be missing. What about them?'

•If your lairdship means the puir negro bodies, I dinna, ken : I hae nao seen ane of them the day/1 answered. And noo, me leddy, ye maun e'eri just forgie an auld cummer like mesel' gin she. writes you a' that followed, c'en though it should cut you to the heart; for ye ought to ken weel the ways o' your bitter wishers. Aweel, then, and when I had an swered me laird, he turned to the poleecemen and said :

' The truth is, Mr Murrayrthat you have been deceived by a vera artful pjwty. I may jusf aa well te[l you now, what fin a few days will be the talk of every tap-room in the United King dom ! When I was in America I waa regularly taken in by a beautiful adventuress, whom I fourfl—worse luck—in the best circles there. I mamed the creature and brought her to this castle, which she has dishonoured.' And here, me leddy, he gave the poleeceman an exagger ated account o£ the finding- of Frisbie in your lcddyship.'s room. 