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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: The Wee Scotch Piper - -Author: Madeline Brandeis - -Release Date: September 4, 2012 [EBook #40664] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE WEE SCOTCH PIPER *** - - - - -Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Colin M. Kendall and the -Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - - - -The Wee Scotch Piper - -[Illustration: THE WEE SCOTCH PIPER] - - - - -_The_ WEE SCOTCH PIPER - -BY - -MADELINE BRANDEIS - -_Producer of the Motion Pictures_ - - "The Little Indian Weaver" - "The Wee Scotch Piper" - "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" - "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" - -Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City - -_Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ - - GROSSET & DUNLAP - PUBLISHERS NEW YORK - _by arrangement with the A. Flanagan Company_ - - -COPYRIGHT, 1929, BY A. FLANAGAN COMPANY - -PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - - - - -PREFACE - - -When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had -just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref. Maybe -you don't know Marie and Ref. I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, -my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera. - -These two are my helpers. Marie helps by being a little girl who knows -what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by -snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our -travels. I couldn't get along without them. - -Several years have gone by since we started our work together and Marie -is a bigger girl--but Ref hasn't changed one bit. Ref hasn't changed -any more than my interest in writing these books for you. And I hope -that _you_ hope that I'll never change, because I want to keep on -writing until we'll have no more countries to write about--unless, of -course, some one discovers a new country. - -Even if a new country isn't discovered, we'll find foreign children to -talk about--maybe the children in Mars! Who knows? Nobody. Not even -Marie--and Marie usually knows about most things. That's the reason -why, you see, though I sign myself - -[Handwritten: Madeline Brandeis] - -I am really only - -Marie's Mother. - - - - -DEDICATION - - To every child of every land, - Little sister, little brother, - As in this book your lives unfold, - May you learn to love each other. - - - - -CONTENTS - - - Chapter I Page - The Craig Family 11 - - Chapter II - Sandy's First Visit 28 - - Chapter III - Pipers 44 - - Chapter IV - Sandy Returns 53 - - Chapter V - Through Scotland With Sandy 71 - - Chapter VI - Ian's Betty 91 - - Chapter VII - Alan Craig Tells a Story 102 - - Chapter VIII - Pipers and Troubles 113 - - Chapter IX - Ian Tries Again 129 - - Chapter X - Spring 138 - - Chapter XI - The Wee Scotch Piper 153 - - - - -[Illustration: THE SOUND OF HIS PIPES ECHOED BACK THROUGH THE GLEN] - - - - -The Wee Scotch Piper - - - - -CHAPTER I - -THE CRAIG FAMILY - - -In the wee village of Aberfoyle, which is in Perthshire County, -Scotland, lived Alan Craig, a shepherd. - -The sheep of Scotland, like the bagpipes and bluebells, are famous, and -in Aberfoyle there are many. - -Dotted alongside the road are the bright bluebells, lighting up in true -fairy array the darkness made by big, shady trees. - -Shrieking through the stillness of a summer evening, comes the sound of -the bagpipes. This music is furnished by a tattered piper marching up -and down, up and down. He hopes that the people will throw pennies for -the love of the tune he plays. - -And the sheep, like little dots of white in the green meadows, graze. -But sometimes, they, too, shriek when they are herded together, perhaps -for the clipping. - -When the sheep all bleat together, it sounds very much like the -shrieking of the bagpipes. Maybe that is how the bagpipe was really -started. Perhaps the sound was first uttered by a herd of Scotch sheep! - -It was not yet clipping time on the small farm of Alan Craig. His sheep -still roamed the hills. Their heavy, curly wool weighed them down and -made them look as if they had on long, woollen nighties. - -[Illustration: SCOTLAND IS FULL OF SHEEP] - -The babies sometimes walked right under their mothers, and then they -were completely hidden. - -On a hill sat Alan Craig, and by his side his faithful dog, Roy. Roy -was a real sheep dog and was proud of his profession. - -You know, when people are called professionals, it means that they are -trained in one occupation. Of course, people make money at their -professions, and this was the only difference between Roy and a -professional human. - -Roy was a professional sheep dog, but he did his work out of devotion -to his master. Also he did it because it was in his blood to love to -race the timid sheep over the hills and obey his master's commands. - -"Back, Roy!" shouted Alan Craig. - -Roy jumped to his feet and, barking, ran to bring back the flock, which -had disappeared around a rocky mountain. - -"Bowwow-wow!" The sheep heard him coming and, stupid creatures that -they are, started to run the other way. "Bowwow!" - -"Down, sir, down!" came the voice of Alan Craig from afar, and Roy -understood. - -Silently he made a dash for the leading sheep and, bounding ahead of -the herd, he stood on guard. His feet were planted apart, and his -tongue hung out. He was barking in his own language a short Scotch -bark, which meant, "Now, will you go back?" - -All but the leading sheep began to turn. That leader was, however, a -mother sheep with a loved baby. She had always been very suspicious of -Roy. - -Perhaps he had once snapped at her baby, for he often had to do this to -make the sheep behave. At any rate, the mother sheep could not forgive -him. Without any fear, she now sprang toward Roy and butted her head in -defiance. - -[Illustration: THE VILLAGE OF ABERFOYLE] - -Roy stood his ground and then made a plunge at her legs. Meanwhile, he -let out a shrill bark as one of her sharp horns hit his leg. It was a -short but hard battle. - -At last Roy returned to his master, his tongue nearly sweeping the -ground. But there was a triumphant expression in his eyes as he drove -the crowd of panting sheep into a circle around Alan Craig and threw -himself at his master's feet to await his reward. - -This was not long in coming. Alan Craig appreciated his helper. In fact -Roy was really the shepherd. Alan had only to speak his commands--"work -his dog," as the Scotch say--and Roy did the rest. - -Now he stroked his dog and said, "Good, Roy! Well done!" - -Alan's language was well understood by Roy, but these words would have -sounded this way to you: "Gude, Roy! Weel dune!" had Alan spoken in -the Scotch dialect to Roy. - -He could speak very good English, and did when he spoke to Englishmen. -But you see, Roy was a Scotchman! - -From the little white cottage in the hollow came the smell of -dinner--fresh pancakes and meat cooking. - -Alan picked up his crook--the kind that little Bopeep used--only Alan -did not look like little Bopeep. Indeed, he was very different. - -He was a big strong man. Although we picture a Scotch shepherd dressed -in kilts and socks and perhaps a tam, Alan Craig wore none of these. -Kilts and socks and tams are for the gentry, Alan would tell you, and -shepherds are too poor to afford them. - -[Illustration: MRS. CRAIG AND IAN'S BABY SISTER AT THE VILLAGE PUMP] - -So Alan wore an old suit which might have once been worn by your own -father and then given away to some beggar. Alan was poor like most of -the villagers, for Scotland is rather a poor country. - -Still, in the little village of Aberfoyle, everyone was happy. In the -evenings the people from the big city of Glasgow came in big buses. -They danced outside on the village green to the tune of the pipes, -while they gloried in the fresh country air. - -So you must not think that Alan Craig and his family suffered. Indeed, -there could hardly have been a happier little family in Scotland. - -That evening Alan wended his way homeward and was met by his wife and -baby. If you have ever seen how an Indian mother carries her baby, then -you will know how Mrs. Craig carried hers. Only instead of carrying it -on her back as the Indians do, she carried it in front wrapped securely -in her plaid shawl. - -Her one arm was thus free, and she worked most of the day this way, -while knowing and feeling her little one safe in her arms. - -The family sat down to dinner in their wee kitchen, for the farmers -have no such luxury as a dining room. They started their soup, a thick -broth made of barley and vegetables of all kinds. Mother Craig poured -it out of the big tureen. - -Just at this time, the door burst open, and a ruddy-faced boy of ten -years rushed into the room. - -[Illustration: IAN CRAIG] - -"Ian Craig, do you know the hour?" asked Mother Craig. - -The boy stood in the doorway and smiled at the family. He sniffed with -delight the pleasant odor coming to him from the table. - -"Ay, Mother," answered the boy. "Well do I know." - -Then he prepared to take his place at the table, with a gesture of -rubbing his stomach in thinking of what was to be put inside. - -"What a bonny smell, Mother!" he continued. "And surely the taste is -even bonnier!" - -"'Tis the glib tongue you have, Ian Craig," laughed his father. "You -could write poetry to the smell of a good dinner! And now, what have -you to tell us to-night?" - -Now, Ian was always full of stories and tales of adventure. He was one -of those children to whom something exciting is always happening. - -[Illustration: ALAN CRAIG, IAN, AND ROY] - -So the family were quite accustomed to having him return home with -vivid tales. Some were strange, some droll and, alas, some sad and -painful, told to the tune of bandages and arnica. - -Still, what boy is not sometimes hurt? And Ian's accidents were few, in -comparison to his other experiences. Surely, it is to be wondered how, -in a small, quiet town like Aberfoyle, so many wondrous happenings -could occur. - -Sometimes Ian was doubted, not, however, by his parents, who knew that -their son was truthful. The schoolmaster knew it, too, and was proud of -Ian, whose stories and poems were the best in his class. - -One day he was recounting to a group of spellbound school children his -experiences of the day. He was relating what wondrous happenings had -befallen him, when he was interrupted by a boy who shouted, "Ian Craig -is telling lies!" - -The boy was a year older than Ian, but he was never known to make sport -of Ian again. Nor did Ian ever admit to his parents how it happened -that he arrived home from school that day with a swollen eye. - -[Illustration] - - - - -CHAPTER II - -SANDY'S FIRST VISIT - - -Aberfoyle is the center of the "Rob Roy country." Rob Roy MacGregor -was, as every child knows, a great Scotch warrior and represented one -of the oldest Highland clans. - -In Aberfoyle, where Ian Craig lived, stands the old house in which Sir -Walter Scott wrote his famous story "Rob Roy." To-day it houses the -village minister. - -Near by is a tumble-down thatched cottage known as "Jean McAlpin's -Inn," where Rob Roy was wont to rest. - -[Illustration: THE "ROB ROY BRIG" AND THE HOUSE WHERE WALTER SCOTT -WROTE "ROB ROY"] - -A landmark in the village is the old "Rob Roy Brig." Here on the old -brig (which means "bridge" in Scotch) Ian would sit when school was out -and his chores at home were finished. - -Something usually happened when he sat here, and many of his -experiences had started from this bridge. Often, while he waited for -adventure, Ian fished from the bridge. He brought home fine, fat -morsels, for the river Forth, which flows beneath the bridge, is rich -in fish. - -But Ian's dearest memory was of Sandy. The Sandy adventure had taken -place almost a year before, but it was as vivid in Ian's mind as though -it had all occurred the day before. - -It happened while Ian was fishing from the brig. He heard the sound of -bagpipes--a sound that is nothing unusual to hear in Scotland. Still it -always made Ian joyous and sad at once. And now he turned to listen. - -[Illustration: SANDY MACGREGOR] - -This playing was the loveliest he had ever heard. Jamie Robinson played -almost every night in front of the old hotel, and Ian loved the music. -But this playing was different. He had always thought Jamie's playing -good, but he now wondered how he could ever have thought so. - -This tune was from far away, but it carried across the meadow and along -the road. And then he saw Sandy! Sandy was standing still in the middle -of the road while he played. - -By his side was a handcart, and Ian knew at once what it meant. Sandy -was a wandering piper, a man who has no home, a gypsy. He piped for his -living and camped on the road. - -Many pipers passed through Aberfoyle, some with large families. In -fact, Jamie was one of them, only Jamie did not travel. He lived in the -woods near Aberfoyle in a tent with his wife and babies. - -[Illustration: GYPSIES OF THE HIGHWAY] - -But no one had ever played like this before. Ian ran up the road. As he -approached the newcomer, he could see that the piper was a little old -man. He had a kindly, wrinkled face, and twinkling eyes which winked at -Ian as the boy came closer. Then suddenly he changed his tune. - -"Bonny laddie, Highland laddie," shrieked the pipes. - -Ian stopped in front of the piper and thought he should cry. The music -ceased. - -A hand was laid on Ian's shoulder, and a voice asked, "And why, laddie, -do you stand and look with eyes so big and sad?" - -Ian then realized that he had been staring as if in a trance. He -brought himself back to earth, smiled, and put out his hand. - -"I'm sorry, sir. I was only admiring your bonny piping!" - -"Ach!" laughed the piper. "And I was only admiring the bonny laddie! -What's your name?" - -"Ian Craig." - -[Illustration: "MA NAME'S SANDY!"] - -"And mine's Sandy. You may call me Sandy, though my name's really Evert -Robert MacKeith MacGregor, and my great-grandfather was a cousin to -the great Rob Roy." - -With these words, Sandy MacGregor put his pipes into his cart. Then, -slinging the rope over his shoulders, he started to pull his load -along, while Ian kept step with him. - -"And a fine village this is--the scene of my ancestor's home! Do you -live here, my lad?" - -"Ay, Sandy, and not far from old Rob Roy Brig." - -"Well, well," sighed Sandy. "And could we bide a wee on the old brig of -my ancestor while Sandy rests?" - -"Ay, could we," said Ian with great delight, "and I can pull your cart -for you, Sandy, until we get there." - -Gratefully the old man allowed the boy to pull his load, while he -stretched his tired arms. He breathed in the sweet-smelling air of the -village of his ancestor. - -When they came to the bridge, Ian put down the cart. He invited Sandy -to sit beside him on the wall, his usual perch. The old man jumped up -to the boy's side, as spry as the boy himself, and looked around. - -"Well, well," he said, "and to think 'tis Sandy's first visit to the -home of his ancestor--Sandy who has been nigh all over the land!" - -At these words Ian's heart gave a bound, and he said, "Have you seen -nigh all of bonny Scotland, Sandy?" - -[Illustration: SANDY TELLS THE LAD ABOUT BONNY SCOTLAND] - -"Ay, that have I, lad, and traveled on my own two feet through it all." - -"Sandy," said Ian wistfully, "would you be telling me about it?" - -"Ach, ay, laddie," smiled the old wanderer. "That would I, for 'tis -many a fine sight these old eyes have seen." - -Sandy talked, and the boy listened. The sun grew lower and lower in the -heavens. Ian Craig thought that never before had he known an afternoon -to slip by so quickly. - -Sandy told Ian about the time he had visited Edinburgh, Scotland's -capital, and one of the most attractive cities in the world. - -He told of Princes Street, with its sunken gardens on one side, and -its wonderful view of historic Edinburgh Castle, its pretty shops and -stately monuments. It is considered by many to be the most beautiful -street in all the world. - -[Illustration: PRINCES STREET, EDINBURGH] - -On the top of a winding hill is Edinburgh Castle. Here, in the -courtyard of the old castle is Half-Moon Battery, where is kept the -one-o'clock gun. - -This gun fires every day at the hour of one. It is attached by electric -wire to the time ball on the top of Nelson's Monument on Carlton Hill -opposite. This ball falls, in turn, at a signal from Greenwich -Observatory, near London, where is set the time for the whole world. - -In another part of the castle grounds can be found a pathetic little -plot of ground known as "The Dogs' Cemetery." Here are buried the pets -of the soldiers who fought in the World War. - -[Illustration: THE DOGS' CEMETERY] - -Many of these little beasts were gallant heroes and were buried with -great reverence. Lovely flowers decorate their graves, and inscriptions -tell of each one's valor. - -But to one little dog in particular was a fountain erected. It stands -in one of the streets of Edinburgh. This fountain represents -"Greyfriars' Bobby," as the little dog was called. - -He was given this name because it was to the old Greyfriars Churchyard -that he went, day after day, to seek his master, who was buried there. -The caretakers of the cemetery tried to keep him out. - -Still day after day he came. He always lay upon the grave of his master -and grieved, until one day they found him dead. And now the fountain is -there to remind the people of this faithful little creature. - - - - -CHAPTER III - -PIPERS - - -"Do you think my dog would grieve if I should die?" asked Ian, as he -brushed away a tear with his sleeve and tried to distract Sandy's -attention from his action. - -"Ay, if you treat him kindly, lad," answered the old man. "Beasties are -faithful to us when they know we love them." - -"Ay," said Ian. "Roy is faithful, and a smart sheep dog, too." - -"Do you like fine to herd the sheep, laddie?" asked Sandy. - -Ian hung his head. - -"No, Sandy. I like finer to go about and have adventures and make up -that I am--" He hesitated. - -"What, lad? Speak. Do not be afraid of Sandy for he knows the hearts of -laddies well." - -"If I could play the pipes, Sandy, I would go away and be a piper in -the band some day," confessed Ian. - -This was, indeed, a dream so near to his heart that he had never before -spoken it aloud. After the admission, Ian turned his head away and did -not look at Sandy. But the old man's voice was very soft and his tone -caressing, as he said, "And a fine dream it is, Ian lad, for to be a -piper is a great and honored calling." - -"Ay," answered Ian huskily, "but 'tis not for me, Sandy." - -Sandy turned the boy around then and looked him squarely in the eye. - -"Ian, lad, do not speak so, for nothing is too hard to get when you -want it." - -Ian's eyes lighted up for a moment. Then the same forlorn look came -into them as he let his head droop. - -"No, Sandy. The pipes are too dear, and it takes many months to learn -to play." - -"And you study hard at school, lad?" asked the piper. - -"Ay, do I," spoke the boy. - -"Then some day, you'll be liking to hear of the fine military school I -saw." - -[Illustration: THE PIPER LADDIES] - -"Ach, Sandy, tell me about it. Have you really seen it?" Ian was at -once alert. - -"Ay, that have I, and only three weeks ago when I was passing by -Dunblane." - -As the poor little village lad drank in his words, Sandy talked on -about the wonderful school in Dunblane. This school is called the Queen -Victoria School. Here lads between the ages of nine and fifteen are -trained as soldiers. - -They are sons of military men, some of whom fell in the World War. -These boys are reared and taught free of charge. It is a great and good -school for a boy to attend. - -[Illustration: THE DRUM MAJOR] - -To see and hear these sons of Scotland's heroes is an experience never -to be forgotten. They present a fine appearance in their bright-colored -kilts and military trappings, as they march and play upon their pipes. - -Sandy saw and heard, and carried away with him a memory of the -loveliest sight and sound imaginable. Coming toward him were boys. -Children they were, with their kilts making a vivid pattern. - -Their bare knees moved in perfect unison as they stepped to the tunes -of Scotland's patriotic melodies. They played in a way unsurpassed by -pipers older and more experienced than they. - -First came a waltz, gracefully played and gracefully stepped. Then came -a march, loud, fast, but always in perfect harmony. The sound might -have come from a single organ played, perhaps, by Scottish cherubim. - -The drum major wore a plumed helmet and carried a baton. He was only -fourteen years old, but he twirled his stick and marched like a veteran -of many wars. - -[Illustration: THE DRUMMER BOY] - -The little twelve-year-old drummer swung his drumsticks into the air -and caught them again. He never missed a beat on his drum. The rest, -pipers all, marched and played. Their cheeks puffed in and out, while -their fingers moved and made melodies. - -Throughout the hills echoed the sound. It was the same as echoed during -the Battle of Bannockburn, when Scottish history was made. To these -tunes, in this same rugged country marched, years ago, these lads' -ancestors. - -And Sandy carried his memories of Queen Victoria School back to Ian -Craig. Ian's longing to become a piper grew greater as he listened. In -his heart he uttered a silent prayer. - - - - -CHAPTER IV - -SANDY RETURNS - - -Though his meeting with Sandy had happened many months before, neither -the memory of Sandy nor of the pipers had dimmed in Ian's mind. Through -his hours of work and play his thoughts turned to marching Highland -laddies and shrieking pipes. - -He would often imagine himself as one of their number. Indeed, often on -his walks to school he would "make believe," as so many children call -it. People would turn to see why the little boy in kilts marched so -straight and puffed his cheeks out. - -Ian wore kilts, though his father did not. Many of the children went to -school in their kilts. Yet many could not afford to do this and wore -them only on Sundays. - -Ian, however, had a school kilt and a Sunday kilt and was very proud of -his wardrobe. One of the main reasons for his pride lay in the fact -that in kilts he could better imagine himself a piper. - -Marching alone one morning, he met Elsie. Elsie was only a wee lass, -far younger than Ian. But she liked the tall boy who always smiled at -her and who walked so straight. - -Ian liked Elsie better than the other lassies, who did not understand, -as Elsie did, the importance and grandeur of pipers. Besides, the -others were either too freckled, or their cheeks too red. - -[Illustration: IAN'S SCHOOL] - -Some Scotch children have the complexions of bright sunsets. Ian liked -Elsie's bonny face, with the few little freckles on her nose, and her -sunny smile. - -This morning Elsie overtook him as he was marching to his own silent -drone of pipes. - -"Do not march so, Ian. The children will be laughing at you when you -reach the school. I heard them saying you're daft about pipers, and I -thought I'd tell you," she said. - -Ian looked down into the little maiden's blue eyes. She, too, was -dressed in a kilt. She wore over it a red jersey. - -Unlike Ian, she did not have the sporran. That is what the Scotch call -the piece of fur hanging down in front of the kilt. Each child's kilt -was, however, pinned on the side with a large safety pin--which is the -style in wearing kilts. - -[Illustration: KILTED SCHOOL CHILDREN] - -Elsie's hair was done in two braids, which hung down her back. Though -he resented what she told him, Ian thought she was very sweet. For she -looked at him in a way that made his resentment soon fade. - -Smiling, he said, "Thanks, Elsie. I'll not march now." - -Silently they walked together. Ian was very near telling his little -friend about his dreams. - -But while he was weighing the probable outcome of such a move, the -school bell rang. It was half past nine, the time that school in -Scotland starts in the springtime. Ian and Elsie ran. - -At one o'clock, Ian went home to his lunch. Elsie stayed, for her home -was far away. She brought her "piece," which is what the Scotch -children call their lunch. No doubt the word refers to their piece of -bread, which, with an apple, is sometimes all they get. - -At home, Ian's mother always had waiting for him a plate of Scotch -broth, potatoes, and sometimes an apple tart. After school Ian was -drawn to the bridge. - -The work at home was not pressing to-day. Father was away with the -sheep. Mother did not need Ian. His heart was light as he started off -for the old brig. He walked along with the hope of adventure, while in -his ears the imaginary sound of pipes played. - -"Ian, wait," called Elsie, and ran after him. - -Ian stopped and remembered that he had almost told her. How could a wee -lass like that understand? No. He would not speak. What was more, he -would not let her come along, for he knew that was what she wanted to -do. - -"Are you going fishing from the brig?" asked Elsie blithely. - -"Ay," answered Ian sulkily, as he stepped ahead of her. - -"May I go with you, Ian?" queried the small girl. - -"No, Elsie. You're too wee for fishing, and you scare the fish." - -Elsie's lip quivered. Ian feared she would cry right out on the road. -Then what would he do? - -"Ach, don't cry, lass. Run home to your mother, for 'tis late for you -to be out, and she'll be worried." - -It was all said kindly but much too eagerly. Elsie, who was keen, did -not doubt for a moment that she was not wanted. - -She ran off, while Ian, with a sigh--sad to say, of relief--ran to his -home. He kissed his mother, took down his fishing rod, and was off for -fish and dreams. - -At the bridge, adventure indeed awaited him, had he but known. He -settled himself in his favorite place and threw his line down into the -river. Little did he suspect what was to happen. - -Singing to himself, he waited. A tug on his line! So soon? Ah, the fish -were biting well to-day. Mother would be pleased. What a big fish and -how it pulled! Ian struggled for several minutes, and then up came his -prize. - -But what sort of fish was this? It looked like a fuzzy ball of brown -fur. As it came up closer, Ian saw that it was a bear--a toy bear. It -was undoubtedly the property of a certain Elsie Campbell! - -"Out, you wee devil, out!" cried Ian, standing up and looking down -under the bridge for his tormentor. - -There she was, and her laugh was most annoying to Ian. He was -scolding, and at the same time trying to undo the hook from the toy -bear's fur. - -"Come up here, you wee devil!" repeated Ian furiously. - -Up came the culprit. Ian had to join in her laughter, though he shook -his finger at her the while. She sat down beside him happily. - -"Ian, do you believe in the devil?" she asked. - -"Ay, do I," he answered. "'Tis yerself." - -"No." Elsie shook her head seriously. "Do you know, I believe 'tis like -Santa Claus. 'Tis your own father!" - -"Ach, Elsie," laughed Ian, at the child's idea. "You know that Santa -Claus brings you dolls and toy bears and--" - -Ian did not go on to complete the list, for just then he heard a sound -that made his heart beat faster. Jumping down from the wall, he looked -up the road. Coming toward him was Sandy! - -How Elsie ever disappeared Ian never knew. Disappear she did quickly. -Afterwards, when Ian thought it over, it seemed that fairies had -snatched her away. - -Whatever happened, she was not there when Sandy and Ian greeted each -other. It was probably her woman's instinct, which bade her leave -these two to their men's affairs! - -[Illustration: SANDY ARRIVES] - -How happy was Ian as his kind old friend seated himself by Ian's side -with the same boyish leap! - -"Well, Ian, lad," said Sandy, "the same bonny Aberfoyle, the same -bonny laddie! And do you have the same bonny dreams?" - -"Ach, Sandy, more than ever before. And have you traveled far since -last I saw you?" - -"Ay, that have I, and many's the tale I'll tell you this day. But first -I must show you something." - -Beckoning Ian to his cart, Sandy pointed to a bundle wrapped up in his -coat. - -Tenderly unwrapping it, the old piper pulled out a young lamb, dirty, -thin, and bleating. - -"'Tis a poor hurt beastie, Ian," he said. "I found it on the road. Its -mother is dead, and it was left to die, too. I picked it up and now -cannot care for it, as I'm wandering and have no place to keep it." - -"Ach, Sandy, couldn't I keep the wee beastie for you?" asked Ian -eagerly. - -Sandy stroked his chin thoughtfully. - -"You could, laddie. But 't would be a while till I return--maybe not -till next spring. And a lamb with no mother is a care." - -"Ach, Sandy," cried the boy, "let me do it for you. I could feed it -with my wee sister's nursing bottle." - -"Ach, ay, laddie! Your mother would like that fine!" laughed Sandy. -"But," he continued soberly, "if you would keep the wee creature, I -could give you something for your trouble." - -"No, Sandy. I would keep it for you, and gladly." - -Sandy was still dubious. He was worried for fear the boy's father would -object to a charge of this kind. The lamb would need tender nursing and -careful watching. - -Sometimes small boys grow careless, although their intentions are of -the best. Then the task falls to Father or Mother. - -As Sandy was revolving these thoughts in his mind, he suddenly had a -plan. - -"Ian," he said, "do you remember the story I told you of the pipers at -Dunblane?" - -"I've thought of little else, Sandy," replied Ian, as he stroked the -lamb. The little creature was nestling down comfortably in Sandy's -arms. - -"Well, lad, uncover the plaid on my cart and see what I have there." - -Ian turned back the bit of plaid covering the cart. Sandy used it to -protect his personal belongings. - -"Two sets o' pipes, Sandy!" exclaimed Ian. - -"Ay! One was given me by a man for a service. It is not so bonny as -mine but might do for a laddie learning to play!" - -"Sandy, do you mean--?" Ian cried. - -"Ay, lad. In the spring when I return, if this wee beastie is fine, and -you have done your duty like a true shepherd, then you shall have the -pipes!" - -"Sandy, Sandy, is it true? May I be a piper and play the pipes like the -laddies in Dunblane? Ach, Sandy!" - -Ian was almost mad with joy. For a moment he forgot what service he was -to render in return for this great reward. But remembering his charge, -he carefully lifted the little lamb out of Sandy's arms. - -He held it tenderly in his own, and said, "You'll find the wee beastie -well and fat when you return in the spring, Sandy." - - - - -CHAPTER V - -THROUGH SCOTLAND WITH SANDY - - -The warm air of spring was pleasant. The Craig family's supper was -spread out before the door of their cottage. They ate outdoors so that -they could enjoy the beauties of the evening. - -It would not be dark here until very late. Ian's father could sit -before his cottage door, reading his paper by daylight until almost -eleven o'clock. - -Now it was only seven. Mrs. Craig was ringing a bell, which echoed -through the hills. - -This was the way she called her husband and son to the evening meal. - -Toward her came Ian, and some one was with him. Mrs. Craig strained her -eyes to see, but she could not make out the stranger's figure. - -As they came closer, Ian ran toward his mother, calling, "Mother, I've -brought Sandy to tea!" - -The old piper politely removed his cap and stood before Ian's mother. - -"Your son has brought home an old traveler, mistress," he said. - -Mrs. Craig smiled and, shaking Sandy's hand, said, "And glad I am, for -a friend of Ian's is welcome to the house of his mother. Sit down, -sir." - -Ian told his mother the story of the lamb. - -[Illustration: BARRIE'S "WINDOW IN THRUMS"] - -He explained how, if he performed his task, he would by next spring be -the owner of bagpipes. - -Mrs. Craig smiled at Sandy and said, "You trust the laddie, sir?" - -Sandy MacGregor replied, "Ay; for will he not be a piper in the band -one fine day?" - -Alan Craig and Roy soon returned, and Sandy was introduced to them. - -After the little repast, Ian beckoned Sandy to him. Nodding his head -toward the hills, he said, "Come away and tell now about your travels -through Scotland, Sandy." - -The two sat on the hill and watched the smoke curling up from the -cottage chimney. And while Sandy smoked his pipe he told Ian once more -of his wondrous adventures. - -Traveling through Scotland is like going through many different -countries. For Scotland's beauties are varied. Here in the hollow is a -lovely, quaint village. Its thatched roofs and white walled cottages -make a picture sweet to behold. - -As you go along, soon you pass the peaceful, hilly country and come to -rocky, steep, and rugged land. You might be in the mountains, for it is -wild and desolate except for the sheep, which are everywhere. - -Around a corner, another village looms into space. This one is cold and -bleak. You pass through it without sight or sound of human beings. Its -buildings are tall, stony, and gray. In the center is a pump, where the -people come to draw their water, but no one is about. - -With a shiver you pass on. As you gradually leave the village behind, -you find yourself again in pastoral land. Thatched cottages come into -view. Bluebells begin to dot the road. How sweet is the smell of hay -and cows and clover! - -Once more a village, and now you wonder whether this can be the same -country. For in the narrow streets are children, dogs, women, peasants, -bicyclists, and more children. - -Little girls walk along knitting. Everyone is walking in the middle of -the cobbled street. Sandy has difficulty in going through the crowd -with his cart. - -This is Kurrimuir, better known as Thrums. It is the scene of many of -J. M. Barrie's delightful stories. Here on the corner is the dear -little cottage made famous by Barrie's "A Window in Thrums." - -[Illustration: BOYS PLAY CRICKET IN SCOTLAND] - -Passing a field, Sandy stops to watch some boys playing cricket. This -game is very popular in Scotland. All the boys play it, just as -American boys play baseball. - -Doune Castle! Sandy climbs over the fence and starts up toward the -towering mass of rock. He thinks of the many battles fought around this -ancient stronghold. It was here that King Robert Bruce made some of -Scotland's history. - -Stirling Castle! Another massive stone memorial of the days of -Scotland's stormy wars. - -Sandy passes on until he comes to the city of Perth. Here he stops -before the old, old house in which lived "The Fair Maid of Perth," made -famous by Sir Walter Scott. - -[Illustration: DOUNE CASTLE] - -In St. Andrews is the oldest golf links in the world. From everywhere -people come to play the royal and ancient game. It is said that no -course is at all like the old course at St. Andrews. - -As you perhaps know, golf originated in Scotland. St. Andrews is the -place where it started. Some say that it was first begun by the -shepherds. It is thought that they used to knock small stones with -their crooks as they strolled behind their sheep. - -On went Sandy to Melrose. He passed the Eildon Hills where King Arthur -and his knights are supposed to be buried. This is the spot where, 'tis -said, Sir Walter Scott used to stop his horses every day. - -He paused here because he loved to look at the glorious view behind. -His horses knew the spot so well that they would stop here of their own -accord. On the day of Sir Walter's funeral, when they were taking his -body to the Abbey, the horses stopped once more. - -In Alloway is the house where the great Scotch poet, Robert Burns, -lived. Every day it is shown to hundreds of visitors, who pay to go in -and look at the curious old place. - -Its quaint furniture and interesting manuscripts and pictures are all -connected with the beloved poet. In the gardens are statues -representing many of the characters in Burns' poems. "Poosie Nancy," -"Tam O' Shanter," and many others are there. - -Another town made famous by a Scottish character is Maxwelltown, or -Maxwelton, where Annie Laurie lived. - -Passing an ancient graveyard, Sandy stops to marvel at some huge slabs -of iron. These are still kept to show how, in the seventeenth century, -the dead were held down in their graves. - -[Illustration: THE HOME OF "THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH"] - -These heavy slabs were put on top of the dead. This was done to keep -them from being dug up by robbers. The thieves would steal and sell -them to doctors and medical students. - -The signing of the Covenant was to Scotland what the signing of the -Declaration of Independence was to America. It was the beginning of -freedom! - -James VI of Scotland tried to force the people into his own religious -beliefs. They refused to be led. On the first day of March, 1768, in -the Old Greyfriars Churchyard, the Covenant was signed. - -The signing was done on a flat gravestone, which is there to this day. -And so, just as America has a Liberty Bell, Scotland has a Liberty -Stone. - -As Sandy's old handcart rattles through each little Scottish town, he -is impressed with the many bookshops he sees in his country. The Scotch -are enthusiastic readers. Their love and desire for education are -national traits. - -Often Sandy passes young boys or young girls sitting by the roadside, -absorbed in their books. The colleges and schools of Scotland are fine -indeed. - -When Sandy asks a direction, he is sure to receive a courteous reply. -The children who come to his side are polite and kind and anxious to -help. They will gladly do what they can for a stranger and do not ask -any pay in return. - -Over many stores and buildings Sandy reads names which start with -"Mac," such as MacNiel and MacKenzie. He smiles as he thinks about -these names. He knows that these people, like himself, are the -descendants of the old clan leaders. - -They gave the name "Mac," which means "son of," to their children. So, -if a clan leader was named Gregor, the children of his clan would be -MacGregor. In the olden days, the word "clan," which comes from an old -Gaelic word meaning "children," was like a great family. Their chief -was like a father, whom they all obeyed. - -To-day, you no doubt know people named MacDonald, MacRae, etc. These -are the descendants of the "clansmen," as they were called. - -Each clan has a tartan of its own. A tartan is what you would probably -call plaid. It is the heathery mixture of many colors and designs. - -Each tartan is different from every other. To-day in Scotland you will -see the children wearing kilts or ties or tams made of their own family -tartan. - -The town of Paisley is famous for its Paisley shawls. These are very -much admired by all the world and worn by ladies of fashion. - -The Shetland shawls, also famous, are dear to old ladies, because they -are soft and warm. The Shetland ponies are dear to children, for they -are so little that they are more like large dogs than like horses. Both -come from the Shetland Islands, which are north of Scotland and are -ruggedly wild. - -Through all of Sandy's travels he never saw the thistle, which is -supposed to grow so thickly in Scotland. The thistle, as you perhaps -know, is used on Scottish crests and banners. No doubt it existed, long -ago, but to-day it is nowhere to be found. - -Here is Loch Drunkie, a queer name with a queer history. It was on the -shores of this lake that men made whisky--which was against the law. - -One day the men saw officers of the law coming toward them. They knew -that they would be arrested if they were found out. To avoid arrest, -they emptied their whisky into the lake. People say that the waters -have remained half whisky from that day to this. - -Sandy jogs along toward Aberfoyle. It is the day he delivers his -injured lamb to the mercies of his young friend. During this time, he -passes another "loch," the well known and much beloved "Loch Lomond." - -Sandy stops on the shore. He gazes below on the shining blue waters, -upon which ply the tiny white steamers. He shoulders his bagpipes and -plays the melody known in every clime, "On the bonny, bonny banks of -Loch Lomond." Here the fairies were wont to dwell. A tale is told of -fairy dyers, who worked for the clans of Loch Lomond in the days of -yore. - -[Illustration: "ON THE BONNY, BONNY BANKS OF LOCH LOMOND"] - -A joke was once played upon the wee elfin folk by a boy. The lad asked -to have the fleece of a black sheep dyed white. Angered by this -request, the fairies overturned their pots of dye into the lake and -never more returned. - -But the color from their dye turned the lake an unearthly shade of -blue. This color is different from that of all other lakes, and thus it -has remained. - -Again Sandy pipes: - - "For me and ma true love will never meet again - On the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond." - - - - -CHAPTER VI - -IAN'S BETTY - - -For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the -lamb carefully. He fed it from a baby's bottle. The young creature grew -strong and fat. It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to -be its nurse. - -It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it. He would -take it with him when he sat with his father upon the hill where Roy -guarded the other sheep. - -It did not mingle with the others, for it was an orphan. It knew that -it did not belong with the flock. Sheep are not like people. Human -beings, seeing a motherless child, would strive to protect it with -their own young ones. - -[Illustration: IAN FED BETTY FROM A NURSING BOTTLE] - -So the task of protector and nurse fell to Ian. He loved to feel the -wee one's soft fur against his cheek as it lay on the hill with him. He -liked to feed it from its bottle and hear the soft, gurgling noises it -made. - -It amused him to see its tail waggled so rapidly after each mouthful of -milk. This is the way it showed Ian how well it liked its dinner. And -as Ian felt the lamb, warm and soft in his arms, he seemed to feel -there something else--his beloved bagpipes! - -Much to the amusement of his parents, Ian called the lamb Betty, his -baby sister's name. He felt that it was as helpless and young as she. - -Very often they both sucked from their nursing bottles at the same -time. While they were doing this, they looked at each other with big, -wondering eyes. Ian often sat and admired the pair and laughingly said -to his mother, "Your baby and my baby, Mother." - -So the days flew by, and the summer wore on. Soon the school bell began -to ring out again. It told the children that another term was -beginning. - -Ian was loth to leave his happy pastimes in field and on hill. However, -he, like all Scotch children, was anxious to learn. So one morning, he -strapped his book bag on his back and started off to school. - -That was a lonely day for the lamb Betty. She was lonely because her -young guardian had hardly ever left her side. The lamb was clearly -worried and bleated unmercifully until Ian returned from school. - -[Illustration: IAN HOME FROM SCHOOL] - -When, the next day, the same thing happened, Ian's pet could stand it -no longer and started out to find him. - -Every child in the world knows the song about "Mary's little lamb." -That day, as Betty marched herself up the steps of Ian's schoolhouse, a -chorus of childish voices sang out: - - "Ian had a wee, wee lamb; - It followed him to school!" - -There was much merriment as Ian hurriedly packed Betty off to her home. -Like the teacher in the song, this teacher had difficulty in restoring -order. - -It was also a flushed and embarrassed Ian who returned to his -classroom. That evening he lectured Betty upon behavior for lambs! - -However, Betty was either disobedient or else too young to understand -Ian's lecture. The next day she tried to repeat her performance. She -started off on a gallop to find her young master. I say, "tried," for -alas, this time poor Betty could not find Ian's school! - -For many hours she wandered about. She went farther and farther, not -only from school but from home. Evening fell, and Betty was bleating -alone in a dense forest--lost! - -At last Ian returned from school. For several moments, he could not -understand why Betty did not come to meet him. He stood and gazed -about. Then a terrible thought came to him. - -[Illustration: LOST!] - -Rushing to his father on the hillside, he asked excitedly for his pet. -Alan Craig shook his head sadly. - -"I've sent Roy again, laddie, but he's returned once alone. I fear the -beastie is lost." - -Lost! Ian's world fell about him. The sound of distant bagpipes seemed -to resound dully in his ears. The words of Sandy came to him through -the dim: "In the spring, if this beastie is fine, and you have done -your duty--" - -His duty! And poor Betty! Where could she be? A little lonely creature, -more baby than animal, tended so carefully, and unused to the thorns -and sharp rocks of the hills--alone and lost! - -"Father!" was all that Ian could gasp. Just then he saw Roy coming -toward them, his tail between his legs. An expression of failure was in -his shepherd eyes. - -"Roy, lad, can you not find her?" asked Ian. - -Ian threw his school books off his back. Kneeling, he put his arms -around the neck of Roy. Roy answered in his own way. It was as clear to -Ian as though the dog had cried out to him, "No, laddie, she's lost, -lost!" - -And if a sheep was lost to Roy, it was indeed a lost sheep! For the -clever dog would smell a sheep for many miles. He would, in fact, -encounter any danger to bring a straggler back to the fold. - -Still, thought Ian, Betty was not really one of the fold. It was -possible that Roy's experience did not fit him to scent out tame pets. - -"I'm going to look, Father," shouted the heartbroken boy. - -Calling Roy, he started off on a run. The father shook his head and -felt a great pity for his little son. - -[Illustration] - - - - -CHAPTER VII - -ALAN CRAIG TELLS A STORY - - -The word "Betty" resounded in the hills many times that evening. The -lights in the village were already lighted when a tired, heartsick boy, -followed by a sympathetic sheep dog, returned to the Craig cottage. - -There they were awaited by Alan Craig. The lad stumbled blindly into -the house. - -He found his father with a candle in his hand, waiting to lead the -disappointed boy to his bed. - -Ian cried himself to sleep that night. Roy, the dog, sat beside him -and mourned for the lost member of the little household. - -The next day and the next were spent in searching the hills, the -fields, and the forest. Fortunately for Ian, they were Saturday and -Sunday, and he did not have to go to school. - -He arose before the dawn and did not return until evening. But it was -always the same. Betty was nowhere to be found. Though Ian and Roy -hunted in every conceivable place, the lamb had disappeared. - -On Monday, Ian was forced to relinquish his hunt and go to school. -Immediately after school he called to Roy and was off again. - -"The lad hardly eats his meals, he's so troubled!" said Mrs. Craig to -her husband, as she shook her head. - -Alan bit his pipe in silence, while his heart bled for Ian. - -Alan had been training a new dog for the sheep. He was using this dog -instead of Roy, who was allowed to stay with Ian and help him in his -search. - -But this meant added work for Alan, who had to be on the watch. He -could not leave his charges completely in the care of this new helper, -as he had done with Roy. Many times the new dog frightened the sheep. -They soon became panicky and ran in all directions. - -Then the dog forgot all of Alan's training and ran after them wildly. -Alan always had to come himself to restore order. - -One day he tramped miles to recover a terrified mother and her baby. -After this long walk, Alan sat on the hillside. - -Meanwhile the new dog looked at him out of the corner of his eye, and -dropped his tail because he was ashamed. - -As the shepherd sat smoking, he saw his son coming toward him, followed -by Roy. Ian threw himself down beside his father. Letting his head sink -upon the shepherd's knee, he gave up the search. - -"'Tis weary I am, Father," he sighed. "The search is over, and my wee -lamb is gone." - -[Illustration: IAN GIVES UP THE SEARCH] - -"And your pipes, Ian? Are they to be lost, too?" queried the shepherd. - -"Ay," answered his son, "for Sandy said, 'If you tend the wee creature -well till spring!' Now Sandy will return in the spring, and there'll be -no creature." - -For a few moments Alan Craig smoothed Ian's curly black hair. The boy -tried hard to hold back his sobs, which were nearly choking him. - -Then Alan Craig spoke. "Ian, lad, have you not heard the story of Bruce -and the spider?" - -"Ay, Father," replied Ian. "'Tis in my history book." - -"Then mind well while I repeat it to you. For King Robert Bruce was a -great man, and he never gave up!" - -Ian listened intently while his father recounted the well-known tale. -He told how, many, many years ago, King Robert Bruce had fought with -the English and lost numerous battles. One night, he was lying -despondent on a rude couch in his tent on the battlefield. - -[Illustration: KING BRUCE AND THE SPIDER] - -His heart was heavy with the memory of his lost battles and of the -suffering throughout his country. Just then his eye fell upon a spider -in the corner of the tent. The industrious little creature was trying -to fix its web to the top pole of the tent. It had already made six -attempts, but each time it had fallen. - -King Bruce bethought him of his lost battles. Six! He and the spider -had failed six times. And now he, King Bruce, was about to give up! -Would the spider also be downed, or would it, perhaps, persevere once -more? - -King Bruce made a vow to himself. He decided that, should the wee -creature try again to fix its web and be successful, then he, Robert -Bruce, would profit by the spider's lesson and fight another battle! - -The spider made another attempt. Slowly it raised its shadowy body -until, quivering in the air, it balanced itself for the final plunge. -The King raised himself on his elbow and watched. A nation awaited that -spider's success or failure! - -Again it plunged, caught at the pole, and fixed its web! King Robert -Bruce jumped to his feet. He threw his plaid about him and began his -preparations for the greatest battle in Scottish history, the Battle of -Bannockburn. - -As everyone knows, he routed the English at this famous battle. Never -afterward would the great King give up! - -[Illustration: ALAN TELLS THE STORY OF KING BRUCE AND THE SPIDER] - -"So should we all feel, Ian," said Alan Craig as he finished his tale. - -"From the King to the spider!" Though Ian had heard the story often -before, it now held a new meaning for him. He looked up at his father. - -Then he stood erect and called to his dog, "Come, Roy; we'll try -again!" - -He was soon off through the hills once more. - -[Illustration] - - - - -CHAPTER VIII - -PIPERS AND TROUBLES - - -At the beginning of that same summer, Jamie Robinson, Aberfoyle's -piper, became restless. Jamie was not a steady man. He had never been a -good provider. His poor wife and babies were often hungry and cold in -the stormy winter months. - -Jamie Robinson earned his living by his piping. He marched back and -forth through the village street, playing his bagpipes. He hoped that -the noisy, celebrating crowds, which arrived from Glasgow, would like -his music and throw him pennies. - -When the people were generous, his family might have a good dinner. But -often Jamie Robinson did not bring the money home to his family. -Unfortunately Jamie, who was a weak man, was often led by some of the -village men into public houses. Here men gamble and drink. - -Sometimes poor Mrs. Robinson waited until very late for her husband to -come home. When at last he arrived, he came penniless. - -But now Jamie was buoyed up by the balmy weather. He felt a longing for -the open road. - -"Come away, wife," he pleaded. "'Tis no living for a man here." - -But Mrs. Robinson only shook her head and reminded him of their large -family and of the hardships of a wandering life. After all, they were -comfortable here, when Jamie brought home the pennies. - -They had a little corner on a bright meadow beside a brook. Besides, -the people of Aberfoyle were kind. Mrs. Robinson tried to keep her four -wee children clean and happy. But this task was not always easy. What -would it be on the open road? - -"No, Jamie," she said. "'Tis afraid I am to go traveling with the wee -bairns." (Children are called bairns in Scotland.) - -But Jamie insisted and promised that she would not regret it. He -promised that he would make money and provide for them better than -before. - -And so, one day the village of Aberfoyle said good-bye to Piper -Robinson. The little caravan then moved on to what they hoped would be -a better life. - -They made a queer picture as they trudged along. There was Jamie -pulling the cart, with Mrs. Robinson beside him. Her entire kitchen was -strung upon her back--teakettle, sauce pan, and soup ladle. - -Then came the oldest child, followed by the scrawny dog. Behind him -dragged a freckled boy of five years. In the handcart, on top of the -sticks and the tent, sat the two babies. One of them was three and the -other barely two years old. - -For some time Jamie Robinson was happy. In each little village where he -played, he made enough to feed his family. He tried to please his wife -and brought home all the money that was thrown him. - -But the weeks wore on, and the family moved farther and farther from -the big cities. Then it seemed that there became less and less money -for pipers. - -One night Jamie came back to his little brood with empty pockets. The -rain had been falling all day. The family of Jamie Robinson had been -huddled together in their tent like lost sheep. When Jamie entered the -tent, the baby was crying. Jamie knew she was hungry. - -While Sandy MacGregor traveled, he usually sang or whistled. Sandy was -always happy. He was getting old, and his stride was not what it had -been. Still he gloried in his happy-go-lucky life. - -Since leaving Aberfoyle, Sandy had thought often of the little boy in -whose charge he had left the baby lamb. Old Sandy chuckled to himself -when he thought about his return and Ian's joy upon receiving the -bagpipes. - -"If I could only stay and teach the laddie to play!" mused the old -piper. - -Sandy was a good piper and had once served in the army. Jamie Robinson -had only picked up a few tunes. Ian had recognized Sandy's clever -playing at once on the day he had first come to Aberfoyle. - -Now, wet from the showers and hungry, Sandy stopped in a town. Taking -out his pipes, he began to play. It was the same town where Jamie -Robinson had played that night and the night before. The people were -poor. - -The rain had been falling in steady showers, so that few persons were -about the streets. Sandy puffed on his pipes, and the sweet melody -echoed through the village and beyond to the hills. But not a soul -came to pay the piper. - -"Ach, well," sighed Sandy. He wiped the dripping water from his brow -and put back the pipes. He covered them carefully with his plaid. Then -pulling his cart, the old man moved on through the wet streets of the -village. Soon he was on the open road. - -His experienced eyes fell upon a camping spot. He decided to rest the -night there. He neared the little clump of trees by the side of the -road. Then he saw that he was not the only traveler who had chosen this -spot. Here was the tent of Jamie Robinson. - -As Sandy drew closer, he heard a baby crying. Sandy called out, and -Jamie put his face out of his tent. A sullen, angry face it was. - -"And what is it you want?" he bellowed. - -Sandy walked up to the man and smiled. - -"Ach, don't be angry," he said. "I'll not be harming you. I'm an old -piper and would rest the night here beside you, if you have no -objection." - -Jamie looked at the cart and again at Sandy's happy red face. - -Then, softening his tone, he said, "Then welcome. And have you piped to -yon village?" - -"Ay," answered Sandy, "but they have not cared for my music!" - -He laughed as he said this, and started to pitch his tent. - -Jamie came out and helped him. It was not long before he had told Sandy -all of his troubles. Sandy's brows wrinkled. A sadness came over his -face as he listened to Jamie's tale of woe. - -The family had been stranded here for three days. The rain had kept -them from moving. Then the wee baby was ill, and the others were hungry -and cold. Not a penny had been made in the town. Jamie had played -several times each day. He had even trudged along to the next town with -no better results. - -Sandy was shocked. The thought of hungry children tormented him. -Telling Jamie that he wished to try his luck in the town once more, he -hastened thither, his pipes under his arm. - -Sandy had never been a rich man. He always had enough to buy his meals, -and that was all. A piper cannot make a great deal. Sandy's music -usually brought him ample money for his needs. But he was a generous -soul and gave away half of what he earned. - -To-night he had in his pocket just enough to buy his dinner. Into the -town he went. It was not long before he returned to the suffering -family with bread and milk. To Mrs. Robinson, Sandy appeared as a good -fairy that night. - -The next day broke fair. Early Sandy was in the market square of the -town. He played the finest tunes he knew, strutting up and down. - -The villagers liked his music, and the children followed him. They -would have liked to shower Sandy with gold, for the joy that their -country's melodies brought them. But their purses were thin. They could -only smile sadly and shake their heads at the puffing old man. - -There was nothing for the Robinsons to do but to move on. It was a -difficult task for Mrs. Robinson. But with Sandy's help, she managed -to pilot her little tribe along the muddy road to the next village. - -For many days Sandy and the Robinsons traveled together. Sandy piped -and gave them all he made, which was little enough. Often he himself -would go hungry to bed. - -It grew so bad that poor Sandy began to wonder what would happen to -them. Not for worlds would he have left them. Never did such a thought -enter his mind. - -He worried more over the sick baby than did Jamie Robinson. Jamie was, -in fact, to Sandy, another child. Sandy felt as though he had to -protect the irresponsible piper along with his family. - -These were terrible days for Sandy. He sold nearly everything he had to -provide for the Robinsons and keep them from going hungry. - -One day the baby became desperately ill. It needed a doctor. Sandy -rushed to the nearest village. The doctor was brought and pronounced -the baby in a serious condition. He said it must be given fresh milk -and nourishing food. But to provide these things was too difficult for -the little family. - -One thought had been at the back of Sandy's mind all along. But he had -not allowed himself to consider it seriously until now. This crisis, -however, forced him to carry out a plan. - -The bagpipes he had promised Ian were the only valuable possession in -his little cart. They would bring enough money to save the baby's life. - -Sandy pulled them out. He polished the silver and rubbed the chanter -carefully to remove the dust. Meanwhile, his thoughts flew to Ian. In -his heart he was used to calling Ian "the wee Scotch piper," for he -hoped to see the boy realize his dream some day. - -Now the pipes would have to go. He would have to return to the lad -empty-handed and with his promise broken. Still, it was the only thing -he could do. So poor Sandy sold the pipes. - -Sandy returned from the village, with his pockets bulging. He seemed -to see Ian in front of him, the wee lamb in his arms. Ian seemed to be -looking expectantly and questioningly at his old friend. - -And Sandy heard himself saying, "No, laddie. Sandy has disappointed you -and has not brought you the pipes!" - -[Illustration] - - - - -CHAPTER IX - -IAN TRIES AGAIN - - -Ian was once more in search of Betty. The story of King Bruce echoed in -his ears and spurred him on. Roy, too, seemed to be inspired with new -hope. He sniffed and ran, and ran and sniffed. Every once in a while, -he would let out short, sharp barks. - -"Do not weary yourself, lad," said Ian. "We have long to go this day, -and we'll not give up." - -With these words the boy began to whistle. A happiness seemed to come -suddenly to him as though he already had Betty safe in his arms. - -For many hours the boy and dog climbed and walked. At last they found -themselves in a wild, rugged portion of the country, where Ian had -never before been. Rocks were all about him. He descended into giant -caverns. - -He called, "Betty!" and received only an echo for reply. He went -farther until it was so late that he could not think of returning home. -He would surely lose his way in the darkness, if he attempted it. So he -curled himself up between two massive rocks and, with Roy nestling -close to his side, fell fast asleep. - -[Illustration: IAN, BETTY AND ROY] - -At dawn, Ian was awakened by Roy. The dog was barking and making wild -dashes in the direction of a large gulch near by. - -He ran madly to the gulch, then dashed back again to Ian. His barks -came in hysterical gasps. - -Ian ran with Roy to the edge of the gulch. Looking down, the boy saw a -terrible sight. Hanging on to a ragged ledge was a large mother sheep. -It was one of his own father's, as he could see by the markings on the -wool. The poor creature was bleating. A few feet above the ledge stood -her baby lamb. - -At each of Roy's barks, the mother sheep gave a little jump, and the -ledge of rock quivered. Ian thought surely it would break and the sheep -would be dashed to pieces on the rocks below. - -"Down, down!" commanded Ian in the same voice as his father used to the -dog. - -Roy crouched and whined, but stopped his barking. Ian remembered that -some of the mother sheep distrusted the dog. So it would be impossible -for Roy to show himself now. What must be done must be done by Ian -himself. - -While the boy climbed down the precipitous rocks, the faithful dog, -deprived of his rightful work, whined and howled. Had he not been -trained to obey, he would never have stayed. But to a shepherd dog, a -master's word is law. Roy watched his young friend as the boy made the -perilous descent to rescue the terrified animal on the ledge. - -The sheep was large, and its wool weighed heavily. But Ian grasped the -creature firmly. With all his might, he pulled until he had it on the -rock above. When the baby lamb saw its mother coming, it uttered loud, -joyous bleatings. - -Ian could only think that the sheep had been led astray by his father's -new dog. He was worried for fear that there were others which had -strayed beyond. He decided to see, and started off beyond the rock -hill. - -But when Roy began to drive the mother sheep along, she became very -angry. She ran at him with her head lowered. Roy could not manage her. -She refused to obey him and Ian. - -The boy, who carried a crook like his father's, was forced to resort to -the only means of bringing her to order. With a quick sweep of the -crook, he caught the baby sheep. He lifted it in his arms. - -"Now, you'll come away," he said to the mother, as he walked on. -Snorting, the mother sheep was forced to follow. - -On and on walked Ian and Roy. And now the hunt was not only for Betty, -but for more of his father's herd. Ian thought he would find some that -might have been led astray by the new dog. - -At noon he sat down to eat his "piece," which he carried in his -sporran. When he had finished, he started for a clear stream near by. - -As he approached, he thought he saw one of the grayish rocks in the -stream moving. He rubbed his eyes. Could it be a reflection from the -water? No. It was moving slowly. - -Ian approached faster. What was his amazement at finding the gray rock -to be his own Betty! It was his Betty, thin and ragged, and stumbling -along on her front knees, too weak to raise her feet. Poor little -beast! - -She was nearly dead. As Ian raised her up, he realized that he had -found her just in time. The creature seemed to know the boy, for she -nestled down in his arms as of yore. In spite of her suffering, she -seemed perfectly happy, now that her Ian was found. - -[Illustration] - - - - -CHAPTER X - -SPRING - - -Spring! Each day found an eager, watchful boy, a happy, sweet-faced -sheep dog, and a large fleecy lamb standing on the Rob Roy Brig. They -were awaiting in glad anticipation a visitor, who was expected and -whose music would soon reach the happy ears of a future piper. - -Ian Craig had never allowed his Betty to roam after that frightful -episode. She had been kept in a little corral, which Ian built for her. -When he came home from school, he took her with him to the brig. He -fastened her to a massive rock, while he awaited the return of Sandy. - -[Illustration: BETTY AWAITS SANDY'S RETURN] - -Betty was now almost as fat and big as the other sheep. She was a -credit to the boy's good care. So proud of her was Ian that he often -tied a lovely tartan ribbon about her neck. He combed her wool -tenderly each day before he started off for the brig. - -Day after day, the two waited. Meanwhile, Roy looked on with kindly -eyes, although he did not understand it all. Of course, Betty was -equally ignorant of why she was made to pose with a floppy bow around -her neck, tied to an annoying rock. But she was content, for Ian stayed -beside her. - -Sometimes as Ian watched and waited, he thought he heard the bagpipes -in the distance. And as he heard, his heart beat faster. The moment of -bliss when he could claim his reward, seemed to be upon him. - -Then he often looked at Betty, and a qualm seized him. How could he -part with the lamb? He had been through trouble and sorrow for the -little animal. He had lived many happy hours by her side. It was as -though she had become his own. The thought of parting from her was like -a stab. Then, too, Betty loved him. - -At these times, the poor little boy would knit his brow and ponder upon -the strangeness of life. - -Then he thought of the pipers and the tale of Dunblane, where the -stalwart lads marched and played. He thought of the glorious piper -bands marching in the big towns. The thought made him brighten and -jump from the brig and scan the country for a sign of Sandy. - -But the days of budding blossoms and showers in Scotland wore on. -Finally Betty's ribbon bow began to fade and Ian's patience to wear. - -Little Elsie Campbell used at times to walk with the boy to the brig. -Often he stopped on the walk and talked to her, as he cocked his head -on one side. - -"Do you not hear the din of pipes, Elsie?" he asked. - -And the wee lassie shook her head and said, "Ach, no, lad. 'Tis daft -you are with your pipes!" - -But it was said kindly, for Elsie hoped and prayed that Sandy would -return. You see, Ian had told her the story of Betty and how he waited -for the promised pipes. It was, in fact, Elsie who had first tied the -silken tartan ribbon about the lamb's neck. - -It was a gray day which promised rain. Ian and Betty neared the brig -together. Ian had just tied the creature to her accustomed rock and was -lifting himself to the wall when he heard a sound. Pipes! Unmistakably -pipes! - -Still, he had been mistaken so often before that he dared not look. And -Elsie was not there to-day. She would have told him. For in her ears -the sound was not always droning as it had been in Ian's for many -days. - -He had not told his mother for fear of worrying her. But his head was -often heavy, and he could not sleep with the sound of the bagpipes. -Poor little Ian! If only Sandy would return! - -On this dull, misty day as he swung his feet from the wall of the brig, -Ian could not stop the sound. Nearer and nearer it came! - -Then, "Bonny laddie, Highland laddie," chanted the pipes. Ian looked up -and saw standing before him his Sandy! - -Although he was as red and wrinkled and twinkling as before, there was -a change. Sandy was very shabby. His coat was stained with the mud and -rain of many hard days. - -He stopped his playing and stood before the boy. A sad, longing look -came into his eyes. - -"Ian, lad," he said slowly, "'tis Sandy come back." - -And Ian suddenly realized that it was all true and not one of his -dreams. He jumped down from the wall and threw his arms about Sandy. - -"Ach, Sandy," he cried. Then he stood back and pointed to the lamb. -Evidently Sandy had not noticed it. - -"And do you not see our beastie, Sandy? 'Tis the same you left with me, -and well and fat she is." - -Sandy turned and looked at Betty. But he did not talk as Ian had -expected him to, nor did he compliment Ian on the lamb's well-being. -He only stood fingering his pipes and slowly shaking his head. - -[Illustration: "SANDY HIMSELF WILL TEACH YOU TO PLAY"] - -As Ian stared in wonderment, the piper lifted his bagpipes from his -shoulder and handed them to the boy. - -"Your pipes are here, lad, and Sandy keeps his promise!" he said. - -Without thinking Ian put out his arms to receive the instrument. His -eyes, however, did not leave his friend's face. - -"But, Sandy, these are your own pipes you're giving me!" he said, as if -he could hardly believe it, after looking down at what Sandy had placed -in his arms. - -"Ay, lad," answered Sandy, "and now you can be a fine piper, and Sandy -himself will teach you to play." - -Then Sandy told Ian the sad story of Jamie Robinson. He explained how -he had sold nearly all his worldly goods to help the little family and -put them on their feet again. He told of how he had left them -comfortably settled near a prosperous village. He had made Jamie -promise to work and save for his little brood. - -Sandy also told how he had come all the way to keep his promise to the -boy. He said, too, that now, as in Aberfoyle there was no piper, he -expected to stay here and take Jamie Robinson's place if Ian would lend -him his pipes each day for awhile. And in return, he would teach the -lad to play! - -"For I'm not so young as I was, laddie, and the wandering life is over -for me," he added. - -When Ian heard these plans, he was beside himself with joy. He hugged -first Sandy, then Roy, and then Betty. At last the piper became his old -jolly self once more and laughed. - -"Ay, lad, we'll share the pipes together, though they belong to you. -But old Sandy will have to make a living, and he'll teach you all the -tunes he knows!" - -No happier boy than Ian Craig lived in Scotland that night. Standing -before the door of the cottage, he puffed and blew on his pipes. There -issued forth the sound of a thousand sheep all bleating at once but all -in pain! Sandy listened from his tent on the hill opposite and chuckled -to himself. - -Roy was also in pain as he listened. His delicate ears were unused to -this shrieking and squealing. He joined in the din with loud howls. - -The baby within the house was in sympathy, too, and added her wails. - -So Sandy's first evening as a resident in Aberfoyle was not a quiet -one. He was forced to stop his ears. - -Mrs. Craig was unable to stand the racket. So she pulled her puffing -son into the house and packed him off to bed, to the great relief of -all. - -[Illustration: THE SOUND OF HIS PIPES ECHOED BACK THROUGH THE GLEN] - -But Ian was a quick and hard-working pupil. It was not long before Roy -quite approved of the sounds his master made on his pipes. He did not -then feel it necessary to amend the melody. - -Also the baby gurgled with glee. She puffed out her cheeks in imitation -of Ian and laughed happily. And Betty, the lamb, too, seemed to know -that all was well. The world was in tune with the wee Scotch piper who -had, at last, realized his dreams. - - * * * * * - - "'Tis the close of the day - At the foot of the ben, - And the sound of his pipes - Echoes back through the glen." - - - - -CHAPTER XI - -THE WEE SCOTCH PIPER - - -It was a cloudless day in the big Scotch city. The people seemed to -feel that something unusual was about to happen. Everyone wore his -best, and the city fairly shone with the reds and blues and greens of -tartan kilts and bonnets. - -Soldiers paraded the streets. Children hurried along by their parents' -sides, anxious to arrive at the big grand stand in time. Numerous -bystanders flanked the wide street. - -All the people were breathless with excitement. Even the usual -crowding traffic suspended its pushing and shrill tooting. For this -was a great day in Scotland. Many celebrations occur at intervals in -this land of excursions and picnics. But to-day was as the children -would say, "extra special." - -The huge grand stand was overcrowded with eager Scotchmen, with their -wives and bairns. They all strained their eyes for a glimpse of the -great "kiltie band," which was to march down the street. - -Among those who watched, and perhaps the most eager of all, were a -family of country folk. In bobbing black bonnet sat a calm-faced old -lady. Beside her was a rugged old man. Both were in their best array. -Both were longing for the sight they had come miles from their little -farm to see. - -[Illustration: THE WEE SCOTCH PIPER] - -The couple were none other than Alan Craig and his wife. The sight that -their old eyes would soon see, as the happy tears dimmed their view, -would be their son, their Ian. He was now a tall, manly piper in kilted -uniform, marching and piping with the flower of Scotland's army. - -By their side sat another. His kindly face shone with pride, and in his -heart was a singing joy. - -For Sandy MacGregor had taught this lad to play. It was the same old -pipes of Sandy MacGregor that he still used. He would soon show those -pipes to a cheering crowd as his fingers flew over the chanter. While -he played, his arm would shelter the tartan bellows once sheltered by -Sandy's own arm as the old piper had wandered over hill and through -dale. - -Sandy MacGregor had lived many years for this moment. As he craned his -neck for a sight of the coming parade, he spoke to the little girl -beside him. - -"See, Betty, 'tis they coming now." - -Betty, Ian's baby sister, was now a girl of the age Ian had been when -first Sandy had met him. - -Together, Betty and Sandy had dreamed and planned the day when -together they would view their piper laddie on parade. - -For Sandy had dwelt in the village of Aberfoyle these many years. While -he had piped for his living, he had taught another piper, who was now -to cover his old teacher with glory. - -In the large audience there was still another, whose blue eyes danced -with joy. Her hands were clasped together with excitement as she -awaited the approach of her boyhood friend. It was little Elsie -Campbell, now grown to womanhood. Elsie was among those who thrilled to -see the "wee Scotch piper," as he marched along that day. - -Who knows with what feelings of pride the lad looked up as he passed -that grand stand? Who knows his feelings of love, on seeing those dear -faces smiling and nodding at him? - -And as he marched and played, he seemed to see before him a little -schoolboy marching and playing. That boy was himself, trudging the -streets of a wee village, followed by a bleating lamb! - -[Illustration] - - - - - -End of Project Gutenberg's The Wee Scotch Piper, by Madeline Brandeis - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE WEE SCOTCH PIPER *** - -***** This file should be named 40664-8.txt or 40664-8.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/4/0/6/6/40664/ - -Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Colin M. 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