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t believe me。〃

〃Simon;〃 resumed the engineer; 〃look me straight in the face。 An interesting munication? Yes。 Good! I will not ask more;〃 he added; as if he had read the reply in the old overman's eyes。

〃And the second question?〃 asked the latter。

〃Do you know; Simon; who the person is who can have written this?〃 answered the engineer; handing him the anonymous letter。

Ford took the letter and read it attentively。 Then giving it to his son; 〃Do you know the writing?〃 he asked。

〃No; father;〃 replied Harry。

〃And had this letter the Aberfoyle postmark?〃 inquired Simon Ford。

〃Yes; like yours;〃 replied James Starr。

〃What do you think of that; Harry?〃 said his father; his brow darkening。

〃I think; father;〃 returned Harry; 〃that someone has had some interest in trying to prevent Mr。 Starr from ing to the place where you invited him。〃

〃But who;〃 exclaimed the old miner; 〃who could have possibly guessed enough of my secret?〃 And Simon fell into a reverie; from which he was aroused by his wife。

〃Let us begin; Mr。 Starr;〃 she said。 〃The soup is already getting cold。 Don't think any more of that letter just now。〃

On the old woman's invitation; each drew in his chair; James Starr opposite to Madge……to do him honor……the father and son opposite to each other。 It was a good Scotch dinner。 First they ate 〃hotchpotch;〃 soup with the meat swimming in capital broth。 As old Simon said; his wife knew no rival in the art of preparing hotchpotch。 It was the same with the 〃cockyleeky;〃 a cock stewed with leeks; which merited high praise。 The whole was washed down with excellent ale; obtained from the best brewery in Edinburgh。

But the principal dish consisted of a 〃haggis;〃 the national pudding; m