" At last the fish lay,
a magnificent monster, stretched on the shingle. With aching arms but
thankful heart, Rob moved away a trifle to lift a stone wherewith to
smite his captive over the head. And with that, Rob's back being partly
turned, from the tail of his eye he saw the salmon give a wammle. In
novels, it is usually "but the work of a moment" for the hero to turn
and perform some noted feat. Here, alas! it was different. It was but
the work of a moment, certainly, for Rob to turn, and to jump on the
huge salmon. But there all resemblance to the typical hero ceased, for
the line fouled his foot, and broke as it tripped him up; and before the
fisherman knew where he was, he and the salmon were struggling together
in deep water. It was only Rob that came out. _Sic transit_. Trust not a
fish till the bag closes on him.
THE GHOST THAT DANCED AT JETHART
Six centuries before Edward the Peacemaker reigned over Britain, the
people of Scotland knew the blessing of having for a King one who was
known as "The King of Peace."
Alexander the Third was a child of eight when he inherited the Scottish
crown, and was only two years older when he married the Princess
Margaret, eldest daughter of Henry the Third of England.
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