Of course they will go well armed." Half riding in the cart and half walking by turns, the party reached Glen Cairn late in the afternoon.

The news of the fall of Lanark had already penetrated even to that quiet village, and there was great excitement as Archie and his party came in.

One of Wallace's messengers had passed through, and many of the men were preparing to join him.

Dame Forbes was at once proud and grieved when Archie told her of the share which he had had in the street fray at Lanark, and in the capture of the town.

She was proud that her son should so distinguish himself, grieved that he should, at so young an age, have become committed to a movement of whose success she had but little hope.