13/14 never." "What's the Free Kirk, dad ?" when Carmichael had gone. "Is it the same as the Methodists ?" "No, no, quite different. I 'm not up in those things, but I 've heard it was a lot of fellows who would not obey the laws, and so they left and made a kirk for themselves, where they do whatever they like. By the way, that was the young fellow we saw giving the dogs water at Muirtown. I rather like him; but why did he look such a fool, and try to escape us at the junction ?" "How should I know? |