CHAPTER IX.

_BELL AT HOME IN KNOWE PARK._

The Three Ministers of Blinkbonny—Mr. Walker—The Ten Virgins—The finest o’ the Wheat—Bell’s Fee—Alloa Yarn—Bell’s Cooking— Sheep’s-head—Mr. Kirkwood and the Potato-Soup—Dan in the Kitchen—Mr. Gordon o’ the Granaries and the Smugglers—Dan at Nellie’s Grave—Mr. Barrie’s Visit to Dan, 177