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besides his daughter, a son who succeeded to the Milton 

 property. Her mother married, as her second husband, 

 Hugh Macdonald of Ormadale, in Skye, which then became 

 the daughter's home. Luckily for Charles Edward, she 

 was on a visit to her brother, Angus, in South Uist, when 

 he crossed her path. She is described in 1749 as being 

 "about twenty-four years of age; of a middle stature; 

 well shaped ; a very pretty, agreeable person ; of great 

 sprightliness in her looks ; and abounds with good sense, 

 modesty, good nature, and humanity." We shall now see 

 how this devoted girl played her part in rescuing the un- 

 fortunate Prince from the clutches of his enemies. 



We left Charles and his two companions on the lonely 

 hill near Coradale. Neil MacEachain scoured the country 

 for food, and having succeeded in rinding a supply of pro- 

 visions, was sent after Miss Macdonald to ascertain how 

 the plan of escape was progressing. When he reached the 

 fords between Benbecula and South Uist, he was stopped 

 by a guard of Skye militia (Macleods), who sent him to their 

 captain, on the other side of the ford, to be examined. He 

 was agreeably surprised to find Hugh Macdonald of Orma- 

 dale in the person of the captain, and with him his step- 

 daughter, who had been similarly stopped by a party of 

 Macleods, and sent to the very man whom she wished to 

 meet. It was arranged that Neil should return to the 

 Prince and take him to Rossinish, where Miss Macdonald 

 was to meet them. During MacEachain's absence, Charles 

 was in an agony of despair, fearing, from her silence, that 

 Flora Macdonald had deceived him. He was just on the 

 point of sending O'Neil to General Campbell to arrange 

 to give himself up, when MacEachain returned. Had Neil 

 been detained for an hour longer, there might have been 

 two " Charles the Martyrs," instead of one. 



MacEachain, having on 23rd June made his way back to 

 the Prince and O'Neil, guided them at night to Loch 

 Skiport, where he hired a boat to take them to Wiay. On 

 the following morning, they rowed to Benbecula, forded an 

 arm of the sea, and came upon two sheilings, where they 



