hdrawn she gave her father an account of the movements of
his political friends, and delivered many important verbal messages,
which they had entrusted to her. By her means Sir Patrick was kept
informed of his friends' actions, and was able to assist them by his
advice.

On being released from Dumbarton Castle he returned to his home in
Berwickshire, and for a time led a peaceful life, conscious that the
Government would have him arrested again if they could find a pretext
for doing so.

In October, 1683, information was brought to him that his friend,
Robert Baillie, had been arrested in London, and imprisoned for alleged
connection with the Rye House Plot. Sir Patrick's friendship for
Robert Baillie was well known, and Grizel feared that her father would
soon be arrested on a similar charge. Sir Patrick was of the same
opinion, but the Government did not act with the promptitude he had
expected.

It was not until nearly a year had elapsed that a lady sent word to him
that soldiers had arrived at her house, and that she had discovered
that they were on their way to arrest him. Instant flight was
imperative, for there was no place in Redbraes Castle in which he could
conceal himself from soldiers skilled in searching for enemies of the
Government. His wife and Grizel--the only people in the castle who
knew of his danger--discussed with him the most likely means of
escaping detection, and finally it was decided that he should hide in
the family vault in Polwarth Church, which stood about a mile and a
half from Redbraes Castle.

In the middle of the night Grizel and a carpenter named Winter carried
bed and bedding to the vault. It was a weird hiding-place for Sir
Patrick, as the vault was littered with the skulls and bones of his
ancestors. Grizel shuddered at the sight, but she knew that the vault
was the only place which the soldiers would be unlikely to search.

They arrived at Redbraes Castle confident that they would find Sir
Patrick there, and great was their surprise when they searched it from
cellar to turret without finding him. Even then they would not believe
that he had escaped them, so they made a second and still more thorough
search. Every cottage, stable, and shed in the neighbourhood of the
castle was searched, but no one examined the vaults in Polwarth Church.

Sir Patrick Hume was safe from discovery in his gruesome hiding-place,
but he could not live without food, and the difficulty was