The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
-rntsy.v By S. r.. Crockett. Tho Mac
milan Company. OF New York. s1,s5

sIntsy.~ BY =. II. Crockett Iho Mac
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romance of the Scotch Galloway
lads with the press-gang of England
and the excise mon at their free-trad-
ing heels y romance in which pass
and repass the figures of tho Earl OF
Raincy of Castle Raincy, in the Scotch
country of the southern !Nbanach: his
grandson Louis. Adam Ferris. "a bon
net laird" of Cairn Ferris, ancient home
of an ancient family; Glaunanmays
whero Dinrmid Garland, liegeman OF
Adam Ferris. lived with his sons. and
Abbey Burnfoot, modern fancy OF
Adam rcrris's brother-iu-law. Julian
Wcmyse. cN-court Ambassador and man
Of the world.
Th. Galloway coast with its moors
and it's heather. its windswept spaces.
it's force storms and its winter SHOWS.
is the back ground for the wild adycn-
lures that lend life and color 10 Mr..
trockott's novel. The characters fit
the environment Earl Rnincy is de-
scribcd as Fan old man. caSle-proiilcd
hawk -bcakcd and cockatoo- crestcd. "A
land lniscr. boarding parishes and
Townships Adam Ferris as chief OF
his Jame, who lived in his house al
The head OF the Abbey Water glen.
which his people had taken from the
Eaiucy estate hundreds of years he
fore: piarmid Garland as wearing his
blue ILilmarnociS bonnet. which he
"doifcd to God alone. even his liege
lord. Adam Ferris. having to content
himself with Il hand carried half mill
tarL- fashion 20 it's brin."
Julian WenysS. youngest of the
group had seen the world and could
tclI stories Of arab chiefs and OF
piracy I'm Chinese seas
Between the House of Raincy and
,hat OF Ferris there was a fcud which
l,ad it's beginning with the seizure by
the Ecrrises of the scythc sweep of
Abbey Iiay in tho days of the Stuart
king. who gave il to them.
50 4 was that the elders held aloor.
the ono from the other. But the
Younger generation did better. They
forgot QuarrelS and made friends
There was Louis Raincy. grandson of
the old earl aud his heir who con
,dcred himself nightly in love with
Patricia Wcmyss Ferris old Adams
granddaughter and the queen OF Abbey
liay glen, by virtue OF her beauty and
her asccndcncy over the hearts of the
galloway lads. There were Stair Gar
land. who laid his heart and service ut
rntsy's feet, and Jean Garland. who
was her trucst friend and contidante.
Tho lads OF Galloway were, all of
them free traders or smuEglcrs. The
hook tells how the struggle between
the smueElcrs and the press gang
Went on -hilu atSN. as every one
called Patricia Wcinyss Ferris. was III
The thick Of 1t all, now running over
the sands ami through tho heather To
warn the lads of the coming Of the
press gang. now being run away with
10y the Duke OF Lyonncsse. commander
OF the kings forces, and rescued on
the road To London
MIR Crockett has a way of telling
old Scotch romances that is very
charming. Patsy. a throwback TO her
Irandmothcr'S Pictish folk. the Fin
:,auls. whether speeding over the hills
10 the Bothy OF Blairmore. or the belle
of the court ball i'll London, under the
chapcronagc of Princess Elsa of Alt
Schloos. is always cnthralling. She is
The heart OF The book she has named
its beginning and it's ending.
She declares that She will only love
,nan that she runs away with and
narrics "f her own free Will and she
keeps her word. l3ut she is very
sousy Scotch lassie and she is a hero
inc that does her author no end OF
credit