Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-08

The scene OF The play, Guy Manner
! Ing, 10 b given BY the Choral Club
Friday evening, Is laid in Scotland
about the beginning OF the 10th con-
tury. The plot, as usual with Scots
historical novels, has foundation In
fact, though the names Of persons and
places are fictitious. Sir Godfrey
Bertman had son Henry. heir OF his
knightly estate at Ellangowpn, and q
daughter Lucy. The family tutor was
Abel Sampson, OF the dominic class
very learned and somewhat eccentric
but most atfectionate wfthal. When
Henry, as boy Of ten years was out
for stroll with the dominic and one
Kennedy, an oyerseer, Dirk Halter
aick, famous smuggler whose vessel
lay OF the shore, attacked the trio,
killed Kennedy and kidnapped the
young heir whom the pirates took to
the continent for safekeeping. The
misfortune shattered the spirit OF Sir
Godfrey, who lived decade or more
with Lucy and the poor old dominic,
in the meantime becoming the prey of
q legal shark, Glossin, who by fraud
got possession Of the estate on the
presumption that the sole male heir
had been killed by the pirates. The
story opens at the point when Lucy,
after her fathers death, is being driY-
en- forth from her ancestral home.
She and her party, Dominic Sampson
aud maid, come to the Inn OF the
little town and finds that Glossin Is
there with some jewellers celebrating
his Success; she is saved from an en-
counter with him by Col. Mannering,
just arrived from India and about 70
take possession OF newly purchased
estate not far from Ellangowan. The
Colonel il accompanied by his younger
sister Julia, who has lately formed,
rather against her brothers. wishes,
friendship with a young Captain Brown
OF the fusileers, also lately from In
dian service. This Brown. unknown
to himself, Is really the lost heir,
Henry Bertrarn, who had made his es.
cape from the pirates aud entered
military service, nrst In Batavia and
then In England. Brown, whose real
character remains unknown illl the
end, pays Julia q stolen visit ai night,
which Is humorously interrupted by
Dominic Sampson. On hts way across
the moor he meets Dandy Dinmont,
the best fighter In Che county, and To-
gether they fare until they come 70 The
gipsy camp. Dirk Hatleraick and his
pirate crew have traced The young heir
and are nov seeking him; they call tho
gipsles 70 lead Henry into their trap,
but Dinmont ovcrpowcrs Dirk la tho
encounter. The gipsIes are restrained
by their queen, Meg Merrilics, who
knows Ell about The original crime
and who prophesies the return and
yindicatIon OF little Henry Bcrtrasn.
Hatteraick IL tried by Glossln, then
justice 81 the peace, and Is allowed 70
escape. Another plot IL Matched 10
capture or xiii the heir. Again Meg
Merrilies comes 70 the rescue, reveals
the plot 10 Bcrtram and Dinmons and
sends Dominic Sampson 70 Col, Man
nerlng FOR reinforccmenss. A. q Sig
nal given by her, Hatteraick ard
Glossin are captured and led away 70
The gallows, bnt she is sho, by Dirk
before he Is oyerpowered. There L.
grea, power and paihos 10 this noenc.
A. the plot develops, Col. Mannerlng
becomes enamorcd Of Lucy BertraIn;
and when a. the last, through Meg
Mcrrilies and Dominic sampson,
Henry Bcrtram Is idensIfied a. The lost
heir, the climax Is reached BY The
union of Lucy with her long lost
brother, nov rlRhtsully Lord OF Elan.
gowan, and the double bcsrothai Of
Julia with Henry and Of Lucy with
Col Manncring. Dominic Sampson
has only one word 70 express his sur
prise and exaltation- 'ProdiRioHs. +"