The Washington herald., 1919-10-04


Let Us for q few thrilling moments
transport ourselves to Scotland. In
1745, when its Highland forests team
ed with the caves Of robbers and its
moors resounded with the shouting
Of the chieftains as they battled to
restore the exiled house of Stuart to
tho throne. then occupied by King
George IL
the handsome young English o..iccr.
visit the cavern Of the Highland rob-
Der. Donald Bean Lean, little dreamy
ing of the maze of adventures into
which this visit will lead him. Wa
verley Is enjoying a furlough at the
Scott ish I.owlsnd mansion Of the &C.
centric, garrulous and lovable Baron
OF Bradwardine. The baron's i7-year-
old daughter. Rose Bradwardine.
with a profusion OF hair Of paley
gold, and a skin like the snow of
her own mountains in whiteness."
has fallen In love with Waverley.
who, however, finds her tender at
tentions too tame for his poetic i'm
agination. It is his ambition to ex-
plore the wild regions Of romance,
and fortunately an opportunity pre-
sents itself. The baron's cattle. hav-
ing been stolen by the robber Donald
Bean Lean, are restored through the
tnterposition of the baron's friend,
the powerful Highland chiefta.n, Fer
gus Mac-Ivor. The chieftaih's lieu
tenant, Evan Dhu Maccombich. In
vites Waverley to visit Donald Bean
L>r's den. After a journey through
LcS!and glen and brae. over High
land lake and forest, they arrived at
the cavern, where Waveriey spends
an interesting night IN the presence
of Donald Bean Lean and his COM
pany Of robbers, who come singiy
or in groups. each cutting with his
dirk a slice Of flesh from a carcass
suspended in the cave, oToiltng the
steak and washing it down with un-
diluted draughts OF whisky. A ouxom
Highland lass. the robbers daughter
takes care Of this romantic den.
The next morning Evan Dhu Mac
combich induces Waverley to visit
the Highland mansion OF his master.
Fergus M c-Ivor. whose handsome
face resembles a smiling summers
day in which. however. one can de-
tect signs that it may thunder and
tighten before evening" His love
for his beautiful and accomplished
sister, Flora Mac-Ivor. Is equalied
only by his ambition to restore the
exiled Stuart family to the throne.
Fergus entertains waverley at a pic
turesque banquet attended by hun
dreds OF the clansmen of Mac-lVor.
After the banquet Flora asks Waveriey
to meet her in her favorite haunt near
a cascade. As Edward approached
the waterfall. the sun. now stoopins
in the west. seemed to add more than
human brilliancy to the full expressive
darkness of Flora's eyes. Edward
thought he had never. even in his
widest dreams, imagined a picture OF
such exquisite loveliness-"
Conscious Of her charms in this
Eden In the wilderness" Flora sings
to him a stirring martial song which
she accompanies on a small Scottish
harp, the melody blending harmoni-
ously with the sound of the waters OF
the cataract. Waverley. bewitched by
her loveliness, proposes to Flora, who
promptly rejects him.
Disappointed, but not discouraged.
waveriey gladly accepts an invitation
to remain at Fergus Mac-Ivor's man
sion for a few days. While attend
ing a stag-hunt he sustains an injury
which keeps him in bed for some time.
On his recovery he Is both astonished
and incensed to learn that the colonel
of his regiment has reduced him to
the ranks for absence without
leave" His anger Is aggravated by
letter from his father who. through
q political blunder. has lost hign
position in the court Of King George.
At the same time. too. Rose Bradwar-
dine writes to him that her father. the
baron. has been obliged to flee in