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hoe. raising himself joyfully on his
couch, 'methought there was but ona.
man m Bngland who might do such u
deedW
Iyanhoe was right; the Black Knight
Of the FetterlOek was Richard Plantag-
anet Of the Lion Heart, king Of Eng
land, only just returned to his king
dom fT0n the Holy Land, though but
few knew of his arrival as yet. I'm
his absence England had been under
the selfish rule of the kings younger
brother John, who was planning tn
usurp the kingdom.
The great story teller gathers HIS
characters together at the tournament
Of Ashby. There come for the sports
Of ehValry ROwena, heiress of the
Saxon rulers now dlspossessed by the
NOrmana accompanied by her sturdy
funcle, Cedric; Rebecca, beautiful Jew
ish maiden, whose fate is constantly
bOlned with that Of Ivanhoe, disinher-
kted son Of Cedric, a father who will
have naught to do with a Saxon son
who Is willing to accept the Normans
Ean0 theF ways, and even to be de-
Ivout follower Of Richard the kings
Isaac Of York, Rebecca's father, wan
iderhg Dew Of vast wealth, who is
constantly the prey Of the ruthless
Norman nObles, who would wiring his
riches from him by torture and inn
lprisOnment; Robin Hood and his mer-
Try men Of the forest glades, not for
getting the redoutable Friar Tuck.
leqsally adept IN the ways of the clerk
the ye0Man or the roisterer. To them
ARE added of Norman stock the re-
doutable Front-de- Boeuf, Brian de
B0is- Gu.lbert, the prior Of JOrvauIx.
and Prince John; Athelstane, Saxon
lord, destined by Cedric for the hand
Of Rowena; Gurth the swlne-herd, and
Wanda, the Jester; and the mysterious
Black pBinee, who, like Ivanhoe, makes
his appearance iRcognito till he shah
discover how things have gone In his
absence.
Sir Walter prided himself on hIs
mastery Of what he called "the big
bow-wow" style; no other of the Wa
verify novels Illustrates his power bet
ter than -Ivanhoe." One stately ana
stirring event follows another, all hold
Ing the reader rapt In thrills but mona
quite as mach as the siege of the cas-
the Of Rront-te-B oeuf by Richard ana
his Saxon friends. Rebecca from the
|lattice accounting to the wounded IVAN
hoe the fortunes Of the battle stands
out I'm the memory of many a reader
as Sir Walters greatest success in TIM
grand style. And despite the heroic
mold In which the characters are cast
they yet surpaS in the hold they gain
upon the reader. Few have closed tho
book without sigh Of regret that ths~
hero had to make a choice between Re-
|becea and Rowena; and In our day ana
country few can fall to see the Ike
ness In many respects between Rich
ard Of tke'Lion Heart and the presk-
dent SO lately gone.
The knights are dust.
And their good swords are rust,
Their souls are with the saints, 10
trust
In the passage at arms at Ashby ap.
pears the Mysterious Knight. whons
the reader Knows to be Ivanhoe, fresas
from the Crusade In the Holy Lands
IN the contests Of chivalry he valiant
Nv defeats the Norman champions. ana
bestows the prize of Queen Of Beauty
upon his youthful love, Rowena; the
reader gets but glimpse of a still
more mysterious knight, whom we
can only suspect to be the king. From
the jousts oh journey on their several
ways sbut IN the forest the Normans
plan hvAess ambuscsde and carry
or to the castle Of Front-de. Boeuf for
motives Of revenge. or passion. Dr.
greed, BanAOe, who had been wounded
at Askby; Rebeeca. Rowena and ISAAC
of York. The mysterious Knight OF thu
Netterlseh appears as the timely lead
er Of the merry men of the greenwood
who besiege the castle, to the great
disaster Of the lordly brigands. After
the rescue of the prisoners, oil save
Rebecca, there follows the joyous cele-
bration Of the forest outlaws, happy
interluSe between the scenes Of der
rfng-do.
The strenuous king departed for stin
more strenuous struggles In winning
his Kingdom; Rowena and Cedric
sought theh home: Ivanhoe followed
his chief; Brian de Bols-GuIoert
Templar though he was and pledged %
holy practices, bore of his unhappy
prisoner, Rebecca. But he was dis
covered m his wicked designs by the
austere head Of his order. In an as
sembly OF the Templars, however, Re-
becea was condemned to death as a
sorceress who has seduced from the
paths Of virtue an unwilling kn'Ehtf
Her only chance for life lies in tbe-
ordeal by battle. Her one champion In
Ivanhoe, far away though he is whom
she had cured Of the wound received.
at Ashby. Brian de BoIs-Ggilbert. By
the irony of chivalry, Is the champioa
Of his order and of virtue in distress
At the last possible moment Tvanhos