The dawning of the herring fisheries brought with it the hope of escape from the Highland Clearances, and this story paints a vivid picture of a community fighting against nature and history, and refusing to be crushed.

    But strange events which happened fast, brought young Rob McFarland into this amazing situation. Since Rob is a lad of convictions and of resourcefulness, as well as of jolly disposition, he not only wins over the children and becomes their lively playmate, but also circumvents a plot and brings the story to an unexpected and happy ending. A gay, romantic story of Scotland in the days of Sir Walter Scott, - a land of wandering minsterals and high adventure.