HAPPY ENDING. By Stephen McKenna. (Cassell. 7s. 6d.)—Mr. McKenna's style
has changed during the last few years : he writes more gravely now, and about quieter people. Those who have wearied of " bright young things will welcome his recent book with its very original theme. Lola, the wife of a busy judge, had never known love until she met Piers Shotton, who became her incessant companion. Lola's mother wrote to her son-in-law about her daughter's indiscretions. " The harm these good women do ! " exclaimed the judge. Lola, guessing the nature of her mother's letter, began a game of cat and mouse. The judge, like the cat in the proverb, was often away, and Lola played furiously. But after every game she awaited the cat's return and found his suavity and perpetual blinking more alarming than any pouncings. His sheathed claws were a terror to her. It would not be fair to divulge the " happy ending," but we may praise its subtlety and that of the author, who has allowed us to watch the inner workings of two very strange minds.
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