17 DECEMBER 1898, Page 24

For Peggy's Sake. By Mrs. Edwin Hohler. (Macmillan and Co.)—Of

course, the least experienced of readers will not be long in guessing that " Meg-gy " is really "Peggy." She is obviously of another breed from her supposed cousins. But who is going to complain of these things ? We must have coincidences if we are to have stories, and it is unreasonable to criticise if they are a little out of the common. For Peggy's Sake is a really delightful story. The little heroine is a thoroughly natural creature, and charms and interests us from the beginning to the end.