The Missing Rubies. By Sarah Donduey. 3 vole. (Bentley and
Son.)—This is a readable story of the old-fashioned sort, a story of
honesty discredited by false accusations, villainy triumphant for a time but ultimately punished, and love making its way at last over obstacles which threaten to hinder its course altogether. A number of persons, more or less interesting, figure on the scene. Perhaps the best is the Polish patriot of the better kind, who is contrasted in a skilful way with his more violent fellow-countrymen. There is some- thing really noble about his figure ; and extravagance, always the besetting fault of those who draw such pictures, is happily avoided. The tale is constructed with considerable ingenuity, the secret well kept, and the surprise genuine. Altogether, The Missing Rubies should take a good place among books of its kind.
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