Kate Savage. By Douglas M. Ford. 3 vols. (Charing Cross
Pub- lishing Company.)—Mr. Ford's novel is in three volumes, it is true, but then they are three of the thinnest that we ever saw, and we feel proportionately grateful to the author. If there had been 350 pages in each instead of 250, how much more should we have suffered. But really, with the beat good-will, we cannot say much more in praise of Kate Savage. The gloomy-looking man with a secret on his conscience, and the young girl who falls in love with him, and with whom he also in due time, struggling much and vainly against fate, falls in love, these are characters of which we are weary. Then comes the end, also E0 familiar. The secret is cleared up. The obstacle which hindered the marriage of the gloomy man and the young girl has disappeared. All that we have to speculate upon is whether they are to be happy or no. Will the master of their fate turn his thumb up or down ? Is the girl to live or die ? Will "Love the potent physician, etc.?" or shall we read about "drifting out on the dark river, etc.?" We do not think the better of Mr. Ford for his actual decision.
Previous page
