Good Luck. By L. T. Meade. (James Nisbet.)—Mrs. Meade displays
her usual skill in this story of a poor woman and her six grand-children, who live in a model lodging-house off Whitechapel Road. It contains more tragedy than comedy, for Alison, the eldest of the grand-children, is accused of theft from the shop in which she serves, and thereby all but loses her good name and her "young man," who for a time hesitates between her and a. showy girl, who is really guilty of the crime with which Alison is charged. Then the grandmother, worthy, genial, and indeed optimistic Mrs. Reed, is struck down with writer's cramp, and pays a visit to the workhouse, which, however, she keeps a secret from her relatives. She is the true "sunbeam "of the story, for her belief in the " luck " of her family is inexhaustible. She is one of Mrs. Meade's best creations. Altogether this is an excellent story.
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