15 NOVEMBER 1902, Page 8

told with much force, and full of interesting experiences, all

the more interesting because they will be new to most English readers. Ursula Clifford comes to live with her uncle, George Brendon, at his farm up-country. She is but fifteen and town-bred, but she adapts herself with amazing facility to the new condi- tions of life. Her courage, her readiness of resource, even her quickness in learning to ride, are all, to say the least, very near the boundary of the marvellous. But, after all, this matters but little. Some license in this respect must be conceded. If Ursula acquires in a few months what it would probably take us as many years to learn, our interest in her exploits is not materially affected. This is, beyond question, an excellent tale.