"Altogether an estimable story."--_New York Sun_.
"Done to the life."--_Chicago Tribune_.
"Well written and decidedly interesting."--_New York Times_.
"A thoroughly good novel."--_Boston Globe_.
"Wrings tears and laughter."--_Record-Herald, Chicago_.
"Absorbing, thoughtful novel."--_Kansas City Journal_.
"Full of movement and passion."--_Standard, Chicago_.
"It is human to the very core."--_Nashville American_.
"Excellent character creation."--_St. Louis Republic_.
"Wholesome and strengthening."--_Albany Press_.
"Rich in humor and good sense."--_Philadelphia Telegraph_.
"Full of thrilling interest and moral heroism."--_Pittsburg Dispatch_.
"Many well drawn characters."--_Washington Post_.
"Has not a peer in English fiction."--_Providence Telegram_.
"It is strong and wholesome."--_Chicago Post_.
"Not a chapter that is not interesting."--_St. Paul News_.
"Is a fascinating story."--_Portland Telegram_.
"It should be read to be understood."--_Grand Rapids Herald_.
"The reader's interest is stirred to its very depths."--_Omaha
World-Herald._
"Many strong situations and some delicate ones."--_San Francisco
Chronicle_.
"The Ralph Connor of Kansas."--_Brooklyn Eagle_.
"Most clever, stirring and original."--_Birmingham News._
"A tale of exalted ideals."--_Denver Times_.
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