"Pretty as are the heroines, gallant as Captain Bell
proves himself, the reader comes back with even keener
zest to the imperturbable D'ri. He is a type of the
American--grit, grim humor, rough courtesy, and all.
It is a great achievement, upon which Mr. Bacheller
is to be heartily congratulated, to have added to the
list of memorable figures in American fiction, two such
characters as D'ri and Eben Holden."