A traveling love story, half of which takes place in the automobile of the heroine of “The lightning conductor”; the other half is an Alpine walking tour. Lord Lane, lately jilted, finds consolation in a delightful boy, his “little pal,” whom he meets in his travels, and whom he later discovers to be an American heiress, the Mercedes for whom the Winston’s car was named. The story wanders over northern France, Switzerland, and the Italian lakes, ending at Monte Carlo.
“This story is so delightful that we are not disposed to carp over-much at the impossibility of its central situation.” William Morton Payne.
| + + — | Dial. 38: 389. Je. 1, ‘05. 150w. |
“It seems almost too slender to be gravely criticised in matters of plot, character-drawing, and the like. Its staple is sheer, wholesome fun, brisk and bubbling, but not loud or crude.” Herbert W. Horwill.
| + | Forum. 37: 111. Jl. ‘05. 120w. |
“The descriptions of the road are unusually good and the breath of the high Alps is in the book.”
| + + | Ind. 59: 392. Ag. 17, ‘05. 110w. |
“If the story taxes belief, the characters are lifelike enough to satisfy any novel reader in good standing.”
| + | Nation. 80: 378. My. 11, ‘05. 310w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 20: 180. Mr. 25, ‘05. 530w. |
“Is, if anything, more saturated with the sunshine and fun of automobile adventure than ‘The lightning conductor.’”