Not really sure about this one. It is an old western, so I expect much of the dialog and horse riding, and with it a certain amount of 'romance', be it for the land, for the frontier itself, and between man and woman.

What I did not expect was for every chapter to reference the SAGE - Oh, my, how the sage is in each and every chapter. And it is never doing anything except being purple, reminding us of the title of the book.

Also, I know that this is an old novel, but I Despise the use of the word 'ejaculated' instead of exclaimed or shouted or even said excitedly. This book 'ejaculated' a few times to my recollection.

The part the leaves me in the state of unease is, the ending just ends. One minute there is a chase scene into the mountains and then - end. Abrupt and not very satisfying. I will say that this is not a great book, though a classic, one that will not remain in my collection.