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The RedORWarrior;

Stella Delorme’s Comanche Lover.

BY NED BUNTLINE,
scrnon or “THAYENDANEGEA.” “THE WHITE
WIZARD,” “ THE SEA BANDIT," ETC., ETC.

 

 

CHAPTER I.

THE great camp of the Comanches was pitched
in a wi d and picturesque gorge of the Sierras
Uharrnte, where the waters of the Rio Pecos
bounded, all glittering, from their rockv murce.
The ornamented lodges of tanned buffaloskin
rose thick—like the houses of a large village—in
a. small basin carpeted with and flowers,
which had been hollowed out by Nature’s hand
between the lofty moun-
tains; and the smoke of
the watch-fires rose like
misty illars in the still
air. 9 moon was at its
full; and though the hour
of sunrise was yet tocome,
all around seemed clear as
daylight—so transparent
was the atmmphcre, so
‘cloudless the sky.

To and fro, in front of
the narrow entrance to
the gorge, where their
eyes could scan the vast
extent of rairie to the
cast, rode t e sentinels of
the camp; and within,

icketed so as to be ready
or instant use, in case of
alarm, were the wild
steeds of the Indian
braves.

It would have been a
study for a inter, that
cum)! Higi on either
hand rose the great dark
cliffs, with vines and
shrubs clinging here and
there to their rough, rc-
cipitous sides; down t em
rushed silvery cascades—
sometimes leaping olf into
a cloud of spray, again
trickling in light gem‘
drops down into the mossy
beds below. Then that
picturesque amphitheatre
at the foot of the rocks,
now tented over for a
foreground, would com-
plete the picture.

It was not et the hour
of dawn, w en a wild,
shrill yell was heard from
the large central lodge of
the Camp. It was the
war-whoop, and scarce had its fearful echoes

run;r from cliff to cliff of the pass when full two ;

hundred warriors bounded out into the o
armed With guns, lanoes, bows, shiel
war-clubs.

And with the shrill war-cry still quivering on
his lips, young Lagona, the
head chief, sprang from his lodge with his pen-
noued lance in his hand—that ance whereon
were more scalp-notches, now, than could be
countedbeon the weapon of the oldest brave in
the tri .

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rave son of their ‘

He was tall, formed like an Apollo. with I

noble features, and. eyes wherein shone the fire
of a true warrior. The war-eagle feathers
Wm twined in his scalp-lock, and more than
one near upon his broad breast told that he
had not posed unscathed through the storm
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“What is the matter? Why has Lagona
sounded the war-whoo i?” asked Ncmuhaha,
his father, as he stood by the side of his son,
whose whole frame was quivering with excite-
Incnt.

“The Great Spirit has spoken to me in a
dream!” said the youngr brave, growing more
calm. “Let the warriors go back to their
lodges! I will tcll my father that which I
dreamed. and I will take counsel of him, for
there is wisdom in his heart !”

The wonderingr warriors obeyed, for the will
of lagonn was law to them. By his deeds of
daringr he had won their lovo nnd respcct. And
again all was quiet in the camp.

“ What did the (lreat Spirit show to Lagona
in the land of dreams!” asked Nemahuha, when
the two were alone.

“ A maiden of the pale-faces, more beautiful
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sacrificed by the Lipans. And the Great Spirit
told Lagoua to mount and rescue the maiden,
and take her to his own bosom!"

The old warrior shook his head and seemed
anno ed, when his son uttered these words.

“ e dream is not good!” said he. “The

Chief of the Comanche must never defile his ,

b100(l b mixing it with the mud of the pale-
faces. The eyes of my son were in a fog—he

did not see right!"

“ Nothing evil comes from the Great
8 irit!” said Lava (Anietly, but firmly.
“ Bledmetote ion of dreams, andI

I will to the Lipans!
If I find there a pale-f maiden doomed
todie—she is mine, and I will take her to my
breast!”

“ Let Lagona have a care—tho Lipans are our
friends.” said the old chief.

hillle

“Friend or foe, Lagona knows no fear or
feels no love for them!’ said the young chief.

And arming himsclf hastily, but com lcto—
ly, he wont to the pickets and unfastenci two
powerful and spirited horscs—one white as
snow, the other black as night. Mounting one
and lending the other, he rode forth from the
gorge at full speed—halting only for a moment
tote” the guard that hc wished no followers,
and dcsired that the camp should not be broken
up until his return. -

The dew lay right upon the grass—blade.r
and the flowers hroup‘h which he sped; and
the startled ouse, and deer, and antelope,
lied right and eft as he 1'0(le.on-—but he heed-
ed them not. His course was laid for the Rio
San Saba, where he knew that a large body of
Lipans fresh from a foray into Texas, were en-
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CHAPTER II.
BOUND for the sacrifice
—robed for the bridal of
death—yet so beautiful!
A maiden of not more
than ei htecn years—with
a face aultless in feature,
an eye blue as the cloud-
less eavens—long, glossy
hair of golden hue, i
which, as if in mockery o
her woe, gay feathers had
been twisted—«was bound
to 0. him id-l‘ffll stake in the
Center of the Lipan camp:
robes of snowy white, '
such as she Would have
worn at a bridal, in the
sunn home from which
she ad been fun, were
upon her peerless form,
and rich jewels were on
her neck: her chcek was .
white as the drifted snow
for hope had departc
from hm" soul. There was
no sign of mercy in the
painted faces of the sav—
age \an‘l‘hJ's who yelled
and (humid around hcr—
no hop< from the yet mule
ll!(‘l'('ll(*s,\ of hcr ( wn sex
who jccrcd and dcridcd
hcr liecause she trembled
in her hclpless agony.
The ingots wcrc heaped
about hcr feet—the tor-
mcnt was now about to
Commence. With a lilflZ’
ing torch in his hand,
Pelcito, a young chief
of the Lipans, approach—
cd from the Circle of
yelling demons that sur-
rounded her; and as
the became silent, he
sax :
“The warriors are tired of dancing and sing-1
ing—it is the turn of the pale~faced squnw nowi
i Pekito would hear her sing: her screams would
be music to his ears, for he lost a brother by her
 father’s hands!"
; And be bent down to touch the torch to the
facets.
3 But ere this was done, swift, like the swooping
! eagle when it descendsu nits prey,ahorscman
¥ bounded through the diiieky no of warriors,
riding a fiery steed as white as t e foam which
flew from its bitted mouth, and leading another,
I blacker than the clouds of night
These steeds he reined up hside the semi
flcial fire then be bounded to the earth, and
i with one blow of his broad-blink d knife, set the
outed maiden free from the bonds which
flad been cruelly drawn around her aloud“
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Without u ' a word to the astonished
Pekito, who for an instant seemed spell-bound
by the boldness of the act—without glancing
at the host of warriors, or even s eakin to
the maiden—he lifted her upon the ack o the
black courser, himself mounting the other,
and with a yell of triumph, bounded away
from the terrible spot. '

On] for a moment were the surprised Li-
pans silent and quiet. Then their fearful cries
of disappointed rage burst forth—then their
bows were quickly strung, and the yell of pur-
suit heard. But their horses were not at
» hand ; and in a moment Lagona and the rescu-
ed girl were be ond their reach—speeding far
away, like bi s upon the wing, over the al-
most boundless rairie.

“ The Comanc e dog shall ay for her with
his own scalp I" shouted old fizaro, the head
Chief of the Lipaus, and father of Pekito.
“ Dig up the hatchet, ye braves of the Lipans
—sharpen our kniyes, for the Comanches

' shall drink loodl"

And his words were received with approv-
ing shouts; for his warriors were maddened at
the audacity of him who had robbed them of
their captive and the pleasure of witnessing
her death-agonies.

And they hastened to prepare for the walk
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CHAPTER III.

Not many miles from the camp of the Li-
ans, at the very hour when Lagona so gals
antly bore their intended victim away, an
armed force of the most gallant and desperate
men in the known world—the far-famed Texan
Rangers—was riding slowly over the prairie:
slowly, for their horses seemed jaded with
long and hard travel ; and most of them-«ex-
cepting only a few led favorites belonging to
the officers, and kept for an hour of need—-
could scarcely he s urred out of a walk.

At the head of t e arty, beside him who
seemed to be the leader, rode an old man,
whose face expressed great sorrow and a look
of despairing agony. By his dress he did not
seem to belong to the Rangers—for .ney were
rudely uniformed, and splendidly armed with
rifles and Colt’s incomparable revolvers, as
well as heavy Bowie-knives. But he was in the
dress usually worn by our opulent Southern
slanters, and carried a handsomely-mounted

ouble-harreled fowling- iece— a weapon
which would be utterly use ess in savage cos-a
bat, except at very close quarters.

' “1 near that we must encamp at yonder
grove i" said the leader to the (person last de-
scribed. “ There is water an timber there,
and our horses are fairly run down.”

And he inted to a belt of timber in the
distance, w iich rose on the banks of one o
the branches of the San Saba.

“ Oh, for Heaven’s sake! don’t talk of etc
pi until we find in poor Stella. Major Ben ”
saiifthe lanter to t ie chief of the Rangers.

“ My ear Mr. Delorme, I would not if it
were possible for the men to keep on I” said
the officer, with feeli . “ But our horses are
so used up by this rapid and continued march,
that if we were to overhaul the Indians, they
could with ease escape us. By the signs
which have freshened every hour to-day, we
are near them, and ought to be in trim for a
ban ~up fight; for the ipans arertough—I’ve
the them ' \ r

“ Ah, Major, if you had an only child—the
jewel of your heart—in their power, you
would not chide me for impatience.”

“I do not chide—I only counsel means to
insure our success. By another day we can
surely overtake them, and if our animals are
all right, we can whip a thousand of them l"

“ What! with only seventy men l"

“ The Rangers never count their foes until
they stop to take their scalpel” said the Map
jor, quietly.

“ Major McCullough. there is something
enppcn'sh over there to the sou’-east l” sai
an old Ranger, who had been scouting a few
hundred yards in advance, and had drawn up
his horse to await his leader.

And he pointed to a speck in the distance,
which seemed to be movm rapidly over the

rairic; but whether it was uffalo or a human

in , could not be easily distinguished even
by t e experienced eye 0 a Ranger, unaided
by artificial means. '

The major nickly unslnng a small field
telescope, whic he carried at his side, and
adjusting the focus, raised it to his eye. . His
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over his weather-beaten face, is he fixed his
glance upon the distant object.

" Bring up‘ the led horses l” he cried. “ Let
eve man w c has not a spare horse dismount
and at his beast breathe! ’

I: Whatkdo on see, ma'or 1—9.“;l Heaven’s
ea c, s a s it a s' in chil I” asked
Mr. Defibrme. ‘gn y

“ Wait, sir—wait until I can speak with cer-
tainty I" said the Ranger; and now he looked
beyond the first object to a cloud, evidently
of dust, behind them.

The planter fairly trembled with anxiet .
At last he again asked the major what
saw.

“ Two persons riding at full speed, and fol-
lowed far behind by a crowd, judging from
the dust they kick u l” answered the latter.

“ Are they pursue Indians 9”

" One is~—the other is dressed in white. and
looks like a woman; but they both ride as
swift as lightnin 1”

“My heart te ls me that it is my Stella l"
cried Mr. Delorme ; and he madly spurred
his jaded home, and tried to urge him onward.

But the horse, too tired to make even an
effort, stood with drooping head, and bore the
galling spur without flinchin .

“ Take a fresh horse, Mr. elorme ; we will
soon see into the matter 1” said the major,
kindly.

The led horses—seven or eight in number-—
were now brought up; and the major mounting
one, assigned another to the planter, and the
rest to the most experienced and daring of his
followers.

Then, after havin given directions to those
who were to remain ehind to prepare for bat,
tle, he led the wa toward the ersons whom
he had seen, at fu 1 speed. But net as he rode,
the planter kept close by his side, and the rest
of his men kept well up.

As they neared the objects ahead, they
could plainly see that the two nearest them
were pursued by a large body beyond. The
former, when the major’s party were first dis-
covered, halted for a moment, as if they feared
new fees in their path ; but their stop was only
momentary : they were soon in motion again,
and. did not alter their course, which led di-
rectly toward the Rangers. ‘

And the speed of those who went and those
who came, soon brought the parties close to-
gether.

“ Thank Heaven, it is my child 1” shouted
the planter, at last, as he recognized her who
rode the coal-black stood, and who also, know
ing him, now waved her hand in recognition.

“ I wonder what the deuce that wild Co-
manche is doing with her? He is a deadly
foe to us—or his tribe is. This is some new
freak l” muttered Major Ben, as be checked
the speed of his horse.

A moment more, and Lagona—who had till
now held the rein of the fie horse upon
w ich the rescued captive e, checked it
an his own, in the circle made by the halting
Ran ers. '

" Stella—my darling 'child i" cried the plant-
er, as he threw himself from his horse and
clas d his daughter to his heaving breast.

“ e, my father, safe 1” she sobbed, as she
returned his embrace.

“ What tribe are those that follow 7" asked
the major of Lagona, who sat still as a statue
upon his panting horse.

“ Li anal They want the scalp of the
white- ower, whom I took from them when
they were ready to burn her I” said Lagona,
quietly.

“ By Heavens you’re a trump, if you are a
Camacho I” said the major. warmlv, extend-
ing his hand,which the oung chief did not take

“Too roud to sha e hands With an old
Ran er, sup e," said he, noticing tnis.

“ he ban of the Rangers are red with
the blood of my people l" said the Indian,
hen htily.

“gl'here’s not much odls between us there
-I expect your hands are as red as ours;
but we can appreciate a noble action in a foe
as well as a friend. You have saved the girl,
and we thank you for it 1” said McCullough.

“ I did not save her for you—I took her for
myself I" said Lagona, haughtily.

“That’s cool; but we've no 'me to argue
matters. There aretoo many e ling Lipans
in that crowd for us to face. cunt, Mr. De-
lorme—we must retreat to our main body,
then we’ll have stren h to make these yelling
devils turn their has 1"

The directions of the major were obeyed,

 

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and not a moment he soon. forthe “pain
were close at hand.

The party, riding back at full speed, were
soon again with the Ran ere, who, now form-
ed in hne of battle, awaited joyously the ap—

roach of the red-skinned foenien.

But the Lipaus, when the arrived within a
few hundred yards of the exans, drew tip——
for they had a wholesome terror of the men
whose fire, once opened, was fatal and unease»
m I
3“ I’d give a thousand doubloons for fresh
horses now l” muttered McCullough. as he saw.
the enemy halt. “ One fair charge would tum-
ble half of them to the grass, and send the
rest off howling!"

The Li ans, seeing that the Texans made no
advance, egan to gather courage, and as their
force was large, they began to “ cam!” in cir-
cles, and yell defiance.

“ They must have a lesson, boys I” said the
major; “ but we must oul make a small show.
or they‘ll all run and give us no chance for
fun at all l”

He now directed some fifieen or twenty men,
who had the finest and freshest horses, to re-
pare to follow him ; and when they had 100 ed
to their arms, tightened their girths, and set
themselves firmly in their saddles, he gave the
wild yell of the Rangers, and driving home
his spun in the flanks of his fiery horse, dash-
ed at headlong speed away toward the yelling
savages.

His men were close in his mr, at least those
whom he had picked, and their yells rang out
as loud as his own.

For one instant Lagona glanced at them,
and then giving the rein to his wild steed, and.
shouting his war-cry, he shook his lance aloft,
and s ed madly on to join the fray.

And a cry of terror rose from the lips of
Mr. Delorme at this moment; for the coal-
blaek steed upon which Stella was mounted,
hearing the cry of its Comanehe master, flew
off wildly to join him and its mate, and poor
Stella was powerless to restiain it.

“ For Heaven‘s sake, men, charge all, or my
child is lost I” cried the planter, as he saw the
terrified girl borne away like a leif upon a
whirlwind. '

“ It‘s worth more than our lives to move
without an order from the major,” said .the
officer next in char e.

“ Then I go afime i” cried the agonized
fathsr; and alone he sped away after his
chil .

The Lipaus, when the saw how few of the
Rangers were about to c arge them, drew u
in something like order to receive them, am
while they drew their arrows to a head, and
loosened their lances for action, they gave
back yell for ell to the advancing foe.

Soon the I ngers were at hand, and on.-
the reins loose upon their horses’ necks, the
terrible revolver in each hand—they came!
In a moment they were within range, and a
sheet of fire opened from their deadly tubes,
and then the hurtling shaft, the pointed lance,
and the gleaming steel began to do their
work.

McCullough’s voice was loudest of all, and
his form foremost for an instant only ; then a
wild steed dashed on even before him, and the
terrible cry of Lagona rnng fearfully upon the
ears of the Lipans.

Down—down they went, before the lead and
steel of the Rangers ; down—down they went.
under the terrible war-club of La can, and
wheresoe’er he rode they fell back. or, close
behind him, wheelin as he wheeled, and
charging where he e arged. rode Stella De-
lorme, borne powerless upon the mighty steed
whereon he had saved her from the death b
torture. Like a s irit, rather than a morta ,
thus she rode, unharmed, amid the storm of
wen ens—pale, excited, wondering how she
can d be spared.

The Lipaus, terrified at their fearful loss,
began to retreat; and McCullough, who had
lost nearl a third of his brave followers, felt
not like fo owing them. But madness seemed
to have seized u a La one; be rushed all
wildly into the thickest o the retreating foe,
seeming cal to thirst for blood, and to
gen the t oussnd deaths which menaoed

m. .

But a shrill shriek from the li at Stella
amused him. in an instant fi-omphis blood
frensy. _ Peluto had seized her bridle-rein, an
was urging her horse awa amid his retreat-
indg braves. In a second, one was by her
a: e: one moment more, and Petite was a
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nacho—and the 'rein of Stella's horse was
free. and its head turned back in time for her
Starts see who had a second time saved his

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The Lipans were now in full flight—ran
save some fiftv, who were stretched upon the
ground. and who would never tread tne war-
path more.

And Lagona—All covered with the blood of
those with whom he had battled, and stained
with his own, from more than one wound—now
set as quiet u on his ti horse as if he
had only besnpat play. 9“. n8

CHAPTER IV.

It was nearly night. The Rangers had made
their cam upon the branch of the San Saba
before spo en of, in the commencement of the
last chapter. And it was well they‘had so
good a camping-place, for they sorely needed
rest.

 

Some of them were bathin their tired limbs
in the clear waters of the litt e stream; others
were cooking food at their cheerful camp-
fires; still others were guarding the horses,
which were cropping the luxuriant and tender
grass by the water-side.

But a central group, standing beneath the
wide-spreading limbs of a huge tree, demands
our immediate attention.

It consisted of Major McCullough; the

lanter. Mr. Delorme, his daughter Stella, and
{as was, the oung Comanche chief.

gear the latter, needing no restraint—for
they would not leave their master—stood his
two horses. ‘

And never (lid man look more noble than
he, as he stood there, with his arms folded
across his chest—his tall form as erect as the
lance which leaned his shoulder—his look more

proud and fearless than ever an emperor dared

to Wear._

“Noble chief! twice on have saved my
daughter‘s life, at the ris of our own !" said
Delorme, who had been told y Stel a of her

rescue from the stake. “ I do not know how
to reward you sufficiently. Here is gold—all
that l have with me. If you will come to

Bolsa de Flores, my plantation on the Guada-
loape, I will give you more.”

~“ The Comanche “despises gold !" said La-
gcna, contemptuously. pushing back the heavy
purse which the planter offered to him.

“ Accept, at least. my watch and gun : the

one will tell you the time—the other wil de-

fend you from the foe."

“ The sun is my time-keeper: I have wea-
pons of my own !’ said Lagona, in the same
proud tone.

“ What can I give you—how reward your
braVery 1'" asked the grateful father.

The e e of Lagona rested for a moment up-
on Stelh’s. She looked very, very beautiful,
and her blue eyes were fixed upon him with a
look of intense gratitude. What wonder that
be, all untutored in the “art of love”—for
art it seems to be, alas ! too much—what won-
der, I say, that he should mistake that grate-
ful 100k for an eXpression of love. He did;
and pointing to her, looked Delorme full in
the face, and said :

“I plucked the white-flower from the fire
for myself. Give her to me!”

The lantcr looked aghast. Had the Indian
asked or half —ay, all -—of his estate, ’he

‘ would not have been more astonished.

“ What I” he gasped—“ give in Stella, my
angel child, to a savage—to a wil Indian f”

“ Are you better than the Great Spirit?"
said Lagona, haughtily. “ In a dream, HI
gave her to me—bade me go and save her,
and take her to my breast. have done so,
and she must be mine l”

“ Dreams alwa s go by contraries, my

oung buck l" sai the major, quietly. “You
had better take the gentleman s presents, and
go back to your tribe a sin."

“ You are a fool! 'ou have a squaw’s
tongue—keep it between your teeth !" replied
Lagona, bitterly.

The blood rushed 1: into the face of Mo-
Cullough, and his han sought the hilt of his
knife in an instant. Stella saw that the storm
of his fiery passion was about to break forth,
and besougbt him not to be sngrywith the
the man who had saved her life.

“ I will do your will, lad ," said the Ranger;
“ but more than one redYskin has eaten dirt
sci; paying less to Ben McCullough than he

"f The white-flower need not speak for La-
gona. Be is a brave, anddocs not fear the
pals-lacs chief. But he loves thst

 

and would make her his wife. Lagona is a
t chief! A thousand braves come when

e calls! Let the white-flower speak!’ said
the Comanche.

“ She must go home with her father l” said
Stella, shrinking from the bold and demanding
look of Lagona. “Let the chief accept our
presents. and return to his tribe, where many
a maid will be proud to acce t his love.”

“Lagona will not go! The Great Spirit
has spoken, and the white-flower shall be his 1"
cried the Indian, vehemently.

“ Look ye here, Mr. Lagona—if that’s your
name—you’d better sing in a lower key in this
camp I” said the major, exhibiting unequivo-
cal signs of anger. “ You have done this
gentleman a favor, and he has offered to pry
you for it, like a man. You refuse his pres-
sents, and ask what is not on! unnatural, but
impossible! And now you liegin to put on
airs, and make threats! You’ve got to draw
rein, and stop just where you are, or we’ll have
to teach you a lesson of patience !"

The oung Comanche turned, and if looks
could lave smitten a man down.would have
blasted Mi-Cullough where he stood. But the
latter had faced angry Indians before; and he
smiled bitterly, as he said :

“ You can’t scare me by making faces. If
you don’t know how to behave yourself beb
ter, lease .'" .

And he pointed to the horses of the young
chief.

“ Lagona will go, but be will come again;
and he. will not come alone! fie has s oken!
The white-flower shall be his !” cried t e 00-
manche, as he called to his horse, which bound-
ed to his side.

“ He has spoken a lie ! The white-flower
will never grow on red dirt I" said the major,
scorufullv.

The young Indian made no reply : but
vaulting upon the back of the white horse,
rode olf at full speed, followed by the other.

“ Thank lleaven he is gone l—bis looks ter-
rified me," said Stella, as she leaned upon her
father’s arm for so )port.

“ I wish that he l
said Mr. Delorme.

“ It were better, while you are wishing, to
desire that you will see no more of him—at
least until we are once more back within the
line of settlements," said the. major.

“ Why, do you think he will dare to pursue
I. ,H

“ I don‘t think much about it—I know bl
will He dare do anything: I read devil in
his e e."

“ hen we ought not to tarry here."

“ We will not, long. After the men and
beasts have been fed and rested, I shall take
the back track; and we may deem ourselves
lucky if we don’t have him and the thou-
sand braves he boasted of yelling at our be“
before we reach the borders.”

CHAPTER V

Four days had ela sed since Lagona has
left the camp of the omancbes, and his fa-
ther’s eyes were often and wearin cast to-
ward the east; and though, with the usual
stoicism of the save e, be sought to conceal
his anxiety, Nemaha a could not utterly hide
his feelings. But as the sun was just sinking
in the west on the evening of the fourth day,
the young chief came riding furiously into the
camp, both of his horses covered with the
foam and dust of rapid travel.

Upon his garments were the rents' and stains
of battle; upon his face, a cloud of bitter an-

er. When he rode u in front of his father’s
odge, he threw bimse f from his horse; and
without speaking a word eitherto N emababa
or the warriors who athered around, he an-
tered the lodge, cast himself upon the
earth.

“The face of my son is dark. His heart is
in a cloud. We will let him rest, and then he
will tell us what he has seen,” said the old
chief to the warriors; and then he lighted
his pipe and sat down before the wigwam, and
all the rest did the same.

The sun went down behind the roc cliffs:
twilight came, and then darkness; ut the
moon and stars came out, and vs Light

war over Night For a long time the old
chief and his followers sat and smoked. and

ona remained silent within the lod e. But
at ast be came forth, and raised his hand, as
s s' n that he was about to speak.

“ arriors,” said he, “ Lagona has been
opening his ears to a dream, and blood has
mbseacsshs did so! The band of Lagona

 

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is red with the blood of the Lipans. flis'belt
is full of their scalps. Their wondn’menn
for Pekito, their young chief. for Lagom kines
him! They will ask for Lagona's life: the
will come here for his scalp! It is we
There is no need for more blood to run. When
the come, tell them Lagona is ready. Ho
wil go and sleep now."

And the young Indian turned to the lodge,
as if he intended to lie down again. But
Nemahaha rose, and glancing from his son to
the warriors, said :

“ Dreams come from the Great Spirit—they
come unbidden, when we sleep, and cannot
help ourselves. If Lagona has obeyed the
s irit of his dreams, and blead has followed,
who shall blame him! If he has fou ht the
Ia'pans, he has done it like a brave! If they
come for his scalp, they must first take ours.
If he has done right, we are glad. If he
has done wron , it matters not: he is still a
Comanche chief, and no Lipan dog must seal
to 'gnaw his bones. I have spoken !"

‘he air was rentwith ap landing yells when
the old chief sat down ; an the fierce warriors
rejoiced at the thought of battle-pastimes
close at band.

Lagona turned again, and said :

“ M father has spoken. His warriors have
ecboe his words. Lagona bears them. If
the Lipans come, he will strike them. If the
do not, he will go where the Great S )irit lea
him—for his dream is not all fulfil ed! Let
the guards be awake: the Lipans are snakes.
and very cunning 1”

Again the cry of approval came from the
lips of the fierce and usky throng; and then
the separated, some to go upon the scout to
loci for their ex ected foe, others to repare
for the battle— or well they knew that the
vengeance of the Lipans could on! sleep in
death, and that they would soon seei for rep
sration for their recent loss.

CHAPTER VI. .

La Bolsa de Flores—the Lap of Flowers In
all Texas, no prettier place could be found
than the estate of Varian Delorme, the father
of- Stella. 'Through the valley meandered the
bright Guadalou , its banks overspread with
loft trees—back)e from these lay luxuriant
fie! and fiowery.meadows—and still further
back, ranges of rolling hills. presenting a per.
spective as varied as it was beautiful.

The mansion was situated in a beautiful

vs; the negro quarters and other outbuild-
ings were near, and all was surrounded by a
strong wall of adobcs, or sun-dried bricks, ac-
cessible only through a strong gate; for though
in the richest part of the State, yet the plantar
tion was a frontier settlement, and liable to the
occasional incursions of the savage Lipans or
Comancbes.

There were large herds of cattle graai
about, uarded and watched b mounted an
armed fixerdsmen, and in the elds numerous
gangs of slaves were at work. Yet lovely as
was the scene, grand as was the mansion, gloom
sat upon chry face wi 11in its walls, except

 

'two; for the life of the homestead, the angel of

the domain, was missing. While on a ride
with her father and a few friends, Stella De-
lorme had been borne awn by a band of red
marauders, and several 0 those who bravely
fought to save her had been killed in the ab
tempt, and the remainder, with her father (who
had fun ht with desperation), had been driven
back. gut he knew no rest until, giving the
alarm to thetgallant Rangers, he with them
started in p nit of the dreaded and hated
abductors.

Two there were, I said, within that dwell'
whose faces were not clouded for the loss
Stella. One was the wife of Mr. Varian De-
lorme, though not the mother of Stella—for he
had linked himself by a second marriage to a
fashionable lady, artificially good-looking, and
possessed of many flimsy superficialitics and
accom lishments ; but never a trace of a heart
could found about her. And thou h when
Mr. Delorme was present, she prof a v
sincere, in truth, a ver passionate attachment
for Stella, she hated er from the bottom cl
her soul—if she had one. But Mr. Delorme’s
wealth was her ambition—that for which she
married him, and would at any time have s.
sompassed his death.

0 Mono !—what a thrice-assured and I
is—how o ten does ittrsmpls down mtg“
guard of the affections! ‘

The other, who were no shadow afgha-
cpon his face, was her names-or.“ least he
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sud dissipated young man, whom she had kept
sver under her especial protection, and who,
through her influence, had been regularly in-
stallei as an inmate of the mansion. when he
was not away—as frequently he was—on a
" spree" in some of the seaboard tomis.

.iut when at the plantation, his conduct was
'ever unexceptionable; for Mrs. Delorme had
determined that, by hook or'crook, he should
marry Stella; for the intriguing woman could
not bear the thought that any part of Mr. De-
lornic's vast estate should ever go beyond her
family. lt was reported by her that both of
the parents of young Malersoii were dead ; and
as he had never seen them—for he had been
reared from childhood and educated ata boys’
boarding-school—no one knew to the contrary,
even if it Were not the case. And it did not
seem to be improbable that she should succeed
in causing this marriage; for Stella had seen
nothing of the world, and but little society
visited her father‘s house, and that generally
of a class more suited to his age and taste
than her own.

When Stella had been abducted. I’aul Mal-
erson was absent on one of his city visits ; and
at the hour when I introduced him to the
reader, had ‘just returned and learned of the
matter.

“Well, Aunt Hattie," said be, after Mrs.
Delorme had informed him of all that had oc-
curred, “what is this to me? M In! Stella is
probably scalped, or else the unwilling bride
of an Indian before this i”

“ Perha is not—the Rangers may rescue her;
and if so, it would be a pity that you were not
at hand to be the hero of the affair. As it is, let
me advise you to hasten and collect a few men
and yourself set out, as if on felt some anxi-
ety in the matter. If she is rescued, this act
wil show favorably on your part: if she is
not, why Mr. Delorme, when he returns, will be

leased with your zeal ; and if she is lost, will

very apt to make you his heir. You can
lose nothing st any rate."

“But my scalp! if the rod devils happen
still to be lurking round !"

“There is no danger of their being in tho ,

vicinit when the Rangers are out l" replied
Mrs. lormc. M I I

“ Well, in aunt, so must
oven do you); bidding. You hgwmamged
well for me heretofore, and it is best that lfol-
low our guidance."

The conversation was now arrested by thr
sound of glad shouts outside; and both nuns
and nephew rushed to the nearest window on
see what occasioned them.

" Upon my life, they have recovered her—-
see, A; is Dclorme himself riding with her at
the head of the Rangers. Oh! if they had
only been an hour later, and on had met them
wit i your hand, what an e act it would havs
bad! But run down, my good Paul, and tell
them what you were going to do ; and if they
ask for me, tell them I am almost dead with
grief and anxiety. Hurry ! I must fix for them,
and be as distracted as possible I"

“Jupiter! what a manager on are, Aunt
Hattie ." said the admiring nep ew, as he left
the apartment.

In a few moments after, Mr. Delorme enter
ed the room, accompanied by his dsu hter,
and was met by Mrs. D. with a burst of hys-
terical joy that was very stfectin . Her hair
was all an négls'gé, her eyes as re as if she had
been weeping oceans of tears, instead of mere]
rubbin them, and her air that of one who h
suffers intense mental agfiny.

“Oh! thank racious eaves! you are re-
turnsd in safety?” she screamed, as she threw
her arms around Stella. “ I have nearly died
with terror. and Paul was going to rescue you
or dis !”

And then Mrs. Dclorms made a successful
attempt to faint fashionably, which gave Mr.
Dolorms and  daughter more trouble than
a rose tion less by ocriticsl would have dons

“ fiat shall we do t—she has fainted away l"
cried Mr. Delorme, as he lifted her from the
door,sndborehsrtossofs. '

“ Tickle her under the nose with a feather,’
said a rough-looking man, with dirty apparel,
grindibesrd, and matted hair, and a look an -

' ut to in , who, sccom anied y
Psu Mslsrsou. had fol owed Mr. De orine into
tho room. though tillthsn unobservde him

'l‘hs sound of that mans vogcrscsmedfto

vs a W cflsct u Mrs. e ornis - or
30s wild morde she opened her

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“Who are you, sir, that dares to intrude

thus unbidden here i” asked Mr. Delorme, an-
ril .

“ Easy, old gentleman ; easy, if you pleasel
'lhat’s rather a rough way to speak to a rela-
tion,” replied the stranger, with a sneering
COolnnss not calculated to please the planter.

“ Who are you, sir i” cried Mr. )elorme,
angrilv.

“ Why, this boy here, Paul Malcrson, has a
right to call me father, and that woman—"

“ lie is my long-lost brother — 0 John,
John, have you risen from the graVe ?" cried
'tlrs. Delorme, interrupting him quickly, while

‘ her face was as pale as a bank of snow.

“ Yes—her bro/her, old gentleman; so on
may as well be easy in your tantrums! ’m
going to make myself at home in my sister's
house, eh, llattie !”

And the rude stranger sat himself down very
coolly on a silken ottoman ; and cutting a
hu e quid of tobacco from a plug with a long
and, savage-looking knife, he proceeded to
make himself comfortable.

The eye of Mr. Delorme blazed with anger,
although he was one of the most hospitable
and gentle of men; but the manner of the
stranger was insufferably rude and assuming.

“ Excuse my poor brother, Mr. Delorme—
raised a sailor, he is not used to refinement.
Leave us alone a little while. I wish to learn
by what miracle he has been preserved, when
we supposed him dead 1” _

“It is singular, madam, that you did not be-
fore inform me that your brother was onl
supposed to be dead," said Mr. Delorme, col -
ly, as he led his daughter from the room.

CHAPTER VII.
“Paul, I wish to be alone with this—this
rson,” said Madame Delorme, pale and trem-
lin , after her husband had left the room.

“ I’oh ! Hattie l-I don’t know as the young-
ster‘is in the way. He is my son, and ought
to know his father’s secrets.‘

A look of sarcasm sat upon his ugly face—

_on hers, an expression of agon .

“ John Mslerson,” she sai . in s choked
voice, “ I ask for mercy at your hands.”

“ You shall have it, Hattie—that is, if you
pay round! for it."

“ What oes this mean, aunt f” asked Paul—-
who, bad as he was, or rather worthless, did
not like the looks or the manner of the man
who called him son, and whom he now saw for
the first time.

“ Oh l nothing—nothing, Pauli Ask ms
no uestions now, but leave us alone," she rs-
plie , in a tone of entreaty. .

The young man obeyed, but nnwilhngly

“ So, my girl, on thought by a change of
name and this rich marria e to elude me, and

our own fortune, eg 2” sneered Malero
son, W en they were alone.

“ For Heaven’s sake! speak low ; we know
not who may be listening,” said she, fearfully

“I care not—I fear no man i I have rights,
and will enforce them," said the man, brutally.

“ O Johnl have mercy on me! Do not run:
Ins l”

“ I will without you come down handsomsly
-I would at any rate, if you ind changed my
boy‘s name, or left him to the mercy of tin
world. But I’m poor—-I must have money."

“ If I give you all I have, will you leave ms
and trouble me no more Y"

“ Yes; that is, I‘ll not trouble you while
the cash lasts. Hand over the dimes, and I’m
off like 6 corn from a hot shovel.”

Mrs. De orine went to an inner mom, and
then returned with a purse of gold and a roll
of bank-notes.

“ This is all I have—now, for Heaven 's sake I
go,” she said. .

“ How much is there hero 7” he asked.

“ I don‘t know—between three and four
thousand dollars—all that I have."

“Well, it will last ms a while, if I don’t
have bad luck. If I do, I'll send for more;
and if you don‘t send it, I'll come for it. Mark
that, my fins lady. I‘ll make Paul my mes-
senger—I know his haunts—have been watch-
ing him for some time. By tracking him, I
found you out. But I‘m off—let's have a kiss,
Hattie, before I go; just in memory of old
times, on know.’

The y shuddcrod, but did not resist the
caress which he coarsely imprinted upon her
lips. The next moment he was one.

In a few moments after, her has and entered

“You have dismissed your brother very
suddenly, madam," ssid‘hc.

“ YO. dssr Varisn." said abs, lsnguidly, and

 

: strung

fl

: looking really sick at heart. “ He was so rndo
, and rough.
l and when I remonstrated with him he got an-

I saw that he had angered you,

gry with me, and left.”

“ Yes; I saw him talking with Paul outsidc
the door.”

" How is dear Stella? Do let her come in
now and tell.nie of her fearful adventures.
My nerves are dreadfully shocked, but I can
hear it," said Mrs. Delorme, wishing to nhango
the subject.

“ I will call her," said Mr. Delorme.

 

When John Malerson went from the pres-
ence of Mrs. Delorme, he saw Paul standing
upon the broad piazza in front of the house.
Approaching the young man, he said, ins low
tonc :

“ Paul, I want to talk to you. Come out
here beyond ear-shot of folks, and hear what
it is to your interest to know."

The young man sulkily obeyed. for he was
by no means pleased with the looks of his new
found father, who was anythng but “ winning
in his ways.”

“ Don't ou want some money, boy Y” asked
the man, s akin the gold in his pocket.

“ No," said aul, abruptly. “My aunt
never lets me want for an . ’

“ Eh ! is that so ? hen that’s another
mark in her favor. But if she tries to shut
down on you, all you’ve got to say is, ‘ Hand
over, or you‘ll get John Malerson‘s secret.’
That'll draw her urse-strings—you can bet
your life it will. at I’ve something else to
ask you. When are you coming down to Gal-
veston again Y"

“ Why do you ask ?”

“ Onl because I want to see you when you
some. sup ose you‘ll soon be there to sec
your New 0r eans’ flame, Ada McAlpin, eh Y"

“ Good Heavens ! Do on know her?”

“ Yes, b sight. But on’t get yourself ex-
cited, my ad.’

“ Are you goin to stay about hers ?”

“ No—I don‘t ike the lay of the land nor
the nobbishness of the cove that owns it. I’m
off for Galveston. When you come there, go
to the ‘ Arcade’ and ask for ‘ Jack Males-son :'

ou'll hear from me or scs ms.”

“ Vs well, sir."

“ By- ye, Paul; I'll give your love to Ada.
if I see her. She's a nice piece of humanity.
But don’t color up, my boy; I’ll not blsb an
of your secrets. Only remember what I told
you, and make Hattie shell out free "

The coarse man now walked to a horse which
was fastened to a tree near by, and mounting
it, rods sway.
CHAPTER VIII.

It was a terrible scene—a fearful battle—
snd all the more horrible because it was
waged, not by the red men against their natu-
ral enemies, the pale faces, but by broth;
against brother—the Lipan against the Co
manche.

There, in the wild mountain-gorge of the
Charrate, where first we saw them in their
camp, the band of Nemebaha and Lagons had
been attacked by the vengeful Lipans, whl
sought reparation for the rough usage which
they had received at the hands of Lagona and
his temporary allies, the Rangers. And from
early dawn, until the mists oi' evening were
gathering, they had fought with desperati%
—success varying from side to side—and h
their weapons been as deadly as their hats, one
or other of the two parties, or both, would
have been exterminated; even as it was, a
fearful slaughter occurred. Nemehaha was
stricken down, never to rise; man of his
bravest followers fell by his side. at tho
Lipsns suffered even more than the Coman-
ches Lagona never bef me had so darineg
distmguishcd himself. He seemed to con"
Death all the time; but the grim monarch
only threw victims in his way. His bolt wali
all around with coal ; his qmvsr,
filled again and again with t s arrows of the
slain, wa's as often emptied ; his lanes and
war-club were red from point to butt; hi
arm was was with striking.

And when 0 d bare, the brave shisf of ths
Lipsns, cried out at the hour of sunset for a
truce, both parties wcrs glad to rcst.

“ Why should we war about a woman?" tbs
old man cried. “ We arc fools, and havs for-
gmoflsnwisdoml I have lost my son by tho

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huntingmrounds, and I cannot call him bail
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the sky d beauty. Let Lagons take Agar,
my child, and be a s n to me in the place at
Pekito. I am a withered tree; I shall soon
{all down, and be seen no more; and he shall
be shief over all—for we are brothers. We
should know no enemies but the pale-faces,
who have robbed us of our lands, and have
trodden the bones of our fathers into dust!"

The old chief paused/and oust down his
shield and war-club—a sign that he would
fight no more. Knd an Indian would scorn
to strike an unarmed foe; such treachery is
left for the pale-faces!

Lagona threw down his weapons, and said:

“ We are brothers. and will light no more.
We haVe been fools, and Lagona has been the
biggest fool of all. llis eyes are open, and he
looks through tears; for he sees his dead
father and many braves who will fight no
more— both the Comanche and the Lipan.
Blood has run like water; but it has been our
own. The pale-faces were the first cause.
Blood calls for blood! it must flow from
their Veins. Lagona cannot yet look Agar
the beautiful in the face, for his hand is red
with the blood of l’ekito. But. Ingena will
lead the warriors into the land of the pale-
fnces. and they will take runny seal is. and
much plund( r. and many captives. ’Lugonl
will never raise his hand against a brothel
more. but he will fight the pale-faces. Wlu
will follow where he dares to lead ?"

A universal shout of applause followed this
speech of the young cl H", and all of the
brave: declared their readiness to go wherever
he led.

Then the old chief Lazaro and Lagona Q’s.-
ed hands; and thvv. who had lately “High:
with such fierce desperation, moved to s
ldomlless camping-place, and ate and smoked
‘mgetiier with as much friendship and good-
feeling as if they never had fonng each other.

And that night—delaying to bury their
dead until another day, and altogether omit
ting the scalp-dance which usually follows a
)tlU-lc—-tlw_\' laid their plans for an olfunsive
buy into the frontier settlements of Texas
Lagoon was to lead the expeditiyn, and to
take a chosen hand of picked warriors. of both
tribes, hankering lire hundred or more.

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ClIAPTER IX.

Since the bold and daring venture of the
Indians. which had so nearly deprived him of
his daughter. Mr. Varian Delorme had kept a
very strict guard about his house, employed
scouts to constantly scour the iluins, in the
direction of the Comanch'e and Lipan country,
and also kept up a constant communication
with McCullou h, who, with his Rangers, wss
pot-Val pear at band.

At night his cattle were all malted, his
sentinels fluted. his watch-dogs loosed, and
srins placed by the side of every miln-cven
the sleepers—so as to be ready at all times to
metal: attack ; for he Well knew that the red

rovsrs of the plains would seek revenge for ‘

the loss of their usrriors, and having been
once on his plmitation. would come again;
for the memory of an Indian cher fails while

- life lasts. be it for good or evil.

It was some eight or ten days after his re.
tum. that Mr. Uelorme was informed by a
half-breed scout, whom he had eat out. that
so immense body of Indians was approach-

‘ 0
oils instantly sent an ex recs to the com-
wander of the Rangers for ielp. had his cattle
driven into the corral. and prepared to meet
tbsim ding attack—thankful thatthis time
ho ho received sufficient warning to enable
him to pre info for defence. (
Yet he but a small force to protect st
large a house nodes inin grbund. He had,
it is true, near a hundred slaves; but their
input, or at least their most efficient one,

‘ on the hue. Irish fashion. a negro generally

shuts both eyes when he shoots. and points
W gun everywheru in general. and nowhere

- I. Rsrtscular.
a had some GM as twenty Mexican

herdsmen. who were great on the brag. but,
like . t  uncertain in the pile.
Psumu had sonsc'sourage, was ‘with him
-~-also one Melanie}, u. lrish OVereev—r, who
Md sci-n cameo” in Spain under the Car-

, an imam-s. sndwho' claim: to he as « illigant

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and provided with extra ammunition ; and
when the sun went down, the establishment of
Mr. Delorme was as well prepared as he could
make it for the. anticipated attack : and not a

coming darkness the dusky «onus of the en-
circling foe could be seen, and their terrible
yells be heard. as they rode with mad s eed
to and fro over the plantation. and arena the
walls which encircled the buildin s.

Stationing the four Rangers am some of his
hands in the tower whiéh overlooked the gate,
which was the only entrance to the inclosure
-for_ the wall was very high—Mr. Delorme
arranged the rest within the mansion. which
was stron , determined thene to make his stand
if the ln ians should ever get inside of the
walls.

Mr. Mshoney, with a large body of the
slaves, was engaged in “ drilling "fhem for new
ice in the main hall, much to the amusement
of Stella, who, in spite of her recent adventure,
seemed now free from alarm. She. too, was
armed ; and. being by the side of her father
and apparently so fearless. did much to en.
Courage the servants to resistance. Mrs. D1»
Iornie had been ill ever since the appearance
of her brother, and was confined to her room.

l’sul had volunteered to command in the
defence of the gate. and observe the move-
ments of the Indians.

Night came on, and soon various bright
fires, in ditl'erent directions. shoWed that the
Indians were using everything which they
could find combustible to make light to work
by. Soon a rattling fire from the dir- etion of
the gate told that some of them had come
Within range of l’nul‘s position; and Mr. De.
lorme Went out to look at the state of matters
in that quarter.

Stella, though he begged her to stay. would
not leave his side; and, with him, ascended
into the small tower. where Paul, the four

.Texans. and a dozen or more blacks, were en-

gaged in sending leaden presents amour I
urge band of the red tiem 5 who had ma e a
determined effort to reach the gate.

“ Some one must lead them who knows that
this is our weakest point, sir," said Paul to
Mr. Delorme. “ They make no effort any-
where else."

“Yes, my lad, yes! They have probably
some of the half-breeds with them that I sent
away. But it is all the better for us if they
confine their tack to one point; we have
not got to divi c our forces. Major McCul-
lough will be on hand before daylight, and his
Rangers will mow them down aster than my
bands can cut cane. Hallo! what‘s that ?—
an alarm from the house. as sure as I live l—
firing there, by all that‘s merciful ! The dev-
ils have got over the wall somewhere. I must
get back.”

‘f For Ilesven’s sake. stay where on are.
sir l"said Paul, grasping the arm 0 the ex-
cited planter. “ Iliey will interce- t and mor-
der you on the ws . You and iss Stella
are safer here; an I will defend 'ou while
there is a drop of blood in my l y. Seal
there goes fire into the sagas-house; and the
legroquarters are slight a ready l"

“ They will ruin Inc !" groaned the planter.

“ Mulroney is giving them fits.” said Paul.
“ Rear his muskets give tongue. He will do-
{cnd the mansion."

“Perhaps so—if they don’t set it on fin
too l" said Mr. Dolor-me, dc cotedly.

“ They‘ll han more tron le now than th

burg-inod for: they've let the cattle loose
said Paul. "They are wild. and will raise
misctnct'mnongst than."
. The scene now. though terrible. was inde-
scribably rand. Tbs out-buildings, sugar-
housss. an store-house were all in llamas, and
threw s light as clear “4:3: on all wathm
“ogre” melosuro. Half- VI savages run-
singhssemdthm; bolus Ind can-lewd.
dosed with iesr. rushing and plunging about.
bellowing and ' us; the Indians yellow;
and screaming. a the rattling tine from Mae
hm V's irregular! in the house—all combined
to claim s terrific picture.

And those who were in the little tower
Baud upoa‘it until they were crossed from
cheer- negusem . .
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“Look out. Miss Stella! Crouch low. or
an arrow may spoil your beauty." said Paul,

5 coolly. as he pushed her back ; and then. tak-
1 ins
moment too soon ; for even in the gray of the ‘

eliberate aim. knocked over the nearest
Indian to him.

“ Paul. on are very thoughtful. and s hero
to boot. ’l‘liere‘s more in you than I thought
there was," said Mr. Delorme. And now,
aroused to action, he sent a couple of doses of
Duck-shot from his gun in amongst the crowd
of Indians, who were rushing up to cut down
the gate. everal reeled and fell. for they
were within close range; and as Paul and his
men sent in an additional volle . the Indians
recoiled and fled beyond the reach of the guns.

“ Indian for nigger, red for black. on dev-
ils!” shouted Mr. Delorme. whose b ood was
now fairly u . for the flames were licking up
thousands o dolars‘ worlh of his pro erty.

The Indians inside, who saw too ate that
they had only injured themselves by loosing
the cattle from the pens, for the int’uria
beasts ran madly to and fro about the lace,
and kept the foe from up roaching the liouse
in a body. now began to s not them down, and
Mr. Delorme had to groan for his herds as well
as his negroes.

But suddenly the shrill note of a bugle was
heard ; and then coming in close order. and at
full speed, a band of mounted men npproae. ed.
Taking the Indians who had been re ulsed
from the gate in flank. they charged wit loud
yells. delivering a rapid tire with their “ six-
shooters," w .ieh sent the red fiends flying over
the plain. Then, wheeling. they headed for
the gate. which Mr. Delorme now caused to
be thrown open.

The Indians within. hearing the firing with
out and the well-known war-cry of the Hang-
ers, did not wait for their murderous cha s,
but his-thy retreated over the wall in blurs}
rection by which they came, assisted by the
droo ring limbs of trees which had been lefi
standing there. and which they had used as
ladders.

When the gate was opened, the cat‘ls ad
horses, now in full stam e. rushed out. and
had not the column 0 advancin Rangers
swerved to one side. the must have been tram
pied down by the maddened beasts.

As these swept on. scattering far away over
the lain, and rushing off where the Indians
coul essil gather them up and drive them
away. the ugers rode into the inelo are new,
full of dust and smoke. .

“ The red devils have ben giving yous
regular warming l I never knew them so bold,
Mr. Delormc.‘ said the leader of the Rs _
a he saw lllr. Dclormo: leaning on biog ” "at
the loot of the tower by the

" Yer. may well say so. Major Ben." I iplisd
the planter. “I doubt whether th re would
have been anything left me, even he ii you
had not eome‘as you did. But l (ll) not ex-
p-~et you so soon—how cameyou to in hes-sec
early ?’

“l was out on accent. and met your mes-
seugcr—but excuse 'ne.; hadn‘t we bettsrgo
up to the lamina, and see what damage 

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“present.”

“ Yes, Isswtliersddsvils getting away or.
the well before you reached the gate.” “

The Rangers. accompanied by Mr. Delor-
snd Stella. now moved toward the mansion,
but Paul remained to guard against a return
of the Indians. if they should venture to rally
and renew the attack. r '

“ Who course the!!! Stand where ye are.
all ofyc. till one of}. advances-with
sountauign." shouted General Mshonsy.

" You open the door. Can't you use we‘re
Madam}.le Mr. Dclome, in reply. in

“When a soldier is is sststso'sisgs,
must never thrust to his eyes—we neverdid h
an Csrlist "stratified the "continual.
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m In' that's nIL"

‘ ‘ Very well—you may a< well try and col-
lest what cattle and horses you can while the
Ran rs are here, and then, if on like, you
can ave an opportunitv to distinguish your-
self when the major follows the red rascals in
the morning."

“ Thank ve. Mr. Delorme—thank ye kinill ;
but the ambition of my youth has fallen in t e
rear en the advance of age. I can drive na-
gers, but ifI have to fight Comanchi-s, I’d ra-
ther do it home wid me own tliroop's at me
back."

Mr. 'Delorme smiled; and ordering refresh-
ments for the Rangers, went himself to see
Mrs. Delorme, to assure her that the immedi-
danger was over.

CHAPTER X.

“ Hurrah for Jack Malerson—hurrah for the
best man that ever packed a deck 0’ cards, out
I throat, or \Vlllzetl a copper l"

“Hurrah —hurriih —tliree cheers for our
bull captain l"

T e one who first spoke was the lieutenant
of a ang of gamblers. thieves, and cut-throats,
who ailed Jack Malerson as their captain, and
those who with wild hurrahs echoed his words
were the members of the gang, who were as-
sembled to welcome their leader back from
what he termed a pleasure-trip to the country.

“Thank you, my lads—thank you heartily.
Though I‘ve been off on private account this
time, I’ve brought back enough to treat with."
And he tossed down a handful of- gold on the
table. “Call in the drink, boys-—call in the
drink. Miikeyourstlvcs :is '0“ as a drunken
gan of taiiors till I. come no . I‘ve an era
ran that‘ll take me an hour or so, and then
I'll booze? with you to your heart’s content."

The place where these men were assembled,
was one of the few low and dangerous dens
which may be found in the pretty and enter-
msingcit of Galveston—a town whose growth

in ee been rapid, for well does the writer
remember it when one poor tavern, a board-
ing-house, kept by Mrs. M , the wife of s
as cbrated but dissolute minister, since dead——
and a few shops and shanties, were all that
«told be seen on the sandy shores of the
island --'when Commodore “ Boots Taylor”
Twaslord of all be surveyed, and master of a
rotten schooner and s. disabled steamboat.
But svsst with these reminiscences, and even
those of s more pleasant nature—I must on
with my story.

 

Inav cott c withlnsoundofthc
phmtfimywc bgeiskers.’ which rolled

snowil over the outer. bar and in upon the
white h, sat a female, whose age could not
,be much in advance of twenty years. Hes
plexionso fair that a freckle here and there
could be seen amid the red and whltc of her
check and brow—her eyes of a melting blue-
hcr' lips.qu and entisin -—her form rather
‘ slender, but exquisite an voluptuous. Her
expression was of that dreamy, lovable, and
her-was brown, rich, and glossy—her come
loving kind, so well described in the Dude of

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The room was elegantly furnished—we did
not say tastefully. For its pictures and adorn-
mcnu were rather too Parisian for an Ameri-
can latitude. Books, magazines, and music
lay a ' the centre-table, and a guitar meted
 cling: within: Mahdi-father  2hr

.4 ' to finesse , am , ct n
 she leaned b y y q
 the table. with her round chin on
the palm of her little white hand ;' her small.

‘  elevated at on s velvet-covered
stoo , and her eyes halfc oscd.
 rather heavy knock at the
downbeat flew to'hcr cheehsndshe hail
 is she said: “Come in.” ' 

‘Ths'pcrvon who entered muons'othotbnn

 unionism. Jack *Mslsrson. ' That

,  nittraa to‘tbs lady, was. very evi-
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“I have met Mr. Paul Malerson, but he i

never spoke to me of his father I" said the
young beauty, looking rather distrustfully at
the rough-looking customer before her.

“ Didn‘t lie ? Why, the undutiful dogl
But I must forgive him—he’s my ‘ preoious’
only. He sent you down this ring; it‘s a
s parkler, isn‘t it ? ’ said Malerson, handing her
a large and very valuable diamond ring.

“ When and where did you see him, sir I"
asked the lady, taking the ring, and looking at
it with a. glance of undisguised pleasure.

“I was up at his uncle’s plantation to see
him. Fine old uncle that—rich as Crmsus—
but he‘s got a mighty pretty daughter, and
I’m afeared they‘re setting traps to get Paul
to marry her.”

“ They never shall—he is mine—mine I"
said the young lady, passionately, rising to her
feet. and quivering all over with excitement.

“ Nor With my consent; for you‘re a girl of
spirit, and Wort. i a dozen of her—I like you,”
said Malerson, bluntly.

“ Wili you watch over this matter for me 9
I love I aul Malerson, and he has said that he
loved me," said she, in a winning way. And
she advanced and ut her soft hand in his
rough palm, and loo ed into his eyes with such
I beset-chin] look, that his bold gaze softened
beneath it li e ice melting in the sunlight.

“I will, Ada, for I like you now, though I
neVer heard much good of you.”

“Thank on,” said she. “ Will you have
some 'wine? ’ And she rang a bell for a serv-
ant.

“ I like brandy hetter—-wine will do for
gentier folks thini I ; but I've been brought up
in a rough way at sea, and am a rough cus-
tomer l"

“ The finest diamonds are found in the
roughest coats,” she said. And again the sun:
light of her sniiles fell upon the rude shell of
his harsh nature.

“ I don’t wonder that Paul fell in love with
on," he said. “You‘ve got a terrible cap-
uriu’ Way of your own.”

, The servant now came in, and the lady or-
dered suc‘h refreshments as she judged would
best suit Mr. Jack Malerson, or Captain Jack,
as he liked to be termed.

And among these he made himself {real and
perfectly at home, only pausing now an then
to bestow praise on them, or upon his beauti-
ful hostess. Leaving him thus engaged, we
will open another chapter.

CHAPTER XI.

0n the day succeeding the attack u n La
Bolsa de Flores, Maj. Ben and his lagers
followed the trail of the retreating red men;
bulwtliey had got. beyond his reach, ca 'ng
away their den and wounded, and also a urge
number of Mr. Delormc's best horses. The
damage which they had inflicted upon the
floater was very great. at such, however, as

could easily repair wi the immense means
athis command. -

Although Mrs. Dclorme begged him to re-
movc from a ition so dangerous, he stub-
bornl refuse , for in all 'Ilexas could not be
fouu richer land or s more lovely situation.
And as new settlers would inevitably gamer

around him in the course of time, the value of

his pro would increase with years. And
Mr. De ormc was a stern and resolute man,
strong in his hate and hiealovea-powerful in
all his rejudiccc.

Unti this time, he had exhibited a dislike,
rather than a partiallty, for Paul Mulerson; for
in truth there was more todislikc than to like
in the charmer of the youth—for he was
wild reckless, ill-governed. and . nouc too hon.
orshlc in his ways. But he had for his wife’s
sake—to whom he seemed much attached—
bornc with him, and allowed her to supply
him with pocketunioncy'bom her own most
liberal allowsnecr ~ - . v ‘

But since thsbsttlc In which Paul 
so. much bravery and coolness. the manner of
lame "toward Paul, and he
treated him sshi lyss if he were his own
son. chadc Stelli on‘no W‘to;ridc
ont‘wltliont as. escortrand suggested that
Paul would!» the  ccnnldehooss
And healsocoasnltcd‘g sin hhnew isns
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    resent.

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Paul’s father, or the single visit which he had
made to the plantation.

Mrs. Delorme was overjoyed at this treat-

ment of Paul, for now the road seemed smooth
 bv which she meant to accompiish her long.
I cherished design of his union with Stella, the
‘ heiress of Delorme. And she tuck an early
0 )portunit ', when they Were alone, to urge
him to do iis part toward bringing about than
desirable consummation. "

“ Stella does not seem indifferent toward

on I" she said. “Urge your suit and she will

one on l”

-“ ut, my good aunt, I do not love her I"
he replied.

“I don’t ask you to love her—think of the
property! You may 'et be the richest plant-
er in T- me, instead ofL” she hesitated.

“ A’ dependent upon your bounty i” said he,
bitterly. “ You might as well speak a thought
as to harbor it I”

“ ()h, Paul, you are cruell Were you my
own son, I could not love you more, or do
more for you, than I have done i”

“ A favor loses half its value when the
giver ever holds it up, like a debtor’s over-due
note, before the receiver l”

“ Ali, Paul, I do not deserve this! I only
seek your interest. It were better that you
were married and settled down."

“Maybe so—niay be not. But I have a '
' uestion to ask, my worthy aunt. My fa
t  _)1

“Oh, for heaven’s sake do not s eal: of
him l” cried Mrs. Delorme, turning pa 0.

“ But I will. He has some secret of yours.
What is it ?"

“Paul—you must m ver know itl When
you do, I will cease to live,” said she, he!
choking with agitation.

“ It is strange l” muttered PnuL “It must
be something that much concerns me, or else
you’d not far to tell me.”

“ Never speak of it to me again, Paulo“
you love or even respect me i” she said.

“ I shall not, without you stint me in pocket
money," he said, coolly.

“ My God, are you as base as your father?
she groaned. \

“ A little selfish—but not base, In . cod
aunt. 1 want to take a trip down to a vesc
ton, and need money to keep up appearances.
I have a little divimty there, wrapped’in mus-
lin, who thinks the world and all of me.”

“ 0h, Paul, Paul, how you torment ms!”

“Yes—like my namesake of 'I‘srsns— I‘-
givcn that way."

‘ Would to heaven that, like him, you’d
pent, and mend your ways I” 4

“I will, in good aunt, in time—alter I’ve
sowed my wi d oats.” '

“ Beware of the harvest which you may
reap, after such sowing. I show you how you
may become rich, happy, and respectable, and

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, yaw"

“ I, dear aunt, will stop banter-lug you, and
seriously think of what you propose. In
truth, I have thought of it, and studied over
it, since the old man has shown a likin to me.

{Stella is a prett girl, and if she don't like me,
at least shows signs of hatred. The readers
wzh I wish to go to‘ Galveston is, to break oi! ‘
wi my flame there in an honorable sort of
way; for if I do not, she might come hers to
spoil our game!” I

“ If that is your wish, Paul, I will get money
for you immediately. Forgive me, my dear
boy, if I wounded your {schngsl I know you
are at heart.’

“ a. cunt, but as
outside." -

“When do you with to leave for Galves-

ton?" I v 'i
“To-mome I reckon the old man will

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hand me down to buy new machinery for the
sugar-mill.”  f .:
“ Well, you shall not, with an em

purse. Only take my advice, and Stella 
soonlb’eyours, nndthen your 

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saddle on to the plans, where he lay doubled
up in a heap. at the feet of the planter and

his family
“ What on earth is the matter? Are you
tieisg for the circus i" asked Mr. Delorme.

sn wonder.
“ Och, may the saints purtect us !" groaned
Mahoney, crossing himself, as he scrambled

to his feet. “The red haythen are on us
again, er aonorl Sure a hundred of 'em
were cose at my heels! Look, there they
are l"

And the brave overseer darted into the
house, for an lndian, splendidly dressed, and
mounted upon a magnificent horse of snowy
white. was seen riding leisurely up the avenue
that. led to the house.

“ It is Lagona—lse who saved me from the
torturing Liliane i" cried Stella.

“Yes. and asked for you as his reward! He
is bold indeed to come here, when he most
likely was the leader of the band wln gave us
such trouble the other night!" said Mr. De-
iortne, while a shadow came athwart his face.

“You surely will not harm him, father i”
said Stella, anxiously. “ Remember that but
for him I had died a terrible death!"

“ If he comes alone, he shall not be harmed.
But Mahoney said there were a hundred," said
Mr. Deloruie.

" One magnified by fear into a hundred, I
expect.“ said Stella. “ Mahoney talks too
much about what he has done, to be a very
brave man. We know Major McCullough to
be the bravest of the brave, yet on can
scarcely ever draw him on to speak olyhis own
sdvontures.”

“ What a noble-looking fellow he is—I
never saw a man so handsome i” said Mrs.
Delorme, gazing at the Apollonian form of
the young chief with undisguised admiration.

The young chief rained up his horse before
the piazza. and leaping to the ground, with
his bow and quiver at his back, and lance in
his hand. he walked boldly forward, and look-
ing the planter in the eye, said:

“ I am Lagona !" ‘

“I know you," said Mr. Delorme.
what have you come 7" .

" To live in your great wigwam—to learn
the speaking paper of the Isle faces, to learn
how to work as they do! l am tired of hunt-
ing and of war l” replied the young chief, ear-
hestlv. -

“ Your visit sounds good, but I doubt our
will !” said the planter.- “ Were you not iers
with a band to attack as and burn my build‘
lugs, a few days ago 7"

“ Lagem would not lie to save his life. Be
as: here! He came to carry off the daughter
dthe e-facod chief. But he is sorry for it,

' 3d wi I not tr ' again." i

“ 1E'Iow may know that 2” asked the plant
er, who was a mass, and could not but be
pileaped with the honest candor of the fearless
o no .

f  pus uywd. I donotknow howto
is

“ How may I feel assured that you do not
seek an entrance into my house with a design
to admit your murderous band when I am
alrc' ?” i

“ can is not a coward. The hduse and
all that the pale-faced chief owns is asrsafe
while Lagosa is here, as if the Great Spirit,

“ For

cubed in the garments of the Sun,- stood guard '

over it! If the pale-faced chief reads treach-
ery in the face of Lagoha, let him kill him,
not as a warrior, but as a dog.” ,,

" If I let you live with me and work with
my men, will you promise not totry to stes‘
any daughter?"

“Imus will promise. He will look upon
her an be door upon the stars which are very
beautiful. but a great way all." e
‘7 “Yam ss astrsags request, and it II im-

eut in use to grart it, but I willtrust
r u,“ said Hr. lit-louse. after a imoments‘
hesitation. And its called a servant and bade
flu taken» of La rosa’s horse. , -

‘ Take these and bicep them until I askfor
then: " said hguns. handing his knife, hat,
ésliet, lance. bow and my. to the plantar.

v “This looks well,”ssld llr. Delorme; “I
ma believe sowtliat= cuisine-smut!"
4“? sin not s' dill-l."de the Comanche,
wetly. “ I Only u w“! wuaw I”

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 and-‘bonorr ‘ in hand
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 ncy 

The Red Warrior.

“I am not strong enough to learn of her—-
let me learn of those whom I do not love,”
said Lagoon, who had but once glanced at her
during this convi‘rsation. And then, though
the red blood darkened his cheek, he saw no
sympathetic glow in hers.

“ 'ou are a noble fellow—your confidence
in me shall not be misplaced. Come with
me," said the planter, leading the way into
the house.

Scarcely had he and Lagona entered, when
by another avenue, Mr. Mulioney, came out.

“ Jabers—the master will be murthered en-
tirely!" said he. “He‘s in there aforeninst
the side-board, wid the brandy in his hand!
I saw him offer the red nager a drink, and he
wouldn’t take it, and said fire-rather was
bad i”

“ And he spoke the truth. He shows more
sense than some white men in his refusal."
said Stella.

“ That‘s thrue so far as it goes, me lady-
but d' 'e see, weren't it for the knowledge 0‘
the bit 0‘ coinfOrt there‘s in a sthmy glass
now an' then, divil the bit would we white
men take it i”

“ TakeTour lessons from this Indian, and
beware how '01: olfend him, then!" said Stella.

“ Is he gonn' to live wid the master?"

“ Ye“, he is,"

“Uch—mil-dieull It's time that Patrick
Mahoney asked for his wall-'in'-pa[wrs, or he‘ll
be less a scalp to his head one o’ these fine
mornings l" «

“ Do not fear—I can influence him, and you
shall be in no danger, always provided you do
not affront him!"

“ Faith, lady, I‘ll be as careful as if I was
travolin’ over a road paved wid eggs, when I’m
in his compan l"

“ Do so, an you are safe.”

“Thank ye, lady l While I’m under the pro-
tection of ye: innocence and beauty, I’m as
safe as if the angels ve me one of their wings
for a counterpane. ’in the better ccrtinted,
row, and wishing you pleasant drames and. no
disturbance I‘ll bid ye an early good-nig‘l.’

The overseer now bet:ok himself to his own
quarters, evidently liking to insresss, so farm
he could, the distance between him and his
dread, the chief of the Comanches.

Stella and Mrs. Delorme, laughing at hi9.
eagerness to leave the locality, entered the
house, where we will leave them, while wstm
our attention to another quarter,

CHAPTER XIII.

Paul Malcrson, with a pocket full of that ar-
tical which only is needed to establish cne's
gentility in our model Republic. had arived,
registered his name, and just been ushered int)
the best room of the best hotel in Galveston,
when a servant announced s “ gentleman "
who wished to see him on particular hotness.
And at the same time the servant permitted
Captain Jack Malersbn to enter the room.

“Ah; Paul, how are on ? Been expwting
you for some time. uh has'Ada—told he:
you’d be here soon-said I'd look out for you,
and here I am l” cried the captaimashe came
in. . s ‘

“ I’m much 0in to 'for your unte-
\cessary care, sir- ‘ almost feel old enough to
take care of myself—the more especially that
I have never until um, known anything of far
rental care i" said Paul, stiflly.

“ No fault of ‘miue, lad—no fault sf mine.
as you will learn, and-by. But it was no
cessng that l shou d see you the moment you
srriv , for l havebeen working for you, peek-
ing your cards all’ night torplsy twinning
game—d'ye hear I" ' '

“ I hear slr, but «I do inot understand.”

“ No? Then I‘ll explain. You see, I
knew you loved little Ada. ‘who is cheap or
a girl, and lores'yon harderthsn s info can
kick, anul‘ss I' had a“ isms ring wor‘h r.
cool thousand that l‘ in care ‘mueh for, s:
I took it to her and told her you sent itl‘
Didn't I do it up mar You'n all rig“; in

‘her book: now l" ‘ V '

“ Yes—just at the time when I want to be
cut of them. I came down here on purpose
'ib‘break-oll‘ with her!" " "1" '

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‘Got much by him in hard cash, jewelry,
plate, and the likes of that f"

“ Yes, air, a great deal ; but why do you ask
that?”

“ Oh, for no very particu‘sr reason, only I
was thinking of your irterest, d‘ye see? I
don‘t want to see you tangle yourself in any
chains but golden ones. A man is a foo' if he
does, cow-wdeysi But we’l. have time to
think ofgthis batter and talk it over before
you go to the country again. Meantime, when
you call on Ada, don‘t let on but that you
(out her the diamond. And if you get short
0’ dimes, some to me at the Arcade and ask
for more, and you’ll find ‘e.n all ready for

on i"

“ Thank you, sir—~if I need thvm I'll call.”

And with this understanding. Mr. Jack Mal-
suo'i left his son‘s room.

 

“ Here's the captain, once more! Longlifo
ard lioh deals to his hand !" was the cry of
Sondv Spice-r, the lieutenant of Malcmum'
grog. when Jack, returning from his recent
71.1%: e'itei.ed the room, or rather den of smoke
1.1V: srl‘isky fumes, which they occupied a
seed-quarter;

They were a hard-looking set of custumel'l.
Hen of nearly every nation and hue except
black, for they were murderers and tliii-ws of
a class t‘oo gtntlemanly, to be found associating
with “ niggers." Some Were tlf‘vsncd in the
renal black—leg style, as fanciftu as they
could afford—others rough enough to suit the
most romantic maiden‘s idea of a ruliian or a
Cut-throat.

" Well, lads," said Malerson, as he entered,
“Ain‘t you almost tired of doing [milling Y"

“ That we are, captain !" said Sandy 5‘; icsr,
whose red hair and cholerie face unlicmed s
peppery nature. “ M y sword, to use the lan-
guage of the immortal poet. 'tho‘true and
trusty, for want of use is growing may.“ (l)
For sword read bowieoknifc. and 'ou'il be U. K.
Have you anything ahead, aptain Baler
con 9" ‘

“ Yes—a big haul, if we manage it right.
There’: a chap up country who isas rich as c
bank, or more so—got lots of money and plate
on hand. and any quantity of nuggets and
horses. I mean to take the whole band, dis-
guised as Indians, and clean him out! He’s, ’
got a daughter as pretty as all omioors. and
she shall be mine—his wife isn't had-lookis‘.
I essI'll let you draw lots for her. Unes
I’d“ have out my heart out for her. but that
timehasgonebyl"  » * " ’ ‘

The gang received this announcement with
sheen. ‘

“ When are we to start? I hunger for r,
tion. My heart‘s in arms and eagerfcr the
fry, as the fellow said, when he smelt the sets
a cockin' i" cried the plastic Mr. 8 nicer. “

" Soon as we can—stay in all you. I‘ve
.uttlc errandto do. and then I'll be back and
lay my pla‘ns. «And mind, boys. no drinking
now—we can min: a big haul if we keep ss~
bar and work the me up right l" ~

“We'llbe as so 3 -ss exneciantacirsbel'srs
thewillis‘mdPsaid Mr. Spleen ‘ w

“ Paul is here,” said Osp‘aun Jack Dialer-son. _
to Ads MeAlphln. as he enthrsd her m- a
short time after he lefthis m, "Hs hs
some here to break cfl’with y'iul?‘ ‘
‘ “Then he’ has come to luff said Abs,
’while her fine eyes flashed angrily." ‘

“Not so fast, my busty-410W» fast.‘ I
came to caution you about. that very th '
for I know the grit that is in you. and you
stick at‘hothing i‘fyou're once reused l' .
going  fix matters in a better way.“ 1‘8"”
thstgtfiontoihis way, if’ynvu’ll hcsssy m
him!"   '3  : _‘ r-

‘“ Will you—oh, bled you. w you We!”
Ads, claspin h‘ie’hands. ' " " - " *_ '

“ Yes, gi yes. I will fix’hersothst‘is‘
as soon marry a Camacho squaw his?!" "

“Oh, how shall 2" * 3*" ’

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will be along soon. Ahl there he comes!
down the street-—l must slip out by the back '

door. as he comes in at the hunt."

Ada gave her visitor directions how to leave
the house unseen ; and a few moments after he
left, Paul entered. .

CHAPTER XIV. '

When Paul entered. A (la. as she usually did.
bounded to his arms and imprinted hundreds
of kisses upon his Ii )8.
coldly returned her l‘ervent caresses. and then
led her back to the sofa from which she had
sprung. .

“ Sit down, (ear Ada.” said he, “ I want to
talk to you."

“I am all ears ; go on. dear Paul,” said she,
retaining lis hand in hers.

He named at a loss, what to say, for the
subject that was uppermost in his mind was
an embarrassing one. "

" Well. l’aul, what is it? Why do you not
tell me what you wished to say?” said Ada.
smiling at his embarrassment.

“l sin—am very poor, Adel" said Paul, at
last, with hesitation m tone as well as manner.

“ And tli'crofore quite a criminal in the eyes
of the world. yet not in 1mm. But I am very
sorry for you Paul. What can I do for you 2
I'm not Very rich in this world‘s goods, but
the treasury of my affection is full and over
nothing i" .

“ Ads, you are a good girl. You know that
I low you!"

‘- Once I thought you did. Paul. But now l
knots you do not. (or. Itro now racking youi
brain for a plsutlble excuse to east me 08.
But you cannot find amt—you cannot find ossl
You say that you are poor-what of that?
llave i asked you for money Y My love can.
not be measured by bars of gold, and bars of
iron cunnot imprison it!"

Poul trembled with emotion, but was silent.

“ \Vhy do you not reply to me, Paul l" con-
tinued Ada. “ Come, 1 will give you a theme
for conversation. Suppose we spc ak of Stalls
Delorme !”

“ lleavensl do you know her 7"

“ As well as i wish to! She is very pretty,
Paul» Do you love her 9" ,

‘ No. Ads. no; as God is my judge 1 do not!
But I am poor, and she is an heiress l”

“And so you tip up the pleasure-cup of
love, and till it wit go d—bitter, indigestible

old l“
c 0 Ada. I do not know what to do! lda
love you; but you need comforts. luxuries,
which, while I am peanilsss, I cannot give to
on! lxtme heglettdrhavs my
and, while you retain my heart!”

“ l'anl Moist-son,” cried Ada, while her
solor rose. and her eyes flashed, “ do not de-
st.roy all my dmaml Do not change as love
into hats; for your own sakst not! not
make me despise you! Do you think that I
Could let you eomsi legally to my arms. while

on are legally bound to another? No.
Foul htulasou, do not thus taunt "1d insult
m I"

“ Ada! Ada! I do not know what to do i"

“ Unjust-lie cat to ourself and that will
be justice to me I di not seek your out. I
was content. when you {mind me. lssk no
other lot. llut in you 1 thought that l had
found abyoung. pure. fresh heart. untninted b
the comiptiu atmosphere of the world i
lova ‘9“. hit away. dud kept m l! aloof
from t e world for our snke.. A this—this

is my rewardl “null-Paul Malta'sol.
sassme ‘
And as she , she drew a dagger

kovu'hervlmsam and raised it above her breast.
ller cheek was ghastly pales—alto: was breath-
less. and every nerve was iced into firmness-
. moment" more, and that bright steel 
opened: Death‘s . way to her heart. But
Paul Mlllzbt her nd are it descended. wrest-
sdmsdziggcr away, and threw it through the
' Vindul‘ beyond her "lob.
'- LIAM would you destroy yourself!"

hers-t. , ,. ~
“Yum-l and My" '5' WM “3

sunk-faintin istohirsrms.
“Thisis «4 cannot ‘vs her up!" he
’ ,tfltlw. as he laid her ‘ a down upon the
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brief breaths offl‘imel Yet. it .engtnened
by the sigh of sorrow, or the .'.oug~druwn
moan of pain, how measureless an! unending
do they seem. ‘

For two weeks had Lsgona dwelt beneath 
And (1 :rin; %

the roof of Varinn Delorme.
this time, the distrus t'ul planter had tried, by
many. and even by harsh and cruel means. to
test the sincerily of the young Comanche‘s
pro/cued desire to learn the arts and ways of
the pale-faces.

lle had sent him to the fields with his nos
in his hand. And Lngona went and did what
he had never done before-worked! He had
mule him perform many a menial service;
and though the throbbing heart of the mud
young chief almost broke from its bon s, he

ersevered, bowed his head, and obeyed 1 lie

ad endeavored to throw him alone into the
company of Stella, while he kept a secret
watc 1 upon him, to see if Legena did not, in
deed, intend to try to carry her oll’.

But though the young chief trembled when
he heard her voice, he would not raise his eyes
to look upon her; though fearless of a thous-
and foes, he seemed afraid, even of himself,
when in her presence. "

But another peril to an unsophisticated
heart was in that house for him. Mrs. De-
lorme—os l believe I have elsewhere said—was,
for her age, a Very beautiful 5nd attractive
Woman; and her art and knowledge of the
wzzll rendered her as wide of turning every
point to advantage. mm the taut when he
came to the plantation, Kn. Etienne had
been madly inlatuated with him; so much so,
that she could hardly avoid attractin the ob-
servation of others. But Lagona di not ap-
pear to heed hcr attentions. She made him
umny presents, but he careless] ' threw them
aside; and when she s eke to im. only an-
swered in a monosylla do and turned awn .
This ver indifference only seemed to fan the
flame wnich burned in her heart. But if
Lsgona was reall ' aware of her preference. he
made not the slightest recognition of the fact—-
a matter which much pleased Stella, who,
from the moment when Lira. Delorine had ex-
pressed her admiration of the young chief's
)erson, had noticed her conduct.‘and observed
lier evident )artiality towards him. And
though no tel-tale. yet the honor of her
father was tooelosely held in her heart, for her
not to feel anxious that it should not be
stained by imprudence, not to say guilt, on
the part of her step-mother.

It was night, about the time stated in the
opening of this chapter, and Lngonn. who had
been kept at work all day, was seated near
Mrs. Delorme, who was asking him many
questions regarding his tribe—their habits and
manner of livin . These questions, although
by no means musing to the tacituru chief,
wers answered hiriefly and respectfully by La.
“one. As he npoke of his mountain oma
brightened with silve cascades sud glitter-
ing stmamwrendersdybesutiful wits/flowers

and mosses, and grand with grey rocks and‘
dark, green pines, his eye flashed like that of.

the eagle is its native sky; and he seemed
once more a tameless ’onarch there.

“ 0, how i should ll e to be there—to ride
like the wind over hill and dale— hunt the
bounding antelope l” cried Mrs. Delorme.

“ No place for a square! Her place is over
the pot. in the wigwaml” said Imgona, in a
tone of quiet contempt which would have

stungsome women to the soul , but she was .
tosmuch blinded by her infatuation to notice 5

It

It is not fared for us to know what reply
the would have made to this characteristic, 1!
not gallant, speech, for one of the Mexican
herdsmcn, who had_ been belated on the
gains, rushbd into the reaches of Mr. De-

rme and told him that udians were close at
hand; so close. that they had ressed his ut-
most speed, and nesrl saeoee ed in reaching
the ate and entering when he did. _

“ list means this f" cried Mr. Delorms,

tnrni upon Logan. “1 thought that you
said smile on were here no Indians would
trouble me - .

"Neither the Comanche nor the Lipas
will I" said Lagoon. “Give me my‘VIeapous.
I will gonad see who these are l" ‘. .

“ Trust you with weapons. when pay
aggregations“ myself? I 1. spam (sites

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“0 Mr. Delorme, you smell wrong tb'
noble fellow—l would stoke my ' 9 upon his
fideli' r i” cried Mrs. Delorme. '4

“ You might. madam. I would not i" said
Mr. Delorme, coolly. “You will oblige me
by minding your own business!"

The whole place was now in alarm. The
henlsuien and blacks hurried like frightened’
sheep to the mansion. Mr. Mahoney, who»
was quite brave within walls, commenced
mustering his forces in the main hall. Paul
Malerson, who had returned from Galveston,
had hurried to his old station, the tower on»
the gate, taking with him a half-dozen 01
mars men, whom he found with arms in their-
hands.

The ells of the foe could be heard with.
fearful is'inctness as Mr. Delorme stepped!
out upon the piazza; and he had been there-
but a few moments. when he heard the crash-
ing of battering-rams, or something of the
kindgst the gate. But in a moment or live
after, he heard firing there, and knew that.
Paul had gained his old position. He was oc-
cupied a short time in seeing that the men who,
had hurried to the house were made ready for
Mtion. 'l‘hen ‘i-i returned M the piazza. where
his terrified wife stood with Stella, listening
to the sounds beyond the wall.

“ Where is that cursed Indian?” he cried»
“Gone, I sup )088, to help his mates ta
butcher those wlu fed him i" he added, bitterly.

“ Pnlwfucc, the cursed Indian is here !“ said
Lngona. “ The men who come to attack you.
are not Indians, but white men in disguise!"

The sudden rappenrunce of Lngoua by bit.
side, and the cnhnnrss with which he rcpiiod“
to the insulting words of Mr. Delorme, so on-
nerved the latter, that for a moment he was
speechless.

“ llow do on know they are white mun 7"

he asked. at est.
“1 have been among them ;" re died Lo
gone. “ is ,this a red ninn‘s scalp 3“ iie asked
and he shook a dripping scalp, fresh frou. the
head of some red-[mired white man, belors
Mr. Delorme‘s face.

“ lleuvensl where and how did you take
that ‘P"

“ From its owner. with his own knife, fos
you Would not let me have my weapons: I

ave been outside the wall.”

“Forgive me, Lagona, I have acted like s
dog toward you,” said Mr. lh-lorme.

“I knew you had wronged him;" ‘ried‘
Mrs. Delorine, in triumph.

“ We‘ve no time for talking now—~25” are
many, and strong with arms’. We must
fight," mid Lagona. “Give me some men.
and we will climb the wall and take them in

the back. I’ll make them know what real 1n—
dian is."

“Your lan is good, and I will go with;
you.” sai Mr. Delorme, hastening to-get

picked men for the dut .

“ Do not put your litz in pen};'l said Mrs
Delormc, in a low tone, to Lemma.

“Death is the playmate of warriors and b.
scare-crow to squaws." said, We»; as he
went idler his own arms. . I.

0 Heavens, what a hero!" ssid the infatu-
ated woman, not heeding the presence of
Stella.

Meanwhile, the fight at the gate had been,
very hot. The assuilint; part , withsonie logo
which they had procured. ind endeavored, .,
repeatedly. to batter in the. strong gate, led on.
by a desperate man, who is vain endeavoreii
to make his voice sound like thirtof an la-
dian. . Another had been by his side at first,
as bold as he. s red-faced, red hoier man i.
but in one of th first. charges, and bufors the» .
men in the tower hudopened asle .dy fire, he?
had fallen dead. with a loud shriek. And
when, a few mome: ts after, his conqmmush‘ r
bore him hack. they found; to their honor.
that hisyheart had been pierced. and his soul,-
had been torn from his bad. ,

4‘ There is "fine treacher- amongsurselvea
When the fight is over l‘d lookintsit; and:
woe to him that killed Sandy slits-fl." entail
the leader.

The are which opened {mo-the tower at.
first was hot. and fatal to several» of the he-
sii‘gefl; but ins shun. than it “ironed, 
Psi had begun. to get short 0‘ anuuunition.

« Cut down the gen one y * axes. nag;
shouted the leader. aot'sm s; to play In- ’

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terrible warmhoop of the real Comanche been
heard in their rear; and the next instant,
:. pouring in a murderous fire, a hand-they
 new not how large, or who they were—
bounded in amongst them, led by a warrior,
whose every blow brought a man to the
7-. earth.

" To your horses, lads—save yourselves as
best you can—they’re too many for usl”
cried the leader of the attacking band.

And lucky was it for them that their horses
were near. else not one of them all would ever
have escaped. As it was, more than half
were left dead upon the ground. But the
leader, fighting des ,ratel . got the rest oil,
and all of his wonn ed. 1 d not being pre-
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CHAPTER XVI.

" Lagona, again I must beg you to forgive
ms for my unjust suspicious, and my cruel and
unmanly treatment,” said Mr. Delorme, afier
he had returned from drivingnaway his assail-
ants, and stood once more in 's house.

“ Lagona forgets all but the le-faced

. chiefs kindness! ' was the reply of c young
chief.
. “ Again you have placed me uifler renewed

,5,- obli tions by your ravery. How can I re.
‘ I  wa you 2”

l “ By never speaking of it again. I have
done right—no more l”

“ Take this from me," said Mrs. Delorme,
‘ attempting to throw a rich chain of gold about

; : his neck.

,1, But he ushed it back with his hand. and

__  quietly saidp:

‘ j» “ I am free! I do not like chainal"

-  She bl ashed, and turned away '; and in a
few meme nts was in her chamber, where she
burst passionate] into a fit of weeping.

" 0 Heaven! Ivam scorned b this savage :
I, who am beautiful, and so fun ly, madly love
him 2” she sobbed.

But the sound of ap roachin footste
warned her to bee n erguar ; and s e
checked her sobs. an hastily wiped her eyes.
It was Paul Mslerson who came. His face was
flushed. and he seemed much excited.

“ What do you want? Why do on come
here to my nvate chamber ?’ she asked.

“ Do you now, madam, who it was that led
the attack here to-night I" said he.

“No. Why do you ask? Who was It?
,5], she answered.

 x “ It was the man that you told me was my
 father!” said Paul, narrowly watching every

V ,1  nhan e of expression in her face.

'1 ’ . V “ eavensl John Malerson a robber I” sl-
‘ moat screamed Mrs. Delorme.

“Yes. I suspected as much, when I saw
him and hlsnssocistcsinGalveston. Es led
the murderous gs . disguised as Indians, to

' , night. And now Illinow wh he asked so par

‘ ticularly about the wealth 0 Mr. Delormc."
 “ You have not told In, Delorms cf thh
 ' yet?" ,

5 1"",- “timbewa whcnIcsmsm."
 ' “Then, for our To, do not! The villain

‘-  \. has been foil : do not now expose him i”

, ,, " “Idonotbsllevcthsthsismyfathcr.”
 “Hc.is,Panl—OHcavcnlheis! Iknow

 a: WouldtoGodthntIdidnot!"

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'  "mined?"

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“mama cornsw Iwilltsllyon; butdo
 notask I now. I am , wretched!”
.1: ' ' . Andshs wept, as if shc. , o “‘30-

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CHAPTER XVII.

Ada McAlpin sat in her beautiful room,
looking pale, sad, and dejected, to an unusual
degree. She was not dressed with her custom-
ary care. IIer beautiful hair lay in tangled
masses upon her white and love] neck and
shoulders. Her eyes were red witi weeping.
She started, and trembled, when she heard I
knock at the door ; and her voice was low and
huslgv when she said

“ ome in."

It was Jack Malcrson who entered.

His look was also gloomy and morons.

“ What news 1’" she asked.

“ Dark—very dark l” he muttered.

u Where i. Faun" she asked.

“ I neither know nor care. I went to Do
lorme's place to as the 'rl off, and thus
serve you. and lost alf o my party, and
came near losing the number of m mess l" -

“ And I'd not have shed a tear i on had,"
said Paul Malerson himself; who h followed
the footsteps of his father noiselessly, and now
stood upon the threshold of the room.

Ada started, and uttered a faint scream;
but1 John Malerson turned, with s scowl.
sax : '

“Listeners never hear any good of them-
selves!”

“ W [Tether on are a listener or not, on will
never ear mzch good spoken of ou’!" said
Paul, bitterl . Then, turning to A , he said :
“ I did not t link that you were leagued with
this man and his robber gang l”

“ I am not, Paul—I am not l" she said.

“It is false! Did I not hear him this mo-
ment say, that he had tried to carry off Stella
Delorme,to please on I" cried Paul, angrily.

“ Yes—you hen me say so; but this irl
knew nothing of the plan!" said John Miter-
son. “ If vou want to abuse any one, pitch
into your father, and not into that girl, who is
ten times too good for a milksop like you i”

“ Your gang didn't find me n ‘ milksop,’thc
other night, I reckon l" said Paul. “ Some of
them went to their last home, with a ticket
from my hand."

“ Yes; and if you don't look out, some of
them will rovide you with a traveling-pass to
join their riends in the long 1jiourney "

“ I’m not afraid of them, are or anywhers
else. They ma thank me that they and their
leader are not in jail; for I alone know who
it was that made the sttack'on Ls Balsa dc
Flores."

“Indeed! Well, I am very grateful that
you don’t try to hang your father! They
will feel very glad to hear how merciful you
are. Probe ly they'll vote you a resolution of
thanks !’ said John Mslerson, with a sneer.

“I will not handy words with you; but I
wish to see this lady clone, sir."

“ Oh, very welll But mark you, lad: you
needn‘t try to play her false. for your fancy
charmer on the plantation, for you shall never
marg‘hcr! I've sw'orn to that. remember!”

“ hi on threaten onsr’who knows no
leer,” said sol—as his father. alter uttering
thee; word a, left the room. .

“ su , ounrenot goin tomcryhermrs
yap? Olll tell mothst gounnnosorclsc

' me on ths_spot!"

‘Ada, if I were more ofa villain than I am,
I would lie to you, and say that I would not
marry her. ButI cannot say it. Stella Dc-
Iorme will be arias in a few days.”

Ads did not reply. It seemed as if she
could not. Her has became as pale and as
rigid in its . as marble. Ber fingers
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She stood after that for a mementos he had
left her—stood until she heard him closs the
front door; and then she fell senseless to the
floor.

CHAPTER XVIII.

“ My God. girl, has he been striking you ?
asked John Mnlurson, as he entered the room,
and found Ada upon the floor, with the blooc
streaming from her nose and mouth.

“Yes— as, to the heart !” she murmured.
“Not wit his hands, but his words --hin
word: !” '

“ Poor girl, I pity you—indeed I do I" said
the captain, with unwonted tenderness, as ho
raised her from the floor,and helped her to
wi e the blood from her face.

errible, indeed, was the mental excith
the soul’s struggle, the heart’s mice w
could produce such an effect physical y upon
her. .

Malerson would have called a servant to
help her, but she forbade It, and went alone to
her toilet-room, and there washed away the
stains as well as she could.

She was v pale when she returned to the
sittin -room, ut very calm. -

“ ou havebeenkindtoms,sir.so hrf’ssid
she to Mslerson. “ Will you yet help ms!
I have considerable money and many ewels.’I

“ I don’t want any of your money— at tell
me what I can do for you, and it shall be
done. What do you want ?”

“ Revenge—mules!" said Admin n husky
whis r.

“ n him I" asked the captain.

“ Yes, but through luv! Slit must die. and
by as hand i"

“ ood! I like your spirit. But how can
this be accomplished I”

“ In some disguise I must in admission h
her presence—once there. will drink Is-
very heart’s blood I”

“ Well, stud out how you wish the thing
done. and I wii never fail on. I have fifteen
or twenty men left, who urn for vengeancs
on those who killed their companions."

“I will arrange some plan as soon as my
brain cools. It is hot now, very hot.”

“ Yes, poor girl—I see it is. 1 will go now
and see my men, and keep a look-out upon
Master Paul. «Were he not my own son, I’d
split his wizzen before I slept. But I shall
have use for him. and he may come to
after that girl is out of the way. He may th
be yours. and as food as ever.

“ Never—neon ."j cried Ads. wildly. I has
loved him as never woman loved before—hut
nose, words mayI not tell how I loathe and has
him! I hate im too much to wkh for his
death. Iwaut him to livc,thnt I can make
him miserable. tut leave ms now. I wish to
be alone, that I may w calm. Come again
to-night. I will by t time think of s plan
to govern my future course."

“ Women are curious creatures.” murmured
the captain. as he went out. “If can't
love. they’ll hate-«if the can't be y.
they'll be vinegar—if
they’ll thunder. Curious creatures ass wo-
men.

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than then. It maddens me to think it, yet I
love this cold and haughty savage even to
idolatry! How quickly and how gladly would
Ifiy with him far awa from these scenes of
luxury and comfort— rom all of civilization,
to share his perils and his hardships! He
must he mine—he cannot forever be senseless
to mv advances 2”

Thus solilogsisod airs. Delorme, some days
after the incidents last related. concerning
her, while she walked in the pleasure-grounds
which adjoined her husband’s mansion.

And while she spoke, her eyes—and fine eyes
were they—were bent upon him as with an
airof sadness and thought, he slowly approach-
ed her alas the same avenue, not appearin'
to see her, or his eyes vars u on the grou .
Since his gallantry m the de ence against the
robbers. Mr. Delorme had imposed no more
tasks upon him, but had rather treated him as
a brother and a favorite guest.

When La one had approached closely to,
and observed her, he step ed aside, and would
have assed on. had not s e addressed him.

“ hy is there a cloud upon the face oi
Lagoon l" she asked, ado ting the figurative
style which she had hear him use, and knew
to be favorite with his people.

“ Eccsnse the sun which in heart loves
does not shine upon it 1” he rep ied, quietly.

“ Then there is some one whom Lngons
loves among his people—some maiden beauti-
ful as the flowers, who laughs like the waters,
and dances like the birds among the green
trees?”

, “ No! If there were, Lagons would not be
M '9

“ What keeps chona here l” asked the
crafty woman, noticing that, for a wonder, his
dark eyes were fixed upon her with an a
garent expression of interest, and that for the

rst time he lingered, and did not as usual
her with utter carelessness.

“ His heart !" said the Indian, sadly. " He
'- master of his life, but not of that.’

Mrs. Delonne trembled with agitation, for
in her blindness she actually began to believe
that she had awakened feelings of attachment
In the breast of the brave son of the forest
And all too rasth she determined to know it
it was so.

“ If Lagous loves, why does he fear to speak

git—he who fears no enemies, who is so brave
in battle, ought not to be a coward in love,”
she said. a! d, “d h.

“ The ton . ans is tie '
hands are boigziid,” saidEhe chief.

“ How! I do not understand on.”

“I promised the paled'aced e ief I would
nottry to ca sway his daughter. I can
only look upon er as the wilting flower looks
upon the sun—to pine and dial , ,

“ You still love her, though she learns

you ll” cried Mrs. Dclorme, lc‘with anger.

“ We love the Great Spirit most when he

' ms. death to are us away I” said the Indian,

. ‘.‘_ hy do you, not love one who‘lovss you-—
.who warships on more than ever woman
cn'cd Mrs. Delorme, passion-
atsl ., and tears rolled down her face.
“ {Wm loves use so i” asked Lagons, quietly
“I‘—-_l-—-orond. wealthv. educated—I love
gem-sad would fly tothc end of the world

' with on !" she cried. “' '

L  hat would be a re lon rnc -you
are. another man’s ‘ nag, and go,“
 the chief. s! so ly as if he were to! lug.

v» to pistons  he passed on, headless of her _

rm“. ‘0 ., _ .,  a
‘ I231 "bebs‘r'cvcngedon him—Twill he re-
ygengedon hi l” wens the first wards which
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_ , duthtohim. Butitm‘sfidrive
_kiwioppositionL and then he ' ‘ . lake
rec, lorgetting his promisg’jshc again
 ht, of l ' Pauljfsle ,cnter-.
.. ,gnyohirgret' l from’glveston,

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vorite sitting-room. He soon found her, calm
and composed, without a trace of her recent
passion visible.

“I am glad to see you, dear Paul,” said
she. “ How have things went with you ? Did
you break off that useless connection in Gal-
veston I"

“ Yes; and I fear I have broken the poor
girl’s heart,” he replied, gloomily.

“ Pshawl Have no fear of that. Women's
hearts don't break easily I"

“ Seeing that on are a woman, my good
aunt, I'll try an believe you. But what do
women generally do when those whom they
love turn the 00 d shoulder on them 2”

“ Hate-hate a thousand times more fiercely
than they ever loved I" cried Mrs. Delorme,
so wildly that Paul started back, in terror al-
most.

“ Heavens! aunt, what excited you so 1'" he
cried, in astonishment. “ I ask you a sim le
question, and you answer with terrible vehe-
mence."

“A pain darted through me at the moment
I spoke—so severe, that I scarce know what I
can ," she replied, again as calm as ever.
“ Have you seen Stella since you returned?"

“I left her but a moment before I came
here." was his reply. “ She seems more beau-
tiful each time that I meet her."

“ She is a very lovely girl; and it is your
own fault if she is not soon your wife.”

“ Will her father give his consent ?”

“ Yes ; your recent bravery and general
wood conduct have had a great effect upon
him ; and I am confident he will yield {you
can win her love. In truth, be has hin as
much to me.”

“ Well, good aunt, I will do my best. I will
even try and speak to her to-night upon the
subject. But. aunt—changing this pleasant
subject to a less agreeable one—l have a mes-
sa e for on from the man who you so is my
fat ier; at, for my life, I can’t loo upon
him as such." ,

Mrs. Delorme turned pale when she bard
these words. ,

“ What message did John‘Malerson send
me ?” she asked, in a bus tone.

“ A bold one, which I to d him you would
treat with scorn.”

“Name it! name itl Judging from; his
past, nothing in his future will surprise me.”

“ He told me to tell you to send him two
thousand dollars; and said, that if you did
not-—” '

Paul hesitated.

“Speak on! Whatdid hcthrcstsnifl did
not 9’

“ He said he would call on Mr. Delorme for

it !” .
“ 0 Heaven! I must yield to his demand l”

.groaned the unhapgv woman.
a

“ Must, aunt? a! What hold has he
upon you to torment you so l’?

“ Paul, I cannot tell I on a but for your
sake as well as my own, must accede to his

demand. How to get thesum without Mr.

Delorme's knowing the destination of it, I do
not know; but it must and shall be done i
But, Paul, when you ca it to him, be him
to go to some foreign lan , and to troub 0 me
no more. I! he does not; he will force me to
commit that deed which shall rob him of all

war over me i" .

" AuntrIyou do not hint at suicide 1" ,

null God. help msl I do 1” mar-

mured the unhappy wom .

an a
“ What can 'be this terrible secret!” mun.
.nrurcd Paul to himself.

“ Leave me now fora thug.”  Mu. De-
lorlne; “leave inc, and let me "collect my
thoughts, and form my'plsns  future as.

Paul obeyed ; and went, wondering all, the

while what could cause the fearful influence

which his reputed-utter held over Mrs. De-

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“ N o ; I mean her who calls herself Mada.
Delorme.”

“ With her I have nothing to do : it is the
heart‘s blood of Stella Delorme which I seek,
and will have l" said Ada, bitterly. “ She has
robbed me of Paul's love, which was my life i
and she must die l”

“Dear soull how I do like your s nkl
But what sort of a plan have you lai f It

ou’rs as good at p otting as you are at hat.
mg, on must succeed.”

“ on must disguise yourself as a negro-
trader, and sell me to Mr. Derlorme as a house—
servant; if ossible, I must become the wait~
ingI-Vmaid of tells.”

his pro osition of Ada was received at
first with a ong whistle of an rise, and then
with~a pea! of coarse laughter the captain.

“ Why, you dear soul l—you ittle beauty f
-— on must be crazy to think of such an idea.
I should like to see you rigged up so that you
could be sold for an thing but a white gal—
and one of the best ookin’ that ever shook a
foot 2"

“ Stay where you are, and you shall see."

And, with these words, Ada left the room.

“ I do wonder what the dear soul does
mean l” muttered Malerson, wonderingly, when-
‘hc was left alone. “ She’s a thoughtful crea-
ture—she is I" said he, as he glanced at a do
canter of brandy which he saw standing on the
sideboard, with s goblet near it. “I wish I
was on er and handsomer," he added, after
helping himself to the beverage; “ she might
have taken a shine to me herself. Once I
took amon the girls like old rye amongst
Kentucky oatmen. I was a king-pin—boss
of the heap. But my day for that has gone

1’

The old man sighed, as if he regretted it,
and then smiled over another glass of brandy.

This done, be amused himself looking at
the pictures and furniture of the room—which,
as we have before said, though Franky, were
decidedly rich.

“ Nice tra s,” he muttered. “ Must have
cost a pile o dimes! What a fool Paul was
not to kee in with her! Such capital taste
she has in randy I”

And he took another nip to justify his last
opinion. .

“She stays a might long time l” continued
the captain. “ I won er what she’s a-doing !"

At that moment, a very bright and pretty
auadroon girl, arrayed precisely as that class

0 in New Orleans, entered the room.

“Girl, where’s Miss Ads i" asked the cap-

tain. after looking at her intently for a mo-

Iuent.

The 'rlmadeno 'l,hutstoodstill,sad
lookedgat him. , my "

“ Maybe you don‘t belong hers 2" he said.
inquiringly. I '

." Guess I (lees, Masss Malerson," said the

l.
I“; So I suppose, since you know my name,
my flower 0 tansy. But where is Miss Ads ?”

“ Never a great ways of! when I’m around,
Masks: Cap’n, ’ said the girl, showing her white
teet '

“ But that isn‘t answering say question, my
yellow diamond.” * - 

“ Well, Massa John, you ‘snswer me one

iaestiOn,  I‘ll tell you-what to find Missy

& I V “ a .

"Well, ask ' our question: I’ll take snip
of . brandy, an answer it," said Mderiom‘suit-
Inghisactions tothe wold. - V ‘ ~Ti‘

“ What d'ye t ink a‘nise yallsr gal like me
Is Wuth‘ in do Or sans market ‘P” « ’ ‘ "

“Well, let’s has: I reckon you’re ‘sbout
eighteené—well' made u clean rigged.._,and
to erablc good lookin’ or one ~o’! ‘ur-e'olor.
‘ e's' Black
hilt-s’e’shane—tceth sound; andsyes as bright
as new pewter. I reckon you'd go elosocn
to fifteen hundred dollars—msayhc sixteen to

not halfw‘nst I

f. mAm m , Y '  a;- old chap like roe.”

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The keen eyes of Halenon flashed as with a
new idea, and he said :

“All right. Miss Ada; I will be ready by
 But it. won’t do for you to carry
money; that would be so out 0' fashion for
niggerkind, it might lead to the discovery that
you was a oesumin’."

“ Poseib y so. I will therefore intrust my
funds to you; but my weapons I will keep tc
myself. And mark me, Captain Malerson—if
I see a sign of treachery in you, you will be
my first victim I"

“ Bless your dear soul, Miss Adel I'd
sooner think of cuttin my own throat than
that. You can depen on me to the last—to
the very last l”

" Interest leads the best of men," said Ada,

uietly. “ Let it lead you in this case ; for I
will make it your interest to do my bidding.
But now I must you to leave me for the
night; I have muc to arrange before morn-

Call then, and ask my own servant—

whom ‘ shall leave here until I come back-

for ‘ Len-4’ and I will. under that name, be

ready ti travel with you. You may have

men 05ers for me on the route; but upon

the east si n of your treachery to me, I will
reveal myee and punish you i"
CHAPTER XXII.

It was some days later. The hour was eve-
ning—one of those sweet, quiet evenings pecu-
liar to the balmy and delicious atmosphere of
South-Western Texas. The day’s labor had
just clo~ed, and the negroes were marching to
their quarters. from the fields, with laughter
and with songs full of fun and local allusions.

They need never call the half-sickly, half-
sentimental and ell-nonsensical effusions of
city Ethiopian minstrelsy an imitation of
Southern plantation melodies—they are no
more like them than a turnip is like an or-
ange. Go and hear the “ firing mp," “ land~
ing," or “good-bye" choruses of the black
hands on a Southern cotton-boat, or the old
homestead son ;s of regular Southern darkeys,
and you will hear music-music us natural as
the gushing of bright waters, or the carol
of forest birds.

Mr. Delorme was seated, as was his wont at
that hour. on his broad piazza, in a position
which commanded aview of the gate. His
entire family was around him—that is, his
wife, daughter, and Paul Malerson. Lagona,
too, stood near; leaning against the trunk of a
shade tree. regarding the group with a quiet
and mourul'nl expression, which of late had
been almost constant withhim. His tall and
elegant form—his noble features, all set off
wit his icturesqe costume, made him indeed

vs? be some. ~

t this moment a man, roughly dressed, yet
full as well as the ordinary class of men in
that section, drove through the gate, in a cov-
ered, single wagon. His face was dark. as if
with saposure to the weather, and his thick,
bushy hair and has heard were red‘as fire,
and coarse and tang ed.E It seemed that he
was not r, for he drove a splendid horse
ahead 0 his wagon, and wore a heavy gold
chain over his rough vest, and a Very ooetay
pin in his dirty shirt-bosom. ‘

W “ l‘won ler who that can be coming here 7”

hid Paul, as the stranger n preached. "
“He is dressed more li e a nigger-trader
then s gentlemen," haidjxr. Delorme, “ Per-
.haps he is some half-starved‘but up-country
5 planter, looking for land! I see e has a
servant In the back part of his wagon."
was. woman—I reckon your first thought
 the Best—he‘s a nigger-trader}! said Paul.
- . By this time the wagon had‘halted in front

"3 the housefand its dri'Ver slightedu
.. FHgmd'yedO. Sil'r'fiald‘tiw " ' 150

a fieloeme,"u a hoards, gruff ~“ I’ve
H 'd'o‘wn this way a sellin off e‘lotof dark.
eye—got only one oft. “and «night's. scam-
in’ 0a,, seein’ your plantation, I concluded I’d
., yYon  wech to put up for the
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" She’s as lively as a kitten, if she's only
stirred up once in a while 1" continued the
stranger. “ I’d like to et rid of her, for she’s
the last 0' my lot, and Iwant to go back to
St. Louis for more.”

“ What a pretty quadroon she is, and bash-
ful, too, for a nigger,” said Paul, noticing that
the girl seemed to shun observation. “ She’d
make a nice waiti ~maid for you, Stella. If
I had the money 12% buy her and give her to

on.”
y “ For the matter 0’ that, young gentleman,”
said the strau er, “ I'll take your note for a
year, made and pervided though, that this old
gentleman, whom I take to beyour father, will
endorse your paper. I’ll likely bearound this
way again i”

“ It is not likely that my uncle will endorse
my note,” said Paul, quie . .

“ Yes, since ou design t e 'rl as a present‘
to Stella, I w' not refuse," sai Mr. Delorme,
pleasantly.

Lena was now sent to the kitchen to et her
sup er with the other servants, whi e the
tra er’s horse wu ut up, and he invited into
the house. Thong Mr. Delorme did not like
his rude looks or we a, nor his business, still
be extended to him t e same hospitality that
he would have afforded to a gentleman.
make this distinction, even as it is ever made
in the South. Though tolerated as a kind of
“neoessar evil,” neither the gambler nor the
negro-tra er is admitted into genteel circles in
the South. It is only in pure New York, pur
itan'yc Boston, or right-angular Philadelphia,
that a thieving black-leg can be seen hand in
hand with 'udges on the bench and professed
gentlemen IJ

CHAPTER XXIII.

It was night, and in its stillness two persons
stole out from the mansion of Mr. Delorme—
stole out silently in the darkness as if by some
preconcertcd agreement, and did not pause
until they were beyond hearing of its inmates
They were John Malerson, and Ada—the dis
guised Lena. '

When they had reached a small orange-
grove, they paused and entered into converse
tion.

“Is all arranged—the sale made f” asked
Ada, in a low tone.

“ Yes." replied Malerson; “ here ishis not:
end the bill of sale for my girl, Lens, for six-
teen hundred dollars—signed by me as John
Rethbone, of St. Louis. I had to work some
to get so high a price, but I was afeared, if I
let you go low, they might suspicion that all
wasn’t right! But Miss Stella took a likiu’ to

on, cause you seemed so modest when I sent
or you to come in the parlor and be looked
at, and I knew that all was right so long as
she wanted you I" , '

“ it wasa terrible ordeal to be scrutinized
by him who has sworn to be mine forever!"
murmured Ada. " Terrible to be so near her
whom I hate. and see the false traitor cast on
her the looks of love whisk 1027:“ anine—niine -
onl . But itis t. an ’4 strong-
er, In will morepddadly, a? it i”

“ hatred Indiaii seemed to take a eat
fancy to you-—his eyes were on you the
time.”

“ I noticed his look, but there was more of
em icion in it than admiration for me. I fancy
he oves Stella Delorme, therefore sous! hate
Paul. If hedid not love her, he might be-
come my assistant; but as it is, he'wculd he
get firstto guard her. I must beware of

m." ' . , _

“,I‘d like to hereadig st him—Ikiiow now
who it was that killed Sandy Spioer on, the
night we made thesttack here 1’? a .

" You must not meddle with him—you will
huge eupugh is) do to get gas 08, after my work
is one" ..  ‘

“That's Mud i‘i‘uppos'qn had better .

fully understand the lazy now." (_
-‘ That is what I wasted this  for.
lI'Iptw much of my moneyshs've you got.

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“ Why do you put it off so long, Ihs
Ada ?”

“ To make all things sure —-for when I
strike, I will strike home! It. will take me some
days to gain her confidence and learn has
ways—then the re-t will be easy !”

" To one so determined as you, it will. You
ought to be at the head of a band ! You'd do
better than half the men we hear cf!"

‘ You now fully understand me—dit b not
necessary to' prolong the conference. I will
steel back to my uartere—vou to ours f”

And Ada hurric away with s thy steps,
toward the house,

" ' mkon I‘ll atten’ to a little business 41
my own, now I" said Malerson, to himself. " I
hardly know whether to slope with what funds
I’ve got from her, and leave this girl to her
luck or not! She‘s got so much spirit that I
like hen—I wish she liked me as well. She
should be my chief mate for life! I reckon I
can get the note cashed somewhere with a fair
discount. And then with a couple of thousand
from Hattie, which I’m bound to have before
I sleep, I‘d have over five thousand in hand-
quite a pile for me, if I had luck enough to
hold on to it."

While the old man was thus running over
his devilish plans, he was retracing his steps
toward the house. Panning before one corner
be regarded a light in an upper room. and
muttered:

“ She is there! I was Inc to find out
that she slept alone—it will ma e my job an
e isy one—lest she should get frightened and
scream. But if she does that, out will go her
light forever. Old Jack Malersou has gone
too far to stick at trifles 1”

So saying, he crept quietly into the house.

CHAPTER XXIV.

Mrs. Delorme was in her sleeping apart.
merit, yet she had not retired. She was in her
undress, and looked very beautiful, but yet
and was her expression. She seemed to be
engrossed in thought, and ver ' often her vo-
luptuous bosom rose and fel with swelling
sighs. Suddenly she started from her seat b
the dressing-table, on which her lamp s
for she distinctly heard a light tap at her
door. She rose, then paused, trembling.

 

ceived. .

“ Who can wishto see meatthislate how
she murmured to herself.

The knock was repeated, louder, and with
impatience._

“ Who is there !" she asked, in a low tone.
as she approached the door. .

“ Open quickly for your own sake—it Is im-
portant to you l’ said some one, in a low whis-

r.

I’eStartled so much that she thought neither
3f danger nor impropriety, she opened fire
oor. , . »

To her terror, the su posed ne trader
entered, and she would live "magi; aloud,
had not Malerson'esutioned her in his natural
Voice. .

“ 0 Heaven! John Malerson, who! do you
seek me here—will nothing short ,myruh

“edict your malice Y” she groanedr . '

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I want.old girl ‘Isent byPauJ fortwethou-
sand dollars, and then  'I’d 
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little iiferent, so as to be reee.ved hm, It

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"'Go—go—you shall have it. If there is
mercy in your soul, leave me l”

Valet-eon opened the door to leave, but
started back in terror, for there before him
stood Lagona, with a tomahawk upraised in
his hand

" Ten thousand furies ! He here, and I un-
armed 3" he muttered.

. ‘ ona looked at Mrs. Delorme, who was
".1"ch utterly dumb by his appearance, and
so: :

“ Lagona saw the pale-face sneaking like a
thief to your lodge. He came to kill him, if
he did wrong !”

fillarm him not—make no noise—let him

." ed the lad .

“Thegtiiafiaised hand dropped by the Indian‘s
side, an Malerson took speedy advantage of
his chance to sli out when he was able, for
he did not like t c looks or the arms of the
young Comanche. .

“ Do not go yet—stay one moment while I
explain," said he miserable lady, as she saw
Lagona turn to leave.

“ Lagona is only a savage, a poor heathen;
but he knows that it is not right for him to
stand in the sleeping lodge of another man’s
squaw, at night! said the young Comanche,

co 1

“ go not believe that I called him here! I
We him, and I fear him i" she asped.

“ The good should know no ear !” said La-

ns.

“lam not good!" she grosned; “but in
the name of the Great Spirit I beg you not to
betray me, or to speak of this visit."

“La one is not a tale-bearer. That is the
work 0 squaws," said the Indian, haughtily;
and he turned upon his heel and went silently

away.

rs. Delormc closed her door, locked it,
‘bcn in an agony of tears threw llQV'Oclf upon
her bed, not to sleep, but to weep the night
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CHAPTER XXV.

‘You are wonderfully hand in assisting in
my toilette, Inna," said Stefia to her new
waitingmaid, some days after she had got her.
“I can never thank Paul enough for having
procured on for me I"

Had Stella Delorme noticed the flashing of
the disguised girl's e es, when the name of
Paul was mentioned, a e would have been tcrs
but Inus's head was turned away, and she

loaned to be busy in regarding the flowering
vines which were train up over the window
casement. - '

r “ You seem so readily to anticipatc my
eve wish, that I have nothing to ask for,
nothing to bid on d . You must have waited
on some very n cean particular lady to have

' learned so well.”

‘  mcrelybowcdhcrhcadbutdldnot

“ Where did Ilyou learn?” continued Stella.

“In New 0 cans, mistress."

“What made your mistress putwithsuch s
tcssurc‘ as you are 9” a

“ Misfortune, mistress l" .

“Alashcheosmc poor,sndhadtoscllyoul"

“K mistress! She‘hsdafalthlcu lover, and
wanted to follow him to punk]: him—so she

started."

mas-am

"ted: white flower, umhich fort:

was Iowcrw

. smelt?“ ' ""

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“ An actress, and could she be a lady l”

“ How else could she take the part of a lady
where there are thousands to criticise he!
words and looks and actions l"

“ True! You have had a good teacher,
Lena. Your own skill and grace prove that.
Your figure is line, your hand and foot smaller
than my own, your voice musical, your eyes
beautiful—oh! if you were not colored, I
should suffer in comparison with you."

“And yet—”

The eyes of Lena flashed wildl as she oom-
menced to speak, but in a secon she checked
herself, and the thought she had been about
to utter remained unspoken.

“ Yet what, Lena? Do not be afraid to
speak your thoughts. I allow the familzarity,
because I feel that you will not abuse it.
What were on going to say I"

‘-I have rgotton, mistress. There is Mas-
ter Paul in the Orange walk, beckoning to

on l"

“ Ah, yes. ‘I see him—get me my hat and
scarf—I will go and join him.” ‘

Lena obc ed the order. Stella put on the
articles an went out. Then the at up
passions of Ada McAlpin burst fort -—-then,
the moment when she was alone.

“ Yes, 0 to meet him l” she hissed between
her blooillees lips. “Talk sweet words to
him while you may, for your time is short!
One day more, and red-handed death will
claim you for a victim. Thank heaven for
the omen of this day—the bird and the flower
——for by it I know I shall succeed! “And
then, shall I be done with revenge? No—no
—-N0l llis treachery will not be half punish-
ed in her death. lie must be oor, wretched,
in every way miserable-so miserable that he

will hate life, and yet not dare to die. Then, ‘

then he must know who wrou ht his misery,
and for what it was done. \ hen that hour
arrives. I can die contented.

“God! Must I look on them, thus! He
ofl'er her his arm—she takes it—-they walk
down to that favorite arbor, where they will
sit for hours. M brain is on fire—my heart
will burst—I wil not wait! But yes—pa-
tience, to—morrow will be the tenth night—
the moon will be out, and so will they! Ps-
tience, Ada—patience, one day more and ven-
geance is thine!"

With a great effort, Ada calmed the tumult-
uous torrent of her passions turned awa from
the sight which so mavldened her, and usied
herself in some little occupation which her
mistress had assigned her.

_ CHAPTER XXVI.

“How do, you like your new attendant,
Stall:l i; asked Paul, when Miss Del‘ormc

ine im in the area vc.
lo“ Oh, very, ver mlgcoliglganl. I never can
thank you cnoug for the present. She rc-
quircs ac commands, WWI“! all m
wishes—4n truth, seems to know better what
require than I do myselz Her taste in dress
is exquisite—you ace how well she dresses my
hair and arranges my toilet. Yet she has
scmsv singular ideas! lasheth
of a dress would suit me for a
bridal. What do you think her answer was?”

“lam not good at guessing—pray, tell
no

“She said, ‘Black!’ I asked her why-

—shcsccmcdconfuscd,and hesitated. Igor“!
use

her {or an answer, and she r plied, '
inmsrriags I would loccm hedoml’”

“Net'sosingularsni ’dter

 shcishecomingtircdcfhcrhondagc

slghing hr freedom, she uttcrcdthstat
pracsionasa hints! hcrlsclings.”
“No—lthinknot' forwhcn,sshort time
More, I asked her if she was contented with
her Melanide hoped thatme
Datawould cause tohcssparstcd nous

not”
“I'kncw another. who echoes the cams
wish!" '

“Y gaunt. and that oth is

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ulfl'fictillatal‘yl'havchsdno hopcin my
heritaadltri sudsuecccdedinfe um
din‘creuttows'rd on. But hop; hascn

my bosom. and {have dared love on—-
you whcao fansov farm superloria
«cryshipr—in beauty, sin I ' jabs»
*9‘hoveisflic  [democrats-
m uttcr‘l‘cvclcrl” said Stella with a
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down at the feet of the peasant maid—he lifls
the cottage angel to the throne!”

“And you will bid me hope, Stella, dd!
Stella 2”

“I did not so so, Paul. This matter b
new to me, an requires consideration. I
must study my own heart—ask it what it
feels, before I can reply to you. But I can
say at once, that of late I have learned to ad
mire and respect your good qualities.”

“Admiration and respect are surely the
heralds of approaching love,” said Paul.

“ You are growing very poetical,” said
Stella, smiling.

“With such a subject as yourself before
me, how could I be else ?"

“ And flattering, ' also," she said, more

vel .

“I r’iieant no flattery, dear Stella."

“ Well—well, Paul. I’ll not accuse you of it
--bnt let us drop this sub'ectrof love until
to-morrow night—e day’s t ought will teach
me how my ieart feels toward you, and you
shall not accuse me of a lack of candor !”

“I accede to your wish, dear Stella—of
what shall we speak ?”

“ Of that poor Lagona. I pity him from
m soul! He has a wild idea born from a
dream, that I am destined to be his bride—a
thou ht which from my ve soul I shudder
at, t ough he is brave an noble, and has
saved my life. I cannot forget that by nature
he is a blood-stained, blood-loving heathen
and savage!"

“I so love you, dear Stella, that I would
how my head to anything which would accel-
erate your happiness, no matter how it affected
my own—but in truth, rather than see you his
bride, I would see you decked for the grave.
How contem tuous y he speaks of my aunt,
how scornfu ly of all quasar, as he terms
women.”

“ Yet actor in word or look has he shown
scorn, or any other feeling but the deepest
reverence, for me. Ah! never can I forget
how noble and chivalric, how utterly death-
daring was his action in rescuing me from the
Lipaus on both occasions. And, when I was
alone with him on the prairie, not even your-
self, Paul, could be more respectful than he!”

“Ah, Stella !” said Paul, mournfully, when
he noted how enthusiasticall she spoke of the
nobleness of Lagona, “I ear, indeed, that
when you study your heart, on will find it
preoccupied—no place there or hapless me.‘

“ Paul, you do me wron !" and Stella,
quickly. “ I am grateful to inn—no more.”-
h" (llratitudc is a twin brother to Love.” said

u . .

“No, Paul, on err greatly in that idea
Theyarc not a the same blood. Gratitude
is s w and born only of cfi'cct, or rather of
cause. Love is a tsmclcss steed. which will
not bear a rein—springing, in an instant from
nothin , into life. No one can control it—it
contros all. * Chains cannot bind it, death
cannot kill it; it feeds and httcns upon para
secntion; it thrives when all things .clsc

riah. Incomprehcmiblc as it is powerful-
tislifc’sgrcatcatjoy; ychdultoooitcnits
greatest curscl”

“You are a philosopher, dear Stella—had

on lived  Ovid's day, he would have sunk

to V , and the ‘Mdlavs’
hadncvcrhccnwritten.”

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shouldithcwrittcnf"

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And the face of young Malerson glowsd
with s purer and holier ight than we have
ever seen upon it before, as he sat there, un-
tebuked— one arm twined around her slender
waist, the other hand clasped in her own, and
his eyes looking fondly down in her upturned

s.

“ 0 Stella, to hear you say that you will
be my own—my fond and loving wife, is too
much happiness. It seems as if I must be in
a dream. Speak those blessed Words again,
dear. dear Stella!”

“ Paul, I am yours, now and forever!" she
murmured.

Psnl bent down his lips to meet hers, but a
hiss and a rustle, as if a serpent Were near,
caused both to start to their feet.

“Surely there can be no serpents hero—-
one was never seen within the inclosurc. I
have heard father boast of it, though thly
are thick along the river and on the prairis' '
laid Stella. \.

“ ()ur ears may have been at fault—I snrel
thought I heard something l” said Pan .
“But all is still now—let us sit down again."

“ No, dear Paul-the e is a strange chill in
my heart—a fear as of some unseen and im-
pending danger. My thoughts will turn back
to the poor bird and the flower, which I saw
yesterday!” said Stella, cl.nging to his arm,
and trembling in spite of her efforts to be calm.

“ You are the wird, and I am the thorn of
death!" wildly shrieked Ada McAlpii., in a
voice so natural, that Paul in horror recog-
nized it, and was etruck helpless as with s
paralysis.

An I as she spoke, the disguised girl bound-
ed from her concealment with a gleaming dag—
ger in her hand, aiming her blow directly at
the unprotected bosom of poor Stella. Stella
closed her eyes. but at that instant, quick like
a shadow, a form leaped betWeen her and im-
pooling death—the steel descended—dt-scendo
ed into the breast of Lmons the Comment.

In a moment Paul had recovered his self
I nsMsslon, and be seized the arm of Ada and
I'l‘l‘bhcsl s w-volver from her hand as she was
lbout to use it. while he exclnnned :

i “ Mad girl-whnt would you do I”

“ Break your heart, as you have mine—I
have faili-tLonce, beware of the next attempt!"
she exclaimed, and she broke from his grasp
and tied away.

“ Lagona is slain—~help him l" gasped
Stella. pointing to the stream of blood which
gushed from his noble breast.

“No—the sqnuw hand would have killed
the White Flower. but it was tooweak to reach
a warrior’s heart l" said Lagoon. faintly And
then. III spite of his assumed strength, he sunk
to the ground. ,

Never did woman over s lover. or sister
over a dying brother, bend more tearfully,
anxiously. and tenderly than did Stella Do-
lorme over Lagoon then. She tore an azure
scarf from her own fair neck and with it
sought. not firmly to stem the ebbing, tide
of life—to check the tsrriblh flow from the
ghastly wound. " .

“ Let we die, and go to the happy hunting-
grounds while the smile of the White Flower II
on my face. and my heart is warm under her
touch!" said Lagona faintly.

But it was not so to be. Paul aided first
in staunching the wound. and then hurried to
the house and brought help to hear the brave,
true-hearted warrior in.

' After this was done, and Paul had told how
and by whom the wound was given. search
wls m:th eve here for the disguised “Lens”
--Ado hisAlpm. But the. search was made
in vain—not evensuisooofhcr could be
found. .
,4 As soon as Stella was disengaged, l'sul
drew her acids; and. without concealing a
gingls- that. rot/untied all that had ever occurred
between himself and Ada—40M of aioonacction
{nosile upon foolish motion, and not in ion
love. which to had gone to her and bro en
the mmnmt that he felt an affection for herself.

Stella lion-nod to him quietl , until he had
told all. When she said, gent y:

'~ “I will you had told me this before, Poul.”

“Why. would \‘ou have withheld the lovb

from me which you have given I” he asked,"

and trembled for er mum.

' "“ 39, desal’su -l' should not—but there
should hens macadamia between ’those who
love ' May in the mother of Distrust, and

‘ diam-ti the demihcst poison of love!"

*1. future. you shell have no occasion w
uni-it” firMWdPM:

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“ I am convinced that such will be the case,
dear Paul. “But to change the subject—do
you think that Lagona‘s wound is mortal ?“

“ Dangerous, but not mortal, the plantation
surgeon sn 1."

" [am glad ! This is the third time that the
noble fellow has risked his life to save mine.
Don't look uneasy, Paul—I yesterday pointed
out the difference between gratitude and love
—l.ungrnteful, would reward him were it in
my power. but not with my love. That, Paul,
is yours. and yours only."

“ Bless you, Stells— less you! It shall be
the effort of a life-time in me to be worthy 0‘

on." i
y “ There—a kiss, dear Paul, and I will retire
to rest, if I can sleep after such a fearful night
of events.”

CHAPTER XXVIII.

John Mnlcrson stood by s small fire, which
he had lighted in a close thicket, not more
than two miles. if so far, from the lsntatios
of Varian Delorme. Two splendi horses—
one with a side-saddle u n it—stood tied
close at hand. He carrie s rifle, and s knife
and pistols were in his belt. Taking a watch
from his pocket, he looked at it, and muttered :
“ It is only twelve ; two hours to wait yet! ]
wish I was closer, so that, if there was a fuss,
I might hear it ! I'm more than half inclined
to go and letive the girl to get out of her own
scrapes. l‘ve a full pocket now. If it wasn‘t
for one thing, lwould. I’ve been just fool
enough to fall in love with the beautv myself.
Wh'ewl Time goes awful slow—I‘ll see if I
can‘t grease his wings a hit.”

To do so, the old villain drew a flask of
brand from his pocket, and took a lengthy
draug it therefrom.

" Them are the drafts I‘m always capable of
honoring," he muttered, as be replaced the
flask in his ocket. “ No one can li uidnte
them with a .etter grace than old Jack laler-
Bon. if he does say it himself.”

This sage conclusion delivered, the captain
took a pipe from his pocket, filled and lighted
it; then, sitting down with his back against
ths trunk of a tree. resigned himself to com~
fort.

For so long as [the tobacco in his pipe lasted,
he did not more, but watched the .nzy clouds
of smoke which curled and whirled up lietween
him and the sly. But when the pipe govt
out. he rose an again took out his Buss tr.
moisten the wings of Time. He and just rau-
ed it to his lips, when In: heard a rustling in
the bushes. and the next moment Ads Me Al
pm, almost bleawa with the rapidity Minn
lligm staggered into the circle of light ' macs
by one fire.

‘ (live me that-Jam fainting l” she gasped
ll. making the flash from on hand. Ind spply-
mg it to her own hp.

She tmlv a draught of the fiery liquor.
whine seemed ‘ revive her, and then she hand-
ed the flask back to Malsrson, who re-linked
the drink that her appearance had interrupted
After doing so. he as ed:

“ What news, m little lady—what news!
Have you fixed t no job for the lily-faced
daughter of Delorme Y" .

“ No—scctirseil fortune, no! My blow was
well aimed for her heart, my arm full of
strength. but that Ind sn, Lsgons, who must
have watched and followed me sosileqtly that
I heard him not, threw himself before her. and
received the blow which would have killed her.
I would havotshot her, but Paul wrenon the
pistol from my hand, and [ma forced to fly."

“ Did you kill thclndisn 2” ‘

“lg-either know-tor can; how-not!”

me. , _
g“"1hops_voudid,juttos SsndyS '
oer! He wasthc WI!!!) 1 1.23; m ‘rigt
bower' in everything. But what wi you do
now. Miss Ado 9"

“ First remove those Mufti-om my ice-and

'r, resume my "dine and station, and go to
Galveston, where l will sell my servants. house,
lot. and
can; then come bbsefln and under sno? dis-

uism u i can to nrposs ascents, m
ground, nntill have cmiipletcd thsfln 
failed to-night. She shall die! Even if she
sum, she shall do: !" I, V ‘ v

’ “ an. Ads. it you'll listen to meJ'll put
[an in s way of doing  sure!"

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wlgith I ampcaiita‘iii, which 3;: numbers In.“
thirty ood men and true—become my wife,
and we will never rest until every wish of
yours is carried out. What d' e say, Misc
Ada-4 mean all I say, and will 0 more.”

“I will join our band—will lead then
where an man are follow; but I will be no
man’s wi e until my revenge is all accomplish-
ed. After that I will—think of it.”

“ Well, as the best of the bargain is all on

your own side, I must let all things go as yon
5a .” .
3‘" Very well; let that be our understand-
mg. Now go and see if there are any signs of
pursuit—if not, we must away at once, for
soon it will be daylight.”

The old captain went to the edge of tho
thicket, and carefully scanned the oflin ; but
seeing no sign of danger, returned an so ro~
ported. ~

They thereu n mounted, and rode rapidly
sway toward t e rendezvous where Malena)
had been staying.

CHAPTER XXIX.

Some weeks elapsed before Lsgona, though
nursed with every care, was able again to move
out in the 0 en air. The blow of the “ squawc
hand" had on heavy, and had verv nearly
deprived him of life., Had it reached the
white bosom of Stella—for which it was in-
tended—her days had been by it ended. But
st last he got so that he could mount his fa.
vorlte white horse, and ride out upon the in.
vigomting prairie. And then his strength
mpidl ‘ came back—the blood began to thick-
en in iis wins, and he to feel himself a mu
once more.

One dav, he had ridden alone some miles
from La Boles. dc F lores, and was slowly pass-
ing a thick grove, when a. person. mounted
upon a splendid blooded horse, dashed out be-
fore him, and signified a desire for some con-
Versation. The individual who sat astride of
this hig‘n-mettlcd charger was fully armed,
with the effective rifle and revolving pistols of
Colonel Ctlt—tte most undoubtedl reliable
weapon in the wrr'd-in costume reared in
the handsome, “if-hunting, ha f-militsr y garh
of the wingers. But the slight. elegantly. pro-
portioned figure—the beautiful complexion,
thedhair now free and tossing in s wnv mass
down about the neck and shoulders, proc lined

' the rider to be s woman, and a Very beautiful

one. -

“ Have we met before, Logona. Chief of “I
Comanches ?” asked the stranger.

The Indian regarded her with a calm, close
scrutiny for a few moments. and then said :

" We have! Lago'ns never forgotsan eye
that he has looked upon."

“ Where 2" continued the other.

“There,” said the Indian. pointing toward
Ls Bolas do Flores. “ Why does too squw
put on the dress of s warrior 9"

“ For the pnr of revenge. _Csn I not
strike like a warrior ?” replied Ads McAlpin,
for she it was. _ . ‘

“ No," min Lsgons. bar-in his breast and
showing the scar of his wount not yet entirely
Ecolog. “ You struck lagons, and yet he

ves ’ ,

“ But I an not strike st yon—yon threw
yourself in my way."

“'Yes, to ssve the White Flower,” said In-
gons. “ Why did you her life ?”

’“Becsnssshs had rob moot-:3 lover
Paul Ma‘lerson m mine; hehsd sworn byvtho
Great Spirit. to have no other bride. 3:110 was
fillies—she made hm‘so, sad I sought to pan-

bet"!

While Ads spoke, her eyes flashed. \vl.‘ col-
or heightened, and her whole figure seemed,“
enlarge with excitement. There" a lucid
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no wicked thoughts in our head; and they
whisper good things to us which we must obey.
Will my sister tell (“a what the angel told her
in her ( ream?”

“ Yes; they hide me not to harm the White
Flower, but to l1el;- Lagoon to win her for In;
wife. for so the Great Spirit had ordered. I
have come to do it

The effect of these words n n Lagona was
singular and intense. The re( blood mounted
into his cheek, which had paled with long sick-
man ms eye flashed as if it looked upon a
battlefield ; his nostrils dilated, and his frame
swelled, as if with new vigor.

“ How can my sister h. lp me 1’” he asked,
thoughtfully.

“ 1 have thirty brave men at my back, and
plant; of money." said Ada, proudly.

" Where you can count one warrior, La 0-
m can count half a thousand,” said the chief,

\xcuilly. “ But -I have promised the pale-

i’aced chief not to steal his daughter while I
‘c‘wall within his lodge.
give her to his nephew for a wife, and in two
days I must see it, or go away," he added,
mournfully.”

“ You need not while you are under his
roof," said the wily girl. “ Leave there, now;
say tip-day that your heart is too heavy to stay,
and that you will not go back to your tribe.
Lo this; then, when night comes, with m
braves I ,will make an attack at the gate, whic I
will draw the attention of the men from the
house; then you can take her from her cham-
ber, and fly with her to our own land, and
the will of the Great Spirit will be done."

The young chief listened to her Words, and
looked into, her earnest eyes as if he would read
her very soul. She seemed so calm. so ood
m hcr intentions, and her advice so wel ac-
corded with his own desires, that he said :

“my sister s aks words of wisdom ; the
come from the alreat Spirit, and Lagoon wil
give heed to them."

“It is well—Jet my bravo brother go to the
camp of his sister and see her braves, then he
can go and take leave of his friends at the
plantation and return here, and tonight he
can do as the Great Spirit wills it shou‘d be
done.” '

The chief obeyed without hesitation; and
turning his horse, followed her into the dense
grove. For I. quarter of a mile or more, the

row thick among the st trees. and thou
ey suddenly emerged nto a small grassy
area, entirely clear of timber. where the comp-
fires of Ada s party were seen, and where some
thirty men werc grouped, with their horses
picketed near. As Ads was seen. they sprang
to their fvet, and Jack Hahn-son. with an angry
curse, low'ked upon Lsgonn-whcm he at ones,
recognized—as if he meant to attack him.
“Not a word, or an in look.” said Ada,
strrnly. “ Lagoon is my friend and brother'—
mcive him as such.”
The men seemed, sul'xy, but Malcrson in~
stantly chanch his heirs and tone; and said :,
“Loy friend to the, queen of our band is
m- islead. You arc welcome, Chief of the
Oomochcsu If you .will eat, here. is good

' «new: thatlcost us only the killing; us
‘ gczd ccr.r.-dmlge_rs ss cv' :- were baked in the

i,  ,wstcr,.hatjl' go - x
v   copuin, suiting the action to theword.

«has: and if you are thirsty, wh , hero in

.. at dusk is spins brandy tha't'woul wake up.
I mam , . ‘
' .Andhsotfersd hiflhpflofl his lostss

ssrtion.

" .“I am not bun ry. When IsmthirstyJ

. I ' that which Great Spirit sends down
tome from heaven, not the accurssd fire-wan

for homo . 7 clarion, even though not
soon“ also as before, an he hated him.

ff ,_ s ,sécry one to that tests-Twine liks
brandy whenever I can get it,”

ts about 1. . .
Elton]? m’flougeauhe lo-fsoed chief,

1‘ 1  and tell but ism going book

, In pie-—
my“! return‘hcrc,” ssid aneuing

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how you-clans
'3 “gateway-es

He has promised to‘

tor cubs pols-hers,” said Lagoon. haughtill r

r agony.

p an."

“ Yes, a plan is formed, or partially so—will
be entirely when he returns. Then you and
the men shall know it."

one of the men respectfully approached and
took charge of her horse, she walked to 11

entered it.

“ There’s a girl for you, lads—a girl of spir-
it—knows how to plan first and ex«cute after-
ward—is no more afmid of blood than she is
of water. Here‘s to her—a health to Ans,
run QUEEN or run Fans Rssomsl " And
Malerson again kissed his constant compan-
ion, the brandy-flask.

The men, by their looks and actions in imi-
tating his bibible example, showed their (P1)-
preciation of his sentiment; and very liker
would have cheered, had not a noise beer
strictly forbidden.

They were a rude-looking, but well-armed,
band, Well supplied with saddle and pack
horses. and. in their camp, made quite a mili-
tarv appearance.

at we are wanted elsewhere.

CHAPTER. XXX.

“ You surely do not mean what on say-
you will not leave us now, when a day of fes-
tivity is approaching!” said Mr. Delorme to
Lagoon, when the latter told him, in the pres-
once of his family, that he was going back to
his tribe.

“1 never eat my words! I am goi ‘ back
to my people 1 " said Lagoon, quiet y but
firmlv.

“ 1lq'iss anvthing been done to offend you ?'

II o."

“ Will you not reminn if I ask you to stay 1’"
ssid Stella, anxiously.

The proud Indian’s lip quivered, and he
turned away his head, when he said, in a lower
tone, “ so i ” -

“If you will go, at least give us time to pre-
pare some presents for you. You must not
go back empty-handed to your people 1 " said
Mr. Delormc.

"I brought nothing; I will take nothing
sway,” replied’Lngonc, and he turned to go.

“ Accept this from me, at least,” said Stella;
and she took a golden chain from her neck,
and offered it to him. ~

“ I will keep it for the White Flower—I will
wear chains for no other,” said he.

“ Accept this from me,” said Paul, advanc-
ing and offering him s handsomely inlaid

I e. -

P I‘)‘ No—nothing from You-4mm I” said
he, fiercely ; and he turned upon his heel,
and, without another-word, left the apartment
and the house. Mountli‘pg his horse, with
only the arms which he brcu ht from the
manic, he rode sway a full's » x

“ Singular man—no ls heart l " said Mr.

 

chief dashed awn through t g . “ I now
understand wb e leaves us. '9' still wildly
loves you, Stel a; still adheres to the dream
which he says led him to your rescue; and he
felt that he could not remain and sec on
.chded to the husband of our choice. ith
sn honor and a delicacy w ich would (lo-credit
lo any white man, in prefers to go away and
hide his grief from us, to whom he has rcn-
dered so man favors." '

“He is nob c in his way, but I could never
love' himaeven though he has saved to life
rhrec tunes 1 I sin sure Paul, would ave
done so much if the opportunityhsd been af-
forded to him." ‘

“I surely would rescue you. or perish with
vcu, if you were in peril,” said Paul. “But
5'01!) my‘heart I pity the noble fellow, sad for-
give him for listing my morc fortunate self.”

CHAPTER XXIII. ' ,
I It was night oncd more, nud‘sll was still st
 Bola. de Florcs.‘ It was near the retiring
hour of Mr. Dclormc‘ sud his family, when ‘n
sentinel, or lookout, hurried in from the tower
over the gate, and said that an artncd band of
with m‘en—cvidsutl robbers. from their Isn-
‘ and threats—{Ad demanded . _
ct  snd’being‘ refused. were endeavor-
ingto. “entrance. W _ ~
“ Heavens! Arc we  tomcat-pesos—
«mar ‘to ‘restf '9 moaned Hrs. Dolor-ms, who
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first! rupidiy. wring downing! wasting sway.

Delormc, almost regretfull ', as the young‘

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b his actions I suppose you‘ve formed some  now! [In

to the gate. and I will follow

| with all the orce I can bring ' " cried Mr. De-

lorme to Paul, as he sprung for at: 715‘me
In a few moments, the toWer at the gstswas

; fully manned, and a sharp fire opened upon

Thus saying, Ada dismountedund while ‘

small tent set apart from the main camp, and l

 

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the robbers, who had converted some wagons
and timber, which had been left outside, into
I. breastWork, and fired from behind it with
considerable security. The firing was con-
tinued for some time, apparently, with very
little damage on either side, if any. Sudden-
ly, duringa lullin the firing, a iercing scream
was heard in the direction of t 29 house, and a
moment after, a loud and terrible yell firm
the lips of an Indian—the Comanche’s whoop
of triumph—was heard.

“Paul Mulerson ! ” shouted a voice from the
robber band, whicli he to» well knew, “ this is
the second stroke from Ada McAlps'n! Be on
your guard for another—it will comel ”

“ O God! Stella—it is Stella's cry!”
groaned Paul; and both he and Mr. Delormo
ran to the house, with their utmost speed.

When they arrived there, Stella was no-
where to be seen, and Mrs. Delorme lay sena-
lesc upon the floor.

From a few terror-stricken domestics, they
learned, that while the firing was going on at
the gate, an Indian, hideous with war-paint,
had rushed in, seized Miss Stella in his arrm,
and fled with her. as if she had been only n
child in his mighty grasp—uttering, as its
went, the terrible yell which had startled the
wretched father, and almost distracted lover.

thnce the Indian had come, or how do-
parted, no cne seemed to know.

Paul and Mr. Dclorme hurried back to tho
gate; but the robbers, the moment after tho
tower had been first left by them, mounted
their horses. and rode away at full speed.
Their attack had evidently only been a. fuse to
distract attention from the house while Stella
was abducted.

The agony of the father and lover was ob
terly indescribable. Neither of them would
believe that the noble Lagonn had been him
who seized her; the servants had not recog-

nized him—could not, in the paint and bideo.

ous apparel of the being who took her away.

' All that Paul felt, all that he dreaded—all that

was Worse than the agony of death to him—p
was the thought that she was in the power 6‘
Ads McAlpin, who wonld do anything. every-
thing, to her, to be revenged on him, the for»
sworn and faithless lover.

“ Let u- to horse, at once, and follow them,”
cried Paul, when all search about the premises
resulted in not finding even a trace of Stalls
and her abductor.

“ We know not how or where to trace than:
in the night! We must send '1! for tho
brave and generous Methillougha:l his skill
alone will serve us. He can almost track a
bird, not to speak of a band of robbers; Ind
his trial forces, too. are necessary, to most and
punish them.” said Mr. Delusmc.‘ “I will
send a monomer for him.” " <

* (will be the messenger,” said Paul. “ I
know the course to his station; not I cannot
until once. more I have found my poor Stella.
dead or alive.”

“ Bless you, my brave bo . A father’s
hopes and fears go with you. sstcn to bill
the Rangers here; relreshmcnts and. {res
horses await them G0, God bless you, go I "

Paul needed no urging. In less than ten
minutes, he was riding the swificst horse, at
Its full speed, upon his errand ‘

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CHAPTER XXIII. r. .
While Stalin and her step-mother were

toning, in an agony of fear, to the firing at
the gate, the poor girl was terror-stricken at
the appearance of the warrior described so
briefly m’the” rcvicus chn tor. He gave hcr
no nmc to y, or to u: s uesticn; but

bounding» her sido,1iftsd her, ‘ksafcathcr. i ' . 

with his left arm, and turned to the door,
which he reached at s bound.

‘ th uttered a piercing scram; but in I Ino-
snout, be bound her heart across her mouth."
sud then bore her, was rapid strides, teapot

salons

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which shcvtoo well knswz‘lid‘v'fbr tbs first
tims,-shc fslt that she wns in hg‘ons’s hands.
She did not try to schism or struggle

this, he sided himself to a. w

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leaped upon the swift horse, and rode away at
its full speed. In a short time, he removed
the scarf from over her mouth, and gave her
more freedom to breathe.

“ Lagoiia, Lagoiia, where do you carry me?
Why do you tear me from my father‘s house ?"
she moaned.

“ Ah the White Flower knows me," he
muttered. Then he added: “ No liarm shall
come to the W.iite FloWer, but she must be
still. Worse enemies than Lagoiia are near."

And, a moment after, she neard the trump
of many horses joining them, and heard a
harsh vaice—~wliich she thought had fallen
upon her ear before—say :

“ All right, Miss Ada; he’s got the gir ."

Then she trembled. for she knew that Ada
McAlpin, who had already souglit‘lier life. was
concerned in this transaction. And she closed
her eyes, for she heard many rough voices
around her, and she dreaded to look upon the
speakers; and, strange as it was, she felt a

' 'trust in the brave heart which she could feel

Ibeating agaainst lier form, and in the strong
arm which held her, and only feared those
who were around her.

The part rode on at full speed for a dis-
tance, and ion halted in a forest for consulta-
tion.

“ When the day comes. and our track can
06 seen, the pale-faced chief Wlll put the ltaiig
crs on our trail," said Lagoiia.

“ What had we best do 1’ " asked Malerson
"Them Rangers are not to be tritled with
They’re born devils in a light! ”

“ We ought to scatter into many parties.
and go different ways. Then they must scat
ter, too, and will not know where we will meet,”
said Lagona.

“The words of the chief are wise," said
Ada. “Let his advice be fid'owed. With
only one innn,l will go with him; the rest
can scatter so as to meet at such point as he
seems best.”

“Lagoon has heard his sister's words. but
he wants no one to go with him. He is most
safe alone,” said the chief, quietly but firmly.

“ I will not take a man with me, but will go
Alone With you,” said Ada.

“ No ; our queen must not go alone,” ssid
Mslerson.

“ She goes as she pleases, and when she
pleases, sir," said Ada, sternly. “ If she is
your queen, as you say, she requires no dicta-
tioa; if she is not, she will leave you and bear
none."

Mslsrson saw that he had gone too far, and.
biting his lip, remained silent.

“My sister can ride with inc—no others "
«id Leanna.- Four days from now, strike the
forks of the Rio Peso ; follow the right fork tic
its source in the mountains. and you will all
find Lagonn there, with warriors enough to
defend you from a thousand. pale-faces, if they
follow you so fnrl "

He said no more, but rode on with-Ads,
while. under the direction of Mnlerson, the

test began to diverge.

/ CHAPTER XXXIII
Although hurried by his own ambitious
and noble nature, as well as by the wannest
entreaties of Paul Malerson, it was afternoon

of the next day before Major McCullough

reached Ln Bolss dc Flores with his Rangers.
Psrtskin hastily of refreshmentswhicli Mr.

Dclorme' d provided, and filling their haven'

sticks with s cooked supply of food to last
three or four days, they mounted fresh horses,
and dashed sway upon the main trail of the
robbers—rwhich was alsin found and Very dis~

fliuot. After little more than an hour‘s hard ,

siding, they came to the forest whence Ada
Moat  had first ridden .to meet Lsgona.

Into this, upon the broad track of many
ihorses, tlieyreds,snd soon some to where ths
band who called themselves the “ Free Ran-
gers" had been swamped.

“About thirty of them, and all white men
~not sn Indian sign about the camp.” said

' 'Hs McCullough, aft! 1- he had ridden around,

M carefully looked st=~cvcry mark which
they hand made. “ It must have been one 0‘
them disguised as an Indian, who carried tbs
My off. whils the rest were st the gang; up:
Jumbo Lagoon did it himself. l‘ll swear
“I!- no Indian hss t ,zmped here—there isn’t a
 peck ’— thsundorsshcsmorany

7“,  would not have dons itl‘r said
9‘: .Dslonsssndl’snl. . , ,
'.s8sshi5thnowst whitewash!)

will be less merciful than the savage l" groaned
the latter.

wariii~liearted Ranger. “ It is so long since
l’vc swen blood run, that I've most forgotten
its color.”

but now their first trouble began. Upon
leaving the camp, they found that the whole
band had scattered off into twos and threes,
taking different courses, diverging in every
dii'eciion, the long leaps of their horses show—
ing that they Were both swift and fresh.

“The rascals \vere here at least th‘ee or
four days resting and getting ready for their
work," muttered McCullough. They wouldn‘t
have lain here that long undiscovered ifanv
of my boys had been scouting round in this
region. There must have been an old hand
with ‘em to make ‘em scatter so, to fool their
pursuit-rs. That‘s Indian. out and out!”

“ What shall We do. how find which party
have carried poor Stella away ‘3“ asked l’aul. '

“ We must divide and follow each trail.
They’ve probably agreed on some mee iiig~
place ; and by following up their trails. We‘ll
overhaul them in time. But, in my opinion,
this is going to be a long chase. They've
Worked too systematic for green hands 1"

“ Well, let us on—eacli moment of our delay
is a gain to them!” said Paul, urgently.

“ We must be cool till we are started, and
afterward, too,’ or we'll lose the trail alto-
gether,” said Ben; and then he began to divide
off his phrty, so as to place some upon each
trail. By their partictnar desire, lie so ar-
ranged that l’nul and Mr. Delorme Were to
remain with him; and as they, like himself.
were splendidly mounted. it was evident that
they would be apt to [e H] in the chase.

“ Now ride, men, as if old Nick was after us,
and your salvation depended on your speed!
If you owrhaul any of the sconndrels. give
'em lead if they don‘t surrender, but be care-
ful not to hurt the lady. Don’t draw a rein
or camp so long as your horses can stand or
you can see a track l Remember and do our

uty as men. and as Rangers of the ‘iione

Star’ State l"

“ We will, Uncle Ben l” was the answering
shout, and then forty pair of spurs touched as
man' flanks, and away flew the scattering
band like keen-scented hounds upon the trace
of game.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

0n. like two clouds before the wind—on,
like lasvos bor e upon the blast. rode Lagons
upon nis tireless steed, close followed by Ads
MeAlpiu, upon one stainst as good, and in
less heavily burdened. 0n, during all of the
first night—on, during s'.‘ ’he succeeding day,
over the ocean-like prairie, dotted only here
and there with clumps of trees—on until tha-
second night drew on, and poor Stella was so
faint and weary from being held in one, posi-
tion before the untiriu warrior, that she mur-
mured faintly, if he id not pause, that she
must die.

\“ When we get to water we will halt.” said
Lagona; and he inted to s fringe of timber
not :3”? ahead, and” urged his horse to greater
8 )(I .

‘Many times during the ds , Ads had striven
to engage the yo .n chie in conversation,
but in vain. Scarce v replying to her ques-
tions in s monos liable, he would press on,
nor even turn to ook upon her, as she follow-
ed in his trail. '

At last they reached the timber.snd heard
the gentle flow of running water—like child-
"hood's stifled laughter, when the young play
hide-und-seek in pleasant groves.

, And there. in a thick rowth of trees, by
the side of s small stream, gons drew up his
horse,and springing to the round, laid Stella

tree, and while the two horses were nenching
their thirst and cooling their lini is in the
4stream, lrought Stella water in his buffalo—
horn hunting-cup— which had never been
filled with more smeful liquid. 2

0h l had the red-men to this day only drank
the f cc ift of their Grest Father from lies-
“no.1”; they only drank that which Hs
gives to the flowers, the tree, to man as well
-had they never tasted the mound fire-water
of the pide flices, they would not now he s
shadow, of what once they were; they would
not be now a shatte remnant of-s mighty
multitude, wandering far from the graves-,0!
their sires, from their ancient herii . Fo—

 

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“Then we’ve no time to lose,” said the ,
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helped the pale-face to drive the red man
back —it has been treachery wrought by tho
demon-aid of fire-water. That aceursed poison

Ada had dismounted, but to her Lagoun
did not ply the sligl..‘est attention, evidently
deeming her able to take care of her-elf.

lle now built a small fire, and taking I
han ful of meal from a bag which had been
fastened to his saddle. mixed it with water
into a kind of cake, which he speedily baked
in the ashes. This, with some dried buffalo-
meat, he offered to Stella an l Ada.

The former ate because 'she was very faint
and weak, and required strength—the latter,
probably because she was hungry. After the
Women had partaken of food, Ingona ate—s
thing which he would not have «lone before
he associated with the whites. for a true war-
rior would scorn to eat with or ajlcr his women.
His "lordship" must be first served; then
comes the squaw‘s turn: she only is allowed
to be the first in matters of labor. _

Meantime, the hungry horses were feasting
in the long. teii‘ier grass which grew high an
thick by the water—side.

Ada did not speak to the unhappy girl who
sat near her—once during the day she had
made a taunting remark to her. and then 
goua had rebuked he: s) fiaraely, that she die
not dare to tempt his anger again. But one.
in a while she would cast upon her a look.
which spoke the deadly iiitens‘ty of her hats
full as forcibly as Words could have done.
Ay, more so l '

Lagoon saw this, and saw it with a watchful
eye; but he said nothing.

After a rest of two hours. or perhaps a little
more, Lagoon called his horses. with a low
whistle, and prepared to renew his journey.

“Uh, where—where are you carrying me,
brave, good Lagona ’P" asked Stella. tearful.

“ Lagon is neither brave nor good. He is
a thief. an is stealing the White Flower from
her father. He would not have done it, but 3
her father would have given her to another
against the Great Spirit‘s will l" said the In-
dian. gloomily. as if he felt that he was doing
a wrong which required an excuse.

“ Where will Lagona take mef" she asked,
tearfully. ' - r

“ To my tribe, where Lsgons can show tho
White Flower how great he is-—his horns.
cover the plains as thick as trees in the threat,
and‘upon ever' horse is an armed warrior.
The smokes 0 his lodges darken the sky.
Lagoon is a great chief l"

“ Let him be as good as he is grscl. and take
me back to my father. The Great Spiritis
niignty. but He does not strike the flower with
His lightning-4t is the strong, proud oak
which he humbles. The eagle wil not harm.
the dove. but strikes at fiercer game.
should Lagons harm a helpless girl who never
did him wrong 2‘”

Stella's words sud her tearful earnestness
seemed to how a powerful efi‘ect upon Lagons :
he hesitated. and turned his hes swa . as K
he studied in vain for a. reply. A} a, who
can :lit his eye, made a significant ges urge-ad
looked upward. He understood her idea, and -
said :

“ It is the win of the Great Spirit that ths
White Flower shall be the wife of Lugonn.
What the Great Spirit wills. must be done!"

“The Great Spirit mar wiiled it” cried
Stella. “ No. never! Will water mix with
all P Will the lamb lie down with the wolf?”

“Yes! 80 the Great-Spirit book, which
your father read me, said " replied Lagoon,
triumphantly, alluding to the prophecy of the
millennium, which Mr. Dionne had read to
him. ' . ' ' '
Poor Stella said no more. but allowed hi.
to replace her . n his horse-moot. howest
until unobserve either by him or Ada. shs
had left a trace b which her friends,” on
that trail, might that she hsd has
there. ~ I

There was s look of triumph upon the'
of Ada, as the once more dashed away flu ,
one time she i greatly feared thst him
was about to select and turn back with Sheik.
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her rescue; but she little dreamed how near
they even then were.

CHAPTER XXXV.

“Not another mile, with our. horses. till
they’re rested and fed—not another mile, or
when we do overtake any one, they'll be so
unfit for action, that we‘ll be crippled out and
out!" said Mn‘or Bee, in aiiswer to his two
companions, Haul and Delorme, as he near-
ed the very range of timber from which La-

ona had not been gone more than three or
our hours—for the brands of his little fire
were yet smoking For they-were urging him
to keep upon the evidently freshening trail.
without halting.

“ We‘re gaining—~hcre's fire yet l” cried he,
as he leaped from his horse, which, loosened,
went at once to the water.

“She has been her—she has been here!”
shouted Paul, as he picked up from the bank
a shred 0 her lace-fringed dress, which she
had torn of!“ and left there.

“ Yes, and another woman, and an In-
dian. lit-re is a bona fide moccasin track l"
said Ben, whose keen eye was running over
the ground as if it were a picture. "‘ But
though there are three of them—there are the
tracks of only two horses. I see—one carried
double, his track sinks twice as deep in the
ground as the other, and here is some of his
hair on this mosquito bush—itis white l”

“ Lagoon has got her!" said both Mr. De-
iorme and Paul, as they h urd these words.

'“ Yes -— llliul‘. . for this trail heads now
strignt for tln- Ito Pecos, and there the Co-
mnnehes gem-rally lie in the greatest num-
bers. Some of their most impregnahlestrong—
holds are in the Charrate llills. If he gets
tin-re, it will be next to impossible to do any-
thin with my small force." ~

"' .et us press on without delay—the can
only be a few miles ahead of us !" urged ’aul.

“ Young man, when you've lived as long as
l have, and trailed as many red-skins as my
mother‘s only son has done, you’ll learn that
sometilnes the greatest haste goes the least
distance. Our horses need rest and food ~—
were we logo on now, they would he knocked
up, and give out in four or five miles further.
But give them two hours‘ rest and feed, and
they‘re good for a run of thirt or forty ,miles

et. Take my example, off sin dies from your
/ roasts, then eat something and smoke the pipe
of patience for a while." » /

“ it is hard to smoke that which I haven't
got, hut you know best. major—oi! goes my
saddle," said Paul.

'° And mine—-much as I desire to press on;
The ex mricnce of the m. is. our on eta ,
added lilr. Delorme. w y y

The horses were soon feasting amid the

rose, and McCullough‘having stirred up the

re and added fuel, was making a tin cup of
hot coli'ee, and broiling a slice of bacon for his
breakfast. in a v short time.

The slanter am Paul, urged to follow his
exampl did so—more from a desire to sustain
their strength than from any swim“ which
they felt: their eagerness and anxiety destroy-
.d all (If than ‘

'And though the gallant chief of the Rang-
ers tool: things very quietly, he too was. full as
Anxious. as they to renew the chase, and
watched the animals as they fwd, to see when
they IltHWrd sulficient signs of returning vig-
or‘to'nmke it prudent to 'resadxl‘le them. '

Al‘toer‘ h s scanty meal slid the never-stocha-
forgotten pipe of camp-life, the major climbed
one of this tallest trees. in hopes that from his
perch. he could ilistin uish further trac‘ s : but

shook his head, indi-

the fugitiw-s. or the captive. ‘ .t
But a little over two hours had elapsed he~
brash were again in the midlaaud their

benefit of even the, temporary rest and re-,

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«carved; for withimt ,urgi severely, they
dashedaloni: the train in snipid gallop.

' “ This is unnethl ll ‘61". cried Major Ben,
and hii‘ehcek flushed
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trees at once showed the/immense »

“ What‘s that? Another iece of Stella's
dress, as sure as I live!” crie l’aul, snatching
up the precious fragment from the top of the
tall grass, whereon it had lodged.

“ The young lady is cool, and seems to feel
or know that we’re on their trail i” said Major
Ben. “That will work well for us. for she‘ll
be ready to take advantage of an
that offer in the way of escape or ot ierwise.”

“ Perhaps they have seen us," said Paul.

“No—Ibeic pace has in no way increased
any from the start, as far as l ean see ; but their
horses jump shorter as they go on. The horse
that carries double must be agood one, but he
is tired. I have seen three or four places
where he has stumbled. Nothing but weak.
ness will ever make a prairie horse stumble l"

“ What is that blue streak, far, far away to
the West ?" asked Mr. Delorme.

“ The Charrate Hills, sir,” replied the major.
“ If the fellows we’re after are in cohort with
the Comanches, and once get there. our
chances for agood fight are tip-top. As to
how we’ll come out of it, is another question i”

“ I pray to Heaven, we may overtake them
this side of there !" said Paul.

" I’m not much ofa prayin‘ character—nev-
er prayed but once in my life, and that was
when 1 had the toothache—but I'll say amen
to that, Master Pauli" said the ma'or, in his
“ I’d ive twenty head 0 horses to
catch ’em on t m open plain. if my bovs
didn‘t tan ’em out in less than no. tune, f‘d
agree to eat mud or chew sand like a Georgia
crackerl”

Thus, for several hours, the trio dashed on—
the stiff blue outline of the far-off hills row-
ing more broken as they advanced, an the
top of a range of timer also beginning to
show.

“ That timber is on the Pecos river," said
the Ranger, poinling to it, “ and I shouldn't
wonder if they camped there to—night. If they
do, some of ‘em may wake up in kingdom
come, without knowin’ who it was that sent
em there i"

“ \Vhat specks are those off to the ri ht f”
asked Paul. whose anxious and ever-wan ering
eye had detected some moving objects in the
directioii which he named. ‘

" Halt, and don't move, horse or man, till
I see l” said the major, quickly. And he un-
sluug a small field telescope, from his back,
and hrou ht‘it up to his eye.

“ Wha are they—friends or foes "asked
Mr. Delorme. ' ' '

“ Six of my own men, on s trail—they’re
pushing their horses—it must be fresh," said
the major. “ They are diverging toward this.
course—I‘ll stake my rifle against a shot-gun,
that we overtake the party we’re after on the
Pecos («o-night, without they see' us first. and
keep on without camping If they do. they’ll
see us, tln-y‘ll think no y is after them, and
rest and feed there." a.

Renewing their course, the party rode on,
and within an hour were not onl joined by
the six first seen, but in sight 0 more than
half of the whole part of Rangers. Seeing
that all of the trails is go one point, the tim-
ber range on the Pecos, and as they were now
very rapidl nearing it. the major deemed it

rudsut to alt his men, and sent out some of
{he beet mounted to cross the trails to the
right and left, and thus intercept the others
.. were coming up. i: ' the main trail
wk re hey were. they coul see that a large
find no ion of those whom they were pursuing

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Tue were on the Rio Pesos at last-Lago-
aa an. his hapless captive—Ada andher en-
tire hand.‘ A grand old forest was that which

wateruend glad were the exhausted riders and
their s'most worn-out horses. when they halt-
ed within it.

“ We’ll camp here, will we not. Miss Ads?”
long and illtiguing ride.

" i don't care what heisays—glcr'horsos are
. sample tel) stove up, and can't budge another

hates to traveling further till we‘ve ate.‘ and
drunk. and slept, end our home had a b is,
I'll not do it for an heathen that runs! As
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asked Mslerson, as they drew? up‘,’ after \their ,

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“ Very good-rm on sleep, cab-get drank, it

you like! \Ve wxll rest, and then go on I" said.
.ngona, with a look of contempt on those who

gave out so easily.

And he rode away a little. further, apart
from -the rest, where he dismounted and re-
pared refreshments for Stella and Ada, while
their horses were feeding.

Malerson and his men, without the least
sign of prudence, built u their cam fires,
stacked their arms, unsa dled their horses,
turned them out to feed, and then hastened tar
“fresh tlieimelves.

“ We‘re clear of danger now, boys—old Ben
McCullough himself, never Would follow use
at far, let alone the planter, and such a scurvy
set as he has around his ranche: --we’re safe,
let‘s make a night of it. We've lots of rum-
left, and soon we‘ll make a dash for some»
place where we can get more! Here’s to»
our noble selves!” "

And his upturned flask did honor (1’) to hisy

untiment.

All was now lively in the robber camp. The-
men were cooking, eating, and drinking to“
their hearts’ content.

After a delay of little more than an hour,.
Lagona called in his horse, and that of Ada ;,
and, without saying a Word to the carousing,
crew. rode away 'v the stream, with his prias.

“By-bye,lliiss Kiln. We‘ll be nlon after
you when the sun's u l" shouted Maerson,

alf drunk, as he saw t em go off. And then:
he took another strong pull at his flask, and,
wrapping himself in his Llanket, lay down to»
sleep.

A great camp that for men in danger—not
a sentinel posted—u l a man who did not, as
soon as he was done sting and drinking. fol»
low the example of their leader in cri: is and
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CHAPTER XXXVH.

“ Don—don‘t be in such a deuce ofs hurry,
boys! Who is that a kickin' me, their law
fully 'Iected captain ?"-grunted Jack Malenon.
some hours after he had laid down to sleep.

Amused by some unmercifully severe kicks;
he now learned two facts—one of them of a.
touuding importance, so far as be was con.
cerued. It was broad daylight, first; and pext,
eVery man of his band was secured. and tied,.
and his greatest dread, Ben McCullough, was
standing orer him, with the'ropes ready, to
fix him in the same way, as soon as he gained’
a sitting posture.

“ Lord 2 don't kick so hard. old fellow .
Remember, you wear boots !" said Malcrsoa
as an expression of stupid terror, mingled;
wrth pain, came out upon his sottish counte-
nance.

“ Get up, you infernal sconndrek'and it
me rope you, then l" said the major.

“ You might have done it while I was sslee
without maki such a fuss about it!" growl
Halersou. " l ere, gon't tie my hands till I’ve~
ta cu m mornin ittersl" he added rem ' .
his flaskyto no life. '

“ Mugdei; It‘s all one --t must have-
em tie it st ni ht l” e waned, dro i
thepnow useless [Eieud upoii the groundipaiii
submitting his arms to the rope, which we
used to tie them behind hll back.

“ Ahl you here, Paul, my bey—- on has,
and see your poor old father treated this ‘ere
way-kicked, cuffed, and tied up like a pig tow
be carted to market 1'" said he. recognizing hisr
son.

- “I am here: but in s rohher and villain:
like yum-gnlf. Net-gum: no relatiomhip I” said
the young man, hltterly. . ~ '

“ Ilow unnatural! What a wicked hoyt'
But you'll do your pm» old dad one favor
won't you 9 See if some of the boys haren’tt
got a Slide rum left, and give me a Inoistener,
to drive away the bluwdcvils. Now do. boy;
and I’ll forgive the rest of your conduct l” ,

Paul turned away. in utter, ‘di act from him,
without attending to his   _ ‘-

. “ Where is my daughtiir. you double-divedi
villain-where is my daughter?' asked in.

Deity-me.

" When I ask questimu and want 'ens  i '

swered. l generally" use a civni tongue!" said:
the captain. cooll_ . ‘ I
“For Heaven's sake. tell me when fly:

~ daughter is f" gmsucd the watched fat-Ml, _

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not help himself. After swallowing until he
was in some danger of chokin , he paused;
and Mr. Delonne then repeated fill! question.

" Well. as far as I’m capable of knowing,
old gentleman,” said Malcrsou.as soon as he
could get his breath to reply, “ your daughter
is with a mi hty cute Indian, that calls himself
Lagona, an just as smart a white girl as ever
put on trowsers—onc Miss McAlpin. a former
sweetheart of m ungrateful son, that. Master
Paul, there. They left here shortly after we
encamped—and that is probably six or seven
hours ago—and they were making for the hills ;
where, if you want to lose your topdrnots, You
can undoubtedl be accommodated, according
to the latest omsnche fashion! Now, sir,
I’ve aid for that ii uor; and when you want
any urther information upon anything in par-
ticular. or almost eVerything in general, old
Jack Malerson stands ready to accommodata
you on the same terms l”

“Our main object is yet beyond us. even
thou h we have secured these wretches l’lsaid
Mr. elorme. “ How soon can we resume the
trail. and yet try to overtake my daughter 2”
asked the planter of the major.

“ As soon as I have picked out a trust guard
for the prisoners, and selected the reheat
horses!” said the major. “I am full as anx-
ions as you to overt ke the red fiend before he
gets to the hills. Once there, and he will give
Is more trouble than you have yet even
dreamed of!"

“Both 1330’. and myself are ready now l"
replied the planter.

“ Let your horses [breathe while they can——
look to your arms, and refresh yourselves all
you can, for you have work ahead of you, and
will need all you can get i" said the Ranger,
as he hastened to pick out his guard, and ar-
.'an for the continuation of the chase.

'Iglieso matters Were soon attended to, and
with thirty picked men, who laid aside every
article, even totheir blankets, which might add
to the burden of their horses, retaining only
their arms, he mounted, and. took Lagona‘s
aow well-known and clearly-defined trail.
Before he left, however, he charged the lien-
tenant, whom he left in command of the guard,
to shoot the prisoners like so many do if
they attempted to escape. “And,‘ . sai he,
" don t miss that hang-dog looking villain,
their loader. l‘want his skin to make asaddle-
cover of l”

“ Mine‘s no more a dog-skin than your own,

old rum-head!" shouted Mnlerson, turning

almost black with anger. _

The Ranger smiled grimly, and, driving his
spurs into his horse’s flan s, rode ofl' at the
head of his little column. at full speed.

Gallant leader of gown: men! How noble
he looked in his free and careless dress, mount-
sd superbly, and armed to the teeth. His face
expressive of courage, honor. and every manly
attribute, without the failings common to so
called better men.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.
What a magnificent scene! The sun was
{3st giiding the great black and gray cliffs of
e Sierras Charrate, upon which, like dwarfy
centinels, stood a fvw narled and curiously.
shaped trees. And own through a narrow
so _,e—4dcep, dark, and terrible in its Very
wildness, rushed a stream of foaming, flashing,
roaring water. And into this cavernous gorge,

one path so narrow that there was only deli-

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horas at a time. led the trail‘ofndsgpna.

51 boat of this the bold Ranger alted, for
th h all was still and dark beyond, he had
too mat the wily red man, not to know
that there was danger in suchosglence. '

“He has chosen a safe hiding-place, and
thctlis the worst pass in the who e range l”
muttered McCullough to Paul and Dolor-mp,

gashchaltedatthchecdofhismehbcforsths‘
.“asvs’y‘cu entered it before?” sikod my
Ice-s. ‘

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. then it was defended bg only
3°"  We charged on foot. twus
“Hm.” “lost twenty men—good and true
flour. pslfi’y rod-skin scalps. Opc‘c
“unlit! _monatain_s, then is the prettiest
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“ Most likely it is guarded l”

“Without a doubt it is I" said the Ranger.
/‘ Probabl it is never left mthout a sentinel ;
but our rst warning, if we advance, will be
our faces full of arrows l”

“ Let' me be the first to lead the way !" said
Paul, eagerlv. ‘

And the first to fall when you‘re engaged to
be married, and on the hunt afler your bride l"
cried Major Ben. “I reckon that isn’t quite
the tune for you ! But lend me your pocket-
han kerchief, if it's white, young man. I’ll
tr and see if there's any chance of a parley.

here we cannot take, we ma buy—where
we can’t fri hten, we may bargain !"

The ban kerchief was produced, and, affix-
ing it to a ram-rod, the major rode slowly for-
ward. ?But he had not“ ridden twent paces,
before Lagona himself, with a white ag on a
lance. appeared, and at his back as many
armed warriors as could be packed along the
narrow trail. ,

“ The pale-face has come far enough—what
does he want Y" asked the proud chief, in a
haughty tone.

“The pale-face planter is weeping for his
daughter, whom you have stolen awayl Ls-
"gona is a great chief, a mighty brave, and
should scorn to be a thief!” said McCullough,
who knew Well on what points to touch the
proud nature of' an lndian—Jiow best, also, to
flutter hnn. .

“ Lngona is not a thief!" replied the chief,
sullenly. The Great Spirit code him take the
daughter of the pale-face, and he has done it.
She shall be his wife, and the mother of great
bravesl"

“ Dog of an Indian, give her to me, or
fight me here. single-handed, till one or both
die !" shouted Mr. Delorme.

“You are on old man—m ears are closed
to your words—I will not tight you!” said
Lagona. quietly.

" Fight me! I am not old—fight me ! you
red coward!" shouted Paul.

“ Boy, you are a fool l Go, and find another
squaw .” said Lagona, contemptuously.

“Yes, for your Stella is appropriated!"
cried Ads McAlpin, advancing to the side of
the Comanche chief.

" Fiend 1 All of 'onrband is captured, and
shall hung !” cried i’aul furious with anger.

" So, a son will hang his father ? Well, no
better can be expected from a ujured wreteh
like you l" cried Ada, soornfhlly.

“"vVhat ransom will you take for your cap-
tive 1’" asked McCullough, cautioning Paul and
Mr. Delorme not to interfere further with his
plans.

“ Fill up this go with gold, and I will not
give her up!" criedgl'mgonamngril . "If on
want her, come and takc'her. B’ht you ad
better go back; more than three thousand
braves ask for 'our scalps. I do not wish
blood to run; t Ierefore, take a friend‘s warn-
ing, and go back."

“ Will you not attack us, if we camp, and
take a night to think of it 1" mked the cool
and £0“th Ranger.

-' 0, not witl out you attempt to pass the
gorge; if you do, your blood is ours, and not
your own! ’ said the chief.

, “ we will can p, and ask the Great S irit if
we shall turn back or not," said McCu laugh.

“It is weii,” said Lagona; and as he low-
ered his flag and waved his hand, his warriors
fell back; and soon nothing, but black rocks,
rugged trees, and rushing water. could be seen
be ore the Rangers‘ ition.

SelectiiIg s nook in the clifl near by. where
they con! only be assailed from one point. the
major, Ben McCullough, ordered his men to
encamp.

“ For Goth sake. why this dela ,sir?" asked
Paul. “ Why do we not attack die Indians at
once?”

“ Young“ man, life is wr' Ill something to
others, if it is valncless to y .i. I have never
been noted for any very ext». careof myown;
but'when I lose ithantar gunshot. Now
l’consider myself worth. at 4st. one hundred
of those red nigger-s. I". hid  sing or
seventy. at odd, spells, it is Mat if!
tried to take the remaining thirty or m

life

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I’d got six on my score.
front'won‘tpus; to takc’cm in the real-would
acquire a guide from themselves, if there is s
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see your love in, leave matters to me. I‘ve
not given up ope yet; but I'll not lot as;
rashnecs spoil all the chances,” n‘l the
ma or.

“ God bless you. my noble friend! Forgivc
me, and think only how I feel when she whom
I value more than life is in the pawn of that
save c," said Paul.

“ feel for you, lad—I feel for you; and.
more than that, I‘ll risk my hair to get Misc
Stella back for you; but I must have my on.
way to do it in. -

“ We will not interfere with any of your
plans. major," said Mr. Delorms. “ Command:
us in all things, and we obey."

“It iswell. I will give no orders that will.
involve you in rils where I do not lead,"
said McCulloug . moving around to see tint
his men were comfortably bestowed.

“Will these be no danger of the Indian»
as." mg out and attacking us?” asked Paul.
Ma erson.

“ Not while ona’s word is passed, and.
my flag is flyingljggaid the Ranger. “I would
not trust a yellow—skinned Mexican, if he had
sworn to a truce ; but an Indian, as brave and
proud as Lagona, will not tell a lie."

“ He stole my daughter, after he had prom-
ised not to," said Dclorms.

“Not until he had left your roof, refnai
presents and favors from you or Paul," .3
the major.

CHAPTER XXXIX.
Back, not a quarter of a mile beyond 0L
dark and yawning mouth, that narrow and

fearful opened into a ver In of para-
dise. lgemmed in upon every’isideahen lay

a valley of many hundred acres in extent fer- '

tile almost beyond conception—certainly b.»
yond adequate description. There wercbioad
savannuhs, upon which great herds of hm
and cattle were feeding; fields, also, of grain.
and fruit, fenced in with hedges of thorny eac-
tus : and the smoke of hundreds of unique
lodges rose in the otherwise transparent and
balmy atmosphere.

Children—the dusk scion: of the Likmd
the Comanche—soul: be seen playing around
in the pleasant avenues; mounted warriors,
armed cap-a-pie. rode to and fro, exorc' '
themselves, and training their wild steeds 
groups of women. here and \hero. were using
that tireless weapon of offence and defence, so»
peculiarly their own—the tongue!

At the ravine, or. Free, from its inner end to
very near the outside, a strong ard of watch.
ful sentinels was posted; alidgit would seem
impossible that the camp should be surprised,
except by one who descended from the
the clouds. .

In the centre of this camp, or village, was a.
lodge, much larger than the rest. a
with several compartments. The shields and
plumes outside and upon top of this. denoted-
that it belonged to the chief. and to this
as returned, after his interview, with lager
hicCullough, under the truce flag. ,

Before the entrance, stood two sentinels—
showing that ran 7 attempt made by Stella to
leave when the c is! was absent, won’ 1 be pre-
vented. '

In the inner apartment. seated in an attitude,
and with a look of hopeless despair, was tb
poor ' i, when hgona and Ada HcAlpia rs.
t She looked up, with her large, tear.
fnl eyes, when he entered; andanex Ton ct

mournnt reproach from he: went eeper, far, '

into his heart than would the most bitter re~
pronches, the most'indignant rebukes. \
The food which had been  before M
was untested—them _ . {licence
were red with weeping; her palc‘fica and!
sunken cheeks told how much agony she sixf—

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cell, would have been. willing to give her up to
her father, rather than to see her suffer thus;
bl t Ada. wily and smart, had gained consider-
al to ascendency ove him, by her pretended

war of dreams ; and this, of course, was
seed to further her own desires in regard t"
the punishment of Stella, so far as she could
at without arousin‘ his sympath too much
Lt his captive. An it was her do ight, if she
could say or do anything to torture the already
too wretched girl.

“llow would Miss Stella like to see her
‘ather. and sweet, dear, Master Paul Malerson 1"
she asked, in a sneering tone, while Lagona
was for a moment absent.

Stella made no answer: but the thought
thus cruelly awakened drew tears from hes
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“ They inquired after your health. a little
while ago—would have been glad to see you;
but we told them you didn‘t receive company
during the honeymoon," continued Ada.

“ Oh, heavens l are they near ?” sobbed
Stella. “Have you seen my father? Do not
deceive me. I forgive your hatred and your
wrongs ;. but do not deceive me. Is my father
near 1'" .

“I saw him less than a half-hour ago; and
he was very angry because he could not see
you i" said Ads, with a mockin smile.

“ On your soul, you did i on are not ut-

. tel-ing a falsehood Y"

“On my soul, I didl I wouldn't take the
trouble to lie for on !”

I“ Oh, thank rod—thank Godl Lagona
will not see me die when they are near. There
is some manhood in his soul! Thank Godl—
thank God l” cried Stella, almost wild with ex-
citement.

“ What is the matter with the White
Flower i" asked Lagona, stemly, coming in at
this time.

t “ Oh, if there is mercy in our heart, in the
name of the Great Spirit, lim lore you to
take me to my father! ' cried Ste
herself at Lagons‘s feet.

“ Have you been telling her that we have
seen her father i” asked Lagona, with a frown,
turning to Ada. 4 r

“ She asked me questions, and I could not
Is,” said Ads. in a humble tone,

“ You are a fool i" said" the an chief; and
he turned upon his heel and Fe? the lodge,

, throwing

without ' ing any answer to the request at
CHAPTER XL

Itwasnight co more. The camp ofths
langsrs was s_ com and silent one, for the
seen were tire ; an thou h they generally
rejoiced in the thought '0 peril, or an ap-

rosclung battle, they did not now—for th

w, if they had to light, it would be with
savory disadvantage of ition. and. probably.
with overwhelming against them.

_Yery shortly after darkness set in, the major
withdrew behind a screen of horse-blankets,
whieh he had caused to he raised something
like a tent, for the use of himself, Mr. Delorms
and Paul—end. to the utter astonishment of

himself entirely of his clothing. '

“ Wh , m 'or, in Heaven’s name what is the
as ed la. Delorme, in astonius-

Snrelydlels P'saidPaul.“

Rot crazy, but a lion foolish, young man.

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I“. myhsir is  l" slid therr’najorfioolly
it! he used a bag, from whch he took
seine black paint, and began to cover himself
withit, from‘ head to foot. .

“ Turn in and help me, gentlemen ; I've got
persosste the devil—end. like some women
who play the devil in paint. require consider-
able color,” said McCullmigh. ’

, Paul “listed. Al soon as he saw what was

t.

I required; and scan the Major’was‘as black as
the sec or spades, from head to'foot. Having.

done this. he now producsd's «Sterility of phas-

phorus, with which he cause Ben to draw

his person e fill ss‘niblflnee of s skele-

s-h and all—maid .‘ when da-

bhedi’e fighrs that, when in the it, would

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y the strong lassoes always carried at the saddle ‘
These he knotted to- i

" bows of the Rangers.
1 gether in a continuous rope, and then an-
, nounced himself ready for his work.

“ if it is not against your wishes, I should
reaiiy like to know what you intend to do,
Major 1'” asked Delorme, as he gazed upon the
I fearful, scarce human-looking figure before
him.

“ I’m going to scale the mountain, by a kind
of pass—which I remember having seen when
we Were here hefore—-or a kind of opening on
this side, by which I can get to its top, and
look down into the valley, where the red devils
camp. Une of our scouts went u when we
had our fight here ; and in that way we found
out that there were but four Indian; in the
gorge, then—and we let down men to take
them in the rear; and in that way tanned ‘em
out, after they had laid out nearly half of our
company. After I get to the top, I'm going
to lower myself away into the camp; and if
they don’t run, when they see a fiery skeleton
coming down from above, on 'em, they’re
braver than white men. lf they run—as I'm
almost sure they will—I‘ll spirit your Stella
out, safe here into your arms; and, my men
being ready with the horses, daylight will find
us a ong ways from here.”

“ The plan is excellent, yet full of danger to
yourself. If it miscarries, you are lost."

"Then revenge ins—that is all th-It I ask." ‘

“ Cannot I o with you i” asked Paul.

“ No ; one on. is enough at a time. Stay
here, and be ready to run or float. as need dio
rests, when the time comes. rli‘reshen up the
phos horic marks again. Wet the stuff a lit-
tle— must blaze out all that I can."

The Rangers—having been cautioned, and
informed of the fearful and pe.1'lous feat which
the major was about to undertake—made no
remarks when he came out, ready for his
work. He looked the fiend, indeed. allover.
A musquito fork, or branch, had been affixed.
like horns, to his head; and this, too, was
rubbed with phosphorus, until it looked like
prongs of fire

Shakin both Paul and Delorme by the
hand. an uttering a low, but firm, farewell,
the noble-hearted and daring Ranger com-
menced the ascent of the almost inaccessible
mountain. Although the place where be
commenced to climb could not be seen from
the mouth of the gorge, where he had a
guard stationed. it was visible to all of his
camp. And silently the men looked upon
that skeleton of fire, as it ap ared, slowly
scrambling up among the roe y cliffs—now
half hidden among the seraggy bushes, then
coming out bolder, when it stood upon a has
ten spot. ’

Slowly, but steadily, on it moved, until it
seemed to have reached the to , where it
fingered for a moment, and then isappea‘red.

The planter and Paul now had their orses,
as well as that of the Major, brought in ready
for use , and the Rangers also prepared to fly
or light. as necessity should determine. .Thus,
they waited in a suspense almost as terribless
the adventure. 4 ’

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CHAPTER XLI.
At the same hour when the major was' per-
firing for his wild and dangerous adventure,
ours was pacing to and fro, restlessly, in
,the front com ntmentof his lodge, listening
the hearv ing- sobs of poor Stella,
whose anguish only increased when she
thought how: near her father and lover were,
yet how powerless to help her; for she knew
what an immense force the chief had at his
command, also how iinpregnable was his posi-
tion. "These, he had, in his prlde'of power,
shown to her who he was received y
people. and ho that, seeing this, she would
the more readiy yield to the fate which he
mug belieVed was her destiny by the wills.

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The Comanche camp was very still—belied
soul-tiered it, and the usual setup-tings burned
dimly-but \now and then the ‘gu'udfires
dowu the ravine biased .up bri htl p'tne
watchful sentinsls threw on has I . Ae-
enrdiag to the“ usual custom, every wsrrior's
horse was plekstsd by his lodge, and his
lwuapoas were readyto be sslsed at a mo-
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Ada McAl in, with a heartlessness which
only hate ha frozen her into—for naturally
she was neither cruel nor wickedly inclined—-
had cast herself down to rest near the mourn-
ing child of Delorme, and paid no attention so
her sorrows. '

Laaona felt badly. His heart was heavv
He loved the “ White Flower " too well not to
feel for her sufferings. Yet, he believed he
had only obe ed the will of the Great S irit,
in carrying ier off -— he even regards the
duty, as he deemed it, more than his own feel-
ings of love.

“ If the White Flower dies, like a bird in its
cage, it will be the fault of Lagona l” he,
muttered. “ And if he lets her go back to
her people, then the Great Spirit will be
angry, because the dream which he gave is
not ullilled. The path before Lagona is dark
—he does not know which way to travel.”

The soliloquy of the young chief was sud-
denly interrupted by a yell. so wild, so fear-
ful, so unearthly, that it did not seem to have
come from mortal lips. EVen he, Indian as
he was, started and trembled. Again it came,
wild and demon-like, upon the still night air,

nd cries of alarm resounded through the vil-

re.

‘bLagona sprung to the opening of his lodge,
where his noble white charger stood, qifiver-
ing with fear at his picket near the cam -fire.
And, as he glanced toward the mountain-top
in front of him, he saw a sight which was
striking terror into a thousand warrior hearts
at the same instant—a sight which froze the
blood in his own veins, for he had never seen
the like before.

A figure, seeming to be formed of fire. was
dancing upon the crest of a clitf. where he had
never known a human foot to tread, and utter-
ing yells, far more wild and terrible than ever
came from a red man‘s throat. The warrior,
who never had shrunk from a mortal foe.
trembled now. And his epic, who, like
himself, had hurried forth rom their 10d s.
when the heard this monster of the nigit,
now sto ,speechless and motionless, gazing
upon it—not knowing what to do, or whither
to turn. Suddenly it was seen descending the
perpendicular face of the black mountain,
where no human being could, for a moment,
find a foothold. '

Withc wild cries of terror. the warriors—es
well as the women and children—fled within
their lodges, or hid away among the rocks
and bushes—for they believed that a spirit of
destruction was upon them. I

tterly unmanned, Lsgona sunk to the
ground, wrapped his blanket about his head,
and awaited what he believed to be his fate.
No thought for a moment. entered his terror-
filled brain, that a human being could have
descended from that mounminva—hs deemed

The fiery figure reached the ground, and

bounded through the village. No one stood
up to oppose its progress—terror reigned en-

the rostrste hot.) 3 the Indian. and enterse
the edge, which'was dimly lighted with the
Indian ‘lsmp. _ '
‘Almost ntuitivelyzit seemed to know the
spotuwhers Stella y, and bounded to her

tglook n on. '
“ I-Iusl irll I’m a friend—yonr’hther's
friend— y Id ourself to me. and you are
v ssvedl’flsaid a ow voice, in her ear; and in
the next moment, she found horself lifted in
.. strong arms. and borne out from the lodge. -
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still continuing its terrib-e and unearthly yells, .

prams eve where. the I f Ln.

On, on, came, to edge 0 guns; '
“bounded t his snow-white steed, which
plunged sn snorted in fear—it leaped over

side. She creamed faintly. for“ W,‘ W. ,

to see him, who had borne Stella out. lift  '

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here?" cried Ada, as she spurned La ona
with her foot, and strove to rouse him rom
the s ot where he crouched in his fear.

‘ he Evil Spirit has come upon us!”
said Lagoon. “The Evil Spirit has come
upon us 1"

“ Yes; in the shape of a pale-face; and
your best horse and your captive is gone! A
pretty Indian are f .n, to let a pale-face beat
you in this way i" said Ada, scornfull .
“ The Evil Spirit talked first-rate English,
snd told Stella Delornle that he was a friend
of her father, and would take her to him.”

Lagoon uncovered his head, and caught a
glimpse of his white-steed, flying like the
wind out through the gorge, along a path
which it knew full well, but which no strange
horse could have one over at a faster pace
thana walk. Ant while he looked, the Run-
ger's about of triumph, and the well~known
crack of the revolver, came back upon his as-
tonished ears.

" Where is the White Flower ?" he asked.

“In her father's arms, by this time, while
you and all your boasted braves have been on
your knees, scared to death by nothing but one
poor rascal of a pale-face i” said Ada.

At first, Lagons could not realize that this
He rushed into the inner lodge, and
found that Stella really was one. Then,
snatching his weapons, he rushe to the front
again, and pealed out his war-cry loud and
long. But never before were his warriors so
slow and faint in their reply—never before as
dilatory in gathering to his side.

When they did gather, he knew not what to
say—he could not rebuke them for a fear
which had taken possession of his own breast.
Nor did he like to acknowledge how he had
been duped; although he fully comprehended

how it was, after Ads had further explained,

and told him the precise words used by the
one who bore Stella all. He had sent a war-
rior to the mountain-side, where the fiery
figure had descended, and a piece of the lasso
had shown him how the descent had been
made. .
“ The White Flower which the Great Spirit
bade me take, has been carried off by an ‘vrl
Spiri t—shc is in the hands of her friends!
But Lagoon will not 've her u . We must
go after them, and ta 0 their s ps, and bring
her back. Lagoon has spoken l" _
The answering shoot of his warriors was
feeble, for they were not yet relieved of their
terror; but they began to gather in and
mount their horses; and soon, Lagona was
upon another steed-but not will a one as his
fiver-its, for its equal had not been seen upon
the plains. \ ,
CHAPTER XLII.
When the major had lifted Stella upon the
' back of the plungin
loosened ita rein, an himself mounted, he
whispered another word or two of ho and
encouragement in her ear, and then ended
the frightened animal for the gorge. .erdly
it bounded on—the gusrd-fires_marking.and
' tin the way; while the terrified sentincls
either runk‘hack from the path or fell upon
their faces, be] less" from terror.
At a pace I! 'ch, with a horse unused to the
7 rilous path, he carer would have dared to
cop, McCullough thundered through. the
rgc, firing one of his pistols an asigual when
' neared the spot where he knewhe would
meet his own men; and in as little time—3y,
lens-than I have taken  describe i he was
amt. n thefres pnimud bo‘ “a; to.
war-dug; own little sump. ‘ ' I '
The next moment, Stella Was in the arm of
‘fitl'zfsther and Paul, weeping and sobbing for

joy; while the major, without pausing to re-'

~ Inc! the in from his rson, wisslhurriedl
" Q‘ pa ‘ meats Iviehich hshad laid
undertook his adventure.
“. 0h, 'or, whltdo we not owe you 2 My
,wet. wagols plantation, shall be yours!
M '- Dialorrns. ‘

f.‘ Youflljloss the first, and never  the
M if you itop here for talking." said the
valor :‘ so)! bl ordered one of his men to bring
 Mus. . “You can still ride the white,
glee! Stellar he " He mustlbehtired 

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we are at daylight; for we’ll have thousands
upon our trail. Loose reins and bug; spurs
-—keop close, and follow me l” he crie .

With Stella on the swift horse of Lagona,
the major s hand upon its rein, and her father
and Paul riding close by her side, the gallant
band now swept away swiftly; and in silence—
uttering no shouts, speaking no words—the
hoofs of their horses scarce making a sound
upon the grassy earth. 0n, cn—like a black
shadmv sweeping over the face of the earth—-
the passed, leaving the rushing Rio Pecos
am the gloomy hills of the Charrate far in
their rear.

The rescue had been effected. And never
in tale of ancient chivalry, never in record of
belted knighthood, never in history of modern
brzivm‘y, had the story of a more daring deed
been found—never greater peril met, or more
gallantry overcome, than there and then.

 

It was a long time before Lagona could get
his terrified warriors ready for service; and

when, at last, he led them through the gorge, _

the day was dawning. Ile rode to the spot
where the Rangers had encamped; but only
the smouldering embers of their tires Wel‘c left
to show that they had been there, and had
been gone, also, for hours.

With a bitter look of anger and disappoint
ment, Lagona, at the head of over a thousand
warriors. took their trail. His horses were
fleet and fresh, and he felt no doubt but that
he Would overtake them.

Therefore, urging his horse to its utmost
speed, he led the way, follovwd by his now re-
assured warriors-who, as they rode on, seem-
ed to forget the terrors of tie night in the
hope of the sealps which the trail they follow
ed promised to so large a body.

CHAPTER XLIII. _

The Rangers, and those whom the escort-
ed, kept on until the blue of dawn began to
lighten the blackness of night, without for a
moment lessening their speed; but when light
came, and they could see about them, the ma-
jor began to spare his horses, so as not utterly
to break their wind, and render them useless,
in case of a forced encounter on the rairie.

In their rear, far away, could stil be sun
the black, rough hills of the Charrate, and in
the distant eastern horizon the fringe of trees
could be distinguished which marked the spot
where they had captured Malsrson and his

a .
8 3$0 you think that we will be pursued?“
asked Mr. Dclorme of the major.

“ Yes,” was the reply—“ probably not till
daylight; but surely then would such a war-
rior as Lagoon take our trail. He probably
has by this time seen, the lasso whic helped
me down the mountain, and found ‘hs \nil‘s
which I dropped when I out his horse loose

from the picket, and understands what kind of .

a devil he had in his camp last night. lcan't

help laughing when I remember how the rod

wretohcs dro pod, and scattered, and hidtheir
heads wheng dashed in among them: five
hundred of my Rangers with their six-shook
ers in hand never would have begun to terrifv
them a). Even Lagoon, whom we all well
know to be as brave as a lion, fell to the
earth, and, wrap in his head in his. blanket,
la and tumbles wghen I passed over him.
hen I rode through the gorge, some of the
sentinsls jumped into the water—some d
ped as if the were shot. A more frightened
set of curses never saw before, and never ex-
pect to see again while I live. I shall laugh
about it till I’m white-headed with age, if I'm
so unfortunate as to live thatlong. he a
will never forgive me for his fright. 'fie
were our prisoner, he would kill himself in very
shame.” . - .
' And the brave, noble-hearted major laughed
loud and ion , as he thought“ the ludicrous
terror of the ndians. '

“I should have been as much terrified as
they were, had such a locking figure some n
on rho-in the ni rht, and l notawarc of what
wss." said Mr. lornss.

.' “Your daughter was not terrified in the
least,"de ma . “She made scares .
breath ofoutcry w n she sew-msyand nus

silehtassrnousewheniteokhsrupbbring

her off.” a , , v ,
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said Stella, withssruils. “I feltthat‘alwas

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you used to the Indians. I begin almost to
envyyou your perils and escapes. You‘ll throw
us angers completely in the background,"
said the major.

“ Ah, sir, were it not for you, my adventures
had been ended before now. I can never for-
get by whom I have been rescued."

“ Have a care, fall‘ lady, or your compli-
ments will raise Mast r l’aul’s jealousy,” said
the major, with a smile. “ He is terribly jeal-
ous—wanted to fight Lagona single-handed—
would hardly trust me to go alone after you."

“All the jealousy which I ever feel where
you are concerned, major, can be put in your
pipe and smoked out," said Paul.

“ 0h, ho! I seel You think that I'm like
I bear—so rough and ugly, that I can‘t wake
up the tender passion. But mark you, Master
Paul-a bear is great on hugging.’

“ If you always hug to so god a purpose

'as you did last night, you will win applause—

not blame,” said Paul, with a laugh.

And he rode up by the side of Stella. and,
for the hundredth time at least, pressed her
hand, and looked the love and joy which no
words could then express.

 

CHAPTER XLIV.

B the time the sun had reached it: merid-
ian, cCullough and his )arty .had nearly got
to the fringe of timber before spoken of. when
he had left his gang of prisoners under guard.
But, while they were yet a mile or more dis-

tant, the keen eyes of the Ranger chief detect-

ed a lon line of dark specks far away in the
rear—a black and swiftly-rising mass ; and, as
he pointed to it, he said :

“ There will he hair lost before sunset."

“ Are we pursued i" asked Mr. Delorme.

“ Yes ; the whole horde of Comanches and
Lipans is after us. They robably number
thousands; and, if we can‘tieep out of their
way, they’ll run us down by the mere. weight
of numbers. But they've got to eat lead first,"
said the Ranger. grating his teeth.

“Our horses are already tired with many
days' travel: to escape them by flight will be
impossible i" said Paul.‘ “ Their horses are all
fresh !”

“ That’s so,” said the major; " but I'll tell

on what you can do, Master Paul— our

rss is a ood one, and the one Miss tells
rides can’t ‘ caught by any four legs on the
prairie. You ride on, steering east, for dear
life, with her and her father, and we'll hold
back and fight the red devils, and check the
pursuit, till you get a start which you on
see ." ' ’

“ Major McCullou h, you do not [more ms i”
said Paul, hastil , w lie the red blood mount-
sd throu h his c oak, and up to his very tem-
ples. “ love Miss Delorrne,snd I know that
she loves [no—but she wou.d despise me as
much as I would myself, if I' led. you to 
while I tried to escape! No, sir—I do u
leave on. but share nor (its, whatever it is!"

“Yin are right, aul; that is an answer
which makes younmoredear to me than oval”
said Stella, in a low tone. '

“ Well—perhaps it will be all the better for
us to keep together.” said the major. “ Spur.
up, men—drive your nags to the uttermost;
we‘ll change horses again when we get to the

woodsl”
The Ran obs ed; and the v, keep:
ing on at eir tapinost s erg-from

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That worthyaud his hand were in a pre-
cious ill-humor—stifi‘ and sore with the boat
that confined then; install safe.

“Hurry and t in their-esth " 'd
change your dies!" cried Moon  jg,
his men; uWe’ve no time to lose here l”

“So you‘ve got the girl, have you! I
s'pose you'll lot 13' go M. won‘t you ,sshsd
Mslerson. '

“ No—surss you, no! We’ll leave you here
for the Comanches to play with!" said the
major, bitterly. “Secure all the arms and
ammunition, men; we shall sssd every cuss
hoists  I‘m thinking!” , j .

“For Heaven's sake, unis us before [you
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said Malerson, piteously.

McCullough paid no attention to this ap
peel. but riding around, and seeing that his
men were all ready for a start, and all mounted
upon fresh horses but Stella, whose tireless
steed was still more than a match for any in
the party. He gave the word to move on,
and once more, at top-speed, they dashed
awa ', ho ing almost against hope to distance
the loo -hounds in their rar, and to reach
the settlements in time to receive help, before
they could be overtaken.

Awav—away, scarce pausing to glance be-
hind them, they flew, and far in the rear, like
a howling gang of hungered wolves, pressed
their fierce pursuers.

CHAPTER XLV.

“ Well, ifthis isn't a cursed fix to be left in
-—tied up for a bait for a lot of mad Co-
manches to prey on—I' we were' loose, our
horses dead stove u , and never a chance to
run! This comes 0 yieldingto petticoat gov-
ernment, and lettin’ a woman have her wa l
She’s bound sure to lead a man straight to t
devil, or next door, at any rate 1”

Thus growled old Jack Malerson, as he saw
the Rangers ri-le away.

“ You've nobody to blame but yourself,
cap'n! You brought the gal amongst us, and
was first to say, elect her queen I" said one of
his men.

“ ’l‘hnt‘s sol" growled another. “ If we‘d
minded our own legitimate business, and
cracked cribs, picked pockets. and cut throats
decently at home, we wouldn't be in this
cursed scraps now 1"

“ I know it‘s my fault, men——I’m not deny-
ing i- I” said the captain. “ But if.ohl Jack
Malerson ever does get out of this scrape, if
you catch him in such another, you may fry

iin into soap—fat! I'd give a cool thousand
to be in the Old Arcade, over a bowl of good
51inch about this time o' dayl I never wasso
rv in all my life !"

The captain sighed—a deep, long sigh of
misery. ‘o be ur without the power of al-
leviating his peculiar thirst, was to him the
very depth of wretchedness. ,

“ I wonder how they got their girl 7" he
continued, after a pause. “The didn't look
as if they'd been fighting, and Just as many
cams- back as went. I counted ’eml I wono
der what‘s ’comc of Miss Ada? If she‘s with
the Comancth that are after the Rangers, she
may save us, for she had the chief all right on
her side; but if she isn’t, Heaven help us—
for nobody else will i”

“ There they come—Jerusalem Bob, what a

ng!” cried one of the men.

“ A half-hour longer will show what’s to oe-
come of us i“ gronned Malerson. “ We might
about as well be dead as tied up here, a suffer-
in’ this wayl Nothing to drink—cot even a
chaw of to acoo l” r

“ My top-knot begins to feel uneasy, cap‘u
-—l'm ‘llftliiy afeari-d them yelpin‘ fiends will
want our hair i" said the man nearest to Mal-
el'son.

“ I shouldn't wonder," said the latter, with
a sympathetic sigh.

‘he immense body of Comanches were now
in full view, tearing along over the prairie, at
the utmost speed of their horses. Riding fore-
.nost ofall came Lagona; and though he paid
little heed to her, Ada McAlpin—probahly
deeming it her safest position—kept close by
his side. He rode up to the s ot where Mai-
erson and his gang lay huddle up in a beep,
and a grim smile of satisfaction fiitted over
hi< face, as he saw their situatiim.

“ Ugh l‘ ‘Get drunk and go to sleep another
time. eh ?” he muttered. ,.

" Good Mr. Lagona, tell your braves not to
kill and scalp us!" said Malerson, trembling
Ior his life, as the ferocious braves of the tribe
dashed up in their war- aint.

“ The 've better work thanto scalp squaws,
b-fore t em!" said Lagona, contemptuously.
Then turning to Ada, he said :

“My sister has traveled with Lagons long
enough—she will stay with her own braVes
now, and take care of them. They are child-
ren and want a mother 1"

Having so spoken, and that in a tone and
with a look which admztted of no repl . the
Comanche Chief waved his men onward: and
soon the yelling warriors were again seen
scouring over the prairie on the trail of the
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almost dead 1”

Ads did as he desired, and soon the hand
were all free. But they had been so harshly
bound, and confined in one position so long,
that at first the could scarcely move. But
the captain hurried to overhaul the few stores
which were left, and to his infinite joy found
a bottle of rum left, which he lessened in
quantity as hastily as he could.

The party was now in a trul pitiahle con-
dition. They were far from t e settlement,
their horses not fit for travel, their provisions
almost gone, in the region where the Indians
were all hostile to the whites, and had thus far
been restrained from slaying them, only by
the influence of a single chief, who might be
killed when the Rowers were overtaken ; and
all of their arms and ammunition had been
taken away from them by the Rangers. Only
Ada was in a situation to defend herself—sue
onl had arms. '

‘- What shall we do now, Miss Ads 2” asked
Malerson, as soon as he felt a little comforted
with his bottle-consoler.

“Get back to a civilized region, where we
can do better than we have done," said Ada,
promptly. “Men,” said she, addressing the

and ; “ you have suffered peril and incon-
venience in my rervice, but you shall be re-

‘ warded. You elected me your uecn, and you

shall not regret it. In my wis to carry out
my private designs,l shall not forget your
interests. As soon as our horses are rested
and fed, we will make for the settlements—l
have yet means to rocure fresh arms and ma-
terials, and we wil make a swee into some
of the rich Mexican towns on the tio (lrande,
and relieve them of their superfluous wealth!"
This speech of their lately-condemned lead-
er was received with loud cheers by the men;
and their sour looks c ranged as suddenly as
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CHAPTER XLVI.

The spirits of the Rangers rather rose, when
the beniided away upon their fresh horses;
and the gallant major hoped to get so good a
start, that by traveling as 1 night, he might be
able at to escape the immense force which
was ehind him. Yet. knowing the tireless
nature of the Comanche horse and rider, which
when forced, will neither stop for miles nor
hours, he lznew that he and those with him
must keep unlinggingly on until they reached
the scttl merits—that if they halted to rest,
even for two or three hours, the sleepless foe
would be upon them. For a little while their
spirits rose ; but soon they saw the long dusky
line of their foes break out from the range of
timber which they had recently left. And
then manya glance was thrown back, from
time to time, by the major, who tried to dis-
cover whether the enemy gained, or if his
party yet held their own. For hours, thus
they rode on, and the keeimyed Ranger saw
that, as the. long-used and severely tried
horses of his trot p began to flag, the Indians
were steadily ard gradually gaining upon him.
Observing a small island or patch of timber
in the prairie, some miles ahead, he ordered
his men to push their horses to their utmost
speed, determining there to make a stand—
his only chance indeed, against such a hostas
followed him; for under cover of the trees,
each of his well armed men was good for at
least a dozen lndinns.

lt was nearly dark—the sun was just sink-
ing behind a black and swift-rising storm-
eloud ii the West, and the Indians were gain-
ing very rapidly.

“ Do you think we can reach the timber be-
fonthey overtake us? asked Mr. Delorme,
looking anx ously back, and shuddering—Yo.
the wild yells of the fierce and exultsnt Indi-
ans, who believed that the Rangers were in
their power, could be plain] ' heard.

“ As much as ever, but I ope so,” said the
Ron er.

“ilow like fiends they yell!" said Stella,
looking back, with an anxious eye.

“ Let our six-shooters open on ’em once, and
they’ll yr II to a better purpose," said the Run-
ger, bitterly.

The race was now fearfully exciting. One-
half mile more, and the Rangers would reach
cover—not a quarter of a mile in their rear
came at least two thousand yelling savages.

The Rangers, as well as their leader, saw
that it would be close work ; and, while they
urged on their almost spent horses, they began

 

chances for a first shot.

Three or four minutes more, and the fore-
most cf McCullough’s rty were at the edge
of the little clumpI o wood—and not three
hundred yards be ind rode La ona and his
best mounted warriors, their shril war-whoops
sounding like the knell of death. A moment
more, and the Rangers were under cover, and,
throwing themselves from their horses, began
to deploy out for defence.

A ell—a single wild cry, car-piercing in its
shril ness, came, at this moment, from the
ranks of the Indians—and, to the horror of
Mr. Delorme and his companions, the white
steed. which had so gallantl carried Stella
thus far from captivity, turnedY and fled, with
her clinging in terror to its back, to the side
of its master, whose well-known cry had-
reached its car. And as it reached Lagona, he
steadied the form of the fainting girl in the
saddle, and, uttering a wild shout of triumph,
wheeled, w.th a band of warriors circlin
in an impenetrable hedge around him, antfi
before the Rangers could do more than fire 0
harmless and scattering volley, was beyond
their reach.

“ God of mercy help me! I will rescue her
or die 1" shonte Paul ; and he turned his
horse, and tried to spur alone toward the Indi-
ans. But the exhausted animal made a few
mad, desperate plunges, and then fell to the
earth.

“ It is of no use—we can do nothing at
present. Our horses are utterly done out!”
said McCullough, sa .ly, as he looked at the
misurable father and now half-maddened lover.
“ We shall have all that we can do to defend
ourselves, if they dare to attack us here; is
th y do not, it would be madness-—yes, Worse
than madness—t0 attack them on the plains.
where they have such an overwhelming advan
tare in numbers, and in the condition of their
annuals." .

“ llow is it that their horses have stood the
run so much better than ours i” asked Mr
Delorme.

“ Because they have spare horses, one to
each man, and have changed on the route,
from time to time. It is an old trick of
theirs.” replied McCullough.

“What can we do—what can we do! Stella
must be rescued, or I shall die!” groaned
Paul.

“There is but one way to do," said the
Ranger chief. We must get back to the set-
tlements, if these devils will let us, and get
more men, and then come and tan them out-
of existence! They need alesson, and by the
Eternal, they shall have it, or Ben McCul-
lough will give up ranging, and turn tailor!”

“ And in the meantime, what will become
of Stella! Lngona, now that she is in his
power again, will have no mercy upon her."

“Make your mind easy about that," said
the major. “ From the way in which he has
acted, so far, toward her when she was in his
power, you have no reason to think that he
will use any other violence than to retain her
a captive. Let me only get a couple of hun-
dred volunteers together, and I’ll soon make
him glad to give her up."

Night was now fast drawing on—the sun
was either set, or hidden entirely behind the
clouds, which, swiltly rising, threatened u
terrible storm.

The Indians had retreated a mile 0 so, and
there seemed to be holdin a council‘fhgether,
Darkness came on in a ittle while, and the
major could not tell whether the Indians in-
tended to attack him in the wood or not.
Whatever their intentions might be, he had
done the best he could, by way of preparation
to meet them. His horses, tied firml togeth-
er, had been fastened in a rin to t trees.
Sentinels were posted all aroun the little wood
—which did not cover more than an acre or
two of ground—~and every man was on guard.
No fires were lighted, no noise was made, not
a sound heard, except the panting of the tired
horses, and the heavy breathings of anxious
men.

An hour passed— rha mom—and, ex.
cept an occasional e 1, not ling could be heard
of the Indians. T e darkness, now rowing
very dense, as clouds over-spread the sk , also
kept their movements entirely conceals ; and
the Rangers could only await their actions in
ancertaint and suspense.

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was heard; and Mr. Delorme and Paul, who

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“It is rain,” said he. “ Let every man look
out for his arms and ammunition—it’s going to
)our young Niagara."

soon came ; and it did pour “ 1young Ni-
agara," as the major redicted. ‘or hours,
the clouds seemed to yield their torrents, with
a vehemence that was far from comfortable to
either man or beast. Only by exceeding cau-

tion, could the party preserve their arms and

ammunition in a state fit for we. Their gan-
ments were literally soaked through and
through.

All the night long, the storm continued,
without cessation ; but, upon the approach of
day, it broke, and the sun arose in a cloudless
sky. But in vain did the party look for a
trace of the red men who had appeared in such
countless numbers the night before. Not one
was in sight. They had passed away in the
darkness, and the storm, most likely, had
washed away every mark of their trail.

Fires were now lighted in the little grove,
the horses hrned out to feed, and the men al-
lowed to dry weir clothing, and to prepau
food—for the major announced his deteminai
tion to return to the settlements for reinforce-
meats, as soon as his horses were rested enough
for travel.

Both Paul and Mr. Delorme were dreadfully
down-hearted. To them it now seemed that
poor Stella was inevitably lost.

CHAPTER XLVII.

By noon-time, the horses had rested and fed
enough to be fit again for travel. The grass,
though dam at the roots, was dry above, with
the effect 0 wind and sun ; and the men,
though suffering for want of sleep, were con-
siderably refreshed with their rest and food.
The major now ordered them to saddle up, and
make ready for a start. While this was being
done, Paul, whose eyes were continually glanc-
ing away in the direction which he supposed
had been taken by the Indians, suddenly cried
out that he saw men on the prairie—mounted
men.

The major instantlys rung into a small tree
with his spy-glass, to ta e an observation.

“ Pot out those fires—don’t let a particle of
smokebe seen," he cried, in a moment after
his glance had reached the paflvahich Paul
had first descried.

“1VVhat are they f—Indians, or not I” asked
Pau .

“ White men—that rascal, Malerson, and his

ng, I think," said the ma'or “ Have all the
names led to the back of t e grove, and form
an ambuscade on this side, men. If it is them,
we'll not go back to the settlements empty-
handed. We'll take them as prisoners, and see
if there isn't some law in Texas. It would be
no more than justice to shoot them, like
wolves, on the prairie—but justice isn’t law,
now-e-days, by a long odds."

The orders of the major were speedily
\beyed. The fires were extinguished, the
horses secreted, and the men with ready weap-
ons, posted behind trees, prepared to act when
their commander gave the word.

In a short time. the new comers could be
very plainly distinguished, even by the naked
eye. and they proved indeed to be the rebbc
bend. Their horses had become sufficiently
rested to enable them to move along at a (all
rats ; and, as they expected soon to reach the
settlements, their ill-humor and discontent had
tarnished, and they seemed as gay as if they
had prospered, rather than suffered. ,

In a careless and jovial way. they a
proeched the little grove, Ada ridi a littI;
apart from the rest. Malereon, fu l of his
usual eoeree okce'and careless levity, rode at
the head of t e main bod .1 As they entered
the e of the wood an dismounted, it ap.

by their conversation, that they in-

nded to not here for two or three hours.

But, before that number of minutes had

, at ashrill whistle from their leader,

the Rangers stepped out from their ambush,

and the “tire gang found themselves sur-
rounded.

Resistance was outside the pale of chases;
even, and not to be thought of. They were
unarmed—their opponents fullv armed.

“ Surrender, men i” said Ads, quietly, as
McCullough bade them do so. “ We will have
an escort to the settlements, now—that ll all.
Don't be alarmed for the future.”

“ Yea speak as if you were in command, my

 

little bantam," said McCullough, not at first
recognizing the sex of the speaker—for he
had never seen Ada before.

“I was until this moment, when you as-
sumed it,” she said. coolly. Then observing
Paul and Mr. Delorme near, both looking
wretched and downcnst, and no sign of Stella
there, she at once suspected that Lagona had,
in some manner, recovered the lattvr, and a
smile of satisfied triumph came out upon her
handsome face, as she added :

“Gentlemen, I congratulate you upon the
success of your expedition. ou've had a
hard ride in search of dssa pointment. I am
happy that you have foundpit l”

“ Torturing fiend l" muttered Paul.

“ Once your dcar Ada—once your life, our
love, your angel !” said the tantalizing gir .

“Perdition! Is there no way to stop her
mouth ?”

“ Once you used to stop it with kisses, Paul.
You were very fond of kissing in those days.”

“ Bring up our horses, men—some of you—-
the rest use your lassoes, and fasten those
gentlemen upon their horses so that they can-
not fnll off!” cried the major.

“ You need not take any precautions in re-
gard to me, sir. I pledge you the word and
honor of a lady, that I will not try to escape,
at least, not until we are in the settlements ;
and should I change my mind there, you
shall have fair warning,” said Ada.

“ A woman? And that is Miss Ada McAl-
pin i” said the major, in sur ‘rise.

“Yes, sir. You have un oubtedly heard of
me through Paul. He used to be very fond of
me—was so. until he found it would pay to
love an heiress,” said Ada, glancing at Mr.
Delornl‘e. to'see what effect he'- aoxvce MIG
have on him.

“ You shall not be bound like the rest; out

a special guard will be placed over you,” said
the major. “And,” he added, “ on will do
me a favor by not anno in Mr. aul Maler-
son with any remarks— ie is suffering enough
now.”
“ Poor fellow, how I pity him l” said Ada,
mockingly. “But, major, as a favor to you.
I will curb my feelin s and bridle my tongue;
for once I will be a silent woman.”

“If you can,” muttered the major, with a
half re ressed smile, turning away to superin-
tend the arrangement of the other risoners
He could not but admire. the coo ness and
spirit of the irl.

“ You nee n‘t tie me. I will give you in
word of honor I won’t offer to run,” said Ma -
erson, as one of the Rangers approached to
bind him, as others were doing tothe rest.

“ You‘d better give somethin that as
have or once had,” said the Major. “ nt
double lashings on the wretch. He is the
worst devil of the gan .”

“ Thank you for the compliment. Cant
you let me have a little rum to drink your

ealth in i” said Mslerson, coolly.

“If I had. and I thought it would cholie
you, you should have it with pleasure," said
the major.

“ Thank you again. When I get the chance
to choke you, rest assured that the will won’t
be wanting.” replied Malerson bitterly.

“ The hangman will do your choki ," said
Mr. Delorme, with a look of scorn emigrate.

“Ah, on there, old gentleman ? You and
Paul bot against me? It is hard when one's
relations wont stand up for him, nor even

've him a drink of rum to raise his spirits.

t never mind, old fellow, when we get to
the plantation the tables will be turned. I
reckon your old lady will teach on better
than to treat me in this way. I she don't,
then spell my name backward and water my

I"

All being read hr a start now, the order
was given; and t e Rangers, With their cap-
tives in line, and under strict guard, headed
once more to the east.

CHAPTER XLVIIL

When the horse upon which Stella rode
turned at the cry of Lagona, she was taken se
completer by surprise, and so overeome by
terror, that she was actually among the In-
dians before she full realised her position or
peril. Had thong t kept its mute , she
would‘have cast herself from the horse fore
it had passed from the cover of the Rangers’
rifles, but thought only came to her when it
was too late. '

There was no look of trial: h, nor even
no of anger, upon the face of gona, when
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side of his own, and supported her, half-faint-
ing as she was ; nor even an accent of displeas-
urri, or a word lacking kindness when he spoke
to her.

“ The Great Spirit has sent the White
Flower hack to Lagona l” he said, with a
proud, but mournful dignity.

She made no reply. Iler heart was too full
of wild. hopeless grief now for utterance. This
last peril, so unlooked for, and so sudden, took
all of her courage away.

The chief, as we' said before, sent back a
shout of triumph and defiance to the Rangesn,
and then retired a mile 0: so from the posi-
tion of the party ; and there, while Stella was
left under a guard of his chosen and favorite
braves, he held a council with his sub-chiefs,
to decide whether or not they should attack
the Rangers, or retire satisfied with the recov-
ery of the prize which their leader valued I)
highly, and for which he had dared, and suf-
fered so much.

The ar ument for attack was, that the polar
faces, and; the Rangers especially, were thfi

deadly enemies; and their scalps, and also;

their arms, ammunition, and horses, would be
a valuable and desirable acquisition. The
argument against it was, the position which
the Rangers had gained, the deadliness of their
terrible six-shooters, and besides, the almost
certainty, that if the victory was with the In-
dians, it would be bought with an immense
cost of life. To surprise the Rangers would
now be impossible ; they knew that no terror
could drive them to surrender—~they could only
be conquered in death.

Some of the most ardent young warriors and
braves were for immediate attack. without
waiting to count the cost; but Lagona, and the
chiefs who had the most experience, advised a
contrary course. The prize which they sought
had been given to them, as they argued, by
the Great Spirit, without the loss of a drop of
blood. and to lose many good warriors for the
sake of a few seal u, would be foolish.

And opportunely to aid those who argued
for no attack, the storm came up, rendering it
almost impossible, and dam ening the carer-
ness of the over-zealous. t was dt‘clde( ts
take the back track, and soon, in close column
to avoid getting separated, the whole body
wheeled and rode back toward their mountain
homes.

Wrapped in st blankets, and supported
once more in t e powerful arms of gona,
Stella was borne away with them. almost in-
eensible in her utter wretchedness. Poor
girl! it seemed as if death enly could be the
ending of her many perils and trials.

CHAPTER XLIX

Vastly different did McCullough‘s ltangers
look upon their return to Le Bolsa de Flores,
from the appearance the exh.bited when, fuh
of hope and eagerness. t ey had dashed away
from the same place a few days before, on the
trail of the vile abductors of Stella Delorme.
They had ridden over many leagues of ground
with scarcely an rest, hardly taking timeto
eat food enoug to sustain their strength.
Their horses, lie themselves, were nearly
worn out, and they were glad once more toget
where their old favorites, refreshed with long
rest. were again ready for the saddle.

The return to the Blantation was pleasant to
them. but poor Mr. elorme and Paul, coming
back as they did, without Stella, were more
wretched, even Lasts miserable, than they had
been when they went away. Everything the
saw only reminded them of her, and their
fancies painted her fate in the darkest colon-

hire. Delorme — sad-heed, nervous and
wretched as themselves—awaited their coming.
and looked anxiously for Stella, as the has
and weary train filed in through the ts, a
halted before the house. But if her c k wee
pale‘at first, it reddened sufficiently, when her

eye fell upon Malcrson, who bound with the -

rest, came up under guard. His eye met here.
and with a quick glance at his bonds, he made

a sign, as if drawing a knife over them. and g

gave her a look at once im loring and threat
cning, which she unders but too well.
“ Where shall I stow these villains, until my
men are sufficiently rested to send them to
rison for trial f” asked the major of Hr. De-
orme.

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as it is 1" said Malerson, with an impudeut air.

“ All that you‘ll get from me, will be bread
and water, until you are removed to a stronger
prison!" said Mr Delorme, bitterlv.

“ I don't believe the mistress will be so hard.
hearted l" muttered Malersou, in an under-
tone. “ If she is, I’m mistaken, and she‘ll
make a greater mistake than she has fora long
time i"

The prisoners, with the exception of Ada,
were now removed to a building which Mr.
Delorme assigned for their use, where a guard
was still kept over them.

“You may as well confine me, sir,” said
Ads, to the major, “I withdraw my parole,
and will no longer promise not to attisnpt to
escape l"

“ am under the opinion that you can with-
draw yourself. Miss Ada,"said the Major, with
a smile. “ I‘m not used to warring with wo-
men. or making captives of them ; and with the
concurrence 0 Master Paul and Mr. Delorme,
have made up my mind that your further com-
pany can be dispensed with. And let me ado
vise you not to again associate with such a set
of rascally cut-throats as those who were just
marched off with the guard. A greater sr‘ "
nllains never danced upon nothing, under the
nangman's tree!"

“ The were not my associates, but my tools,
sir l" said Ada. haughtily. “My tools, with
which I sought to revenge myself upon Paul
Malerson, for his periidy to me. I have suc-
ceeded, and am contented so far!”

“ Well, young lady, I have nothing to do
with your quarrels, and only offered my ads
vice. because you have pomts of character
which I admire ! You are brave, persevcring,
and in spite of your apparel and this adven-
ture, modest. You would have made a brave
man a good wife, once !"

The haughty look passed away, and the tone
of Ada, when she replied, was humble and
tremulous. She felt that the major was sin-
cere in what he said, and his words touch (1 the
core of her better nature.

"I believe—l know I should 1” she said. “0
six,” and she lowered her voice as she spoke,
" had on known how I loved Paul Malcrson;
how, listening to his vows, I knew no sky in
which he was not the star, no world of which
he was not the god, you would not wonder that
his deseré ion made me forget my sex, my
place, made me utterly desperate and careless
of all things but revenge. I love him Yet. If
I did not, he would not be living ; from is per-
son, I would have sought a wronged woman's
revenge. But love, once awakened, can never
utterly die, the remembrance of past joys can-
not be crushed out of the heart—the track of
‘winning ways' cannot be effacedl” ‘

There were tears in Ada's eyes when she
ceased speaking.

“I ity you, from my soul I do i" said the
noble- iearted major.

He was too brave tobc insensiblc to the
sorrows of a courageous man’s most invincible
and surest conqueror, a pretty woman. There
was neves 'et a hero who was insensiblc to her
power. holson could not be conquered by

in countr ”s foes, even in death he was a vic-
tor, but tie fair Hamilton caused him to stoop
even in the blaze of his glory. Go back to the
far-away days of chivalry, when a Saladin and
a Richard C(eur de Léon fought:and from then,
until now, show me one great knight, one
mighty commander, one gallant gentleman in
arms, who did not how his head to the sceptre

of Beauty.
, “ You had better go in and take some re-
freshment, and then consider yourself free l"
said the ma'or to Ada, who now stood alone
with him. for Mr. Delorme and Paul had enter-
ed the house. .

'Sir, I thank you—but I can accept no
favors under that roof. And bad as they are,
I do not think that it is right for me to desert
the men who for me have got themselves into
trouble. I know what your duty is too Well
‘to ask on to release them, and I so feel for
them, t at I am willing to share their fate !”

The major paused a moment. thoughtfully.
and then asked: “ Have you innueLce eMOLgh
to take them out of the State, were I to release
them ?" '

'“ I have i” said Ada. “ When you cap-
tured us, it was my intention to have procured
arms, and then to iave led them over the bor-
ders into Mexico, where I would have lived
'u on those who stained this soil with the no«
b est blood that ever flowed from human veins,
that of Fanning, Bowie. Crockett, and others!

 

 I can no longer has woman—all womanly feel-

ing has been crushed out of my heart!“

“ Will you go to Mexico, if I give your men
their freedom and their arms I" asked McCul-
Iougli.

“ I will ."’ said Ada.

“ It shall be done—I will see Mr. Dclorms ‘

about it, and it shall be done l”said the major.
“ The idea suits me 1"

CHAPTER L.

“ What, release those who have caused the
abduction of my daughter—let them go free
who aided in tearing her from my arms I
Never, sir, never! Sooner would I hang them
without trial before my own door l" cried Mr.
Delorme, passionately, when McCullough pro-
posed the discharge of the prisoners.

“ You w.ll think better of this when you get
over your passion l" said the ma'or, quietly
“ There is reason in everything. JYou wish to
get your daughter back, do you not 9”

“ o be sure I do—I will if I have to pev
tition Congress for an army to do it i" said theI
planter, woose patience and temper had been
completely exhausted in his physical and men-
tal suffering. ‘

“ Your petition, like hundreds more for be]
from those who suffer upon our borders, wouh
be laid aside by Congress, while some party
broil is occupiiig the assembled wisdom of the
nation. Now, let me show you the advantage
of discharging these people l”

“ Well, sir, I’ll listen, but you’ll never con-
vince me l" ~

“ I’ll bet a gallon of old rye that I do I"

“Very Well, air, as I said, I will listen. That
much is due in courtesy—I owe you far more
in gratitude l”

“ Don’t speak of that-only see with me
whether it will pay or not to have further
bother with these men. In the first place, they
have many chances in their favor—the chances
of escape from prison, and the glorious “ un-
certainties of the law”—which is the principal
thing that feeds so many lawyers. They’d
starve if law wasjustice, and a plain path for
honest men to travel in!"

“ That is so l" said the planter

“ Next,” continued the major, “ my men are
almost worn out. I want to relieve them from
guard-duty, and to let them rest while I go out
and call in more volunteers, for I am as deter»
mined as you can be, to rescue vour daughtes
from the Comanches. It never at vas said of
Ben McCullough that he turuei back from an
undertaking, nor shall that charge be ever
made 1”

“Heaven bless you, major! Heaven bless
you 1” cried the lanter, grasping the true
soldier's hand. “ have not another word to
say—do as you think best in everything l”

‘- I will do nothing that can result to your
injury!" said the major. “I will order some
refreshments sent to the prisoners, and then
I‘ll have them mustered, and make them a bit
of a speech. I’m no orator, but I’ve a way of
conveying my ideas which most men can un-
derstand without they are terribly dull!”

The major now, with the full consent of Mr.
Delorme, sent a liberal supply of food, and a
moderate quantity of liquor to the gang in the
storehouse, and informing Ada of what he in-
tended to do, prevailed upon her to take some
refreshment, in a room by herself.

After the men had been allowed sufficient
time to refresh themselves, the Major ordered
them to be mustered in front of the house.
Neither Mr. DclOrme nor Paul were present,
but the major, with Ads by his side, stood
upon the piazza. I

They had been untied; and being of that
nature which is easily satisfied, when hunger
and thirst is appeased, looked ver ' orderl ',
as they stood there ready to hear the major a
speech.

“ Men," said lie—N I call on men, though a
more rascally set of curses dlin’t cross a man’s
track oftener than a comet—mm, this lady
here has been pleading with me for your re-
lease. I have consented, upon one condition,
and for you she has accepted it. It is that
you are to leave the State; and if you must
steal, why steal from the Bic-"Jeans, not from
us, who have little but lead and steel to give
you! What do you say—do you endorse her
promise I” '

“ We do l” they shouted, as with a single

, voice.

“ Very well—the guard will escort you to a
camping-place, a mile ortw‘ojoutside of this

 

plantation. where you will stay until I pre-
pzire some prox isions for you, and restore your
arms. And mark you, if one of you ever
dares w return here, or even within the bord-
ers of Texas raises a hand against any man,
woman or child, to rob or abuse in any shape
or manner, ~you shall hang, or I‘ll eat frogs
and turn tailor! Now you‘ve heard inw- I‘m
not much on a talk, but I mean every word I
say—and I never break a promise to friend or
foe. I now give you in charge of this lady,
and hope the devil will all get you, in due
time !"

The major's s cech was received with deaf.
suing cheers, and)” their horses were brought,
the rascally gang mounted, and still inder
escort, went out to the place where th‘y were
to wait for their arms.

CHAPTER I“.

one did not go back to the same place
in the Sierra Charrate to which McCullough
had first tracked him, but sending directions
by a sub-chief for the entire village to move,
he laid his course away to the south-west, to—
ward the Ric Grande, striking for the “ Wild
Rose Pass " of the Sierras Diabolcs—os
Devil‘s Hills, as they are n .t misaptly named.
All of that storm night, and during all of
the next day, wit iout halting a moment, he
and his tireless warriors ke t on. But they
halted on the second night dy s water-course,
and rested until the next ay, giving their
horses a chance to recruit. Lagona, who. as
he had ever done before, still treated Stella
with the most chivalric respect, had a small
tent, made from blankets, raised especially for
her, and he brought her the most delicate
food to tempt her to eat. Berries and fruits,
and birds, as well as buffalo meat and ered
venison, were laid before her; but in vain—
slie wept and subbed, but would not eat.
This troubled the young chief greatly. He:
really and truly loved the poor girl—loved
her as well as his wild, but noble nature would
permit—and her grief went to his heart. llad
ie not in his very soul believed that her des-
tiny had been linked to his own, by the will of
the Great Spirit, he would not have detained
her, but would have taken her back 'in safety
to those who mourned hcr absence.

Ali! how unlike some civilized tyrants diit
did he act, while she was utterly in his power
—seekiiig not to force her love, but to win it
by kindness and by tenderness. In more than
one savage breast—or rather, in the breast of
more than one savage, I would say—have I
found honor which would have done credit to
the noblest pale-face in the land.

On the next day, Lagona and his party
started early, and rode fast. Before night
they entered the wild, but lonely pass, which.
I spoke of in the opening of this chapter,
named like the chain of stern and rugged
mountains, not inaptly, for it was carpeted
and lined with flowers, while. on either hand,
the great black and grey cliffs, towering up
into the very clouds, looked as they were
named-4‘ devilish l”

The sun was some three hours high when they
came to an opening to the east, which led in-
to a valley, far more beautiful and all as fruit-
ful, as that which we described in the Sierras
Cliarrate, thou b not so difficult of access nor
so well guards as the other, by the hand at
the greatest military engineer that exists—-
Dame Nature. Down through this valley
rushed, not one roaring, dashing stream, as in
the other, but many gurgling musical rivulets,
winding and twistin in silvery brightness
through the low-lsmf, or leaping from above
in noisy and beautiful cascades.

Had poor Stella been in a mood I situa-
tion to admire anything. she could not' havs
felt other than a leased wonder at the skill in
house-b lilding w iich the red men n w exhib-
ited. Scarce two hours had assed since Lo-

na seated her upon a sma l, mossy knoll

neath an orange tree, before he bade hes
rise, and led her to a house in shape precisely
like the mansion at La Bolsa de Flores, yet
on a much smaller scale. lts walls were made
of small poles and twisted vines, interspersed
with flowers and swcel-scented bushes and
shrubs. It was carpeted with orange and
lemon leaves and flowers, which with eve
pressure of the foot, sent forth their perfumg
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“ This is the home of the White Flower,”
seid Lagone gently, as he led her to a seat.

Pals and utterly despairing; hopeless and
almost brokemhearted, she sank down, but
made no reply.

He now brought her food—small fishes,
tresh from the mountain streams, and broiled
upon coals—fresh meat of the antelope, deli-
sets and tender—venison, bread and fruit.
but her downcast eyes were not raised to the
food or h m—she would touch nothing, look
at nothng, do nothing, but weep silently and
sigh piteousy.

The stern warrior himself looked a picture
of wretchedness when he saw this, for he be-

an to fear that death would r scue her from
is hands whom he was determined that no
mortal force could take.

And he went out from the beautiful build-
ing, which had been built express] for her.
and for a long time paced thoughtfu 1y to and
fro between it and a rushing little brook, all
{all of noisy music, which ran within a few
yards.

His warriors were busy in pitching their
camp, and preparin :- for the coming of their
wives and litte ones; but Lagona paid no
heed to their movements—his sun would not
shine upon him—his heart was in a cloud.

CHAPTER LII.

The “Free Rangers ” were encamped in a
small grove, about a half—hour’s ride from La
Bolsa de Flores. Ada McAlpin having received
permission for them to remain there in quiet,
upon condition that none of them left the
amp, whiie she went to Galveston to arrange
some business there.

To make them more obedient to this con-
dition, the ma'or had withheld their arms and
munitions, alt iough they were plentifully sup-
plied with provisions, and moderately With an
article, which such as they cannot, or rather
will not, do without—whisky. Put some
men into a storehouse full of provisions, deny
them liquor. and thev'll starve to death.

Captain Jack, by management, could got
enough of the ardent to keep 11 his spirits
for then were some in the ban who did‘ut
sure for their allowance, and shared with him.

Meantime, all was excitement at the planta-
tion, for Major McCullough had sent messen~
peers in every direction to gather volunteers
or a grand exterminating foray into the
Comanche and Lipan country; he being de-
termined not only to rescue Stella, but to
teach the red marauders a lesson which would
last them for all time, and make them more
desirous to remain at home.

And from every quarter in they came, some
singly. others in parties of six, eight, or a

, dozen hardy men armed, with the unerring
' rifle, the dreaded six~shooter, and the heavy

bowie knife—men who were each superior to
a dozen of Uncle Sam’s grog-shop recruits—-
which last are mostly serfs of foreign birth,
lust fit for serfs beneath our flag, and poorly
calculated to uphold its honor, either in times
of war or peace; but ready. as too many of
them were in the Mexican war. to desert it,
and fill a legion to fight against it.

Men there were, . mon those who had
hastened out in answer to t e gallant major’s
call. who had the fire of sewage burning deep
in their br sets—men \\ ho had lost wives,
children, and other relatives, by the lance, ar-
row, 'or knife of the red man, and who now
hoped to have a chance to take life for life—e
poor satisfaction, yet one very natural.

As fast as thv-se men came in, the major put
them under drill, so fa as he could, a (I also
sent h s ofiicers out after a sufficient quantity
of provisions. and pack-mules to carr them
for his party ; for be intended to go er, and
mg to return until his object had been entire-
ly accomplished.

Both Paul and Mr. Delorme were fully oc-
snpied as hosts, and the planter cared not for
the cost. he only counted upon, and hoped
for, the restorat on of his child.

It took a considerable time to get so many
can together, and provision them, and it was
on the evening of the tenth day beme the
major had gathered a sufficient force, in his
mind, to invade the countr of the enemy.
At that time he had about t iree hundred and
fifty men, and to a European 89119111. 5001!
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a nation which could assemble ten or fifti en

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twenty to one not an overmatch against them
—as they have often proved in Mexico, Texas,
Cuba, Nicaragua, and on the “ Plains "—three
or four hundred men compose army enough
for almost any urpose.

On the evening of the tenth day after his
return, the maj r mustered his men, all
mounted and under arms, to see if they were
fully prepared for service ; for he intended ts
start on the next day.

They made a uni us but powerful show,
clad in every style 0 dress, armed variously,
and mounted upon horses of all sizes and
colors. But no matter what their garb was:
you had but to look at their sinewy frames,
rough faces, and fearless eyes, to know that
they were ready and fit for the work before
them.

The inspection of the major was, close :
every weapon, man, and horse was examined ;
and if the least thing was wrong, the delin-
quent was cautioned to rectify it. For those
who were ready for the field, the old soldier
had a kind and hearty word, which trebly en-
deared the old “ war—horse"—as they called
him—-to them.

The inspection ever, they were dismissed,
with ,orders to be ready for the saddle when
the sun rose in the morning, and with permis-
sion to enjoy themselves as best they might
upon their last night—as, indeed, it iiiiglitbe,
for many of them—in the settlements.

“ Is everything ready now for a start ?" ask-
ed Mr. Delorine, as the major stood upon the

iazza, while the men filed off to their respect-
ive quarters.

“ All ready, sir. To-morrow will see us in
the field once more ; and I never will eat
bread under a roof again until I’ve got your
child back, and tanned out the redskins so
completely that they'll remember Ben McCul-
lough forever, and scare their papooses with
his name a hundred ears from now !”

“ There is that girl, riding this way," said
Paul, turning pale, and going into the house.

It was indeed Ada McAlpin who was seen
riding through at the iate, dressed in her
masculine garb, as descri ed before, well—arm-
ed, and magnificently mounted.

|‘I come, sir," said she to the major, “to
re port that, having concluded my business at
Gulveston, I have returned, and am now ready
to lead my band away, according to the con-
ditions of their release.”

“ It is well. They shall have their arms in
the morning," said the major.

Ada bowed, gave him the military salute,
and rode away to the camp of her Free Rang-
ere.

CHAPTER LIII.

Days went; and poor Stella, scarce touch-
ing food, and mourning all the time, faded
away, and wilted like a crushed flower. In
vain did Lagona send the beautiful maidens of
his tribe, who had come to the new location,
to wait upon her, and to sing and dance for
her. They could not dry her tears; they
could not hush her sighs; they could not
bring smiles to her pale and sorrow-stricken
face. It was evident that the Master of Life
would soon take her to his bosom, unless
«glue change came to render her less miser-
e e.

Lagona saw and felt this; end it rench
him more miserable than she was. He hon
it for a time ; but when he saw no change in
her—-that she looked upon him still with aver-
sion—his noble nature took supremacy, and be
determined to restore her to her relatives.

One evening, before the darkness had come
on, while the still gray of twilight lay dream-
ily on hill and lowland—on rock, and tree,
and water—he entered the prett room assign-
ed to her, and said, very low an gently :

“The White Flower must weep no more!
Lagona will take her back to those who love
her, and he will die ; for he cannot live with-
out the White Flower!"

Stella looked u in wonder, but did not re-

1 : for she had become so hopeless, that she
did not realize that he meant, indeed, to give
her freedom.

“ Does the White Flower hear the words of
Legona i” he asked. “ He will take her back
to her father‘s lodge, that she may smile
again, and make glad the hearts that love
her!”

" Lagone does not mean what he says," she
murmured : “ He mocks me in my misc 1”

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the White Flower! She does not love hi.
here; but in the land of spirits she will love
him, for he will die for her . To-morrow, she
shall start for the lodge of her father. To-
night, ona begs her to eat and drink, so
that may e strong for the journey."

Lagona said this in a ow, firm tone, and
looked so noble, thou b so ve sad, when he
uttered it, that Stella felt sure e was not de-
ceiving her. Tears rolled down her cheeb
again ; but now they were tears of joy.

“ Noble, good, generous Lagonal" s e cried,
grasping his han , and kissing it man times :
“I will never—never forget you! cannot
love you ; but I will respect you always—will
ever call you friend—e great, good, honorable
man!"

The hand which she held and kissed, trem-
bled like an aspen leaf, and his whole heme
shook with an agitation which showed how
great was the conflict in his bosom—with what
a struggle he conquered his desires and pee-
lions.

At last he said, in a low end husky tone :

“ Let the White Flower eat and grow strong,
so that she can ride a great ways to-morrow."

“ Cannot I go to-night, Lagona ?” she asked.

“It will be very dark ; and the White
Flower must have food and rest, to make he!
strong l” replied the chief.

“ Lagone may dream, and alter his mind,"
said Stella, sadly.

“ No sleep will come to Legona’s eyes;
therefore, he cannot dream. The White New-
er shall turn her face toward her father's lodge,
and commence her journey when the great orb
of day begins his walk across the sky 1”

The chief said no more, but turned away
and went out. Soon after, graceful Indian
maidens entered, bearing food of almost every
kind—meats, birds, fishes, and, fruits. These
they (placed before Stella, as also wine, which
no ha procured in some way, and now offered,
to give her strength.

" Noble, generous, brave Lagonal Were he
not a savage, and had I a heart to control, it
would be his,” sighed Stella, as she saw how
nobly and disinterestedly he was acting, while
he was lacerating his own heart, and aiding to

, destroy his own happiness.

She could not but draw a contrast between
his nature and that of many a pale-faced lord
and tyrant of whom she had read; and the
glory of the contrast was all on the red man's
side.

CHAPTER LIV.

The return of Ada McAlpin to the camp of
the Free Rangers, and the announcement that
upon the morrow they would break u camp
and turn their heads toward the Rio rande,
caused immense joy among those graccleee
scamps. After she had made the announce-
ment and retired to her own tent, which was
pitched at some distance from the rest—es
usual, retiring amid their wild cheers and hur-
rahs—it was determined by them to have a
grand jubilee. Captain Jack had by .some
means become the master of a quantit of
liquor, and as they had an abundant supp y of
food, a supper and debench was to the
event of their last night in the Lone Star
State.

In this they were not likely to be disturbed
by Ada; for she, fatigued with a weary and
rapid ride of many leagues, cast herself down ,
to slumber, leaving orders that she should be
awakened at dawn. 0

Such men as those who compo-ed Malar-
son’s gang are generally coarse and sensual in
their entire organisation—their enimal appe-
tites are all they have to gratify : mental

leasures are to them unknown. A gluttonp
ish supper, in this case, was followed  drink-
ing, in the course of which many a wi (1 story
of rapine and crime was told, and received
with rapturous applause, and many e hecn-
tious song sung, too obscene to ever darken a
page which emanates from my pen.

The night were on ; and with each hour the
revel grew higher—madden But those wb
were e weakest aloft began to feel the fun.
of the liquor in their up r stories, and to
topple down into sottish s umber where they
drank. Others rose, and staggered ewey.te
their quarters, where the  sunk down in-
to the helplessness of ins rietion. It was not
after midnight, if so late, when Cean 
Melerson, who prided himself on his spirit-
:i‘lldingbcspecity, found himself alone at the

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quitL some fellows eei up when they're drink
ing 5 quart lays ‘em out as stiff as logs,
but _. gallon don‘t knock my under inning
away .- it only makes me a little more eVIlish
than usual—that's all! I feel just like doiii
something bold and Satanic yet to—night.
believe I‘ll go and visit lliitlvle, and borrow a
thousand or so of the old girl."

With the captain, a bad idea was not allow-
ed to rest long before it was put into execu-
tion. Taking another drink or two, and fillin
his p-icketrflask for further use. be wrapped
himself in a scraps, and moved away in the
darkness and gloom toward the plantation—
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CHAPTER LV.

It was after midnight—wearing along in the
hours of morning—and yet Mrs. Delorme had
not retired to rest. She had become almost s
shadow of her former self—nervous, frstfnl,
wretched, and unhappy. Strange fancies, that
the love of her husband had changed to hate
fears, that her passion for Lagona had been
discovered, and a continual dread that Maler
son would continue to annoy her. and evenlu
ally reveal the secret which he held in terror
over her head—all these things combined to
render existence to her a burden rather than a
pleasure.

The custom very prevalrnt in the South-
and ever such in France—o. havrng a chamber
'-separate from that of her husband—an idea
which should have occurred to the unfortunate
Mr. Candle—alone prevented Mr. Delorme
from learning the state’of feeling to which his
unfortunate wife had become reduced. He,
however, paid but little attention to her altered
appearance; or, if he did, he probably attrib-
uted it to the cause which mai e him so miseb
abane loss of his alinos‘t-worshiped daugh-

ter .

To and fro—fretting and moaning—paced
the unhapp woman at the hour which we
have name . Suddenly, a noise was heard
u on the piazza outside of the chamber win-
dow, and the next instant. the form of a man
who had ascended from below by some grape-
vines which were trained over the lattice-work,
met her eye. She was on the point of scream-
in , and giving an alarm, when he stepped
'bo dl through an open window into the room,
and s e reco nized John Malerson, her great-
est dread an terror.

Sinking, pale, and almost fainting, into a
chair, she hoarsely whispered .

“ For Heaven’s sake. man. why do you come
tort—why do you torment me "

And she trembled et the more when she
saw, by his flushed ace, reddened eye, and
staggering gait, that he was intoxicate .

“Don’t make a fuss, or get scared, ‘IIat,'
old girl—I've come to see you a bit!" said be
h tho thicu, husk) \ons which always indi-
sascs latex-cation. “ You see I’m a goin‘ all
in the mornin‘, and I wanted to say good-bye
so ya, ‘ust for old-time’s sake. Lordcs, how
you did love are once! Come, give is a kiss
on its strength 0' that! Come, old girl—no

.hangin‘ bask !“

And he s red toward her.

“Stand back, John Malerson—stand back.
‘or your life is not worth a straw! I will
comm, and bring those here who will not wait
to ask why you earns, before they punish your
-audacity! '

The attitude of the lady, as she sprung to

her feet, and the low, determined tons in which
she spoke, for a moment shocked the radian,
-aad he paused.
“Sit ye down, old girl I" said he, after a
.aoments hesitation—“ Sit ye down, and have
a talk with ' r old Jack. Ila won't trouble
you if ou‘ be quiet !"

And he took a seat, and seemed more sober
than when he entered the room. , Mrs.
.Iormc also sat down; for she’ was too weak to
remain upon her feet. .

' “ I what on have to so, quickly, and be-
gone! she w ispcrcd again.

“I am so , I musr. wet my whistle before
I try to talk l” said the rutfian, taking his flask
from his pocket, and applying it to his lips.
After taking so hearty a draught, he offered
the flask to her. as ing: “ Hadn‘t you better
take a swig, Hat... net to steady our nerves!
You look pale; reckon the o d gent don't
.fccd ou ovorly and above common well l"

“ es; has me the liquor l" she said, hoarse-

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for there is a rough, wild path before me, and
I know that I must tread it l"

She drained the “Mk ‘0 the very bonomv  all. Ifhe is not her brother, and not Paul’s

while he looked on in stupid wonder.

“ 'l‘liat‘ll make you as drunk as the b0 s I
just left !" said he, as she cast the empty ask
upon the floor.

“ It will give me strength to defy on, you
heartless villain l—to tell you that {will no
longer be the slave of terror—no longer fear
to call my soul my own I bend to you no
longer! Dog, do your worst! You are not
my master, now!“ she cried. while the color
flew to her cheeks; her forin seemed to swell
with strength and passion, and her eyes flashed
furiously.

Jack Malerson was a bold, bad man, sober
or drunk; but the very desperation of Mrs.
Delorme intimidated him, and be fairly shrunk
from her angry gaze.

“ Leave me, coward l—leave me before I call
help, and give you into the hangm-in's hands ”
she cried, in a reckless. fearless tone.

“ Hattie, Hattie, don‘t get excited l" he
stainznered. “ Don't -- that‘s a good girl,
w' !‘,

“ Go! Do on hear me? Go !" she cried.

“Don‘t ma e so much noise. or they will
hear no I‘ said the villain, growing aobe.
with 01?.

“ They shun hear me if you don’t leave soon!"

“But llattie, if I breathe one word—tell
who and what you are, it will be your ruin l"

“ Well, let ruin come ! Better that at once,
than a lon life of misery a :d suspense! I
eel you! dSo your worst! Help—here, nichl”

fier last \vords were uttered in her loudest
and shrillest scream.

“ Woman, you will ruin me and yourself!"
said Mulerson, furiously. “ Hush, you fool—-
Iith 1"”

And be seized her by the throat, and tried
to choke her into silence.

At first, she threw him back from from her,
and uttered another wild and piercing scream;
but he, thoroughly rraddened, seized her by
the throat with both linlldfl, and crushed her
down to the floor with all his might. In vain
she gasped for breath ; her eyes seemed to be
starting from her head, her ton ue lolled out
from her mouth ; her face re'n lack—a mo—
ment more. and there woul have been no life
left for her. Butacrash was heard—the door
flew open. and a dozen men, with lights in their
hands, and arms, also, rushed in. The first
was McCullough, with a rifle in his hands.

One glance told him what Malerson was
doing, and before the villain could do more
than release his intended victim. and turn to-
ward the window to make his escape, the butt
of the Ranger’s rifle crashed down upon his
head, and he fell, like a bullock stricken dow.‘
by the butcher‘s hand.

“ Is the wretch dead, or will he live to grace
the halter?" asked Air. Delorme, who recog-
nized the fallen man.

“I don’t think l‘vc quite killed him; bu.
you had better look to our wr’e, sir!" sail!
the major. “ The rascal.y robbvr hasn't left
life in her, I fear! '

Mrs. Delorme was not quite one, but she
was senseless when the terrific women-serv-
ants took her u and carried her to bed.
while the plantation surgeon was speedily sent
for.

Meantime, old Meier-son was dragged awsv
with less care thanadog would have received,
and pitched into a guard-room, where a senlb
as! was put over him, in case he should rs
soversofsrastotrytoesca

After this was done, a thorough search I!
made all over the premises. to see if then.
were not more of the gang about; for it dii
not seem ossible that he would have had the
hardili to venture alone upon such an en
tcrprise. especially when there was such a large
force on and about the place, end so must.
danger of detection.

But no sign of an other person connectso
with his gang could seen.

“I do not believe that Ada McAlpin was
cognizant of the fooL's intandcd visit here!”
said the major, u- be prepared to retire to rest

; “ out i will fin lout before she receives .

her arms and mission to o!"
“ What chairwe do with
son I" asked Mr. Delorme.
“I hardly know—he ought to hang; but if
he is Paula father, had as he is, that would
hardly do l"
“ Paul dose not believe he is, nor do I! Yet,
my wife says he is. and has acknowledged him

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father, then, as sure as there is a God, he shall
hang! ' If I never see my poor Stella again. it
would be some satisfaction to see those suffer
who were concerned in her abduct on l”

“ You will see her again !" said the major,
confidently. “ I fell it in my heart—have felt
it all the time—that we would get her back
for you. safe and sound l"

“ Heaven grant it! Let me ress her once

ircast, and I can ie contented l"
said the planter.

“ You‘ll soon see her; and then you’ll not
think of dying, by a long shot !“ said the ma-
jor, pleasantly. “ But, good-night; I must
get a few winks of sleep to-ni lit, for Heaven
only knows when I‘ll have another chance. I
can‘t sleep more than a weasel when I‘m 05 on
t scout l"

The major retired; and once more all was
still in the house.

CHAPTER LVI.

“80, Miss Ada, your compact not to annoy
any one in this State, and not to permit an
of your band to do it, has been very sml
denly and easily broken ?" said the major, as
he rode up to her tent on the morning which
followed the event narrated in the last chap-
ter.

“I do not understand you, sir !" she said.
“When I returned last night, on had no
complaint to make of my men—t iey were all
here when I reached the camp; and as I at
once retired when I entered in tent. worn out
with fn'lgue, l have heard not iing, known n0<
thing whatever against them i“

“ Where is Jack Malerson Y" asked the me-

“In the camp, I presume— he was there
when I returned. Call him," said she, to one
of her men.

“ You‘ll have to call loud and long in this
camp. and then without avail," said the major.
“He lies at La Bolsa de Flores with a broken
bead, without much chance of recovery. He
broke into the house last night, probably in-
tent on robbery, and nearly murdered Mrs.
Delorme while she was sounding the alarm l"

“ lie is almost dead, you say 7" asked Ada.

“ Yes; he was still senseless when I came
away."

“ I wish he was quite deadl He has not a
particle of honor in his breasti ' said Ada
“I hope, air," she added, to the major, “ that
glen will do me the justice to believe that I

d not have anything to do with this matter
~tliat Idid not dream of his intended action
-—for if I had, it should have been prevented.”

“I believe oul" said the major. “You
Is as well ri e back with me, and see what
is etermined in regard to his fate ; and after
that. I will furnish your men with their arms,
and see them started toward the Mexican bord-
srs l”

“ One word to my men, if you please, ma.
for, and I will be ready to go with you !"

The major nodded assent, and Ada ordered
the men to be assembled. The groceless crew
soon got together, the most of them wesri
the sickish sheep-stealing look of men who his
been drunk over night.

“ Men l" said Ada to them; “ we rould now
be ready to leave this camp and go "pan our
business, if it had not been for the actions of
your former leader, John Malerson. Be

roken our compact with this gentlemen. and
the consequence is, that he has been dungeh
ousl wounded while committing midnight dc-
p ations, and certainly forfeited, perhaps
ost, his life. Let his fate be a lesson to you)
and teach you that even among thieves sons
honor should be found! I o to see him. and
I command you not to stir mm the camp un-
til I return. Disobey me, and I leave you to
your fate—obey me, and I will lead you to
victory and to wealth l” '

The reply of the men came in a faint chest
—the debsueh of the previous night had un-

' fitted them for a strong one.

s wretch, Mslsrb .

Ada now armed herself as usual, and mount-
lng 1-» Lorne, signified her readiness to as-
company the major to the plantation.

For a little while. the major rode on ~ in ‘-
lence by her side ; and then suddenly exclaim-
ed. as if he had been thinking of something
very important in his mind: “ What a pity
what a pity l"

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" Of vou, Ada ; so brave, so honorable, so
beautiful! You are not fit to be associated
with such a set of unmiti a'ed scoundrels l"

“I say again, as I told you once before—
I command them, but do not cruciate with
them. I scorn them as much as you do, and
I only remain with them now, because I should
die without excitement, and because I know I
can restrain their excesses. I shall maintain
a strict discipline over them. if I have to shoot
one down in his tracks now and then. If any
of them dare to attempt the least familiarit
in look, word or deed, their punishment aha l
he swift and sure, and such as will deter oili-
srs from following their example !"

“ You are a brave girl -— almost fit to lead
my Rangers l"

“I would I were; for it is their happiness
ad pride to process the helpless, and to pan
ish t is cruel and lawless. But I am lost—lost
soar !”

“ No; do not say that. It is never too late
to turn over a new leaf. Leave this band, re-
sume the dress of your sex, go where you as
not known. and—and—"

The major hesitated, and then came to a full
Ito . v
“pAM what?" asked Ada, fixing her large,
beautiful eyes full upon him.

“ You should never want a dollar for your
sup )ort while I lived !" said the mn'or: then
fearing that she might misunderstan him, he
hastil added' “Though I might never see
you, would act as a brother should toward a
once errlrig, but repentant sister I"

“ lleaven bless you!" said Ada, in a voice
which struggled through a thicket of sup-
pressed sohs. “ IleaVeu bless you. but it can-
not be! My doom is told, my fate is written,
and my path is a dark one and ends in blood I”

The plantation gate was near, and thev now
rode on in silence.

CHAPTER. LVII.

The major and Ada soon arrived at the
mansion. Mr. Delorme, who appeared dread
fully agitated, was walking wildly to and fro,
upon the piazza.

“ What is the matter, dear a'l'; any bad
news from your daughter .’" asked the major,
as he approached the planter.

“ Not from licr— not from her!” said the

itated man, while his face, deadly pale, and
his frame uivering as with an ague, told of
some terri ls struggle going on within his
breast.

“ Is that scoundrel Malerson, dead i" asked
"she major, utteer at a loss to know what it
was which added new trouble to the heavy
load already borne by Mr. Delorme.

“I wish to God he was—I wish you had
killed him at a blow, before he could have
been the mouth-piece of my shame—the her-
ald of my degradation!" groaned the planter.

I do not understand you—what does this
mean, this wild agitation, this new agony
which so unmaus you ?"

“ It means —-0 Heaven! true friend as you
are, and have proved yourself, Major Mc-
Cullough, I cannot tell you 1"

And again the planter paced to and fro,
wringing his hands, while great drops of sweat
.me out upon his face and forehead.

“ Shall I )repare the men for a start, air 7”
asked the odicer next in command.

“ No, sir—let them rest for the present; I
will let you know when to sound the saddle
call!“ and the major to the olficer, who u»
luted and retired.

“ Major. for years I have been bugging
shame to my bosom !” said Mr. Delorme, halt-
ingrsuddenly, in front of the Ranger.

he latter looked him in the face with won-
iOTS for he really believed him to De insular-—
that he had become erased with trouble.

" Yes. I have been worshiping the sergat
which has fed u n my vitalsahave an
blessing the hand that was defiling me I" con-
tinued the planter.

“All that you as to me, air, is as insomp
prehensible as a I'Idt lo."

‘ True, major, truel You have not heard
the confession of the villain Malerson—hc is
beyond recovery, and in his ravin has told
a tale that has set my ve brain on firsl
Poor Paul—he is com Xis way—he will
tell on all; I must go a sea the woman who
has no my name "

The planter hastened away, I Paul, with
g,” downeast, but in a state of agitation fully
as great as that of Mr. Delorme, came from
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roached the spot where McCullough stood.

be young man passed so close to Ada, that
she could have reached out her hand and
touched him, had she so desired. He looked
so utterly miserable, that an expression of pity
came over her face, in spite of her openly ex-
pressed hatred of him.

“ What is the matter, Master Paul-— on ard
Mr. Delorme act as if on seen a g lost, or
been lookin’ old Death in the face i What is
the matter with you both P”

“ Do not ask me, major—do not ask me!”
said Paul, with a shudder ; and when he rais-
ed his eyes to the view of the major, the latter
started, he looked so utterly miserable.

“ Well, I’d like to know what is the matter
-—I don’t think a friend, such as I have prov.
ed myself, should be treated in this way l” said
the major impatiently.

“ Forgive me, sir—it is hard to be the her?

ald of my own shame—ask Mr. Delorme!"
said Paul, and he passed into the house.

“Well, this beats all that I’ve heard of,
lately—they must be crazy, by the way they
act!” said the major. “ Mr. Delorme has
ever held the best of characters, yet he talks
of shame and disgrace, and here the young
one isrunning on the same trail. I hate mys-
teries, and one there is here which I can't see
into, no way. I'believe I‘ll go and see the
old rascal Malerson—he ma have something
to do with the matter! Will you gs along
Miss Ada f"

“ Yes, major."

CHAPTER LVIII.

When Mr. Delorme left the major, he
ceeded directly to the apartment where rs.
Delorme lay, very ill. He looked upon her
pale face, so written over with the lines of
misery, for a few moments, and then turning
to the attendants, bade them leave the room,
saying that he would sit with his lady for
a little while. Ilia tone was very quiet and
calm when he spoke to them; but his pals
face, sunken eyes, and quivering lips did not
denote a quiet mind by any means.

Mrs. Delorme saw, evidently, that there was
a storm within his breast ; and, pale as snow,
and calm as death, she waited for it.

“ Madam, John Malerson 'n dying—he will
not live an hour longer, the surgeon says i”
said Mr. Delorme, looking her fixedly in the
e .

y:1 am glad to hear it 1” she replied, quietly.
“ You take the news very coolly, madam,
considering the relation in which he stands to-
ward you I"
The lady colored slightly, but made no ss-

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p I‘ Had I known of it before, his visit to you
last night should not have been interrupted,"
said the planter, in a sarcastic way.

“ You forget, air, that I called for help to
arrest the audacious intruder."

“ The intrusion of a husband should not be
considered audacious,” said Mr. Delorme, with
a sneer.

The rising color fled from the face of the
wretched lady, and she sunk back with a low
groan upon ht r pillow.

“ You see that I know, all, madam—all;
that John Mslerson is your lawful husband,
and Paul—poor Paul l—your child."

“ No, sir; you do not know all; but you
shall know it Let John Malerson bcbrought
here, and, if )e dare, deny what on must and
shall know. I have sstory to te l of a oung,

,warm-heartcd, and foolishly susceptibc girl
It.

won away from a boarding-school in a
away Northern city, in Troy, by the deceit
and flattery of a villain—married to him but
a few weeks, when she found that he was, in.
stead of the noble, weaztliy, and gifted mu
who had been the idol of her young dreams,
a gambler, a thief, and a villain! From him
she lied away with dis ust and horror—fled
far away to a Southern and, hoping never to
hear from him again, fearing even to let her
own relatives know where she was. In a few
months, a child was born. It was all that sh.
had on earth to love, and she clung to it with
a mother‘s yearning affection, until it was of
an age when she feared it would inquire after
its father ; and then she sent it to a seminary
I her nephew, where she procured for it ev-
ery cars that a mother’s heart could dictate.
In the meantime, she heard that the wrctoh
who had deceived her so buser had been map.
dared in a drunken alfray, and she felt with
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she tent to her cheerfully a-umch task fl
music-teaching with new nerve ; for she work-
cd for an honest support for herself, and to
educate her boy. No one could breathe a cap
lumnious breath against her: she had erred
once in ma ing a villain whom she did not
know; but e never, to her knowledge, erred
again. The ever-censorious world could cast
so stain upos: her fame : it was spotless. She
was called beautiful; she was accomplished.
and to a.degree attractive. Man were drawn
to her side, and she had more ian one offer
of marriage from the young, the gay, the gift-
ed, the wealthy. For a long time, she repel-
led all sdvsnces, refused every offer. But at
last one came who seemed to possess every
attribute that could win a woman’s heart. She
tried not to love him; for she felt in her heart
that she had been dishonored by her marriage,
innocent though she had been. She refused
this suitor, even though she loved him, But
he ressed his suit; and then a mother’s love
an reason con uered all her prejudices, all
her aeruples. er suitor was wealthy, lived
far away from the place of her birth, would
never know her sad history; and, if she wed»
ded him, her son—supposed to be her nephew
—would have a home, become educated, and
perhaps, in time, succeed to wealth, and fill a
proud and noble station. The temptation wao
too great; she could not resist it; and she
married him who would not be refused. For-

ears the were hap —too he ; for a»
lynore tendir, afl'ectiomiz husband nigger lived-
But, alas! in an eVil hour, through her son-—
whom she had, in her folly, permitted to bear
his father’s name, as she had done (for she.
was not so proficient in crime as to know how
to assume an diary-the first husband, who had
not been slain, made his appearance. Terri-
fled to death, instead of confessing all, and
throwing herself iupon the generosity of her
noble husband, she tem mind with the wretch,
who now came like a glioul to feed upon her
very l. e—gave him money, and plead with.
him to go away, and preserve her secret for
the sake of her son. But the villain, after re-
ceiving his bribes, continued his persecutions,
made one visit too man , received his death-
wound as you say, an revi-aled the secret.
Now, sir, you know all. Send for the wretch,
or go to him, and ask him by what means and
false pretences he won the hand of Harriet
Fontleroy.”

The unhap y woman ceased speaking. For
t moment, si ence reigned. Then a suppres-
sed sob was heard; and, as she looked up, she
saw Paul standing on the threshold of the door,
where he had listened to hersad and mournful
tale.”

“ M son l" she gas .

“ M; noble, true-hairde motherl though
all the world condemn you, I will not !" cried
the young man. And be rushed to her side,
and, throwing his arms around her neck, razlr
ed both tears and kisses upon her pale face.

Meanwhile, the planter stood and regarded
both of them sternly and attentively. When
the first paroxysm of feeling was over, he
looked Paul in the eye, and asked :

“ Did you know aught of this matter, air,
before you heard the confession of John Mal-
erson 2’

“ No, air; as Heaven hears mc.I did not!
If I had, I should not have thus long been .
recipient of your bounty, but should have
gone forth alone into the world to carve out a
name and a fortune for myself: As it is, I
shall, afier I have done my duty, and aided
you in recovering your daughter—not for my-
self, air, but for you; forI renounce all clams
to her hand-TI shall, after that, air, trouble
you no more with my presence. I only hope
that I shall be so happ as to fall in the com
ing sci-dict with the ndiaus. Mother, you
must stay no lon er hers; Iwill provide for
you elsewhere—' I live.”

The feelings of the ' planter were deeply
touched . his sternness melted away, and tears
came out upon his pals and‘rigid cheek.

“Neither of you shall ever leave my root
with m consent," he said, in a voice half stio
(led wit emotion. “ Harriet, I do not blame
you. Paul, I love you as if you were my own
son. Your father, if I must call him such,
will soon be dead ; and with him sha'l the so
cret be forever buried. I never will allude to
h .

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the door at that moment, and the next instant
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“'Who sa old Jack Malerson is going to
lie?" he ye led. “ Who says old Jack will
die‘ It's a bloody liel He'll never die!
He's too game to die !”

With his head and face covered with blood,
ghastly dpale where it was not stained, his eyes
wild an glaring. his hair matted and torn, he
was a terrible object to look upon. Both the
plantar and Paul stood aghast as he staggered
to the centre of the room; and Mrs. Delorme
shrieked in s echless' horror, and hid her
head beneath the bed-clothes;

“That was [let Fontlero ‘s scream l" he
cried. " Hat Fontleroyl—o , but she was a
pretty gal when I found her in Troy! Have
you murdered her, you old devil ?"

And, as he said this, he bounded toward
Mr. Delorme. who sprang aside; and the mis-
erable wretch fell to the floor, 'ust as Major
McCullough, Ada McAlpin. an seVeral oth-
ers. entered the room in pursuit of him.

“ Seize him, men, and take him back- to the
guard-house i” said the major to a couple of
the Rangers who had entered with him.

“ He’ll not require a guard an more, sir,"
said one of the men, who took ho d of him to
raise him up. “ He is as dead as a log.”

it was true : in the fury of that last struggle
life had left him.

" Take him up gently, and hear him out.
He was a bad man, but he shall have decent
burial," said Mr. Delorme, with a trembling
voice.

The Rangers obeyed, and the remains of the
wretched man were taken from the room.
Major McCullough and Ada also went out,
leavmn only Mr Delorme and Paul in the room.

“ Harriet." saw me planter, in a more kind
and gentle tone than he had used toward her
{or weeks, “ Harriet, death has freed you from
him at last. Look up; we will yet be hap-

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There was no reply—not even a notion of
the snowy counterpane, which, in her terror,
she had drawn over her head. Both Paul
and himself seemed at the sam instant to di-
vine what caused her sileno ; and a low org
of horror broke from their lips as they raise
the sheets from over her face.

She was indeed free—free from all the ills
sni rsecutions of, this world—free from life
and m miseries!

CHAPTER LIX.

Of course, under these terrible circum
stances, the march of McCullough and his
Rangers was delayed. The dead were to be
buried—the bereaved to have time to calm
their feelings.

The body of Malerson was put in a coffin
and buried decently; but no mourner follow-
ed it to the grave. But it was different with
Mrs. Delorme - her remains were interred with
all the show which persons of her position

enerally receive; and two there were who
allowed her cotlin with sad and sorrowful
hearts. .

Although Paul had never for a moment
supposed that she was other than his aunt un-
til the recent dmauemenl, he had always re-
ceived‘more than a mother's care from her;
pulled never had cause to miss s mother‘s
ove.

The sad ceremonies of the day were ovsr,
and Mr. Delorme and Paul were alone in the
dosch chamber so lately occupied by the
wife and mother. .

“ Do not grieve, Paul, my son i" said Mr
Delorme. “This bereavement only renders
you more dear to me! In future, whether we
recover poor Stella or not, I shall regard you
as a son. Do not grieve for the loss of your
mother; she will be happier in another world
than she was in this, or would have been had
she lived.” .

“ I know that it is weak and unmanl in ms
to grieve. sir,” said Paul, in reply; “ ut if 1
loved her so much while I believed her to be
only my aunt, how much more would I have
loved her as a mother!"

“ True, my good boy; but it is useless to
weep for the dead—tears will not recall them,
sighs will not reach their cars l"

The conversation was interrupted by the sn-

'snce of Major McCullough.

‘V'ell, the ‘ Free Rsngers,‘ as they term
themselves, are otl'l” said he, as he came in.
“' have just left them all in high glee. am) as
wireless about their late captain‘s death as
sash ma... generally are.”

 

" I am glad theflsre gons——thstis, if they’ll 3
my away!" said r Delorme. 

-There is no danger but what t' e will,”
said the major. “ They know what wil be the
penalty if the return. and that I will as surely
execute it as live, if I see one 0. their faces
an my range again. What they (.0 among the
Mexicans I care not. I owe the whole coward-
ly nation a grudge, and wish the angel of death
would sweep over it every da' 1 But, Master
Paul, I had nearly forgotten .h‘at I have a late
hr for you i"

“ From whom i” asked Psnl, as he took the
letter.

“ From one who has some good left in her
heart» in Bpite Of her polition and recent con-
ductl" said the major. “ Road the letter—I
do not know its contents; but from her con.
versation, I do not think she has written any-
thing to wound your feelings, for she seemed
to feel deeply when I explained all your last
trouble and your bereavement."

Paul opened the letter and read its con-
tents, which belong to the reader :

“ Paul Malersor. you are now in such deep sorrow,
such overwhelming trouble. that I pity you, and feel
that I can forego my intended revenge.

“ You have ‘wronged a fond heart which would have
bled to death for you without a murmur; but of that,
no more. i do not write to reproach you—you will
reproach yourself when even you think of me, my
desperation, my dark. unhappy future. I took up my
Pen only to say farewell. I will add other words—
lforgirs you; may you yet be happy ! Farewell !

“Ans.”

The young man read it and sighed, and put
it in his pocket, but made no remark what-
sVer.

“ When will you be ready to take the field—
or would it not be preferable for you and
Paul to stay at home, instead of gain on this
expedition ?" said the major to Mr. vlorme.

“ We will go to-inorrow morning!" said Mr.
Delorine, firmly. “ He looks for a bride, I for
a daughter; we would indeed be dastards to
stay at home while others periled their lives
upon business which so nearly and dearly in-
terests us! We will be fully prepared for the
march when the new day dawns. It will help
to take our thoughts awa ' from and memories
here. The excitement o the field is needed
by both of us, and will be our best medicine l"

“I am glad to hear you sa so, sir; for
those who ive way to grief on y hurt them-
selves and o no good. My men are all re-
pared. and eagerly anxious to see work, an as
surel as I live, they shall not be disappointed "

“ 0 you think that on can find their trail,
or at least follow it rom the spot where we
last saw Stella f"

“ Yes, if they went in a body—as with their
numbers they probabl did fearlessly.”

“ A package for Major McCullough,” said I
strange messen er, with the dust and sweat oi
travel on his row, sod he handed a sealed
packet to the Ranger.

The latter opened it, and s splendid dis-
mond ring met his eye. Upon a slip of papa
were written these words :

“ Please wear this in memory of one who will never
forget you. though she may see you no more ; for you
have spoken kind, bravs words to her. and they are
planted in her heart. Ans.”

The major put the ring upon his finger and
placed the paper carefull away in an old and
well-worn pocket-book, tien turned to speak
to the messenger, but he was one.

“There is a good heart in t ist girl, no mat»
for what she has been, or is, or may he i" said
the major, in a tone which trembled with feel-
ing. “ In a good cause, she would be a star—
in a bad one she will be the devil I'm afraid;
for she is bold in her courage, cool, full of ex.
pedients, as she has already proven, and has a
power of command which few leaders ssess.

‘he keeps that gang of cut-throats as o )edient
as whipped dogs. They fear her ; and with
that class, to fear is to respect."

The major had said this much aloud, with
out thinking that Mr. Delorme and Paul were
standing by and listening to the thoughts
which he only muttered to himself. Blushing
like a girl caught in the act of returning a
lover’s kiss, he ceased to speak, and turning
on his heel. said :

“The saddle-call will be sounded at day- l
light in the morning, gentlemen.”

 

CHAPTER LX.

It was the dawn of another day; the rosy
hersIdvrsys of the rhing sun were shooting a
the cold, blue side of the eastern sky; an
thsbuglssofths Rangers "sending the

x1:

ever-cheering call oi “ Boots and Saddles.”

And then came a murmur of many voices,
a trampling and neighing of fiery steeds. s
clattering of arms and steel-shod hoofs. and
all the sounds of a gathering force of men at
arms.

The sun came up, red and round in the
cloudless sk , and its bright rays fell upon the
long line oly mounted volunteers, which was
drawn up before the mansion of Mr. Delorme
to be inspected, ere they received the orders
to ride on from their brave and experienced
leader.

He, accompanied by Mr. Delorme and Paul,
was riding along the line, all of them splendid-
ly mounted upon blooded horses, when a shout
from the extreme left of the line attracted
their attention toward the gate.

“ Heavens! it is Lagona; and a female is
with him! It must be Ste la!” cried Mr.
Delorme, as he recognized the famous white
horse of Lagona, and the same coal-black
steed upon which Stella had been rescued at
first from the Lipans. _

“ It as him, as sure as twice ten makes
twenty !" said the major, reining in his horse.

“ Stella—my Stella!" murmured Paul, and
he turned pale, and seemed hardly able to sit
upon his horse. '

It was but a moment before Lagona and
Stella had reached the front of the house.
Leaping from his horse, he lifted Stella from
hers, and placed her upon the iazza, where,
in a moment more, she was in t 6 arms of her
father and Paul, who, with tears of joy and a
thousand kisses, and almost incoherent excla-
mations welcomed her as one who had
sprung from the grave.

Meanwhile stern, calm, with a and di ity,
which made him look more than morta , La-
gona stood and looked upon her joy and that
of those to whose arms he had restored her.

Never before since in these es we have
seen and descri him, had he looked so no-
ble. His dress was plain—only the eagle
feathers in a circlet above his lofty brow pro-
claimed him to be a chief and a warrior—for
he bore no weapons about-his rson. His
lance and how had been cast and e—his knife
even had been taken from his girdle.

At last, the first fever of joy over Mr. De-
lorme turned to speak to Lagona. The latter
looked him calm] in the eye, and kc first.

“I have brou t the flower of heart
back to the e- aced chief I" said he.
“ Yes, an for the joy which on give me

this hour, I forgive the sorrow t at you have
heged upon me!” said the happy father.
“ <1 you not brought her back, we should

men, and
blood would have run!” he ed, and he
pointed to the volunteer array.

“Your men might have sou ht for death
and found it—the could not ve had the
White Flower wi bout the consent of La-
gona i” said the chief, hau htily.

“How can I reward nai” asked the
planter, not heading the words or tone of his

re l .

R {and me that!” said the chief, touching
the hilt of Mr. Delorme’s keen and heavy
bowie-knife, as it rested in his belt.

“Accept it, and wear it for my Ike!”
aid the planter, handing it to him.

Lagona took it, examined its t and
edge, and then descending from t e piazza,
ap oached histwo noble, magnificent orses.

efore any one could divine his intention,
with two mighty blows he had driven the
knife to the hilt in the hearts of eachof them,
and with a sobbing groan, the noble animals
sun dead at his fog. '

“God of Heave what did you do that
for?’ cried Major McCullough.

“Lagona wants to ride them, when he
reaches the ha y hunting-grounds of the
Great Spirit. e is going there to build a
lodge and lay u provisions for the White
Flower who w’ soon come there, for the
t(ireat  irit will send her up to himl” said

e cule .

“He means to kill himself—take the knife
from him!” cried the major, leaping'from his

horse.
“White Flower, farewell—

have gone after her with man

Iagons goes
; home!” said the brave, and before any one

could attempt to stop him, he had driven ths
bloody knife deep1 thin-33gb his heart.
For a moment 9 a stiff and erect, with
eyesfixed fondly upon Stella; the while
shgiilekap‘f am, 351d: 8.1111 rang
n n e an e dead it n
td): earth! ' p0"
McCullough took of h up,“ hs bent
over the body, andsaid: “ He was too noble
sndtoobravetodisinthatwsyl If hswas
a red-skin, he wn also a man!"
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31 A Hard Crown! ; or, Gentleman Sam‘s Sister.
By Philip E. \VArne.

'2 The Dare-ucvil; or, The Winged Witch of

the Sea. By (‘01. P. lngraham.

8 Kit Carson, Jr. the Crack Shot of the

West. By Bu «skin Sam.

4 The Kidnap tor; or, The Great Shanghai of

the North! est. ’y Philip S. \Vume.

5 The Fire- Fiends; or, Hercules, the Hunch-

hnc‘c. By A. 1’ Morris.
‘ 6 “'ildrut Bob, tin) Boss Bruiser By Ed-
ward L. \Vlit‘ulul'.

7 Death-Notch, {11"DI‘Sll‘OYPI‘. By OllC‘oomes.
‘8 The llctullvsn IIOI‘Ht‘lIlJll. Br (‘wtaiu
l Mayne 1{'.‘i‘l .

9 Handy Andy. iv S'wiuvl Lover. '

110 \"ldocq, the French 1’«fl":e Spy Written by
Himself. \

11 .‘I ldshlpinau Easy. oy Captain Marryat.

12 The Death-Shot; or, Tracked To Death.
By Captain )iuyne Reid.

13 Puthtuvny ; or. Nick \Vhii'fles, the old Trap-
per of the Nor‘wmt. By Dr. J. ii. Robinson.

‘14 ’l‘hayeuduuegca, the Scourge ; or. The War
Eagle of the Mnhnwlts. By Ned Buntlinv.

~35 The Tiger-Slayer; or, E gle—Leud tg the

‘ insane, L’v (mauve Allnurd.

3‘16 The \Vhitc “’11:: rd ' or, The Great Prophet

. of the. Se‘ninolu, By Neil Buntline. ‘

VII 7 Nightshade. the Robber Prince of liounsiow
llnath. By Dr. J. ll. Robinson.

18 The Sea Bandit. By Ned Buntiine. .

.19 Red Cedar, " sl‘rnirie Outlaw. By GUSC-LIVB

; Alumni. .

20 The Bandit h. {in y; or, The Pirates of the

l Prairies. BytiustavoAinmrd.

“2| The Trap )er’n Daughter; or, The Out-

1 law’s Fire. v Gustave Aimard.

'22 “’niteiaw; «r, Nattie of the Lake Shore.

. Bv Dr. J. ii. Robinson.

23 The Red \1’arrior; or, Stella Delnrvne‘:

.l Culflilll he Lover. By Ne] : urtiine.

1 l’ralri - li‘lowrr. By G. Aimard.

25 The Gold Guide; or, Steel Arm. the Regu—

jg Iator. By Francis Johnson.

8 The “rallI-I‘I‘APK ' or. The Outlaws of the

Mountain. By Francis Johnson.
~27 The Spotter lictectivc. By A. W. Aiken.
28 'I‘hree-j-l'iugored Jack, the Road-Agt-nt of
the Rockies. By J sep‘i E. Badger. Jr.
29 Tiger [lick the Fire King; or, The Cashier’s
C 'itne. By Philip S. \Vnrne.
.30 Gospel George; or. Fiery Fro l. the Outla'v.
By Joseph E. Badger. Jr.
1 Tue blew York sharp; or. The Flash of
Lightning. Bv A.hert W. Aiken.
2 B’llo s of Yale; or. The Sci-noes of a Hard
Set of olieginns. By John D. Vose.
3 Overland Kit; or. The I-iyl of White Pine.
By Albert W. Aiken.
F4 1 ooky Mountain Bob the California
‘. Outlaw. By Albert W. Aiken.
5 Kentuck. flue Sport; or, Dick Ta‘hot at
the Mines. By Albert W. Aiken.
{86 In} un Die 1 ' or, The Death Shot of Shasta.
~ By Albert W. A ten. r
7 llirl, tho Hunchback: or. Toe Sword-
E maker of t e Sautec. B Dr. J. H. Robmaon.’
8 Velvet lland' or.T 9 Iron Grip of Injun
L Dick. By Albert ’W. .uirr
9 The Russian Spygp, "he Brothers of the
Starry Cross. By Cantain Fred Wli‘ttaker.
40 The Long llalred “ Pardsi” or, The
Tart'irs of the Plains. ‘Bry Jos. E. Badger, Jr.
1 Gold Dan; or. The ite Savage otthe Great
Salt Lake. By Albert W. Aiken.
2 The California Detective; or. The Witches
a of New York. By Album W. Aiken.
_ 3 Dakota Dan the, Reckless Ranger; or. The
Bee-Hunt: rs' Excursion. B OllCoomes. '
:44 Old Dan Raekbaek.tw Great Extarmin
I tor; or, The Triangle‘s Last Trail. 011 Coomes.
<15 old Bull’s E e the Lightning Shot of the
_ Plains. By Jon. . edger, Jr.
no n..wle-Knlfo Ben, the Little Banter of the
Nor‘-West. By Oil Coomes. ,
'1 Pacific Pete, thePn'" ‘90
Joseph E. Badger. Jr. '
48 Ida 10 Tom, the Youu Outlaw ofSilveriand'.
‘ or, the Hunters of the \‘.il West. ByOllCoomes.
149 The \Volf Demon. By Albert W Aiken.

‘3 Revolver. By

150 Jack Rabbit. "'9 Pmin sport By J03.
E. Badger. Ji.
:5].  Bob. the :50" Rommtgenc.  

Coomes.
'52 Death Thu-(031’. the Chief )f Scouts: or. Life
. and Love in a. Frontier Fort. ByBuflalo BM
53 Silver Sanl' or, The Mystery 01 Deadwood
i Cit . ByCo. eSara.
4 A Ways 0n "and. By-Philip S. Warne.
5 The Seal ) Hunters. By Capt, Mayne Rem
6 The Ind an Maze pin; or, The Madman
» of the Plains. By A. .Aiken.
37 The silent Hunter" or. m scowl Han
. M stery. By Percy B. St. John.
58 Silver Knife; or. “lemme, The Rocky
Mountain Ranger. By Dr. J. 11. Robinson.
E9 The Man From Texas; or, The Outlaws
of A rkansas. By A. W. Aiken.
80 Wide Awake the Robber King; or, The
Idiot of the Black Hills. By Frank Dmnont.
‘81 Ca lgain Seawall”. the Private»! By Ned
. ' Bun no.
‘ 6‘) [.0 a1 lien"; or. Tit Tmppenntmmms.
' animus Aimard.‘ i
£8 ho Winfed “'hale. B A. W. Aiken.
4M Double-S gilt, the Deatu s ot' or The om.
u

’ t the Cha rral. By Joe. E. Bad, , Jr.
IT‘I'I: Bed 'Belajaha or. The Scouts,
who By Oman. taker.

«the

i 71 (‘aptnin Cool-Blade; or

 

. 83 (.old Bullet Sport.

 

66 The Specter Barque. By Mayne Reid, ‘ ,

67 The Boy Jockey. By Jos. E. edger. r.

68 The Fighting Truppcr' or. Kit Carson
to the Rescue. Bv Captain J  C. Adams.

69 The Irish Captain. ByCapt. F.Whittaker.

70 Ilydrabnd, tne Strangler; m, Aletln-, the
Child of the Card. By Dr. J H. Robinson.

The Man-Shark
of the Mississippi Bv Jos. E. edger Jr.

72 The. Phantoln “and; or, The lleiress of
Fifth Avenue. By A. W. Aiken.

73 The Knights of tile lh-d Cross; or, The
Magician of Granada. By Dr. J. H. Robinson.

74 The Captain oi'tILe lliiles; or, The Queen I.

of the Lakes. By Capt. Mayne Reid.
75 Gentlelnnn George. By A. W. Aiken.
76 The Queen’s i" uuketeel's: or. Thisbe. the
l‘rino-su Puhnist. By George Albany.
77 The. Fresh of Frisco. By A. W. Aiken
78 Tire Mysterious s 1y. By A. M. (lmingr-r.
79 Joe Phcnix, thePolu-n S- y. By AW. Aiken.
80 A Man of Nerve. ByPlulipS Wame.
81 The llunmn Tiger; or. A Heart of Fire.
By Albert W. Aiken.
.32 Iron “'rist. tin: Swordmaster.
Thomas Iioyi-r Monstery.
By Buffalo Bill.

84 Hunted Down; or, 'l‘nc League of Three.
By Albert W. Aiken.
85 The (‘retnn “over; or. Zuleikah. the
Beautiful. By Col. Prentiss Ingrahnm.
86 The Binr Hunter; or. The ueen 01' the
Woods. By tin-author oi’ " The Si cut Hunter.”
87 The Scarlet (‘aptulni or, The Prisoner of
th - Tower. By Col. Deiie Sara.
88 Big George, the Giant oi' the Gulch; or, The
Fiw- Ou'loxv Brothers. By Joseph E. Badge-r. Jr.
89 The Pi rate Prince. By Col. P. Invraham.
90 Win: Win, the Marl Ranchero; or, iv... Ter-
rihie Texans. By Buckskin Sam.
91 The “Hunting (Dar; or. The Innkeeper’s
Du ghter. By Albert W. Aiken.
92 Bullhlo llili, the Buckskin King; or. The
Amazon of the West. By Maj. Dangerfield Burr.
93 (‘a itain Dick Talbot. King of the Road;
or, he iii ick-Hoods of Shasta. By A. W. Aiken.
94 Fret-lance, the Bu Winner; or. The Wait of
the Wave. By (lol, Pren'iss Ingraham.
95 Azhort, the Axnmn: rr, The Secrets of the
Ducal I’.dnce. By Anth'my 1‘. Morris.
96 Double-Death ; or. ’i‘lr- Spy Queen of Wyo-
ming. By Capt. Fred. Whittaker.
97 Bronze .1 ark. the California Thoroughbred.
By Albert W. Aiken.
98 The [lock Rider: or, The Spirit of the
Sierra. By Cu it. Frederic c Whittaker.
99 The Giant iflelnan. By 011 Coomes.
100 The Fran: h Spy; or, The Bride of Paris.
By Anthony P. Morris.
101 The Man From Ne\v York; or. TheRo-
maneo or' a Rich Young Woman. By Aiken
102 The lllasked Band' or. The Man With-
out a Name. By George . Aiken.
103 Merle, the Mutlneer; or, 'lhe Brand of
the Red Anchor. By Col. Prentiss Ingraham.
104 Montezuma, the Marv ilen- or. The
Eagle and the Serpent. By Col. P. ingrahnm.
105 Dan Brvan ol Denvm‘ the Rocky Moun-
tain Detective; By Joseph . Badger. Jr.
106 Shamus (D’flrlen, the Bouid Boy of Glin—
gal. By Col. Bella Sara.
107 Richard Talbot 01' Cinnabar; or.The
Brothers ofthe Bed Hand. By A. W. Aiken.
1 08 The Duke of Diamonds; or. The Flower
of Calcutta. By Captain Frederick Whittaker.
109 i a taln Kyd, the King of the Black Flag,
B l. Prentiss Ingraham.
l 1 0 he Silent llitleman. By K. W Herbert.
1 11 The Smnggler (‘a main; or, The Skip-
'r‘s Crime. By Ned untline.
112 00 i’henlx Private Detective' or. The
League of the Skeleton Ko . By A. W. Aiken.
113 The. Sea S lp er ' or. no mateur Free-
booters. Bv Pro . J. . Ingraham.
114 The Gentleman From Pike} or. The
Ghost of the Canyon By Phili 8. Blame.
115 The Severed 11 -ad' or. he Sci-e1! .3:
Castle Corey. By Capt. Bred. Whittaker
116 Black Plulne, the, Devil of the Sea. {y
Col. Prentiss ingruham.
1 l 7 Dashing) Dandy the Hotspur of the Bills.
Bv Mam angerfleld Burr.
118 The llrglnr ('a min; or, The Fallen
Star. By Prof. J. H. ngraham. '
119 Alabama Joe; or. The Yazoo Man-Hun-
ters. By Jos. E. Badger. Jr.
120 The Texan Spy; or, The Prairie Guide.
Bv Newton M. Curtis.
121 The Sea l‘adet; or. The Rover 0! the Rigo-
latts.I Bthlfl. Prentiss) IrIi ' hsam.  no
122 San Sa crday e at py;or, u
the 8311121011.": I Bygli‘ed Buntline'i‘h Re na‘
123 Ala 1a a lo . quad" ; or e no es
of ting Bonizr. By Francis Johnson. gad
124 A nowaunl, the Avenger; or, The
Doom of the Batman. By Francis Johnson.
125 The Blarksmhh Outlatvgpr. Merry
England. By Harrison Ainsworth. r
126 The Demon Duelist; or. The League 0:
Steel. By Col. Thomas Hoyer Monste ,

By Colonel

ry

127 sol Scott, the Mask-d Miner; or, Dan
Brown‘sDouhle. By Jos. E aa..lr.

128 The Chevalier Cor-air. By theauthor

of “ Merle the Mutineer."
129 Mil-Mull]?! Moi-eaflr. A Strong Man‘s

Sacrifice. v Edward illett.
1 30 f‘aptal n Volcanozor. The Man ofthenod
R~volvem. A. W. iken.
18.1 Buckskin am, the Texas'l‘rail or,'l'ho
’ “audits of the Bravo. BI Col. 1’. 9""

 

132 Nenlo. King ofthe Tramps. By W:‘
Frederick Whittaker. ‘

133 Body the Rover the Ribbonmaibt In
land. By William Car emu. .

1 34 12o rkle Du n, the Colored Di‘vaiiVP; or, Th.
Mississippi Mystery. By Col. 1’. Ingraham.

135 The Bus]: Ranger' or, The Half-Based
Brigade. iy Francis J0 mson

1?,6 'I‘llo Outlaw-Hunter; or. Red John, tho
Bush Ranger. By Francis Johnson.

137 Long Board, the Giant Spy. By a,
Comm-S.

138 The Border Bandits: or. The Horn,
'l'liiet‘s Trail. By Francis Johnson 5\

139 li‘ire-liye. the Sea Hyena; or The Bride 1'
a Bin-rain or. By (‘01. l‘rentiss Ingra-ham.

140 The Three Spanini (13. By Geo. Walker.

.141 Equinox Tom, the Bully of Red Rock; or
Dun Brown‘s Masterstroke._ By Joseph. E
Badger. Jr. a

142 i nptaiu Crimson, the Man of the Iron
Fnc l. By Maj. Dangerfield Bun

143 The (‘zar’s Spy ; or, The Nihilist League
B}; Col. T. H. Monsii‘ry.

144 The Hunchback of Noun-Dame.
By Victor Hugo.

145 Pistol l’ardu - or, Soft Hand, the Shelf
S ort from Cinnn )nr. By Wm. B. Eyster.

143 The Doctor Detective; or,’1‘he Mystery
of the Golden Coffin. By George Leniue _

1 47 Gold Spur, the Gentleman from Texas. By
Col. Prentiss Ingraham.

148 One- trlned All" the Giant Hunter of tho
Great Lakes. By Oil Coomes.

1 49 The. Border ltltleu. By Gustave Aimard.

150 I‘ll flu bio Bravo, Kit 1; of the Swordsman.
By Col. Thomas Hi;_V'( i-Monsterv.

1 .' l The Fret-hooters. By Gustave Aimard.

152 ("aptaiu Ironnerve, the Counterfeiten
Chief By Marmaduke Dev.

1 73 I he “’hile sculper. By Gustave Aimard

151 Joaquin, the Saddle King. By Joseph E;
Badger, Jl‘.

15 The (‘orsalr Queen; or, The Gipsies 0‘
tin- Sea By Col. Prentiss Ingraham.

15 Velvet Fat-c, the Border i ravo; or. Muriel

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6
the Donne’s Bride. By Dangerfield Burr.

157 Mourad, the lllalneluke; or. The Three

Swordmaslers. By Col Thomas H. Monetary.
158 The Doom- (1 Dozen; or, Dolores. the

Dnnite‘s Dauth r. By Dr. Frank Powell.
159 Red Rudiger. the A char; or. The Lady

Bortha‘s Treachery. By Ca t. F. Whittaker.
160 Soil. Hand, Sharpéeor. i‘he Man \\ ilh tbd

Sand. By Wm. R. Eys r.
161 Tim “'olves of New York“ or, J0.
Pin-nix‘s Great Man Hunt. By A.  Aiken.

162 The Mad Illarlner' or. Dishonored a‘
Disowned. By 001. Prentiss ingiaham. i

163 Ben Brion, the TrapBer Captain: or. Red-
pnth. the Aw-nger. By 1‘. J. . Robinson.

164 The King’s Fool' or. The Knights of tho
Ciasped Hands and Red Branch. By C D.Clark.

l 65 Joaquin, the Terrible. By J. E. Badger, Jr.-

166 0“'let, the Robber Prince; or. The Unkqu
Higliwayman. By S pvimus R. Urban.

167 The Man orSteel ' or, The M sked Knight
of the White Plume.  P. Morris.

168 \Vild Bill, the Pistol ad Shot; or. Daggel
Don‘s Double. By Col. Prentiss lnmham.

1 69 (‘orporal Cannon. the Man of Fort) Duel;
B Col. Thomas Hoyer Monstery.

170 Sweet “’llliam, the Trapper Detective.
By Jos. E. Badger. Jr.

1'71 Tiger Dick, the Man of the Iron Heart: or
The Dumb Bandit. By Philip S. Wama

172 The Black Pirate; or The liv-tery o!
the Gal en Fetters. By Col. P. Ingrabam.

178 California John, the Paulie Through.
bred. 5y Albert W. Aiken.

174 The hantom Knights. By Capt. 1";

. W'hittaker. ' (

175 \VIld Bill’s Trump Card’ or Thelndlu;
lieirees. By Major Dan erfield Burr.

176 Lady Jaguar, the Ru bvr Quern. ByC
tain Mark Wilton.

177 Don Diabl o, the Planter-Corsair; or Tho
Rivals of the Sea. B Col. Prentiss Ingraliun.

178 Dark DashWoo . the Desperate; or, The
Child of the Sun. By Major Sam S. Hall.

179 i‘onrad. the f‘onvlet; or, \‘ as lie Guilty!
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180 (lid 949; or. The Amazon of Arizona. By
Jos. E. Ba er. Jr.

181 The Scar et Schooner: or. The Namel-
of the Sea. By Col. Prentiss Ingraham

182 Hands lip ° or, The Knights ofthe Canyon.

Bv Wm. B. y er.

183 Gilbert, the. Hide; or. Lost in the W80
(ierness. By C. Dunning Clark.

184 The ocean Vam ire; or. The Heiress d
Cpstle Curse. B Co . Pl‘l-‘Yltlfis Ingraham.

185 The Man S 1 er; or, The BeaumulSphi-s.
By Anthony Morris

186 The Black Bravo; or. The Tonkaway'a
Trium h. B Buckskin Sam.

187 The gloat 19. [lead Cairns-lens on.
Brave of all Braves. By Capt. Fred. Whith

188 The Phantom Mazeppa; or.’l‘heH era.

of the Cha rrals. By Maj. Dangerfield .
189 Wild Bi I’a Gold Trail ' r. The Despa’.
ado Dozen. By Col. Prentiss ngraham.

190 The Three Guardsmen. By Am
Dumas.

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YounfiaAmerica,
l'flrth y of Washington.
for the Maine Law,
on the Battlefield,
he Italian Struggle,
ndence,

‘ try.
Equalit of Man,
(hammer o the Revo'n,
The Fruits of the War,
The Sewing-Machine,
'l‘rue Manhood.
The Mystery of Life,
The Ups and Downs,
The Truly (treat,
Early Retiring and Ris’g,
IA. V ard‘s Orat-ion,
'l‘rue Nationality,
Our Natal Day,
Solferino.
Intelligence the Basis of
€20 War, ' [Liberty
urge of Light Brigade,
After the Battle,
The Glass Railroad,
(Jase of Mr. Macbeth,
Prof. on l‘hrenology,
Annabel Lee,
Washington‘s Name,
The Sailor Boy‘s Syren,

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Union and its Results,
Our Country’s Future,
The Statesman’s Labors,
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Let the Childless \Vecp,
Our Country’s Glory,
Union a Household,
Inde ndence Bell,
ll‘he -lmlar‘sl)iznily,
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A Oh slums Chant,
Stability of Christianity,
The True Higtu-r Law,
The One GI eat Nced,
The Ship and the Bird,
Tecumseh ’s Speech,
Territorial Expansion,
ha Hopkins,
Bashful Man's Story,
The Matter—of-Fact,Man,
ch and Poor,
ing the Eclipse,
Beauties of the Law,
Ge—lang! Git U1),
The Rate of Life,
Creowning Glory of U. 8.,
Three Fools,
Washington,
Our Great Inheritance,
Eulogy on Henry Clay,

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l'be Alarum,
% ril 15, 18‘“,

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ms Sgeechh,

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Let Mg Alone,
Btigand-ier-Gcneml,
Fig Drsqt, . h
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The Union,
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1‘

J. Jeboom‘s Oration,

A Dutch Cure,

The Weather

The Heated Term,
Philoso by Applied,

An Old llm ,

Penny Wise, Pound Fool-
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Sat‘d’y Night‘s Enioy ‘ts,
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No. Peace with Oppres-

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A Tale of a Mouse,
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Great Lives Im erishahle
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Unfinished Prohlmns,
Honor to the Dead,
Immortalit of Patriots,
Webster‘s olit’l System,
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The Press,
Woman‘s Rights,
Right of the Governed,
M Ladder,
V oman,
Alone,
The Rebellion of 1881,
Disunion.

Speaker, No. 2.

Ohio,

Oliver Hazard Perry,

Our Domain,

Svstems of Belie",

The Indian Chief,

The Independent Farmer

Mrs. Grammnr’s Ball,

How the Money Comes,

Future of the Fashions,

i Loyalty to Liberty,

} Our Country First, Last,
and Always,

British Influence,

Defense of Jeffctson,

National IIatreds, ~

[ Murder Will Out,

I Strive for the Best,

’ Earl Rising,

Dec s of Kindness,

Gates of Sleep,

The Bugle.

A Hoodjsh Gem,

Purity of the Struggle,

Old Age,

Beautiful and True

The Worm of the Still,

Man and the Infinite,

Language of the Eagle,

Washington,

The Deluge.

Speaker, No. 3.

Hisimfi of Our Flag

T. F. eagher's Address,

We Owe to the Union,

Lincoln’s Me

Last Speech 0 Stephen
A. Douglas,

Great Bell Roland,

The New Year and the

King Cotton, [Union.

Hattie Anthem,

The Ends of Peace,

Freedom the Watchword

Crisis of Our Nation,

Duty of Christian' Pa-
tr ots,

Turkey Dan ‘3 “ration,

A Fearless Pics.

The Guns of Slavery,

A Foreigner‘s Tribute,

 

 

The Little Zouave
The Story 0 on Oak Tree, g Catholic Cathedrth

[re-g On My Log,

The “Speculators.

Dime Comic Speaker, No. 4.
Klebcyergoss on the War, ' A Song 0

Age Bluntly Considered,
Earl Rising,

The asp and the
'lomllc Grammar, No. ,
I’m Not a Single Man,
A. Ward‘s Advice,
Buzfuz on Pickwick,
'lomoo and Juliet,
Happiness,

“it

A can Euloglum,
Bow to be 3 Fireman,
The United States,

i Y‘s Acc't of Himself,
1 .actical "u‘enology,
Banal!

We. ‘
w a a Bachelol retake!

funny Folks,

f Woe,
Ward‘s Trip to Richm‘d,
Parod ,
The ountebank,
Compound Interest,
A Sermon on the F
Old Do Jock,
The Fis es‘ Toilet,
Brian O’Linn
Crockett to Gilles-seekers
Who Is M ' Opponent?
Political tump S h,
Comic Grammar o. 2,
Farewell to the Bottle,
The Cork Leg,
The Smack in School
Slick‘s Definition 01 Wife,
Tale of a Hat,
The Debating Club,
A Dutch Sermon,
Lecture on Locomotion,
Mrs 'laudle on Umbr'lll.

 

 

, A Sad Stor
, A Tragic Story,

 

. Nature and Na. ure‘s God

 

, Authors of our Liberty,

Dime Elocutionist, N o. 5.

SEC. I. Parsctmns or Tum: minimums—Faults
in Enuncintion; How to Avoid Them. Special Rules

and Observations.

SEC. II.
the Passions:

THE ART or Om'romr. Sheridan‘s List of
Tranquillity, Cheerfulness, Mirth,

Railiery, BuiToonerg;i Joy, Delight, Gravity In-

finiry, Attention, M
elancholv, Despai
Courage, asting,
Commanding,
Difference, Agreeing,

lug, Acquiltin , Condemning, '
ismissing. Refusing, Granting, De-
eneration, Hope, Desire, Love, Be

lng, Arguing
pendence,

est , ‘erplexity, Pity,

Forbidding,
Exhorting’i‘Judgnig, Approv-

rief,

ear, Shame, Remorse,

r
Pride, Obstinacy, Authority,

Affirming, Denying,

caching, Pardon-

spect, Giving, Wonder, Admiratlon, Gratitude, (‘u
nosity, Persuasior, Tempting, Promising, Affecte-
tion, Sloth, Intoxication, Anger, etc.

SEC. III. Tull: Conrossrrr ELEMENTS or AN ORA
nos—Rules of Com osition as anplicd to Words

and Phrases, viz. :

urity, Proprioty, Precision).
As applied to Sentences, vim: Length of Sentence, v

Clearncss, Unity, Strength. Fi rures of Speech; the
Exordium, the Narration, t e Proposition, the
Continuation, the Refutat ion, the Formation.

SEC. IV. Rnrsrsssrnxvr Exsncxsss IN Psosn AND
VEILsr:.—Transition; A Plea. for the Ox; Falstaif's
Soliloquy on Honor; the Burial of Lincoln; the
Call and Response; the Bavonct Charge; Histor
oi’a Life; the Bugle: the Bells; Byron; Mschet
and the Daggerkfiamlet‘s Solilot uy; ()ld Things;

mg

Look Upward;

William Ru us;‘ the Eye; on

Essa Onto Musik; lliscovurics of Galileo.
SEC. V. OBSERVATIONS or Goon Au'rnosrrms.

Dime Humorous
. ,l'v
A String 0 Onions,

Cats,

Courtship,

Dcht

Devi s,

l): .w, J r.‘s Lectures,

Ego and Echo,

Fashionable Women,

Fern 'I‘histles,

Good-Nature,

Gottlich Kit-lx'yergoss,

Schlackenlichtcr‘s snake,

Hosea Biglow's 0 inions,

How the Money 1008,

Hun-ki-do-ri’s Fourth of
July Oration,

If you Mean No, Say No,

Jo Bows on Leap Year,

Lay of the Henpcckod,

Lot Skinner’s Elegy,

Matrimony,

Nothing to Do

on Caudlc‘s Umbrella,

Old Grimos‘s Sou,

Puddle Your Own Canoe.

Parody on “ Araby’s
Daughter,"

Di me Standard

The World We Live In,
Woman’s Claims

 

The Real Con ueror,
The Citizen”: I critage,
Italy

The Mechanic,

The Modern Good, [Sun,
Ossian's Address to t e
Inde ndence Bell-l ,
The eck,
Foggy Thoughts,
The lies‘ Man.

tfe,
The Idler,
The Unbeliever,
The Two Lives,
The True Scholar,
Judges not Infallible,
Fanatlcism,
Instability of Successful
Agriculture, [Crime
Ireland,
The Poo Is Always Con-
Muslc of arbor. [quer,
Prussia

 

and Austria,
Wishing,

Speaker, No. 8.

Poetry Run Mad,
Right Names,
Scientific Lectures,
I‘he Agcr,

The Cockney,

Tim (lodiisn,

' F'atc of Sergeant Thin,

The Features' Q'mrrcl,

Ilmnerican V0od(:lmck,

'l‘hc llarp of a Thousand
Strings,

The Last of the Sarpints,

The March to Moscow,

The Mysterious Guest,

The Pump,

The Sta—Serpent,

The Secret,

The Shoemaker,

The Useful Doctor,

' The Waterfall

To the Bachelors’ Union
Le ue,
Unite States Presidents,
Vagaries of Popping the
Question, '
What I Wouldn‘t Be
Yankee Doodle Al
Ze Moskceture,
1933.

Speaker, No. 7.

John Burns Gettysburg,
No Sect in licaven,
Miss l’rnde‘s Tea—Party,
The Power of an Idea,
The Beneficence of the
Suffrage, , '
Dream of the Revelers,
IIo’wCyrus Laid the Cable
The Prettiest Hand,
Paradoxical,
Little Jerry, the Miller,
The Blarney Stone,
The Student of Bonn
The Broken Household,
The Bible,
The Purse and the Sword
My Country
I‘rue Mom Courage.
What is War?
iimiiriomh I-

y e .60.
The Racer
The Pin and Needle,
The Modern Purita
Immortality of the
Occupation,
Heronsm and Daring.
A Shot at the Decanter.

din,

Dime Stump Speaker. No. 8.

Hon. J. M. Stubbs' Views The Limits to Happiness,

on the Situation,
Hans Schwackheimer on -
Woman‘s Suffrage.
All for a Nomination,
Old Ocean, [801,
The Somme Sea. the ope
Star Banglsd Spanner,
Stay Where You Belong,
Life's What You Make It,
Where‘s My Money
web from Conscience,
‘3 Relation to Society

Good-nature a B it.
Sermon from Hard-shell
Tail-endors,

The Value of Money,
Meteoric Disquisltlon,

Be Sure You are Right,
Be of Good Cheer,
Crabbed Folks,
Taming a ne
Farmers, [Our Country
The Greatness o
The Cold-water Man,

Permanen of States,

Liberty of ' ch,

J New Englan and Union,

The Unseen Battlefield,

Plea for the Republic,

America, (Fallacy,

“Right of Secession“ a

Life’s Sunset,

Human Nature,

Lawyers,

Wron of the Indians,

fippea in behalf of Am.
Iserics of War,[Liberty,

A Lny Sermon,

A Dream,

Dime Juvenile

A Boy's l‘hiloso hy,

Hoe Out Your IBM,

Six-Year-Old's Protest,

l The Suicidal Cat,

A Vail-diction,

Popping Corn,

The Editor,

‘ The Same, in rhyme,
The Fairy Shoemaker,
What Was Learned,
Press On,

The Horse,

1 The Snake in the Grass,
Tale of the Tropics,
Bromley’s Speech.

, The Same, second extract

The Fisher’s Child,

Sliukspcnrinn Scholar,

A Muit cn‘s l’sahn of Life,

A Mixture,

I‘ll-n for Skates,

Playing Ball,

Ah, Why,

Live for Something,

Lay of the lien-Pocket],

The Outside Dog,

Wolf and Lamb,

Lion in Love,

From: Asking for a King,

Sick Lion,

Country and Town I. ._c,

Mon and Woman,

Home,

The Lotus-Planter,

Little Things.

A Baby‘s Soliloquy,

Rcl'entance

A Plea for .g ,

Humbug Patr otis ,

Night After Christ as,

3 Short Legs,

, Shrimps on Amusements,

 

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The Man

Temptations of Cities,
Broken Resolutions,
There is no Dean].

A Fruitful Discourse.

A Frenchman‘s Dinner,
Unjust National Acqui‘n,
The Amateur Coachman
John Thompson’s Dau‘r.
Honse Clcanin .

It Is Not Your JMDCBI..

 

Speaker. N o. 9.
, How the Raven Becaml'
; Black,

A Mother‘s Work,
The Same,
Who Rules,
A Sheep Story,

A Little Correspondent,
One Good Turn Deserve!
My Dream, [Anotherr

Rain,

I‘il hever Use Tobacco,
A Mosaic,

The Old Bachelor,
Prayer to Light,

Litt 0 Jim,

Angelina‘s Lament,
Johnny Shrimps on Boo.
Mercy,

Choice of Housz

, l’oor Richard's nyingg.
, Who Killed Tom Roper.
;- Nothing to Do

i Honesty Best Policy.

I Heaven,

 

lie for the Fields,
Fashion on the Brain
I On Shanghais,
A Smile,
; Casabianca
‘ Homoso alhic Soup.
Nose an Eyes,
Malt,
A Hundred Years
The Madman and hq
l Little Sermons, [
Snuiiies on Electricity,
The Two Cradles,
The Ocea 1 Storm,
Do '1 Little—Do itWe
Little uss,
Basc- ll, Never,
1 Prescription for Spring

! Dime Spread-Eagle Speaker, No. 10.

Ben Buster‘s Oratlon,
Hans Von Spiegel’s 4th,
Josh Billin "8 Advice,
A Hard-she Sermon,
The Boots,
The Squeezer,
Noah and the Devil,
A Lover‘s Luck
Hifalntin Adol ius,
Digestion and aradise,
Distinction‘s Disadvant-
Smith, [
Gushslina Bendibus,
A Stock of Notions
Speaking for the Sheriff,
baking a Shweat,
Then and Now
Josh Billings‘s Lectur‘ng,
Doctor De Blister‘s Ann t,
Consi nnents.
{)lardB ivesu s

an ryant s pooch,
A Colored View, '
Origin-d Maud Muller,

N0 y

Train of Circumstances,
Good Advice

The Itching Palm,

L—Dmrnm Soctrrr.
Its omce and Usefulnees.
Formation of,
Constitution of,

By-Laws of,

Rules of Government.

Local Rules of Order,

Local Rules of Debts,

Subjects of Discussion.

was" " Dr‘s...

y era are our

Debate ’

r3.
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Pre
Tthogi f be

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The Rhetoric of Debate,
Maxims to Observe,
The Preli
Order of Argument.
“my.

 

t Drum-head Sermons,
Schnitzerl‘s Philosole
“ Woman’s Rights,’
Luke Lather,

'The Hog,

i geek Exr’rtln'd Tragedy
'ew ‘ng an 1

The Ancient Bachelor '

gncpbghittle‘s S
er ’s ‘o osticates,

A Word ugh Shocks,

Sut Loren 'ood,

A Mule Ri e,

Josh Billings on BM

11 Trovatore,

Kissing in the Sued

Scandalous,

Slight] ' Mixed,

The O ce-seeke‘

Old Bachelors,

Woman,

The Niam Niams,

People Will Talk,

Swackhamer’s

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Music of Labor

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53 Jack Drew. the Nc-Hwoin. or. Englo Kit tho “0
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178 Old Solitary, tho Hormit Trnppor.
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[Do-hi1 Dick; or Trapper Tom'o
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“C lipoiter Bob'o II owery Rocket.

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87 Tin- llldden Lodge: or Tin- Lilii liulltgr.

47 Nightln ale Nut: A-v, 'l n» I'M-mu (awning.
64.!inmly . mi; v-r, 'l‘h.» Hurlnws m the Uri-tron Troll.
82 Kit Hurt-font, the Wmui-llnwli: Ir, ()ld Powder-{om
94 Midnight Jon-i. : Mr, ’I iu- lit-y Trapper,

106 Old Front), llw Guido; «Ir, '1 ln- White Queen.

I” Kloun (ilturlt-y (he Wliiir Mun-mg".

189 Judge. In m-II Jr.: or. This H. \' \'i_:i'mnto.

155 Gal" Trigger. 1h.- 5 n rl; or, The (Girl Avenger.
169 'l‘orlgmlo Tom; or, ujun .lm-k Frmn er Cora.
I’ll Nod Temple. the liurllrr lioy; 0r, Tilr Kind Hunter.
19" A rhurr'uw: «r. “V Quw n «II Fnte’n lievonge.
207 Navajo Nix-k. the Bov Gold Hunter.

215 Captain llullel ; --r, i.ittir Topknot'n Crusado.
231 I’lm-ky PM]: or. Ron. t'u R.- i Jemle
.4] "I" Iiruvo: or, The Rough:- oi the Rorkloo.
£55 (‘Ipllln Anoll , the HilltPin of llowiv.
.67 The Iinokokln Deter-(Ive: or. Tho- King of Mn“.
279 old “Han-ill; or, The Isuckaniu llulvernllorl.
294 Dvnnmi‘e ll“: (If. The Howie llimio of (lochempo.
803 The Mountain Detective: or. The Trigger Bot Bully.
BIG 0“ Eollpno. Trumn Curd of Arlmnn.
326 The Ten l'urdox yr. The Terror otTako-Notloo.
.36 "It “cm-oat or. Tno Qnoon of tho l.n~oo.
845 l’ltileoo Main 0'. Rod Thumlorholl'a Sorrot.
'5“ (ion! Mun nmi i'nrr‘; or The-Torrlblo Six.
7:00 Velvet Foot. the lnrlrnn Detroit“.
3‘3“ (‘aplnln Ittlooo : or. " he B ccnnoor‘r Girl Foo.
896 Rough I ob or. 'l‘ho 1w!" Champion. oi Blue Blouo.
411 The Nikon .n-oox 0|‘.Tho Rout Rune-h Robin.
41H Felix Fox. the Boy Spotter; nr.'l‘ho Gold GongoiNew York.
485 Tonoo 'l rump. Inn Rumor Rnttlot.
‘86 Phil Flu-h) the New York Fox; onThe Myotoryoilloom fl.
“5 The City \ nmnlreot or, Red Rolfe. Puma.
461 Due Again-i. Finy: or, The Last Man oi Kono Bor.
470 The Boy thdow: or. Felix Fox‘o Hunt.
4?? The I-proioior Sport: or. The Woohiugwn Spam.
499 flingle Hill“. the Ono-Eyed Sport.
50. Brow-deli "on. I"? Nlnhl r‘cmt.
-M¢er Dick. the Wnnrl-S y Dotoctlvo.
62] iodgcr Dlek'o Boot D to; or, The Gothom Gold Gong.
“ox an Fgloon, the Bowery-shadow;
Dodter le-k‘ tho Dock Fomt.
Wodger Dick in D able: or. The Rlvol Boy Doioctivoo.
dodger Dick'n D per-to Cone.
Jodcrr Dick. the Boy Vidal-q; or, The Gong oi'l'hroo.
The Two Rhadowo; or, Dmiger Dick’o Slop Gomo.
83. D04! or Dick’- "1-0343 or. The Mun Joney.
594 J“ a Lon. the Simon, ar Dctoctlvo.
Clo (“d Skinner, the Gold ark; or. Tony Show on Guard.
6 The Chg-Dion l’nrdo; or. The Lucltor oisilver Bot.
63? Dir-k Donn. the Dock Bov Detoctivo.
645 Kli the Pavement Bhorp.
on Itm'y “out... w 30v 3mm.
67] Journey Joli, the Iin)‘ Huntlor: or. Shodowlng the Sholo'or.
685 floppy “I it. tho Boy MlIoicinn Domain.
in Photo HID Fred. the Corner: Silo?»
3.12M“: Mil“: 'if" "“’ “"9” ‘imin Dita
in y e t o nvommt elect re: or, ro n. omo.
74' Billy Win 1, the Bell Buy Detoctive.
754 Bill \Vlukn, the Bow Bot Shldnw,
768 Eng 0 Ned, the Boy on Guard: or, Tuo Comps,“
780 Tonknwoy Tom. the Rm! Wlnn!
8!? The Bout-tn Sport.
843 Clip. the Rotary Fen-cu or, one: «out Foul Ploy
it”? Davy Doon’l Big Bounce.
905 Dull NI got, tho Bo" SltndW.
981 The oy on: Denver.

BY CHARLES HORRIB.

“8 Will Bowen, tho Boy Doloctlvo.

I” I’ll" "It'd , the Boon Buy.

126 Picayune was or, Nicodemuo, tho Dam
‘30 Detective Dick; or, Tho Hero tn Mo.

 

l4. Ilominmno Ilnrry, the Bthlock Dotoctlvo.
1‘ “'III Wildfire tho Thorou hbred.

"loo-k lieu. “gill Wildfln o Rotor.
I Mike Merry tho H-rbnr Pollen Boy.
133 iii? ‘ii'mm" "' ix.me

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ITO A Try-nu] 0::1 t or. Will Wildflvro Wino nod Inn.
174 Bob Roe but or, hlyutorioo of Now York.
179 I) Roe lot the Bonk Runner.

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188 The llidl on out! or. Will Wildflro’o Row-go.
18 Fred llo yord, tlw lio Boot Bow; onTho Slaw
I‘ll Bolt "on to“: or. Driven to the “'nll.
196 Shodowed; or, Bob Rorkatt'n Fight for Lilo.
.00 Dork Paul. Ella 1 izer King.
.19 Duhlng Dove. the bond moat".
890 Tom Ton-er; or, The Back Sheep oi tho M
"5 8am Charcoal the Promium Duly.
.85 fihollow Sun, the Moooongor Boy.

The Two “ llloodo "t or, Shanondooh Fill lad Ill-0o...
.58 lilo-Ir Doll-away: or, A anotn Boy in Chitnfio.
.6. The Young Shun-pot ox . Rollicklng Mlhx’o ot'l‘rllL
'7‘ Jolly Jim. tho Dotocilvo Apnrontlco.
$8. Jolly Jim’n Job; or. The lounr Dotocilvo.
.98 The \Vltiaer-Ilonnd: or. The Young Thorough“.
.05 lionhowoy. of llakutgx nr, A “Vt-torn Lod in Qunor City.
on ilnlph Randy. the Hutol Boy Dotoctlvo.
84] Tony Thor-rte. the Vocnhond Unto-cit".
“I The Reporter-Detective; or, Fred Flyor'o Blind.
867 W lac-Awake Joe: or. A Boy M'tho Tim
I?" Lav-r . the Le \‘eler; or. The Blnodo oi the Boulovnrl.
408 Firegy Jack. the River-Rot Detertlvo.
«a The lint Flngor: or, Tho Euinppod Cuitlor.
408 Fred Flyer. ihv Ror-nrtur Detective. -
4.82 Invincible Logan. the Pinkerton Forret.
“6 Bill Brick. tho Jolly Vagabond.
4“. “'Id‘i.Aw.k° Jerry, Doiofllvo; or F.an Allvg.
4T9 Detective "ml 3 or. The Mvniorv of Frouk Hoorty.
‘8‘ “'ild Dir-ll Rue at: or. How He Fonlht for Honor.
501 Booth. the Boy Flremon : or. Too Shnrp for tho Slim
5“ The floor-oi. ' orvlee an Detective.
59. .llth the Kid: or. A Lornh Amour wuv...
'l‘olI rice oi Ark-noon: or. The Wall in tho Fold.
Plioky Paul, the Roy Spec-bur.
Ml? lioh and flora, tho Dolly Dolortivoo.
109 The Curb-Moo Detooflvet or. Horry Holo‘o Hg loot.
757 Detective honk'n Brno-links.
8:9 led Nor-on. the (Io-in Broker.
8 l 'i‘urke Billy. tho Shine-’om-up Dotoetlvo.
917 illooh ightolnc, tho Mountiun Mum.

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4i”! (‘nvlun Burr. tho Mon imm Hold Lick.

Mi? Did lion-Ln; o. the s‘lcrrn Shadow.

5“ l I’owdo-r I’hil. the Hay Miner. (vr,'l'ho lion Withdll’q

609 Hull)" Iiurrli, tho iotvrnn Dar-(live.

820 Little Ll htnin ‘n League: or, The Mystery o.too In“

683 I’IIII-ky finial, tfi' ltm- l‘rnovednr.

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s"?- (uni Dull Dun‘l fluih: unlit-chic fin “ch.

923 Gold-Dust Dnn’o Snap-Shut. ’

IEY JDBEI’II E. BADGER. JR.

I Yellownione Jot-kt nr,’l‘he Trop r.
48 Black John, the Rood-Apnt; or. it.» Outlnw’o m
65 'lul’rll'lllfl‘ "I": or, Mustang Som ond Hlo Fold.

19 Multan Bowl : or.Tho King at tho Piolno.
36 Night-iv uwk K“: or, The Dnuzillur of tho M
44 Dnlnty Loni-e the Boy Sport.
5| l'nnthor l’nnl: onlhlnty I‘an to tho Rococo.

60 The "look Giant: or. Dainty Lonro In Jooporoy.

“it Deadly Duh; or, l-‘lghtln; Fire with Flro.

184 The Iloy I'rnllero; or, Dninty Lona on tho W.”
208 The lio l'lr‘ot or. Dointy Luce Unmnohn.
fill Crook Cole, tho Colihnn of Colootlol City.
810 The linrroneo “'olf; or, Tho Beautiful Doug.
819 The “look Rider; or,Tho Hom-Thlovoo'lm
885 Did Double Plot 0!. Th- Sir-nu GI“.
.55 Th» Klny oi’iiw 'oodo: or leoi Boon’ol‘m
‘4. Kit Fox. tho Bordor Bov Dotoctlvo
our. (thnoopln It... the no Tn
677 (‘hincnpin Don‘s flooon Tro .
ORR Chino-null: Dnn’o “one Stretch.
89% Old (Truly, the Mon Withoutn Hood.
f0“ Light-lh-nrt Lute‘o Leg-5y.
718 Ll ht-llcnrt Lute’o Loot roll.

728 ill \‘0rltllfl e. the Shot-hone.

m Sih’erhlnto, the Holi-Blmd: or. Tho Moor ‘-
789 Silverhlod o, the Hootile; or, The Bordor Booglo’o
748 Silverhlad e tho Frimdly; or,’l‘ho Border B-(io'h ~~

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I“ Coptoil Pool or, The Boy Sp oftho Moontoho.
ooo Tho Yonkoo dob; or. Tho oto oiiho Nook“
BY LIEUT. II. D. PERRY. U. S. I.

17. The Boy Ronowoyg or, The Bucrouoor o! “0*
180 The Son Troilert or, A Vow Woll Kept.
1” Contain Klt; or, The hlyotery o! Mont-ah

BY JACK FARRAGU'I‘.

.15 Nod. the Cabin Boy: or The Witch ottho M
3.. Tho Boo Bonereoo: or. 'i‘bo Boy Skim.

DY CAPTAIN HAY!!! REID.

73 Blue Dick or,Tho Yolln-r Chloi’o Vonponoo.

87 The Loud i or, The [m of Dovll’o I“.

81 The llelplooo lion 3 or. BM‘hwoodl mom
“9 The Gold-cooker Guido! or. Tho Loot

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8’ Iolond Ji-t or. Tho Pot of tho Font“ .
[’1 The Capt-in ofthe Club; or. 'l‘h ltlvol A“
[.1 Joel: llorhwoy In New York.

IIMELLAN SOUR AUTHOBN .

C The “'IlI-lloroo III-tern. Iy Coot. I”. u
Frodorlch Whlitokor.
0 Adventure: of Boron Honcho-ooh.
I! Golllvor'o Tnveln. B DoonSwllt.
14 Alodtlin: or,‘i‘ho Wood “an?
10 Robinoon Ornooo. (91lllnotrotooo.
18 Sindhod the Sailor. Hlo Sovon V

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Corrilm-o. B B.W.leo.
I. The Roy lowot or. Tho Arono Quoo. Iy I filh.
It! Ned Wyldo. tho Boy Scout. By Tom loch.
‘1 The Boy Rifle-t or. Tho Unooronod Co-p. Iy LCJI-I.
95 The Rival Ito-vent or, Tho roohootoro loo M
v Liam—Col. Hoooltlno.
08 ll'oblo llooo. the (hm-vol Isl: ".11" lorry loo o' Groom
wood. 3 Prof. Gildoroloovo.
10‘ 0M RIlK, the Honor; or, Tho Crow Cootivo. By 0“
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By Molor Michoy l‘roo.

8“ Rod Dolph. “a River Rover: ot,‘i‘bo I.“ -.
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7.1 Mgveriok M tho Ariuno Duo-Aim «.1!»on
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880 The Girl" lodl'fl-o in [log Alloy; I. “a u
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“1 Prince Chou-lie. the Cot’o- Pow Upon-o. h l-

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928 Old Sobersides. the Detective of St. Louis.

925 "White-Horse Wheeler. the Revenue Detective.

918 The Double. Edged Detective.

907 Maverick Mark. the Man from Nowhere.

898 Silky Steele, the Stay-in Sport.

881 T e S tter-S ort's Neck-Tie Party.

870 High- ater ark; or. Silver-Tip Sid.

862 Riata Rob. the Ran e Chain ion.

855 The C whov Chief s Sure-S 0t.

848 The Rival Red-Hat Sports.

837 Curl Kid. the Cheyenne Sport.

824 The fr. Hand Detective.

815 The Soft Hand’s Clutch.

839 Dan Dunn the Soft-Hand Sport.

796 The Frisco Detectlve‘s Thug-Tangle.

189 Sam Cary. the River S «.rt.

‘ 80 Tue Dead Sport’s Dou le.

(71 Prince John. Detective S ecial.

763 Dandy Don, the Denver etective.

754 the Man from Texas; or, Dangerfield. the
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Z44 Sweepstakes Sam, the Silver Sport.

720 The Secret Sir or. 01d Halcyon.

712 The Man of Silk.

705 Bantam Bob. the Beaut from Butte.

693 Kent Kasson, the Preac er Sport.

683 Bob Breeze. the Rounder Detective.

675 Steel Surry, the Sport in m Sum-in.

668 Solemn Saul‘s Luck Strt ak

661 The Get-There Sharp.

651 Sili'restip St—ve, the Sky Scraper .from Siskiyou.

645 Gopher Gabe, the Unseen Detective.

636 Dandy Darling. Detective.

627 Mossback MOSe, the Mountaineer.

617 The Gri Sack Sharp’s Even u ).

597 Big Ban y, the Brigadier of B mstone Butte.

588 Sandy sands. the Sharp from Snap City.

576 Silver-Tongued Sid; or. Grip Sack Sharp‘s Sweep.

564 The Grip-Sack Sharp; or. The Seraphs of Sodom,

555 Grip-Sack Sid. the Sample Sport.

547 the Buried Detective; or. Sa 1‘s Six Sensations.

541 Major Magnet. the Man of Nerve.

535 Dandv Dutch. the Deciirator from Dead-Lift

527 Dandy Andy, the Diamond Detective.

514 Gabe Gun». the Griz.le from Ginseng.

504 Solemn Saul. the Sad Ian from San Saba.

495 Rattlepate Rob; or. The Roundhead‘s Reprisal

488 The Tlion ughbred Sport.

474 Daddy Dead-Eye, the Desnot of Dew Drop.

, 4 0d Rough and Really, the Sage of Sundown

" Dutch Dan. the Pilgrim from Spitzcnberg.
443 A Cool Hand: or. Pistol Johnny‘s I’icnic.
4‘18 Oklahoma Nick.
.433 Laughing Leo; or. Sam‘s Dandy Pard.
426 The Ghost Detective: or. The Secret Service Spy.
416 Monte Jim. the Week Sheep of Bismarck.
'09 Rob Roy Ranch; or. The Imps of Pan Handle.
403 The Nameless Sport. I
395 Derdly Aim. the Duke of Demngers.
887 D urk Durg. the Ishmael of the Hills.
«672 Captain Crisp. the Man With a Record.
867 A Royal Fins.” or, Dan Brown‘s lag Game,
360 Jumping Jerry. the Gamecock from Sundown.
355 Stormy Steve. the Mad Athlete.
85] Nor‘ West Nick. the Border Detective.
845 Masked Mark. the Mounted Detective.
3‘19 Spread Eagle Sam. the Hercules Hide Hunter.
331 Chispa Charley. the Gold Nugget Sport.
817 Frank Lightfoot. the Miner Detective.
292 Moke Homer. the Boss Ronstabout.
286 Pistol Johnny; or. One Man in a Thousand.
283 Sleek Sam. the Devil of the Mines. ,
257 Death Trap Diggings: or. A Man Way Back
219 Elephant Tom. of Durango.
241 Spitfire Saul. King of the Rustlers.
233 The Old ioy of Tombstone. ‘
201 Pirate of the Placers: or. Joaquin 3 Death Hunt
180 Old ‘49; or. The Amazon of Arizona.
170 Sweet William. the Trapper Detective.
165 Joaquin. tlfie ’ggrlrlibltig g
154Joa uin.t e ‘ ( 1e n .
141 Equcilnox Tom. the Bully of Red Rock.
119 Alabama Joe: or. The lazoo Man-Hunters.
105 Dan Brown of Denver: or. The Detective.
88 Big George; or. The Five Outlaw Brothers.
71 Captain Cool Blade: or. Missmsippi Man Shark,
67 The Boy J ocsey: or, Honesty vs. Crookedness.
50 Jack Rabbit, the Prairie Sport.

ml wm. G. PATTEN.

i - . the Thug‘s Terror.
378% gilt-le fight-Hawk, the Crook Shadower.
768 The Priu e of New _York Crooks. .
756 Old Burke. the Madison Square Detective.
747 Double-voice 11))an s Dtfiublike Disguise.

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3625 &:B{g-¥SECS Dan, the Always-on-Deck Detective
.196 Double-Voice Dan, the Go-it Alone Detective.
689 The S arkler Sharp.
676 Hurt-igane Hal. the Cowboy Hotspur.
66‘) Old True Blue, the Trusty.
663 The Giant S ort; or, Sold to Satan.
956 Old Plug gly. the Rough and Ready.
348 GOId Glove Gid the Man of Grit.
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602 CZ otaiuCNameless. the Mountain Mystery.
671 01 Dismal. the Range Detective.
545 Hustler Harry, the Cowboy SP0”-

BY GEORGE C. JENKS.

910 The Arizona Detective.

894 Silver Sam. the Shasta Sport.

an The Silver Sport's Double.

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773 Ca taln Corden, the. Twister Detective

755 W Pete the Broucho-Buster Detective.
'M Fearless Sam. the Grand Combination Detective.
(19 Roman Bob. the S rt Detective.
.m Jauntv Joe. the ockey Detective.

554 Ind Sharp. the Rustler

688 Rube Rocket. the Tent Detective.

m Death-Grip, the Tenderfoot Detectle

W The Drummer Detective.

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BY WILLIAM R. EYSTER.

916 Two Dead-Square Sports.

902 Soft Velvet. the Man from Sandrock.

891 Genteel Jim. S ort-at-Large.

881 The Clubman— rook‘s Cat s-paw.

867 The Frisco Sport.

852 The Stranger S ort’s Shake~ug.

828 Kirk King. the an from Kir y.

818 Gentleman Dave. the Dead Game Sport

783 The King-Pin Tramp.

767 The Sport of Silver Bend.

718 Uncle Bedrock’s Big Bounce.

707 The Rival Rovers.

687 Double Cinch Dan. the Sport With a Charm.
677 'Mr. Jackson. the Gent from Jaybiru.

659 Gilt-Ed e Johnny; or, Roldan and His Rovers.
650 Luck {ester’s one Hand.

634 Old andcart‘s Big Dump.

622 The All Around Sports.

603 Desert Alf. the Man With the Cougar.

590 Gentle Jactr. the High Roller from Humbug.
578 Seven Shot Steve. the Sport with a Smile.
568 The Dude Detective.

558 Hurrah Harry. the Hi h Horse from Halcyon.
549 Belshazzar Brick, the ailil! of Blue Blazes.
533 Oregon. the Sport With a Scar.

503 The Dude from Denver.

478 Pinnacle Pete; or. The Fool from Way Back.
459 Major Sunshine. the Man of Three Lives.

429 Hair Trigger Tom of Red Bend.

402 Snapshot Sam; or. The Angels” Flat Racket.
396 The Piper Detective; or, The Gilt Edge Gang.
375 Royal George, the Three in One.

356 Thr e Handsome Siorts; or, The Combination.
333 Derringer Dick. the an with the Drop.

268 Magic Mike. ‘he Man of Frills.

229 Captain Cu‘steevc; or. The Little Sport.

214 The'Two Cool Sports: or. Gertie of the Gulch.
182 Hands Up; or. The Knights of the Canyon.

160 Soft Hand. Sharp: or. The Man with the Sand.
145 Pistol Pards; or. The Silent Sport from Cinnabar

BY NED BUNTLINB.
657 Long Tom. the Privateer.
633 The Sea S y.
621 The Red rivateer; or. The Midshipman Rover.
581 Fire Feather. the Buccaneer King.
517 Buffalo Bill‘s First Trail.
361 Tombstone Dick. the Train Pilot.
122 Saul Sabberday. tho ldiot Spy.
111 The Smuggler (,laptain; or. The Skipper’s Crime.
18 The Sea Bandit; or. The Queen of the Isle.
16 The White Wizard; or, The Seminole Prophet.

BY JACKSON ICNOX—“Old Hawk.”

838 Old Grips Still Hunt.

827 Detective Walden‘s Web.

778 The Butler Detective; or. 01d Grip’s Grip

770 The Showman Dcte iive.

762 Old Grip. the De'cctive.

740 Capt in Clew, the Fighting Detective.

732 The Hurricane Detective.

643 Castlemainc. the Silent Sifter.

616 Magnus. the Weird Detective.

606 The Drop Detective.

595 \Vellborn. the Upper Crust Detective.

582 Jorn m. the Detective Expert.

574 Old Falcon‘s Double.

561 The Thug King' or. The Falcon Detective‘s Foe.
548 Falconbridge. t e Sphinx Detective.

536 Old Falcons Foe :' or. The Detective‘s Swell Job.
515 Short-Stop Maj]? the Diamond Field Detective.
509 Old Falcon. t e Thunderbolt Detective.

501 Springsteel Steve. the Retired Detective.

494 The Dctective’s S y.

485 Rowlock. the Harrbor Detective.

477 Dead-arm Brandt.

457 Mainwaring. the Salamander.

462 The Cincus Detective.

451 Griplock. the Rocket l‘etective.

444 The Magic Detective: or, The Hidden Hand.

424 Hawk Heron’s De uty.

386 Hawk Heron. the alcon Detective.

BY J. C. CO‘VDRICK.

752 The Sus t S ort of Daisy Drift.

626 Ducats ion, is e Nabob Sport Detective.

612 Sherifl Stillwood, the Regulator of Raspberry.
598 The Dominic Detective.

591 Duke Daniels. the Society Detective.

580 Shadowing a Shadow.

565 Prince Paul. the Postman Detective.

557 The Mountain Graybeards; or. Riddles' Riddle.
519 Old Riddles. the Rock Ranger

499 Twilight Charlie. the cod Sport.

473 Gilbert of Gotham. the Steel-arm Detective.
452 Rainbow Rob. the Tulip from Texas.

436 Kentucky J can, the S ort from Yellow Pine.
422 Blue Grass Burt. the old Star Detective.

390 The Giant Cupid: or Cibuta John’s Jubilee.

BY EDWARD WI LLETT.

488 Flush Fred. the River Shggp.

368 The Canyon King; or. a ce on his Head.

848 Dan Dillon. King of Crosscut.

337 Old Gabe, the Mountain Tram .

327 Terrapin Dick. the Wildwood etectlve.

815 Flush Fred‘s Double; or. The Squatters' League
808 Hemlock Hank. Tough and True.

298 L *gger Lem: or. Life in the Pine Wood

239 Flush Fred‘s Full Hand. ‘

274 Flush Fred. the Mississip 1 Sport.

248 Montana Nat. the Lion 0 Last Chance Camp.
222 Bill the Blizzard; or. Red Jack‘s Crime.

209 Buck Farley. the Bonanza Prince.

129 Mimissippi Mose; or. a Strong Man ’3 Sacrifice.

BY CAPTAIN MAYNE REID.

ii? The White Squaw.

234 The Hunter‘s Feast.

21% The Wild Huntress; or. The Squatter.

200 The Ride Rangers; or. Adventures in Mexico.
74 The Captain of the Rifles: or, We Lake Queen.
66 Th r Basque. A Tale of the Pacific.

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BY COL. PRENTISS INGRAHAHI.

911 The Blue Blockader; or. The Coast Grayhound.
906 The Cuban Cruiser.
854 The Ocean Gipsy.
834 The Wild Steer Riders; or, Texas Jack's Terrors.
810 The Rival Monte Cn‘stos.
805 The Last of the Pirates; or. Doom Driven.
all The Water Wolves’ Detective; or. Trapoiig the
Grave Ghouls.
791 The Coast-Raider's Death-Chase.
748 Arizona Charlie, the Crack-shot Detective.
704 Invisible Ivan. the Wizard Detective.
685 The Red-skin Sea Rover.
679 Revello. the Pirate Cruiser; or. The Rival Rovers
672 The Red Rapier; or, The Sea Rover’s Bride.
662 The Jew Ilrtective: or, The Beautiful Conflct.
640 The Rovr r‘s Ret ibution.
635 The Evauccaneer; or. The Stigma of Sin.
625 Red Wings; or. The Gold Seekers of the Bahamas.
615 The Three 1 uccaneers.
610 The Red Flag Rover; or,White Wings of the Deep
605 The Shadow Silver Ship.
600 The Silver Ship; or, The Sea Scouts of ’76.
593 The Sea Rebel: or. Red Rovers of the Revolution.
587 Conrad, the Sailor Spy; or. True Hearts of ‘76.
581 The Outlawod Skipper; or, The Gantlet Runner.
The Man from Mexico.
553 Ma.k Monte, the Mutineer; or. The Branded Brig.
546 T?“ Doomed Whaler: or. The Life Wreck. '
530 The Savages of the Sea.
524 The Sea Chaser; or. The Pirate Noble.
510 El Moro, the Corsair Commodore.
493 The Scouts of the Sea.
457 The Sea Insurgent:- or. The Conspier Son.
446 Ocean Ogre. the Outcast Corsair.
435 The One-Armed Buccaneer. .
430 The Fatal Frigate; or. Rivals in Love and W“.
The New Monte Cristo.
393 The Convict Captian.
377 Afloat and Ashore: or. The Corsair Conspirawl‘.
369 The Coast Corsair: or. The Siren of the Sea.
361 The Sea Fugitive: or. The Queen of the Coash
341 The Sea Desperado.
336 The Magic Ship' or. Sandy Hook Freebooters.
325 The (leiitleinan Pirate; or. The Casco Hermite.
318 The Indian Buccaneer: or. 'I he Red Rovers. ,
307 The Phantom Pirate; or. The Water Wolves.
255 The Pirate Priest; or. The Gambler’s Dau hter.‘
246 ueen Helen, the Amazon of the Overlan .
25 d Lightning the Man of Chance.
224 Black Beard. the Buccaneer.
220 The Specter Yacht; or. A Brother’s Crime.
210 Buccaneer Bess. the Lioness of the Sea.
305 The Gambler Pirate; or, Lady of the Lagoon.
198 The Skeleton Schooner; or. The Skimmer.
184 The Scarlet Schooner: or. The Sea Nemesis.
104 Montezuma. the Merciless.
103 Merle, the Mutiueer; or. The Red Anchor Brant,

nv PHILIP s. WARNE. ‘

803 Dan Dirk King of No Man’s Land.
583 Captain Adair. the Cattle King.
567 Captain Midnight. the Man of Craft.
544 The Back to Back Pards.
522 The Chain ion Three.
W2 Bareback tuck, the (‘entaur of the Plains.
472 Six Foot Si; or, The Man to “Tie To."
431 California Kit. the Always )1] Hand.
401 Silver Sid; or. A “ Daisy " Blufl'.
380 Tiger Dick’s Pied e; or, The Golden Serpent.
359 Yellow Jack. the estizo.
838 Jack Sands. the Boss of the Town.
$9 Three of a Kind; or, Dick. Despard and the Sport.
251 Tiger Dick vs. Iron Despard.
207 Old Hard Head: or. Whirlwind and his Marcy
171 Tiger Dick. the Man of the Iron Heart.
114 The Gentleman from Pike.
80 A Man of Nerve; or. Caliban the Dwarf.
51 Always on Hand; or. The Foot—Hills Sport.
29 Tiger Dick. Faro King; or, The Cashier‘s Cd...)
4 The Kidnapper; or, The Northwest Shanghai.

BY CAPTAIN MARK WILTON.

323 Hotspur Hugh; or. The Banded Brothers.’

311 Heavy Hand; or, The Marked Men.

305 Silver-Plated So], the Montana Rover.

291 Horseshoe Hank. the Man of Big Luck.

285 Lightning Bolt. the Canyon Terror.

276 Texa= Chick. the Southwest Detective.

271 Stonefist. of Big Nu get Bend.

266 Leopard Luke the ’ing of Horse-Thieves.

263 Iron-Armed Abe. the Hunchback Destroyer
258 Bullet Head, the Colorado Bravo.

237 Long-Haired Max; or, The Black c.

227 Buckshot Ben, the Man-Hunter of Ida o.

223 Canyon Dave. the Man of the Mountain. .\
219 The Scorpion Brothers; or. Mad Tom’s Mission)
202 Cactus Jack. the Giant Guide.

194 Don Sombrero. the California Road Gent.

176 Ladv Jaguar. the Robber Queen.

BY OLL COOMES.
619 Kit Bandy & Co . the Border Detectiver.
148 One-Armed Alf. the Giant Hunter. .
99 The Giant Rifleman: or. Wild Camp Life.
43 Dakota Dan. the Reckless Ranger.

BY COL. THOMAS H. monsmr.

2% Chem ion Sam; or. The Monarchs of the M
150 El Ru io Bravo. King of the Swordsman. l

BY DB. NOEL DUNBAII.
919 The Sea Scout; or. The Patriot Pflvateek
686 The King of Crooks.
858 Number One. the Dead-set Detective.
8733 5?: “fitergefictge' bl Du list.
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604 The Detec‘tive in Rags; or, The Grim Shad“
500 The True-Heart Pards.
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Buffalo Bill's Best Bower: or, Montebelio the!
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White Beaver’s Still Hunt; or, The Mine!“
Muraudcr‘s Death-Tuck. By Buffalo Bill. I
Buffalo Bill's BM Trail: or. The Road-Rider
Renegade's Run Down. By Col. P. lngraham.“
Buffalo Bill's Death-Knell; or, The Red Band
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Wild Bi‘l, the Wild Wes‘ Iiuolist; tr, The Girl
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\Vild Bill. the “'ild West Duelist; or, The Girl
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Buffalo Bill’s Vi'inning Band: or, The Masked
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luffan Bill's Deal Shot : or. The Skeleton Scout
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Buffalo Bill's Brand; or. The Brimstone
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The Lasso King's Lemme; or, The Tigers of
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Buck Taylor, the Saddle King. Buffalo Bill’s
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Buffalo Bill‘s Bonanza; or, The Knights of
the Silver Circle. By (fol. P. Ingraham.
The Gold King; or. Montebcllo. the’ Magnifi-
cent. By Buffalo Bill.
Buffalo Bill's Daring Role;
Dick, King of the Cowboys.
The Dead Shot Nine; or,
Plains. By Buffalo Bill.
Buffalo Bill's l-‘irst Trail; or, “'ili Cody, the
Pony Express Rider. liy Ned Buntline.

Red Renard. the Indian Detective; or, The
Gold Buzzards of Colorado. By Buffalo Bill.
The One-Armed I‘ard: or, Red Retribution in
Borderland. By Buifalo Bill.
The \Vlzard Brothers; or,
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927 Buffalo Bill's Bluff: or. Dusky Dick, the 7‘3 {13"filgnnl‘.i.:..;?““‘ m’ cm” to the Rescue'
Sport. By Col. P. lngraham. -69 1. fr 1’ Pm. % t I _ Th W! t 362 Buffalo Bill's Grip; or. Oath-bound to Custer.
921 Buflalo Burs Quandary; "r- velvet Bm's ‘ atulfrltgt (:hagcti welggsé‘loie'Pgihtisfilelngi'ggifr‘n By L01. Prentiss Ingraham'

Vow. By Col. Prentiss lngraham. 76‘, R “1' m“,  ‘ I m: an filbbon Sam“ 329 Buffalo Bill's Pledge; or, The League of
915 Buffalo 1:21 afiidd the Surgeon Scout: or. Go- ) 1;;  1),..2u.3zf§gmhhl£i ‘ 319 afie'mfiy :hULVShillmfalimnf. th W t B
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00? Buffalo Bill‘s League; or, Red Butterfly, By 5" Victim no“ ,13' By CO" renubh "gra 813’ 304 Texas Jack, the Prtiirle Rattler: or, The
Col. Prentiss Ingraham. 70‘ 1‘”??? Flu”  lgillgfleitfh i1")?- ?firlemdo 9- oueen or the Wild Riders. By Buffalo Bill.
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901. Buffalo Buys Tangled Tran. or Gentleman W , 2-13 The Pilgrim Sharp. or, The Soldiers Sweet-
,' ' . , .750 Buffalo Bill's Big Four: or, Custer 3 Shadow. ht-art. By Buffalo Bill, Government Scout
gggiféhglg. man of Many M‘wks‘ By (“01' 1" By Col. Prentiss lngraham. and Guide,
900 Buff 10 3-” R h R d . . ‘743 Buffalo Bill’s Flush Hand; or, Texas Jack'sy 189 “711.1413111'3 Gold Tm“; of. The Deaperate
Sharap-Shdotgrs.ml’3§' ll.31.9‘S;e3¥ls§e?§§.i‘ii‘§n‘f 739 grit“?- Bfily (Tril- E’I‘entlsiilnfiaheml- D i 17'  (3:1. P. ingraham. Th
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895 33331]:  Zwoiqefitién3¥yingfimggf Tex‘m 3 2f Death's Canyon. lzy (,‘ol. Prentiss Ingra-i Heiress. By Col. Prentiss Ingraham.
~ . ' ' am- 168 Wild Bill the Pistol Dead Shot' or Da er
SDOBuffalo Bill's Life‘Stakt‘: or, The Pledged‘~ r 7 - i ' ' t' ' i -. ‘i ' r' ' Kg
Three. By Col. P. Ingmham. t3.)  gintlugflvae‘lgly lhggliliflbgringmej Don 3 Double. By L01. Punks: Inbraham.
8642 The Three Bills- Buffalo Bill Wild Bill and! ham. ‘ H ’y ' ' " i158 Bum“) 1133m'5mif “’ks‘iimg‘nor' The mom“
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y 5”“ am' “3 W“ I'mdsb Ingram“ Dandy the Hotspur of the Hills By Major
37* Bufff“? Bill's ’uckskin Braves: or. The Card 727 Buffalo BLii’s Body Guard; or, The Still Hunt D. lsu'l-r. "
“New” 1‘8“ “‘m- “3’ 001- 1'- Ingramlm l of the Hills. By Col. Prentiss Ingx'ahum- 92 Buffalo Bill the. Buckskin King' or The
869 Buffalo Bill’s Roam Agent Round-Up; or, Th07722 Buffalo Bill on the War Path; or, Silk Lasso Amazon of the West. By Major Bangerfleld
gyslteri‘otfis Masked Mail in Black. By Col. Sam. the VVill-o'-the—VVisp. By Col. P. In- Burr.
- “8 a 3'“ graham 88 (‘old Bullet 3 art The Kni his of th
863 Buffalo Bill's Death-Charm: or, The Man-716 Buffalo Bill’s Scout Shadowers: or. Emer- (Ever-m d. B I)B ff'or'B g e
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857 Buffalo Bill's Royal Flush; or. The Pony Iii-710 Buffalu Rm Baffled; or. The Deserter 1398- and Love in a. Frontier Fort. By Buffalo( '
der’s Death—Run. By Col. Prentiss Ingra-! llel'aldo's Dorm-11(30- UY Col. 1". Ingmham- Bill.
ham' i697 Buffalo Bill's Buckskin Brotherhood; or, v
851 Buffalo Bill's Double Dilemma; or. The Great' Opening Up 11 14051 TT'HH- BY C01- P- In- NE‘V‘ISSI’ES To COMF“
Scout's Big Three. By Col. P. Ingraham.  grflhfim- 985 The Long—Haired Paras: or. The Tartar: of
845 Buffalo Bill's Redskin Ruse; or. Texas Jack's 691 Buffalo Bill's Blind Trail: Of. The Daughter the Plains. By Joseph E. Badger, Jr.
Death Shot. By Col. Premise Ingmham- l 0‘ 3‘" Reg‘mem- 3” 0"" “ent‘ss‘m‘mham' 986 Iron Wrist the Swordmaster B Col Tho:
. - i ' t Service Trail. By Major . ‘ ' ' y ' ‘
839 The Ranch King Dead-Shot. or. Texas Jack 3; 382 BUfffllO Bi“ 3 Sec"? Hoyei Monstery.
Prom" By Buffalo 3"" i667 gaggfrflilfilfmr; th K1 f m 987 Shadrach the Sport Detective' or The Secer
880 Buffalo Burs Boys in Blue: or, The Brimstone» u a o s woop: or, 45 ng o e‘ . . 4 I , ,
Band’s Blot—out. By 001. P. Ingraham. ines. By Col. Prentiss Ingraham. 988 Seven BY JOimRVV. Osbon
' . h tern; or, The Surgeon, 668 The Cowboy Clan; or, The Tigress of Texas. Rocky Mountain ob. the California Outlaw.
826 BuffatltzoB:geS;::czpe'-s 3‘; Col. P. Ingraham. By colonel Prentiss Ingraham. By Albert W. Aiken.
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