HD i ll >= Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1873, by Strevt & Smith, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. nt Pa Vou. XXVIII. FRANCIS 8S. STREE FRANCIS S. SMITH N ” Proprietors 2 W YORK, OTOBER 13. 1873. . .§ Three Dollars Per Year. FER aad | Two Copies Five Dellars, A STORY OF BORDER ADVENTURE. Nt The Forest King; RR THE DEATH-SHADOW OF THE MIAMI. By Duke Cuyler, Author of “WOOD GIANT,’ “FEARLESS PHIL,” &e., &e., &c. CHAPTER I. THE SHADOW ON THE RIVER. ‘Here the trailrans intothe water. What can have become of them, Luke?’’ The speaker was a young man of perhaps five-and- twenty. Of medium hight and a well-knit frame, with a frank, open expression upon his countenance, he was one that would attract the attention of a stranger, and affect him favorably. His garb was that worn by many backwoodsmen of his day. itconsisted of a complete suit of buckskin, evi- dently of Indian make, asit was ornamented by many fanciful devices. In hisright hand he carried the usual long rifle of the day, the shining barrel of which was without a speck of rust, showing that he bestowed much care and attentionupon it, so that it might not fail him wien perhaps his very life might depend upon its doing | him faithful service. In his belt, which was buckled tightly about him, were thrust his hunting-knife and a brace of pistols, so that even did his faithful rie become forthe moment unser- viceable he still had weapons with which he could defend himself. Alook of eager anxiety was on his face, and his eyes, which had rested upon the earth until he had reached the | bank of the river, were now cast quickly up and down the stream, as though they were in search of something of which they had lost the trace. Such in looks and appearance was Harry Libby, the young hunter, at the moment when we introduce him to the notice of the reader. His companion, to whom his words were addressed, came close behind him, and so noticeable was his appear- ance that it will warrant a description. His age was somewhere inthe neighborhood of fifty, although he looked much younger. His heavy beard and hair were threaded here and there with silver, but his countenance was still fresh. His form, which reached an altitude of six feet and a half, was as straight as an arrow. His garménts were similar to those companitt pugh they showed far moresthe wear ‘and tear of! fores¥ life to Which they had been sub- | jected. Across his shoulder was flung a rifie almost as long as} himself. A huge hunting-knife was thrust into his belt, | to which were also suspended his powder-horn and bullet- pouch. His form, tall as it was, did not portion, for his shoulders were broad, and the huge sin- | ews of his limbs indicated great strength. There did not | seem to be a pound of surplus flesh upon his entire frame. Such in appearance was Luke Hawkins, the scout, who was reckoned all through the Miami country as the bray- est borderman that trod the pathliess wilds of the forest. | He was known among the settlers as the Forest King, a | name not ill-deserved. The savages, so inveterate an enemy was he to them, and so many of them had he slain, called him the Death- Shadow of the Miami. Ever lurking about the river when duty called him there; for its banks and waters was a great thoroughfare for the redskins. The name they gave him became asso- | ciated with it. | Hardly ever was his giant counterfeit reflected in the water but what one redman at least went under. The settlers in their cabins talked of the hundred red- skins he years ago had made a vow to slay, and were sure that the reckoning was Dearly as quite complete. He had formerly been a tiller of the soil like themselves, and had only made war upon the forest trees, save when danger threatened; buf once, while absent from home, his wife and child had been slain, and his cabin burned to ashes. There, by its blackened remains and the charred and mutilated corpses of his wife and child, he had made the vow which the settlerson the Miami were sure he had carried well-nigh to fulfillment. Never since the hour when the discovery of his loss had been made, had he given thought to the clearing in which his cabin had stood. Weeds and bushes had usurped the entire space, save one spot beneati the branches of a huge Oak. Here he had gathered together what remained uncon- sumed of the bodies of his wife and child, and buried them tenderly with his own hands, with no one near to assist him in the sad task. Above them he planted wild flowers, which bloomed juxurantly in their season, the graves being at all times kept free from briars and bushes. This spot he visited often, both summer and winter, and always alone. He wanted no human eye to witness his emotion, which was shown at no other time and place. Such was Luke Hawkins, and what was known of his history, and now we return to matter that more intimate- ly concern our story. The time was afternoon. The sun was some two hours above the tree-tops, where it hung like a huge ball of fire in the unclouded summer sky. The place was the western bank of the Miami, some three miles from the verge of the nearest settlement. Since noon Luke and his companion had been following on a trail which they had struck in the forest while on a hunting expedition, which they had set out on two days before from the settlement in which Harry resided. Oflate Luke had found little todo. The savages had beeu very quiet, and no outrage on their part had been reported. Therefore he had invited his young friend toa hunt with him, and they were on their homeward way again, when they had struck the trail of which we have made mention, and from the inspection of which they judged some new outrage against the settlers had been perpetrated by the redskins. Intermingled with the footprints of a couple of savages were those of another, which they had no difficulty in de- ciding, from the size, and being made by ashoe, were made by a woman, and a white one. They were small, andit wasevident that the woman was of slight build. No sooner had they set their eyes upon it than they knew that some one of their own race had been so unfortunate as to fall into the hands of the seem at all out of pro- | savages. This was enough for themto know. They saw their duty, and at once resolved to perform it. A fear, which he had not as yet given expression to in words, oppressed the heart of Harry as he looked upon the imprint the | little foot had made. Ruth Lee, hisown betrothed wife, lived in the settle- ment from which the footsteps seemed to come, and he was fearful that it was she who had fallen into the hands of the red-skins, Taught by Luke, he knew something of woodcraft, and he could follow a trail passing well; but it took the scout’s accustomed eyes to determine the freshness of a trail. QGarefully Luke had scrutinized the one before them, and had read there easier, perhaps, than he could read the page of a book, the time that had passed since the Savages. with their captive, had gone that way. He was as firmly convinced in his own mind that it had been since noon as he was that they were now standing gazing Gown upon il. But one thought or determination animated the mind of each, and this was to follow on the trail, rescue the | captive, and punish her captors if possible. This they had undertaken at once, and the trail had! brought them to the river, where the exclamation which | we have recorded fell from the lips of Harry, who at this, point chanced to be in the advance. Luke stepped past his comparion and went down to the water’s edge. Hidden from the observation of any who might be afloat | band and father was slain. upon the water by the thick bushes on either side,-he gave a quick glance up and down the stream. But there Was no object to be seen on its unruffied bosom. The Water lay as untroubled as the smooth face of a mirror. “Strange,” he muttered, half to himself and half in O Suddenly Luke uttered an exclamation which told his companion that he had struck upon the clew they were searching for. “Whatis it? What have you found?’ demanded Harry, eagerly. The scout pointed dows.into the water. triumphant tone. “J don’t see anything.” answered Harry, after he had pointed. “What have you got eyes for, if it ain’t to use em!” ex- claimed the scout. ‘I’mi afraid, Harry, that you ain’t got your learning yet.” “T confess to that, and also that I can see nothing there.’’ Ww ‘Don’t you see any marks on the sand under the water??? . “No. All Ican see ig a spot here and there where the water has been a little riled, and where now it has set- tled down again.’ ‘And what more do you want? They have waded along here, stepping carefully im each other’s tracks so as to make as little disturbanée on the bottom as possible, and hoping that the water would hide that little. But Luke Hawkins has been too leng in this line of business to be fooled by any such a play as this. Fording here can’t be done unless a feller has legs as long as the trunks of these Jere trees. I know’d thatthe varmints hadn’t gone across unless they had a canoe in this place—which I didn’t be- lieve they had. All we’ve got to do now is to foller down \\ \\ ; \ u see there!?? he said “Look, and tell me what you see there!’ he said, ina | closely scrutinized the spot toward which the scout | me that this is his work, and that he himself is not far away.” “Thope he is not; I want nothing better than to set eyes on him, and to find that he is mixed up in this mat- ter. It would do me more good to send a bullet through him than it would to kill a dozen redskins.”’ “But weshall not find him if we stay here,’ said Harry, impatiently. ‘Let us follow on thetrail as fast as we can.) “I’m ready, youngster. to get through looking at that piece of calico. I've only been waiting for you Now that | you have, we’ll be off. The sun’s getting well down to | tell you, or they’ll give ; the gal to the village, we shall have trouble in getting her the tree-tops, and its light won’tlast us much longer. We’ve got to use what there is left to some purpose, I can us the slip. If they do, and get out of their clutches.’ “Tm afraid that we shall as it is, if Justin Litch is the instigator of the abduction.” ‘‘We'll do the best we can, and we won’t give up trying so long as thereis a ghost of a chance. Since I’ve fol- lowed the calling of a scout, I’ve been where the chances seemed more agin methan they do now. There would be a pesky lot more savages prowling round here than there is now, if it hadn’t been for me and my rifle.” “From what I have seen [I have no doubt of that,’’ an- swered Harry. ‘And had it not been for you, I’m afraid that there would have been far less white folks here as well. You have saved the lives of a good many within the few years past.’? “Ive tried to do my duty, youngster, and if I’ve failed , in a triuvmphané tone. answer to the query Harry had made. ‘I don’t see how the varmints got across if across they went. Let me see if they ain’t like muskrats and have hid their trail in the bank.’? “I don’t see how thatcan be,’ said Harry. ‘Here it is as plain as anything can be, leading down to the water’s edge, and for the life of mel can see no sign where it turns either up or down the bank.”* ‘“‘Well, thar’s one thing sartin, they never swam across the stream with their captive. It would be a hard job to do if she was minded to go, asof course she wasn’t. They either had a canoe hid hereabouts which took them over, or else they’ve gone up or down the stream. Which it is, for the life of me I can’t find out, but I will afore I leave this spot. I would give something if I could tell now who it is they’ve got into their clutches,” “Do you know that I’m afraid it is Rath Lee,’ said Harry, in atone which told of the fear which was in his heart. “What? not little Ruth—that gal of your’n ?’ “Yes, “What makes you think so?’ **Because this footprint here looks so much like hers.’’ “That ain’t no reason. Gals leave their marks pretty much alike behind ’em. But some of ’em,I suppose, have got bigger feet than others. This one here ain’t hardly bigger than a child’s.” “Ruth’s isn’t, and that’s what makes me think that it isher. Butihope I’m mistaken. If harm should come to her it would kill her mother. You know that the red- skins took her father’s lile last year.” “Yes, and they paid dearly for it, too. en of ’em went under for doing that job.” “Yes, Luke, | know he was avenged; but that didn’t bring him back to life. But do you Know that I have oft- en thought that the most guilty ome of all eseaped,”’ “No,? “But I am almost sure of it.” “‘Who was it ?’? “The renegade who has joined his fortunes with the say- ages—le whom we Know by the name of Justin Litch.” ‘Don’t you think that is his real name??? “No. The Lee’s are sure that it is not,” “What do they think it is?” ‘Before they came West Robert Lee had an enemy, who swore that he would be theirruin. This he effected so far as their property was concerned, and then, to escape the penalty of his crime he fled, and was seen no more. He was supposed to have gone West, but it was never known toacertaiuty. To mend their fortunes the Lees came here, and shortly afterward, as you know, the hus- Since then the mother and daughter have become convinced, from the description they have had of the renegade, Justin Litch, that it is their old enemy, Hiram Bailey. Ifthis beso, and Ruth is in- deed in the hands of the redskins, as I fear, I have no doubt but that the renegade is at the bottom of it.” “Well, it may be so; but I hope you are mistaken, and that the gal is safe; but if it proves to be so, we’ve gota work before us that we won’t give up until we’ve made the villain smart for his deviltry. I’ve had my eyes on the scamp for some time, for I knew his being with the redskins wan’t for no good. If I can only bring my rifle to bear on him once more, Vl settle his score for him. But now to find the trail agin, if we can, which the yar- mints have hid in the water.”’ While this conversation had been going on they had both stood close to the water’s edge, where the trail had apparently ended. The water at this point was shoal close to the bank, being not more than a couple of feet in depth, and so clear that the sandy bottom could be seen without difficulty. Oarefully Luke scrutinized the sand at the bottom fora minute, and then slowly moved down the stream with his eyes fixed upon the water. Harry followed in his footsteps, and for a little time they went on without making any discovery, or afword pass- ing between them. A good half doz- the bank, and we'll soon find where the trail has took to the land again.”’ “T hope we may, for I am anxious to lose no time here. I want to find out. who it is who has falen into their hands as soon as possible. By the looks on the bottom there it wasn’t done a great while ago.”’ “It may be an hour, and it may have been two. There ain’t.no current here to wipe out the tracks, so they wiil show for some time yet. But come on, and let us see how long they paddled along in the water, thinking to throw dirt in the eyes of any who might strike the trail as we’ve happened to.*? Keeping close to the water’s edge, they passed down the bank, with their eyes fixed upon the signs they saw in the bottom. For perhaps twenty rodsthey kept on in this way, and then, at a point where the current of the river set in toward the shore, they saw abundant signs of where the savages had been forced ashore owing to the depth of the water. “[ told you so,’ said Lube, triumphantly. ‘They thought they would fool somebody by this maneuver. Now we have the trail plain enough, and all we’ve got to do is to go on.” “You can read them better than I can,’ said Harry. “There is a good deal that you can teach me in woodcraft yet.’ ‘*‘] suppose I can, youngster. A man can’t get his larnin’ ina minute. It has cost me a good deal of time and pa- tience. But look here! See what you’ve gone by. Like as not it will give us a clue as to who the gal is they car- ried off.” He heid up, as he spoke, a bit of cloth, which, having caught upon a dry stick, had apparently been torn from the dress of the wearer. Harry turned as pale as death. “It is a piece of Ruth’s dress!’ he said. ‘I feit from the first that it was her that the redskins were carryiug off.”’ CHAPTER II. FOLLOWING THE TRIAL. Harry took the bit of cloth from the scout’s hand, and gazed earnestly upon it. It was undoubtedly torn from the dress Ruth Lee had worn the last time he had seen her, only two days before, and he was as firmly couvinced that liis fears as to the identity of the captive had proved true as he would have been had he seen her in the hiands of the savages. For the space of a minute he stood thus gazing in si- lence upon it, and then he placed it in his pocket as care- fully as if it were some cherished. memento that he wished to preserve. “Then you are surethat itis little Ruth?” said the scout, who had been watching his face and his move- ments with much interest. “As sure as lam that we are standing here.”’ “Wal, I’m mighty sorry that your gal has got into trouble, Harry; and, for your sake, 1 wish that it had been soinebody else, though, arter all, it would have been jest as bad. But don’t look so down-hearted about it— we've got the trail now, and, if wedon’t find her, I’m greatly mistaken. They ain't gota great ways the start of us, and, if we only had alittle more daylight, we would come up with them aforea great while. There ain’t no moon, and; from the looks of the sky, I’m afraid that it will be pesky dark when night comes. But do you really think that Justin Litch has had a hand in this business?’ “Tam sure of it.”’ “If he has he shall pay dear for it, I’ve not caught him up to any bloody work yet; but a maan don’t stay among the redskins for nothing. He soon gets to be as bad. as they are, if he wan’t wus when he quartered with ’em. If he has a hand inthis work agin | the Lees he shall pay dearly for it. But there’s one thing I’m pretty sure of. He ain’t gone along this trail. There’s no footprints ’cept the redskins here, unless it is the gaj's.”’ “He wouldn’t dare to venture so thear the settlement in daylight, for fear that he would be recognized by some one who knew himof old. But something seems to teil anywhere it was because I didn’t know any better. Ever since that time I've fought the varmints with tooth and nail whenever there was a chance.”’ “IT Know you have,’’ said Harry, *“‘and I only hope we shall have the luck that has followed you thus far.” Here the conversation ceased, and throwing his rifle over his shoulder, Luke strode along the trail with Harry close upon his heels. At lay plain before them following down the bank of the river. It was evident now that the savages had taken no pains to concealit. Evidently they thought that it was broken in the water, and that no eyes would be sharp enough to put it together again. But in this the redskins had been mistaken, a8 we have seen. They should have learned by this time that the sharp eyes Of Death-Shadow could track them out as unerringly as the bloodhound when onthescent. Never yet had they been able to deceive him long when he was upon their track in earnest. This many of them knew to their sor- row; although few of them had survived to tell the story of the vengeance he had wrought upon them. Seldom it was that any of them escaped him when in his own mind he had pronounced their death-warrant. Slowly the sun sank downward as the scout and his young friend hurried forward on their errand of mercy and vengeance, Neither had any thought of turning back until they had rescued Ruth Lee and avenged the outrage upon her. Luke Hawkins had said to himself that not one of them should escape, and he went to make good his word. The same feelings were now dominant in his mind that had ever been there since the hour when he gazed upon the remains of his lost ones so foully murdered. The vengeance he meditated against the race of his despoilers was by no means accomplished. It would not be while life and strength which he could strike a blow to avenge him. At last the sun reached the tree-tops, and slowly the golden light died out froin the forest, and the shadows of evening at once began to fill the nooks and hollows with their dusky forms. A little longer and night would be down, and then to follow the trail would be impossible, for, as we have said, there was no moon to partly illuminate the forest aisles. The stars, too, would hardly be able to give out their pale light, for the sky, asthe sun went down, began to grow overcast away to the south and east. This Luke and his companion Knew well, and thus it was thatthey had made the haste along the trail that they had, They were hoping to come up with the savages, or some- where in their vicinity, before the darkness should hide the trail and so render it incapable of being followed. Fainter and fainter grew the light in the forest, and at last even the experienced eye of Luke Hawkins could not discern the footprints of the savages. Convinced at last thatit was uncertain whether they were on the trail or not, the scout abruptly came toa stop. “What is it? Harry, eagerly. Luke replied in the negative. “Why do youstop, then ?’? he asked impatiently. ‘*Because I’ve lost the trail.’’ “That is uniortunate, but Ido not wonder atif. Ican hardly see how you have Kept it for the last twenty min- utes. No one, unless he had eyes like an owl, could hope to keep on it in this darkness.’? “Yon are right there, youngster. It is getting so dark that a feller can nigh about cut it with a knife.” ‘What can we do now ?’’ “There ain’t but one way that I know, and that is to keep on down the river and trust to luck to take us right. But the chances of our finding 'em are agin us, I'll allow. If they stop and don’t kindle a camp-fire we may stumble upon ’em afore me know il, and so run into a difficulty. remained with those so dear to Have you seen anything?’ demanded They won’t be apt to light a fire if they have any idea that they’re followed. Then it may be that they’ll cross the river somewhere hereabouts; and if they do, we shall miss ’em.” “But they can’t ford across anywhere along here, if I remember aright.” “No; but they may have acanoe hidden ajong here somewhere. I know that they keep them on the river, and they may have used one to-day if they came over from the village, as most likely they did. If we could have had another hour of daylight it would lave been all I would have asked for.”? “What can wedo? Ican never bear tolay over here until morning. By that time they may have got sucha start that all our efforts to find them will be useless.”’ “We ain’t got but one way to do, and that is to go on and take the chances, which, ’ll allow, are agin us. We'll keep close by the river with our eyes and ears open. It may be that luck will help us to get a clew to ’em.”? “There don’t seem to be any other way,” said Harry, after a moment’sthought. ‘Oh, Ruth, I fear that you are lost to me! he exclaimed, in a despondent tone. “Cheer up, youngster. "Taint no use to be down- hearted. I’ve seen things look a tarnal sight wuss than this and then had them come outallrightafter all. We’re going to be even with the varmints yet.” “T hope we shall, but I can’t help thinking that it will be otherwise. The darkness helps them instead of us. But let us go on and do what we can.” Luke moved on again, and they pursued their darksome way through the forest. Their pace was faster now, for they made no effort to keep the trail. The river was their guide, as thus far the savages had followed its general course. Still they were far from certain that they were going right. The red-skins might have turned from the river, or they might have crossed it. They were going on uncertainties now, and every step might be carrying them farther from those of whom they were in pursuit. For an hour they went on in this way, and then Luke paused again. “Oonfound the luck!’’? he muttered, to himself. ‘This going without a clew Idespise. I’m afraid, youngster, that we shall have to lay by until morning. The ciouds are growing thicker every minute, and it is all that I can do to feel my way along. Then we ain’t sure but what we’re going away from ’em instead of following arter, as we ought to.’ “I have been thinking of that all the time,’’ said Harry, despondingly. ‘‘We’ve lost all trace of Lhem, and | see no chance of finding it aguin—not until morning, at least, and by that time it may rain, and so wash out all sigus of the trail. Ifear that there is little chance of rescuing Ruth foralong time to come, even if it can ever be ac- complished.”? \ “It ain’t no use to think so, my boy. We've got to keep up a good heart and work like beavers when we've got a job to do. Vl give in that things do look Kinder discour- iging jes )w; but then they say it’s always the darkest n But if itis any darkei i t ing for, we sii ul Luc 2 we shall lave trust whol 1’t be able to ® W at V¢ Vv Luke made n¢ question. ‘‘Hush!? came ina warning tone from the lips of the soout, and then the two men remained standing as mute as death. Harry strained both eyes and ears to catch, if he could, the reason of the scout’s exclamation. But hie neither saw ner heard anything. For the space of a minute neither moved a limb, and then Harry asked, in a whisper: “What is it, Luke? Have you seen anything ?’? “No, but I heard something,’’ the scout answered, in the same tone. “What was it?’ ‘*A footstep close beside us, abouts, Pm sartin.” “Do you think they have got a trace of us??? “There is no reason why they shouldn’t. If they’ve got ears they couldn’t help hearing us tramping along.” For the space of anotier minute they were mute and motionless, A silence most profound was about them. Notso much as the rustie of a leaf broke the stillness that reigned in the forest. If there were enemies near them they were as motionless as themselves. “Don’t stir from yer tracks, boy,” said the scout, in the Same whispered tone. ‘I’m going to take a look round here for afew minutes, though it is precious little that I shall see, I guess. Feeling «around would be the better name forit. If there are redskins on our track I want to see what they are up to.”’ “Why not let me go wiih you?” “Because you ain’tsoused to this business as lam. Keep quiet here untill come back. If you hear any sound near you look out for danger.” “But how Will you find this spot again in the dark ?”” “If you hear the hoot of an owl, jest you answer it, al- though not very loud. That’ll be all the sign I want to find the spot again.” The next moment the scout had glided away in the darkness, leaving Harry standing bolt upright and mo- tionless in his tracks. Everything was so still about him that he could hear the rapid beating of hisheart. It seemed to him that never before had he known sucii a profound silence in the forest. As the dead calm precedes the storm, so he could not help thinking that a sudden change was about to come. now yy een See ar M oh.” - link we had bette end Harr at 2Gain rTrepeated swer c wo iis ¥ < There are redskins here- CHAPTER III. THE MISSING MAN. After parting with his companion, Luke Hawkins moved slowly away from the spot, his steps turned from the bank of the river. He had no definite point in. iis mind toward which he would turn his footsteps, bub set forth at random. He thought that by moving silently about the spot he might run upon the savages, if, as he was convinced, there were any watching his movements, To be sure the sound which had fallen upon his ears was a slight one; but then he had been quick to tell that it was made by a savage instead of some prowling wild beast. He was so well educated in woodcraft that it was not often that he was mistaken in such a matter as this. He felt as sure that a savage had been the author of the sound he had heard, as he would have been had he stead face to face with him. He saw thatit was a game of hide-and-seek between them, and that owing to the dense darkness there was no great prospect of either side winning. But he wished to find outif possible how many there were, and what their game wag, He thought it more than probable that they were of tlre party, whose trail they had been following, and that Ruth Lee was not far away. He had not said this much to Harry, for he did not wish to awaken hopes that might not be realized, With these thoughts passing in his ming, he moved noiselessly onward, taking care that not so muciias a leaf rustied beneath his feet. His ears were on the alert to catch the slightest sound, but for-the-space of several minutes a hush like that of death pervaded the forest... It seemed as though all nature was asleep. For something like a hundred rods he went om ina direct course from the river, which brought him to the summit ef a slight eminence. Here he paused and gazed. carefuliy around on either side; but he saw nothing save the blackness of the night, which shrouded everything like a pall. Turning to the right, he went on again for a few paces, and then suddenly paused. His eye had suddenly caught a glimse ofan object he had been seeking for. A pale light flickered away before him in the forest. For a moment it would shine brightly, and then appear to flicker and die out, only to Mash up again in a little time. At first the thought had occurred to him that it might be only a will-0).the-wisp dancing over a marshy place in the forest, but a little closer observation told him that it was Stationary. He was assured now that it shone out from a small cainp-fire, and a feeling of satisfaction and triumph filled his breast. Gathered about the fire, he had no doubt, were the cap- tors of Ruth Lee, and she among them. Ke wondered that they should have encamped with therr eaptive without putting the river between them and those who might be following in pursuit; but it might be that she had become fatigued, and could go no further that night. \ a, S 3S 3 | ‘ 2 SERS fea For a moment he hesitated course for him to pursue. Should he go back tor Harry, or proceed alone to ac- guaint hiuiself with what was going on about the camp- fire? He was inclined to the latter, but a second thought de- cided him otherwise. He knew thaetBarry, would be impatiently awaiting his return, and thatevery miiute would seémean age, WW Tiny and beside thattWemignt beim danger.” 95 " He was sure thaf one r@@Skin, at least, had been. near, the spot, and others might be lurking round, Unmindful of his situation, in hits atfXiety, Harry might make some sound that would draw them to the spota@id so fall an easy prey into their hands. : } Convinced now that heshould return for Harty before approaching the caup-fire, the sceub turned hissieps as hear us he could in the directiom@f the spot where uley had paried,. , Oue less used to We “forest thane wwas4vonld «have? gone wide of the spot in the darkuess, bul he had been placed too often in a like position to go far astray. Hurriedly but noiselessly he went on, and in a few min- utes’ time felt convinced that he Was appruaching the Spot where he had lett. his companion. Not knuwiug but wiiat he might pass him by, or that in the darkness liarry would mistake him fora savage, and give him the contents of his rifle, he paused and gave ul- teranGe to Lhe sigual which had been agreed upuu between as to What was the best them. The most experienced woodsman would have sworn that it was the hoot of an owl that woke the echoes of the forest, SO Near Was the imitation to the cry uttered by that bird. Over and oyer again was it echoed by wood and river, aud then died away inthe fardistance. Moment after monient went by, wand still the auswering sigual did ot come. A silence, if possible, more profound than before, reign- ed arould., A silence so great that it could alinost be felt. What could be the reason of Harry’s silence? Surely he must have teard it; for, according to his calculation, the spot where he had lelt him stauding was not more than twenty yardsaway. Could it be possible that harm had come tv his fricud during the few moments he had been absent ? He hardly knew what else to think. Again le utiered the siguil,.aud once more the echoes took ikup and repeated it over and over agaiu, but the answeriug sign for which he waited came hot. “Whatin nater can it meun?’? he muttered to himself. Surely something las happened to the boy. Du sorry I left him behind, the redskins liave seus him under-l Shall never forgive myself. But if may be that he didn’t understand that he wastoanswer. Atauy rate I'll hold on here, aud give lim achance to comeup. I'll give an- other hvot, Sv that he can’t iiss me, and I guess thac’ll bring him along all right.’? Ouce mere he sent forth the dismal hoof.. One, two, five minutes passed, and there was no sign of the coming of Harry, bor nv ausweriug signal Lo show that he was alive. Luke was now alarmed, and firmly convinced in his mind that something was wroug. Liarry had tow more than double the time that was necessary for him to have reached the spot, had le been in a condition to have clone so. Thinking it useless to remain longer there, he was on the poiut of starting toiry and find the spot where he had left hi, When a slight souud near ab liad arrested iis attention. Nevertheless he stood, with his cars strained to listen for a repetition of the suund, . it came, and so Close tu hii, that he was almoststartled. It was a fovtstep ligt and wary. At asecond thought he did not Know but that it might be Marry approuchimg, and he was juston the point ei calling him by name, when the idea occurred to him that it might be a Savage, and that it was better for him to re- main silent, dt chunced that he was standing close to the trunk ofa tree, and ue kuew Lliereby thas he had the advantage-ol Whoever might be approaching. die would not be perceived so readily in the darkness as if he were standing alune, Again the slight suund was repeated, this time closer thau- before, Straining his eyes, he at last perceived the outlines of & human form creepiig steallhily toward where le stood. Its outlines and motions told lim Unat it was, not. lis miss- ing companion, ; Harry woull never approach the spot, after what had been agreed upon between them, in such a way as Lis, A moment louger and all suspense was ended. The Shadowy form was unuustakably that of a savage. Nearer and nearer le crept, until at last he was so close that, Luke could. see that he neld his tomahawk in his hand, ready to dealhis viclima biow the moment he Should set eyes upon him, Gt was evident to lhe Scout that as yet he had not been perceived. This he saw at once gave him the advantage, and draw- ing his kuale, he prepared to avail himself of it. The savage was so close that by reaching out his arm he could wlinest touch him from where he stood. “hemoment for him to act had come, vetetng histynife firmly ip his righthand, he bennded himt iim with a spring like (hat ofa panther. “Swit Ht hand he Caught Lhe savage by the throat, and heid ai as ina vise. : Suspite ol ali his wariness, the savage was taken com- pletely by Surprise, aud the scout had him at lis mercy. But mercy was uot in the heart of Luke Hawkins. Al that moment he even forgot the missing Marry. His thoughts were of his own slain ones, aud hisruling desire to avenge thein with the death of every savage that crossed his path. Another victiin was now in his grasp to add to the long roll of those tiat had aiready fallen—another blow to be struck to aveuge Lliuse who had been so dear to his heart. With ailthe strength he could command, he sent the knife home to the heart of the savage, aud the scout {eit the wari blood gush out upon his lands, Casting the body from him, he gazed down upon it with feelings of almost savage joy. Auother oue was numbered among those whon. he had sworn to slay, So sudden and swilt had been the biow that the redskin had had uo time lo cry oubor ulter a sound which could be heard teu paces from the spot. The feelings thai animated the heart of Luke weregone in a liitle Lime, and then the situation of atfuirs cume back in full furce to his mind. That some harm had come to Harry, he was more strougly convinced than he had been belore the advent of the savage. That the young man was either slaiu or a prisoner he had no douut. For a few moments he stood revolving in his mind what he had better do. Should he turu back and endeavor to get.a glimpse of what was going On about the camp-fire, or had he better seek still further fur Harry? He decidedat length upon the latter. He would at least try to find the spot where they had separated, and see What would be tivere disclosed. Per- liaps there would be no need of seeking further... Even now the young mnau's body might be lying there fast grow- ing cold iu the embrace of death. Decided in his mind upon this course, the scout directed his steps in that direction, and by something that seemed almost iustinct they brought: him to the exact spot, He recognized it at Ouce, despite the darkuess, and half dreading what he might find, he looked aud felt about him. But no clew was lo be found of him he sour't, (TO BE CONTINUED.) HISTORICAL ITEMS. THE religion of the ancient Britons was under the di- rection of priests called Druids, from the Greek word @rus, an oak, because they worshiped iu groves of oak. The Druids were also pliysicians, judges, and teachers of youth. The menners of these early ancestors, like tiiose of the other Celtic nutions, were extremely simple. They lived chiefly on milk, the flesh of auiniais, and the natural productions of the soil. Cszsar says they kept geese and hares for pleasure, but did not deem it right to eat them, Professor Huxley has demonstrated to the satisfaction of most cilinologists that the Celis and Teutons were origin- ally one branch of the human family—namely, the Indo- European, which, in migrating, divided into two streams, one—the Celtic—going toward the soutl, the other—the Teuton—going vorthwards, ON October 1, 1864, there occurred the great calamity at Erith, Enug,, caused by the explosion of about a thousand barrels of gunpowder, containing a hundred pounds each. The buildings of Messrs. Hall were blown to dust, and tlhe enbankment in front were thrown with great violeuce into the ‘Tnaines, The explosion was heard and felt ut Charing Cross, a distance of filteen miles. Five men were known lv have been killed on the spot, five others were missing, presumably Killed, and three died after removal to Guy’s Hospital; those seriously injured amounting to twelve. ‘Khe Corouer’s jury returned a verdict of “acci- dentai death.’? AN English authority says: ‘‘ Photography was frst Known in the year 1780, and a considerable trade was carried on by Mr. Boulton, of Solo square, in 1781. Mr. Wedgewood unde several discoveries iu the art, aud Mr. Fox Talbot succeeded in fixing the pictures iu 1834, Daguerreotype was invented in 1839, and Mr. Talbot pat- ented what was calied Talbotype in the same year, A farther patent was gravtedto him in 1841, But it was Hot until 1850, however, shat the collodion process was introdu@éa. Au Aimerigan named Mr. Price invented photography Ou Wood in 1856,. Our present Photographic Society was established in 1853,” Ir is singular thatthe earliest recipes for making gun- powder cumbine the same ingredients aud proportions as are now used—say 75 paris of saltpeter, 12.5 of sulphur and 12$ of charcoal. Present experimenis would seem to in‘licute that very explosive powder may be made from Saltpeter and sulphur atoue, Chareoul absorbs moisture, and therefore it 1s betler to diminish its quantity, and increase the anount Of sulphur. ‘The charcuul should be made of light woods, and the charring should not be allowed to reach too high a temperature, THE dreadful accident in the Surrey Gardens Music-hall, Louden, ik cousequence of a false alarm of fire being raised, occurred on the evening of the 19th of October, 1859. Several thousaud persons were iu the hall, attend- Ing w religious service couducted by the Rev. O. H. Spur- geon, Eight persvus were. killed aud about thirty per- 80us injured, THE “Maid of Athens” was a Greek girl of the ordinary type, whom Lord Byron wrote about, aud, according to Sone, “immortalized,” THE NEW YORK WEEKLY. — ye Se aa eeieieeieiemnaeataecee meee STILL MEMORY LINGERS. BY ANNIE ROBERTSON NOXON. To-day I oped a sacred place— My heart approached with many fears; I knew within was shrined a face I had not dared to-see for years. + ‘ eel A minature, half faded out, Yet Still the bie eyes laagh in glee; The Mouth still heldgits etry pout— Tie happy face Smiles upat me. A knot of ribbon, then a token Of Tove to us, and some past hours; A ridigscarce worn, but rudely broken, A‘Tetter torn—some withered flowers. Beside thet fies a sWining link Of yellow hair cut by her hand— Cut when we stood upon the brink Of bappiness—Fate raised her wand! We parted, each too proud to speak— Too proud to shed,our bitter tears. We parted, though our hearts must seek Forgetfulness of those sweet years, She may have learned the victory well— May scarce remember that we met; But like the peal of some sad bell The memory bids me not forget. Moccasin Mose; OR, THE TRAIL OF DEATH. By Burke Brentford, Author of “SQUIRREL-CAP,” “FLORENCE FALKLAND,” “GOLD-DUST DARRELL,” etc., etc., etc. [“‘Moceasin Mose’? was commenced in No. 45. Back numbers can be obtained trom any News Agent in the United States]. CHAPTER X. WON AND LOST. Moccasin Mose could not make up his mind fo cast the body of the hali-breed overboard, He hoped to have an opportunity to bury it on the shore, Alter the desperate fight he had gone through, a feeling of desolating loneliness fell upon his spirit, which all the splendor of the moonlight and heaving waters could not render tolerable; Sv he sougiit relief in occupation. He found an old broom at the bow with which he cleansed away the bloody marks of slaughter. He then busied himself with cleausingand reloading his weapons, as well as those of his dead friend, and the white mau and savages Who liad been slain upon the deck, Just us tie moou was groWing pale in the fresh beams of the brightening casi, he passed lo Lhe westward of a large island. “garriugton Island, and fifteen miles from Strong’s Knob,” he inuttered, ab the Same time shortening sail, for the spray was Combing over the bows, so swill was the plunging pace of his little boat. Belore the sun rose ie Could plainly discern the dark outlines of Strong’s Knob in the northwest. An hour) after sunrise he could distinguish the pleasant villa and farm-grounds of Elder Johnson; and, hall-an-hour later, he lowered his sail and pulled in under tle shadow of the heavily-timbered sliore. He made his boat fast and crept to where the timber skirted the cultivated land, a breadth of about four acres of which separated him {from the house ifgelf, a solid Wooden structure, painted while, and haydng a Nome-like appearance of comiort. As the day advanced he saw numbers of menabontthe place. Must of them were white mei, among whom he saw several Grass Valley ruflans whos@ Dames and yoca- tious he knew; but at intervais he would see a redskin or two mingling among them. He waited patiently many hours, only ‘returning for a moment to his boat fur provisions. ; At last, when nearly sunset, to his infinite joy, he saw Miss Gerty come out of the house into the garden, which still boasted sume floral beauties, in spite of the lateness of the season. She was accompanied by three women, plainly but neatly dressed, alter, the smfanner of matrons of the frontier. Far from Jooking broken-hearted and | despairing, the spirited girl appeared to have lost none’ of her self-assertion and courage, and bore lierself with’ confidence. 3 Presenily the hunter-saw BiraWJohnson slip out of the house and approaclythe women, He wasevidently saying” something excessively coimplimentary, forhe was rubbing his hands tegether as tiiough lie were makiug dough,4@md bowling, and.cringing jut hike a clown twa Gives, it was 4l evident to the hunter, even atthe distan Was, iat Miss Certyoare ek ego hip url different spirit. Ste stamped her foot ai ] : lands, her wont When sli@ was augry—witich, I am sorry to say, Was very ofien-—aid, from thé way the old rascal cringed and shruuk back, her language..was in excellent keeping with her pantomimic demonstrations, At jength, indeed, it seemed to get too lot for Jolinson, for, scraping and bowing as he weut, he bucked into the house and incoutiuently disappeared, Luck fayored the huuter. The women began to move through the flower aud vegetable beds toward the very spot where he lay concealed. They came near enough lor himto make himself heard; yet he dared not cry out, as numbers of men were sliil grouped about the house, Tuey cume still nearer. Moccasin Mose ventured everything on the girl’s piuck and self-possession. Without attracting the ultention of the other women, he showed his head for an instant, cuught her eye, held up lis Monger warningly, aud then disappeared like @ flash. She proved a thoroughbred, and made no sign of hay- ing seen hint, He saw her speaking to the woinen, asif inuking some excuse, and also saw Lhem nod their assent. The uext momeut she gpprouched and entered the timber. “Hush! nota word, as you value your freedom!” ex-. claimed Moccasin Mose, as she sprang toward hin, with @& smile upon her lips. He twined his brawny arm around her waist, and bore her through the forest as though sue had been a feather. He reached the shore; his foot was over the gunwale; she was safely ensconced in the stern-sheets; tle oars quiv- ered In his mighty grasp. At that instant the alarm was given. They heard shouts and cries, and even the heavy rush of many men over the spongy suil of the vegetable beds beyond the timber. “Courage, young lady, courage!”? exclaimed the hunter, as the boat slot away, uuder the impulse of his vigorous stroke, ‘‘Fear not for me, Mr. Moccasin Mose,’’ replied the in- trepid girl; “I was never afraid of anything iu my life.’? They were a hundred yards out in the lake when the motley crowd, headed by old. Johnson, came burstiig through the timber to the beach, with revolvers swinging in their hands. Moccasin Mose dropped his oars for a moment, and stood erect, making a mock military salute as he did so. Gerty also sprang up aud threw herself upon his breast, to shield him from their bullets—she knew they would not shoot at her—while, at the same time, lier face wus turned to the shore, with an arch-smile of defiance wreathing it. Bird Johnson danced up and down the sands like a bloated Croton bug on a hot stove. “Shoot him! kill him! kit him? he screamed. “Yet no; yey hit her! To the boats! kiil him! kill Nim! kill him? Ile led the crowd along the shore to the foot of the farm, where a number of row-boats were moored. Gerly resuined her seat, and our Nero, snatching the oars once more, began to pull with a will, ‘Courage, Maideu!? said he. “If I can only get out far enough from the shore to hoist the suil and catch the breeze, we are sufe.” “Courage yourscif, you noble, wonderful man! ex- claimed the girl, @ slight tremor of the lip showing the first symptom of einotiun she had yet betrayed. “Who was this poor dead mau here??? “He was my friend. We were attacked by a fleet of Indian Canoes, and he was slain.’ “‘f see you have three revolvers in your belt, sir. Are they loaded ?”” “They are,” “Let me take one,”? She leaned forward, ana, without disturbing his sweat- ing labor at the oars, possessed herself of one of them, Hall-a-dozen row-boats had by this time put away Irom the shore. Mose had a good start, but they had an enormous advantage from the fact that their boats were made lor the oar rather than the sail, Beside this, they had several Oarsmen i each boat, while even the mighty strength of the hunter could but make the clumsy yawl nove slowly through the waier. The descending sun was just trembling on the verge of the westeru wave, and the dying giory flooded the lake with @ blood-red hue as the race wag at ils hight, The foremost boat of the pursuers was within five hun- dred yards. Even then, i€ he could have, Kept on a little further and hoisted his sail, Moccasin Mose might have bidden defiance to his foes, The short crests of the open lake were already dancing and tirebbing beneath his keel... He felt the first breath of the sweepiug wind fan his cheek like a weleume, His fair companion, who knew something of the manage- ment of a boat, sprang to the riggiug and begun to hoist thé sail with all her strength, Just then one of the oats broke with a loud snap, and the game was up, Gerty commenced opétations by shooting down one of the men in the foremost rowboat, and cheered on her comrade with her slirill voice, deelaring that she would never be taken alive, as long as slie was a soldier's daugh- ter. But eveft giants may sometime over-rate their atrength. The tremendous trials to Witch: Moccasin Mose had been subjected, lad left him only half the maw he usuatiy was. His vision grew Clouded and uncertain. He had an iu- distinet idea of a humber of boats clashing against his own—of echoing shots, mingled with the shiil voice of the darurg gir-+of himself tottering on the bulwarks, tunking a desperate fight with the broken oar. ‘Then there was ont loud, ringing slut. He feit as if sumittem by a terrible blow, 30 ss Was lie stumbled-on' the gunwale, plunged overboard, and | cas CHAPTER XI. FROM TWIN PEAKS TO STRONG'S KNOB. As Moccasin Mose slowly recovered his senses, his first sensation was that of refreshing cooluess; his next that ofeaeheautPaveigui upon his chest. Heopened tis’eyes. The new morning appeared to be just Dreakitig, He was lying on his back in a dense wood, vid the oppressive weight on-+his ghest was the weight of mastest dog, Who “ay partially gpou him the dreary hom li@s9@ the other two eomelpamiei stomgeer Captor’s sdtisfaction, though he Poona Niise:r person Vly Shghted iff @yety possibile way. “Keepat her, keep a." her every minute iu the day!’’ he whispered to the eldest.» 70M, WMO sat nearest to him, “Keep dt herfand she'll bo? om Over ima few days.” The women kept with Ge Ty during the entire day, di- lating typon their Own beath iG Condition, and deploring the Imal@yolehce With whie Meir hasbands had been inalignedand persecuted bythe Mer settlers, She fouud iUsO moHOtonous abu uninteres NL, Mot being uble to compreliéid mete tan onehalf ."habtiey were talking ubout, Mit WbastShe pretended t > MeAu-esce In every- thing they said, in hopes that this wolM@wmduce them to give it a rest. i Johnson showed himself at intervals, ot Was received either so coldly, or with such reproaches a 288 his Weach-_ ery, that he was glad enough to beat a retra th Toward sunset, the weather being very p ‘easant, the women went into fhe garden and wandered abet aloue. jtwwas When theyapproached the timber tht Gerty caught the sign froin\Moccasip Mose, and the atten’ PE was nlad@ to rescue her, which ended so disastrously» and Whtieh hias ulready been described. (TO BE CONTINUED.) “MARRIAGE CN THE SCAFFOLD; or, THE SWORDS OF SICARDO,” by Howard W. Macy, author of “Phe Golden Wolf of Genoa,” will be commenced week after next. It isa wonderfully exciting story, every chap- ter teeming with dramatic incidents. PSE CLS ee s OUR KNOWLEDGE Box. A Few Paragraphs Worth Remembering Sq We take pleasure in responding to every question addressed to usuntitis column, forthe answers generally afford information not only to the parties especially’Seeking it, but also to the mass of our readers; but with the increase of our circulation has grown the number of questions soliciting answers by mail. These ques- tions are almost uniformly important ones, Costing, to satisfacto- rily answer them, much time aud labor. For this reason all per- sons.in future wishing their queries replied to by mail, will please inclose 50 ceuts to detray the expensés uecessarily incurred, QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND TSFORMATION WANTED.— Topsey.—1. 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CHICKKNSALAD, Haviug skinned a& pair ot cold jowls, remove the fat, aud carve them asit for eating; cut al] the flesh entirely from the bores, and either mince it or divide it into small shreds. Mix with ita littie smoked tongue or cold ham, grated rather than chopped. Have ready one or two flag fresh Jetiuces, pickles washed, drained, and cut small, Put the cut lettuce ona dish, spreading it evenly orinto a large bowl, and place upon it the minced chicken in a close heap in the center. For THE DRESSING, mix tugether the following in gredients, in the proportion of the yolks of four eggs, well beaten a teaspoonful of powdered white sugar, a s:ltspyontul of cay enne—no salt, if you have tongus or ham with the chicken—tyo teaspoontuls of made mustard, six tublespountuls of salad-oil, and tive of, celery vinegar. Stir this mixture well; put it intoa small sauce-pan, Setit over the fire, amd letit boil three minutes —not more—stirring it all the tinre, Then set it to cool: When quite cold, cover with it, thickly, the heap of chicken ia the cen- terof the salad. Charles P. C., Inquisitive, H. H., J. Bs L., Mrs. J. W. R., “Doe sticks,” Mrs. E..L, 8., C, P. D., W, C..D., Quix, JO. M., John Barber, James, E., Old Subscrivur, A. W. L., C. A. 8, Coquette, Lucille Denevers, Subscriber, M. H, & Co., Fannie J, M.,S. An- suom, Subscriber. Your letters have been received, anu will be answered as soon as possible, - Pry Y. Wiedical Department, Prospect Park.—STAMMERING.—A correspondent who stam mered trom childhood aliwost up tu manhood, gives’to tle public au Very simpie remedy for the misiortane under wiich he has ja- bored. We quote: “rhe remedy is to read aloud with the teeth closed, and was stated to me thus: ‘Go into a room where you ? will be quiet and alone, getsome book that will interest but not excite you, and sit. down and read two hours aloud to yourself, keeping your teeth together. Do the same thing every two or three days, or once a week if Very tiresome, always taking care to read slowly and distinctly, moving the lips bus not the teeth. Then, when conversing with others, try to speak as slowly and dis tinctly as possible, aud make up your mind tliat you will pot stam- mer.’ Well, I tried this remedy, bot haying much faith in it, ¥ must confess, but willing to do almost anything to cure myself of such an annoying difficulty.’ I read for two hours atoud with my teeth together. The first result was to muke my tongue and jaws ache, that is, while I was reading, and the next to make me feel as if something had Jooseved in my taikimg apparatus, for I could speak with less difficulty immediately. The change was sa great that every one who knew ine remarked it. [repeated the remedy every five or s1x days for a month, and then at longer in tervals uvtil cured. ‘Once rid of the difficulty, I always atterward nade it a point to watch myselt that I did not let ny nervous temperament Jead me into if again, or, in other werds, I took heed unto my tongue, I had sammered from the time I wag four years old, 80 that when I was cured it was my first knowk edge of how to talk plainly. Exuctly how the remedy operated I do not know, but that it did effect a cure I do know, aud I never knew it to fail in any case when thoroughly tried.” Wm. Penn, Ji’.—CITRIC ACID was discovercd in 1784. It is found in large quantities in nature—in Jemons, currants, goose- berries, strawberries, cherries, and other traits, Jaa small quanti- ties itis found du pearly all plauts. It is also prepared trom jemon juice imported from Scily and other ltaham stutes, which com tains 6 to 7 per cent, acil and 6 per cent. Of aleohok The juice is conducted into Jarge wouden vats lined witlr head, which are provided with lead-coveret iron stirrers, moved: by machinery, The juice is heated uearly to boiling by steam beg passed into 1t; finely powdered chalk, slightly moistened, is stirred in as tong as effervescence follows. Most of the acid combints with the lime to form an insoluble sait. A snail quantity of the soltrble citrate ig formed, which may be'taken vp by a little quicklime; though manufacturers preter to let tits go. The liquid is s¥ phoned off and the sediment washed with lukewarm water,. The citrate of lime is decomposed by an equal weight of sulphuric acid, diluted with six parts of water. Au excess of sulphuric acid is necessary to prevent any acid citrare of lime remuining in the solution, which would prevent its crystallizing. The liquos is drawn off on to @ lineu filter, and afterward evaporated by steam heat to a sirup, and then run into leaden erystallizing ves sels, where it remains four days. It is purified by reerystallizing, It crystallizes in rhombic prisms, hasa very acid but pleasant taste, ig suluble in its own Weight of cold water and halt its weight of boiling water; it is also soluble im alcohol, but not in ether, Citric acid is extensively consumed by calico printers fox discharging the mordant from the eloth in patterns; itis likewise employed in dyeing silk with safflower, and for highteniug the tint of cochineal. 2m0n juice is such an excellent anti-scorbu- tic that vessels going on long polar voyages often take large quantities of it with them, To prevent decomposition takin place, alcohol may be added to it. Citric acid inay be prepare trom ripe currants in the following manner; The currants are first broken up by pounding or squeezing; the juice 1s then pressed out and allowed to ferment. Wen fermentation ceases, the ak cohol is distilled off and the residue neutralized with fine chalk In this way citrate of Jime is forined, which is afterward decom posed by sulphuric acid, and the citric acid set free. From 110 pounds of fruit there should be obtained «bout one pound of citric acid, beside a corsiderablé quantity of alcohol. A dilute solution of citric acid furnishes a pleasant and tiealtoful drink, and, al- though lemonade is usunlly nade from lemons, we would not be far wrong in, calling this drink lemonade, although prepared trom fruit off our own currant bushes. , Reader, C., G. James, Topaz, Inquirer, Washington, D, Gi, Sir Waiter Scott, E. Port, Annie F., Star of Mope, Fred, Mat Nugent, Dan, A Lever of Good Health, C. J. Ru N. J, Hopeless, “Onan,” EliS., F. F. 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Author of A WONDERFUL WOMAN, WED- DED YET NO WIFE, 'THE HELRESS OF GLEN GOWER, ESTELLE’S HUSBAND, LADY EVELYN, BARONET’S B RIDE, MAGDALEN’S VOW, WHO WINS, Hic. MURDERED and _ identifiet by Waving his Seud (‘A Terrible Secret. was commenced jn, No. 30.. Back num- bers can be obtained from any News Agent iu the United States. Re a ees CHAPTER, XXIII. THE DAY AFTER, ho last red ray of the sunset had faded, the silver stars were out, the yellow moon shone serenely over land and sea, before Edith awoke—awoke with a smile.on her lips from a dream of Charley. “Do go away—don’t tease,” she was. murmuring, half smilingly, half petulantly—the words she had spoken to hima hundred times. She was back in Sandypoint, he beside-her, living over the old days, gone forever. She awoke to seg the tawny mobn- shige streaming in, to hear the ‘soft whisper of the nigut wind, the soft, sleepy lap of the sea on the sands, and to realize with athrill and ashock she was Sir Victor Catheron’s«wiie. His wife! This was her wedding-day ! dreams Charley must come to her no more. She rose up, slightly chilled from sleeping in the evening air, and shivering, ‘partly with that éhiill, partly with a feeling she did not care to define. The dream of her. Jlife’s. ambition was realized. in its fullest ; she, Edith Darrell, was “*my lady—a°baro- net’s bride; the vista of her life spread before her in glittering splendor; and yet her. heart. lay like lead in her bosom. .In this hour she was. afraid of herself, afraid of him. But where was he ¢ She looked round the room, half in shadoyv, half in brilliant moonlight. No, he was not there. Had he returned from his stroll? She took out her watch. A quarter of seven—of course he had. He was awaiting her, no doubt, impatient for his din- ner, in the dining-room. She would make some change in her dress and join him there. She went up to her dressing-room and lit the candles herseli. She smoothed her rutiled hair, added a ribbon and a jewel or two, and then went back to the drawine+ room. All unnoticed in the shadows the letter for her lay on,the table. She sat down and.rang the bell. Jamison, the confidential servant, appeared. “Has Sir Victor returned from his walk, Jamison ? Is he in the dining-room 2" Mr. Jamison’s well-bred eyes looked in astonish- ment at the speaker, then around the room, Mr: Jamison’s wooden countenance looked. stolid sur- prise. “Sir Victor, my lady—I—I thought Sir Victor was here, ny lady.” “Sir Victor has not been here since half an hour after our arrival. He went out for a walk, as you very well knew. Iask yowif he has returned.” “Sir Victor returned more than an hour ago, my lady, Isaw him myself. You were asleep, my lady, by the window as he came up. He went into the dining-room and wrote a letter; I saw it in his hand. And then, my lady, he came in here.” The man paused, and again peered around the room. Edith listened in growin surprise. “I thought, he was here still, my lady, so.did Hem- ily,or'we would have taken the liberty of hentering and closing the window. We was sure he was here. He suttingly hentered with the letter in his ’and. It’s very hodd.” Again there was apanse, Again’ Mr. Jamison—— “If your ladyship will hallow, I shall light the candles here, and then go and hascertain whether Sir Victor is in hany of the hother rooms,” She made an affirmative gesture, and returned to the window. The man lit the candles; a second after an exclamation startled her, “The note, my lady! Here it is.” It lay upon the table ; she walked over and took itup. In Sir Victor’s hand, and addressed'to her- self! What did this mean? Shé'stood looking at it a moment—then she turned to Jamison. “That will do,” she said, briefly s:“if I want you I will ring.” ; The man bowed and left the room. She stood still, holding the unopened note, strangely reluctant to break the seal. What. could Sir Victor-‘mean by ab- senting himself and writing her. a note?, With an effort she groused herselt at last, and tore it open. It was strangely scrawled, the writing half illegible ; slowly and with difficulty she made it out. This is what'she read : ‘For Heaven's sake, pity me—for Heaven's sake, pardon me. We shall never meet more! Oh, be- loved! believe that I love. you, believe that I never loyed you half so well as nowy when I leave you foré eyer, _ If I loved you less [ might dare to stay. But I dare not. I can tell youno more—a promise to the living and the dead binds me. A dreadful secret of sin, and shame, and guilt’ is: involved. Goto Lady Helena. My loye—my bride—my heart is breaking as I write tae word—the cruel word that must be written—farewell. Ihave but one prayer in my heart—but one wish in my soul—that my life may be a short one, VICTOR.” No more, So, in short, incoherent, disconnected sentences, this incomprehensible letter began and ended. She stvod stunned—bewildered=dazed, holding it, gazing at it blankly. Was she asleep? Even in ; Was this a dream? Was Sir Victor playing some ghastly kind of practical joke, or—had Sir Victor all of a sudden gone wholly and entirely mad ? She shrank from the last thought—but the dim possibility that it might be true, calmed her. She sat down, hardly knowing what. she was doing, and read the letter again. +8, Surely, surely she was right. Sir Victor had gone mad! Madness was he- clothing marke’ with “Patent Len Marker and, TT reditary in his family—had it come to him on his wedding day of all days? On’his wedding day the last remnant of reason had deserted him, and he had deserted her. She sat quite still—the light of the candles falling npon her, upon the fatal letter, trying to steady herselt, trying to think, She readit again and again; surely no Sane man ever wrote such a letter as this. ‘A dreadful secret of sin,and shane, and guilt is inyolved.” Did that dreadful secreti|’ mean the secret of his mother’s death? But why should that cause him to leave her? She knew all aboutitalready. What frightful revelation had been made to him on his father’s dying bed? He had never been the same mansince. An idea flashed across her brain—dreadful and unnatural enough in all conscience—but why should even that, supposing her.suspicions. to be true, cause him to leave her ? “If FT loved you less, [might dare to stay with you.” What rhodoimontade was this? Men prove: their love by living with the women they marry, not by deserting them. Oh, he was mad, mad, mad—not a doubtof that could remain: »- Her thoughts went back over the past tworweeks —to the cbange in him ever since his father’s death. There had been times Whet he had visibly shrank from her, when he had seemed absolutely afraid of her. She had doubted it then—she knew it now. It was the dawning is in y—the family taint breaking forth. His ision had been to shut himself up, to giv was dead—the son’s was to desert li pheir bridal day for- ever. Forever! the letter said so, Again, and still again, she readit, Very strangely she looked, the wax lights flickering on her pale, rigid young face, her compressed lips set in one tightline—on her soft pearl gray silk, with its point lace collar and diamond star.