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v " 0h. ni h two hours ego, me'em. You see. cook a e went down to Bendby alter some e‘rimpeâ€"or leeetweye after George Brown. for it‘s no use telling flbe in a. time like thisâ€"end I and little Milly. we was left quite alone ; end while We wee pleying in the gerden. who ehould come over the hill from Lucky Bey but this here men with the music. and little folks dancing in front of ltâ€"eueh e eight ee I never before eeedl And when he had inveigled me here. and locked me in. I watched him with the little derling on hie shoulder, still so proud. end planned. taking the road across the downe to Weetportown ;' but though I screamed and hollered. and equoee my heed out et the little window. end very neerly never got it beck again. not e eoul heerd me till I see you coming home to where there wee neMilly." U The poor girl rocked herself in 'euch en agony of dietreee a 1:0 reproechee could heighten. Mrs. He burn did not attempt to reproach her. " wee thanking God for Mia, Marion," whispered she. in hollow tones. “God is never thanked in vain, Mildred." returned Mrs. Carey. gravely- " Now. do not cry. Jane.” added she. ad- dressing tho still sobbing girl. " but answer my questions truthfully nnd sensibly; “ I couldn‘t ’elp it, ma’am," sobbed she ; “ indeed. indeed, I could not. Who would have thought of any harm in a horgin- grinder, with moving hunages all round and round. and one of ’em s-playing on the pianna! And poor dear little Milly so pleasedâ€"I felt quite obligated to give him what I could spare ; and I ran up here for the money. leaving that precious darling dancing with delight. and he pretending to be so kind ; and he must have followed me with his shoes 03‘ for I never heerd nothin’ till he looked the door upon me, and then went down and carried off that beautiful- lent child! Oh! ‘ave you seen anything of her. and can you forgive me. though it ain’t my fault. majam. it ain't! it ain't indeed.” Then raising his footâ€"that earliest bettering-ram in the long roll of warlike instruments â€"he brought it down with accuracy upon the simple look; away flew eta lo and screw heads. as though a petard has) been applied to the spot, and behold little J ane, sitting on her own bed in tears. with twopence~hulfpenuy tight clue d in one hand. and her pocket-handkerc ief in the other i “ Wheh did thé mu: take away my chiid gigfln" 5315951 Mn: Hepburn, honysely. A. “ Come up here, Robert Andrews.” cried the lieutenant’s wife. “Can you break this door open at once, without a orowbar?" "Ees. ma’am. I rather think I can," returned the ooaetguerdaman, with a. twinkle in hie eyes. “Stand back, young oomen, within there, ifAyou please." Without interrogating her further. the two women ran tip-stairs and found the attic door locked against them. “ He has taken the key away."eobMd the poor nurse- meid from within, “ and you must burst it The mother’s tremalous voice sorted ill with her confident. words, and Mrs. Carey did not reply. As they drew near they heard Jane calling “Let me outâ€"let me out, ma’am :7 he has looked_me in."~ The road which the two ladies had taken from Sandby to the down above the Hermaid‘s Cavern, although a short cut in comparison with that along the cliff-top, was several miles in length, and as Mildred fled back along it now it seemed as though it never would end. Her eyes were blind to its beauties, or if they were observed, it was only as landmarks to calculate how much of the tedious way still stretched before her. She could not listen to aught that the affection of Mrs. Carey, or the honest sym thy of Robert Andrews, promptedeao tosay. Herthoughtshad sped on with her heart, before her, to the cot- tage and its precious treasure she had left unguarded there, deeming that she herself was standing between it and him who coveted it. She felt like some out-manoeu- vred chieftain. who, having set forth his forces to offer battle, learns that the foe has got between him and the defenseless town where the woman and children have been left, and by forced marches, hastens back, fearing unutterable things; and as, to his anxious eyes, it is something to see the town yet standing yonder, and not a mere heap of smoking ruins, so. when she first caught eight of her little home, tranquil and fair as ever, with the blue smoke from the kitchen chimney streaming in the wind (the pennant that shows that Com- modore Comfort is abroad). and all its win~ dows open to the sun, her white lips moved, although they did not speak to mortal ear, and with one long sigh she dismissed half her sorrow. ‘ “I suppose Milly is in the kitchen, beg- ging for plums," said Mildred toher friend, like one whose thoughts need endorsement , “cook always spoils the darling. Why do you not speak, Marion ‘2‘" 7‘3 I was. looking at that white thing on the roof ; at the little window of the attic; there is somgbody wav_ipg a han_dkeljchief._" “Yee.eo there is. That is Jane's bed. room; she 13 dressing, and the child 13 with her, doubtless , she is making a sign of welcome to nilâ€"that 18 all. " By use Author of "\‘(hu Ho Con ‘ “ Gwendoline'l Hmeet." sud other popular novels. AVENGBD AT LAST. A It." on Love and purl-l. Good-night I sleep till breaks the coming dsy Sloop until the now-born morning Bflnfil new duties with its dawning, God w l wgoh._ Pp} lieu- away! not the urea)" ii." ' I In the naught-film lmh Loud the hour the ntohmln crieth, And me so“ at ”who. call. "60 rest" Sloop woolly I Drum. ud hurt. at Pauline! Love thy hol calm huh Mon, ‘ Msy bright I th 0y union. 0! my loved one in the all Sleep sweetly. Wary one. u 50! most-1 Good-Hutu 90...: (From the Guam 0! Kama. CHAPTER XXVI. G_o (0390;! BOMB. Ker," IN 'rnn CUTTER. Upon the same morning that the two ladies started on the ex ditiopabove de- scribed. Mr. Btevene took nie departure for the same place in the coast guard cutter. but several houre earlier. The cutter waa on ite return to Marmouth. and it was ar. ranged by the lieutenant that his guest ehouldbe dieembarked an Mermaid Bay, where the cavern was situated, as near the time of low tide ae might be. there to remain until Mre. Hepburn. or some other person in default of her. acquainted with the short cut homewerd. should join him. To return to Lucky Bay, or even Sandby, b the cliff-top was a Very long round (In- ol‘udiug the whole of the walk taken by Mr. Stevens and his victim the previous day); and the nea-paenage, cl courec. wan longer still. Moreover, the boat could aeldom “Yes. that my Milly should be in his clutches. above all men. that seems worst of all," cried the helpless mother. "No other could be half so cruel ; no other ever frightened my loet darling by his very looks before." “ Ay. so I thought. my love. Now, Milly was not frightened at this man. who seemed to have a kind way with him. aoootdingtoJane'e story. I thought that that had in it some seeds of hope; and nowlhave jupt heardjâ€"_" “ Something that makes it quite im on- aible that the man who stole your my could be Stevens." Having heard all, she returned to her childless friend. ‘ “ Am I not right. dear Mildred, in sup- posing that of this bitter draught you have to drain. the bitterest drop is this, that the men Stevens, against whom you have been warned, and against whom Nature herself has warned you. should be theâ€"â€"" “ What? 'what?" cried Mildredmlssping her feveriahed hands. “ We know all that,” interrupted Mrs. Carey. sharply, and making an imperious sign that she should leave the room. Then, after afew minutes, she herself arose, and going into the kitchen, said, “ Your mistress thought you were about to speak just now of her poor child’s being stolen ; but if there is any new misfortune, tell it me. Heaven forbid that you have any bad tidings about Mr. Hepburn.” “ No, ma’am, not about him.” With a great sigh of relief, Mrs. Carey listened to the narration of this domestic, discursive, egotistical, didactic, as it is the manner of her class to he, and more especi- ally when they are conscious of being in disgrace, as though they would hide their error in a very r_nis_t_oi words. Mildred listened to what he had to say, without the blank despair upon her face taking any impress. She had expected no better news, and worse could scarce have been brought to her. Later in the evening, as they sat in the little parlor without lights, since Mrs. Carey averred that she could knit without them, and the gloom was dear to Mildred in her grief, there entered the truant cook. “ Having a few hours leisure,” explained she, “she had imprudently taking a sail with Mr. Brown in the Good Intent, and the wind. though favoring them in going out, had been so contrary when coming back. that they had been delayed thus long; also, when they did land, she had received such newsas had quite ' turned her,’ and she had been obliged toâ€"" U After many a weary hour, the coast- guardsman returned. He had been unable to overtake the child-stealer ; but the con; stables were on the alert, and the alarm had been given fur and wide. The organ. With the figures in front of it, which had been so fatally attractive to the stolen girl, had been found in a ditch scarce half a mile away. "Thai; is very strange,” mused Mrs. Cam- " Oh. yea, ma’am..quite; and though of course it was the dancing figures which mainly pleased her, yet the poor dear child seemed to take a. fancy to him from the first,” ‘ She had scarcely ceased to speak ere the willin giant was upon his way. Mil red had sunk down on the floor, and, huddled together like some poor wretch who feels the teeth of the frost, there she sat shivering. She was neither weak nor witless; but she saw in what had happened the corroboration of her worst suspicions; and as the partridge oowers while the hawk is in the air, so she shrank beneath this unmistakable work of the relentless hand of her Aunt Grace. Mrs. Carey dared not leave her in such a plight (for the nurse girl was worse than useless , nor, had she done so, could help have en obtained nearer than Lucky Bay. Nobody at Sandby would have done the bidding of the lieutenant's wife, or even listened to her, so bitter was the feeling in the hamlet against the coast-guard and all connected with it. So the three sat where they were, cnly that ever and anon Mrs. Carey went to the little window, and looked forth in hopes of seeing the figure of Robert Andrews, or some messenger of his, upon the westward road; but she saw nothing but the line of silver bitches, thin and bowed, and the wild waste of down, and beyond, the ebbing sea and broadening sand. Once only she whispered to the girl, “ Did Milly go with this man willingly ‘I ” "Yes. but he hen the argon to carry, and the child unwell." reasoned the lieutenant'e wife. “ Do you. Robe“. teke the road to Weetportown. and try to come up with the villain. Pursue him, no matter whither he has gone. Give my husband's card to the chief constable, and tell him to spare no pains. Here is my purse. Ten precious minutes hove been loot elgeady.” _ “ K . ond' more than enough." growled the wrote od mother. “ My Milly has been in his power these two hours.” "That is enough." said Mrs. Carey thoughtfully. big mm. with a' cruel (doe (shou h I didn'é thunk so ut the time). sud be h gray eyes and ggizzled huir." _ Dfd you our. to your recollection, one this cram-mun before?" ‘ “Neva. never, never!" ’nnoworod the Kill hyotoflonlly. “You do not think it possible that it could oven be unyhody you have seen he!ore.in‘ disguise; not, forinstnnoo. the mun who called here yesterday and spoke to me upon the lswnâ€"that Mr. Stevens?” “1 dia not see the gentleman. notxdto yemember him, ma’ am;gbt1_t_ this 3mm 5 thereby you will be doing what you can to Lend! tho misohid whiny bu hsppquc}. CHAPTER XXVII. "No. air; they're very partial in their broidnglmunm. Illatosr out to sea for the next. five minutes, and keep well 03' the headland. you will be no more annoyed by their chattering. If it. wann’t for their young unn, one would think that all gulls was females." “Yasmin I am sure if we could have made them quiet, we should have done it for you, a most liberal gentleman, I’m euro; but they do say the laughing-gulls only give themselves one hour's rest in the twenty-top. end. for my part. I‘ve never had the luck to hit fl ; and they‘re just as noisy yonder on the mainland as they are here." ” Well. then. let's give 'em a wide berth {or the present. for they have fairly dazed me with their clamor." replied the stronger; "the colony does not extend much beyond _the Beacon Heed. I helievez" " To me." returned Mr. Stevens coolly. producing a well-stufi'ed leather purse. “ It was exceedingly careless of me; but that cormorant came up so close to me from his long drive. that he startled me out of my senses. You shall be no loser, my’msn and while 1 cm psying my debt, let me add a con le 01 sovereigns. that my friend here may "we the wherewithal to drink my health It Msrmouth. I can scarcely make my self heard: what an internal noise and clangor these birds do mshel ” “Nay. but the pla.oe I mean is steeper than the most," persisted the oookewain, and, as it seems to me, who lost a friend there. like one great grave-stone. He was pushed over the top by a emu ler chap; 3 murdered men, sir. If you'll end me my glass. I’ll find the place out {or you in a momentâ€" Why. bless my soul. sir, you've dropped it in the water; ii is one of Dollend's bestâ€"e fifteen guinea one; who the devil em I to look to for making it good?" " To me." returned Mr. Stevens coolly. Mr. Stevens, as it sohappened, was atten- tively regarding the very spot thus indicated. but he replied carelessly that all the cliffs seemed much alike to bun. “Do you neon very steep place, just under the Beacon. airâ€"for I can’t myself without the glassâ€"where the chalk pro- jects all the way down so as to form a sort of shoot ‘2” “ There'ejuet as many birds. air, in those cliffs yonder, and they are as steep as this, and three times as high," observed the oockewein, who had had enough of the Dntchwoman. and did not much relish the voyage home being lengthened by any more detours to examine islands, of which there was quite an archipelago yet to come. _ “ I know it," replied Mr. Stevens quietly, “and we will keep iu-shore for the future ; but I can see the Beacon Cliffs very well fronl here. through your telescope." The foot of no foe; however, not even that of a bird-catcher, had even been placed upon the brawny shoulders of the Dutchwomen: sheer and smooth she rose for many a. yard from the deep blue sea. before the jutting ledges commenced which led like inverted stairs to the crown of the rock, upon which grew some scanty her- bage. Ages ago, perhaps, ere the island had been divorced. from the land, some four-footed creature might have pastured on it; but henceforth. while the world lasted, neither sheep nor kine would crop a mouthful there. The cliffs, too, were green with samphire, doomed to grow there uupickled to the end 0! time; otherwise. the mighty rock was without a trace of vegetation, and in its inaccessible isolation looked unspeakably stern and lone. - True, it was peopled by legions of sea birds, whose roceedings were most varied and extraor inary; some at the whitest, like undergraduates in their suprlioes. just returned from chapel to an unfinished wine-party, seemed never to be able sufli- ciently to express their satisfaction, as Mr. Stevens and his friend drew near; others. on the contrary, with uplifted beak and wing, gave utterance to the most vigorous protests against such an infringement o the laws of trespass; the island was theirs, they contended, “ theirs, theirs, theirs,’ and even the water within forty fathoms of the place was private pro rty; “ it was shameful, it was disgracefu , and no bird worthy of the name of Laws Marinas should put up with it for a moment.” Some of these feathered sticklers for their rights so grievously exhausted themselves by their deprecatory statements, that they had to retire awhile apart into certain holes of the rock for rest, or to partake. perhaps, of some marine medicament for the recovery of the voice, and in the mean- time confined themselses to scrutinizing the strangers with suspicion, and shaking their heads. The young people, who pre- sented the appearance of solid thistledown â€"little round balls of feathersâ€"exhibited in their tremulous flappers, in their strain- ing necks, and in their gaping mouths such astonishment as only the young are capable of. The solemn guillemots eat all of a row upon the ledges, coming to nodecision upon the matter whatever, but like the noblesse in revolution time, gradually increased by new accessions to their conclave, until the space grew insufficient for them. and the original members were toppled ofl’ croaking feebly. As for the cormorants they never ceased to take their "sensation headers," one after the other, like patriots who, per- ceiving their native soil is about to be violated by the foot of the foe, determine that their is nothing for‘ it but suiCide. to say, was Mr. Stevens sea sick. Upon that churnin sea. with its patent double action 0 toss and roll. where most landemen would have lost both heart and stomach. this gentleman eat as{ unmoved as though he had possessed neither. and swept the land with a teles- cope lent him by the boatswain. Was it not well understood that he was there to see the beauties of nature. the oonformw‘ tion of the chalk-cliffs. and the interestin habits of the sea-fowl? The crew ha orders to give him the fullest information. and to afiord him the best opportunities of observing whatever was most curious. 1 Under these circumstances. the were; rather surprised, as they approwo ed the cliffs beneath Marmouth Beacon. which are notoriousl the finest on the south coast. that Mr. tevena seemed to take but little interest in them, and, on the contrary, expressed a wish that the cutter should at that very paint make a circuit round the Dumhwoman, an isolated rock of consider. abh) size, but no great beauty: come near the shore. in consequence of the not. and rocks. The cutter, however. had n his wind for her voyugo and I don; at . grout . .11 on on; stamp: in tho manner o and: {availing craft. and showing her vary keel to the sun. as a flirt shows hog-whit}... Nor. I Wregrgt WAITING FOR THE PBEY. The cockswain was right, although not particularly happy in his adjective. There is not a more glorious sight in all the coast scenery ct Britain than Mermaid Bay. There are grander scenes, perhaps scenes more beautiful, but none to excel it for a combination of the beautiful and the grand. It cannot be viewed from above to any .advantage, because the clifls are sheer, ‘except in one spot, where a zigzag path leads to the lofty down; but from the sea and from the beach it is beheld under cir- cumstances equally favorable, though to- tally diflerent in character. Approaching the bay from seaward, as in the present case. a crescent of chalk clifls formed the background of a picture in which every- thing for that reason stood out as if in re- tlief. Immense masses of outlayiug frag- ments still bid defiance to the waves. which furiously beat against them. and then, asif maddened by their resistance. thundered white-lipped on, and wore the cliff itself into a hundred caverns. At one point in particular it seemed as though the charging host of waves had used some , strategy, whereby the precipice had been pierced in more than one place, and a junc- tion of its watery foes had been effected far within it. Sooner or later, the tall clifl' for -mauy a yard was doomed, thus under- mined, to fall; and on its face, the oblique layers and rows of flintâ€"Nature‘s own hieroglyphicâ€"showed like Belshazzsr's warning. Small use it was to set those, ; mighty wardens, clothed in white, to break the advancing columns, when with every tide the enemy forced its way into the very heart of the citadel, and snapped the lessening pillars at their base, and tore the weakened walls. fli curious illustration of the blindness of our forefathers to natural beauties is exhibited in the following account of the sea-anemode, ex- tracted from an old English magazine. and headed "Singular Animal Flower Found in i704.- The inhabitants of St. Lucia have discovered an animal flower. In a cavern of that isle near the seaisn largo basin. from into 16 feet deep. the water of w tab is we blackish, and the bottom composed of rocks, rom whence at all times proceed certain substances, which present at tint sight beautiful flowers. ofa bright shining color, and pretty nearly resembling our mari- golds, only that their tint is more lively. 0n examining this substance closely, there appears in the um die of the disc four brown filaments resemblin spider's legs, which move round a kind ofye low petal with a pretty brisk spon- taneous motion. These legs reunite pincersm seize their prey; and the yellow petals imme diatoly close to shut up that prey. so that it cannot escape Under this appearance of a flower is a rown stock, of the thickness of a mum: quill, and which appears to be the body of some animal." By the above. it would seem that only one hmdred yenrs 0 was this crea- ture discovered, wlr so extrnon inary beauties the caves of ocean probably exhibited thousands of years ago as lavishly as nowâ€"but it was the pre-Gossean era. The outlook from the extremity of this natural excavation was exceeding beauti- ful. Left and right, the light streamed in under rugged archways. each mahin a framework for the picture of the spark ing bay. In the one. the waste of waters stretchrd unbroken till it met the sky ; in the other. allne of jagged clifl's. about two furlongs from the land. rose sheer asan ice- berg. and pierced. like it. in weird and fantastic forms. But what was to be seen within the cavern itself was even still more curious and beautiful. for the sun rays. broken and intersected by a thousand shadows. shone u on walls of rainbow hues. such as no 00 orist could rival; panel- ings of the brown barnsole. “ picked out ” with scarlet and yellow sponges. and dotted as the flrmament with stars by innumerable sea-anemones of richest tint.’ I "No. no!" cried Mr. Stevens. leaping to his feet at though he were on dry land, and therefore nearly falling overboard; “it’s nothing. Keep her out. I sayâ€"I beg your {pardon," added he. perceiving that they iwere by this time far out at see; “you startled me from an ugly dream. What lwaejt you_were aayi_ng?"_ ,AL_,, But the cockswsin showed no inclination to obey. “ Lor’ bless you, sir we‘d be glad to do it for half the money, and indeed for nothing at all, since you would take the risk; but it ain't no manner of use. The Saucy San runs three feet to our two. She'ell be at Ssndby. with the wind against her. s’most as quick as we were coming with the ebb and all. And, by the bye, the tide is on the turn by this. and you will have less time, since we have steered out so far, for seeing the Mermaid's Cavern. than you had calculated upon. However, we‘ll land you just beyond the point there, and we shall come in view of the bay in 3 very few minutes. ’Tis the prettiest sight to be seen in all these parts, to my mind." “ I will hear you harmless if you will stop that. boat," replied the stronger pas~ Bionately. “ I will give you fifty pounds if you catch her before she rounds the head- land. Put the helm about. 1 say, and cut her off." “ Well. We must keep on the right side of the law. you see. Nobody ought to know that better than you, sir. I fancyâ€"asking your pardon for the libertyâ€"for it strikes me you have worn the anchor buttons; one of ourselves, sir. only a. deal higher up the tree.” added the cockswain, touching his “I merely wanted to draw your atten- tion, sir. to that white thing yonder. glid- ing under the white cliff ; you would scarcely think it to be a. host, I dare say, but it is one. That's Walter Dickson's crhit, the cunning thief. It is almost impossible to see her, painted white as she is. when she's sailing between us and the chalk; and yet, since he caught sight of us, look you how she hugs the land l I’ll wager she has been to Msrmouth for no good. Nobody but a. darevdevil chsp like Dickson would venture so close in shore, with such a. see on; you may take your osth he has some contraband goods on‘hosrd." WIFire on her! ii'nk her! run her down!" exclaimed Mr. Stevens excitedly. "Why do ygp _l_et the villain escape‘?" . . Whether the ear of Mr. Steven wee rally so delicate u to nude: lrom the dis sconce of cec-towl or not. it wee oleu thet he was seriously annoyed b, eon". thing. He lay beck in the stern-sheen, frowning heavily. end without speaking. and ever and cuon he shaded his eyes with his hand. and looked back through his dozen. as through c cloned visor, ut the long white line of olifle the cutter wee {allowing behind it: Thus he remained lost in his own medi- tations. and only dteeluily conscious of where he was. or what people about. him were saying. when suddenly the oookewein nudged him. “Do you see that speak of whige. sir. yonder ?" CHAPTER XXVIII. He walked to the nearest opening and looked in. “ A dainty place for any lady of the (and, not being a mermaid," muttered he, with a grim smile, “ to die in. What a soft silver couch! What splendid hang- ings, and how rich the roof! Somewhat low, i' faith, but else how could one see the jewels? Would they were precious stones indeed, and that I alone knew of this Aladdin’s cave! Why. it would almost be worth while to adopt Clement’s plan, who means, it seems, when he gets rich enough, to become pious. goodâ€"to make invest. ments in the way of charity, which may repay him in the other World. Methinks the interest should be high indeed, where the security is so problematicalâ€"Why does not this woman come? She will come, I feel certain that fictitious message from her husband, reminding her not to fail, was an excellent thought ; she is agood wife, and she will come." He paused a little, then broke forth, as if in a assion, "Why should she have thrust one]! between my ends and me? Why have refused the man we chose for her? Wh married him, of all men in the world most hateful to us? True, she is our niece, but for that very reason, she should have done our bidding. No, curse her; she shall die! Will she bring the child herself, I wonder, or will there be the nurse-maid? Or will that woman, the lieutenant‘s wife, who is now staying at her house, come with her 7â€"that slow. speaking. demure hostess of mine, who, I can well see, entertains no favor for Mr. Stevens. I trust she may; there is room for all three to drown in hereâ€"the tide will choke a dozen as easily as one. It is a question of five minutes, more or less, with anybody; that is all. Mildred is tallest, and willbethe survivor of her child and friendâ€"Ah! what fine crabs are here! Why, there's not a stone but roofs its ten- ant. That's what they talked of in the cutter, as we came along; but I was think- ing ofâ€"I mean! was playing_the fool. "O -_ _ Well, these aidelong aeniry will have some pretty pickings era the day is out. How With an evil glance up at the zigzag path, and a smothered oath at woman's tardiness. he sat down on the narrow beach, and drawing a letter from his pocket. read the contents slowly I!) himself. “She‘s wrong," he said, slurping the paperâ€""she’s quite wrong tin-rwâ€"n When you have made sure of Rfm» ‘l'i‘ll. I have done that. It cannot be but that he is dead. I myself saw his dying luik; an ugly sight, that haunts me Ml“. [was a foo just now for showingâ€" i: must, have been what folks call conscience, ‘i ~El[)p088; butI did see itâ€"saw it as plain Z"-l I see this letter. I must get rid of 2-2: such non- sense, for I have a Worse job in 1. 2nd than that of yesterdayâ€"‘ When 3m: 2. .3: made sure of R., do not risk more :2: present. M., will be useful to us, an}. indeed, almost indispensable. I can miy calm R. 0., by promising that she shall still be his, as indeed she may be. if all has gene well. He is obstinate as a mule and izml as the maddest. unless this lure is d:u:;i=.d before his eyes. Again I say, do in». risk more with M.; as for thechild. it well in: invalu- able. We will find means to bring it hither. and then its foolish mmher mill fullow, I warrant.asa dam follows its 1:.u.b. Do not think me a milksop. nor 1‘: I forget my debts and yours; they will in paid in time. But again I say, “hm ,nu have 1made sure of R., risk nutln'; ; mure at ‘present’nI do risk nothing." ‘ ..é'vqnized iGideon Carr impatiently. " 'l".>'~ business I have now in hand is a canning. Never again is it possible that sum an uppor- tunity wtll occur for killing Int}. h :du wrth one stone. Rupert Clyflard “-1.. then be left without kith or kinâ€"Mm." u. Uu‘ Mad- dcsr, she saysâ€"I doubt it not; lvuz 1 think I know a way to persuade euâ€"a i'.;1(llllen to do what I will. If his fingers mus joints in them, they shall write the “ants Idico tate; or, at all events, sign his name in the right place on the parchment. How strange it seems that Grace and I, who have made so many sane {Unis appear mad, should now be striving to show this madman sans! I dare say Clt‘llltâ€"llt takes credit to himself for this. and calls it repar- ation. Poor superstitious fool! However, most of us have our hours of weakness, or at least our momentsâ€"as I had mine awhile ago. It must have been some touch ofâ€"what do they call it? Remorse! ay. some mawhishness which I myself knew not was within me. that caused me in think I saw through that man’s glass what?â€" pshawl the thing must be a score of miles away by this timeâ€"half-way between the shingle and the foam; just as he said he would not have it be ; of all fates, that the worst. he said- to welter on. unburied, in the boundless seas. I am sorry that I dropped that teleseope. If the mun had looked, what then ? There was nothing for him to see; nothing for that Dickson. neither. I was a fool; and now am I a fool to stand here on the open beach, and let you fellows see that I care nothing for this Mermaid’s Cavern. which I have come so far to explore." Then one leaped into the sea. and pushing the boat into deep water. climbed himself within it, end the sail filled once mare. and lessened. and was lost, as the man Stevens watched It from the land. Amethyst and ruby. garnet and m uld. .1! were there. standing out like' \' a on u shield; but instead of being a u: ’ . each was no“ my} xiglgling_guba_hquo. fresh as “If you stay with tho mennzdda. beyond an hour and twenty luimzh’s," the oookewaiu’e warning, '- yuu will leave their company without wot fee-t." shield; but instead of being a. t ' . each wss no“ sud yieldi subshucé. fresh as .flowor.“ Wt fix a. brightness thlt only lilo itself an yield. The wiliug 0! this Mute-house of nature Wm uluall go: eons; but the floor Wars uf :wftvnb sun . an doubtless otten painted by tho twink- ling feet of the ass fairies, after wlmm the plsoq wssnsmed the Mernnuid'a t'uwtn. Even on this occasion. the most opportune in all the year, there were but two hours between the time than. the lat reluctant wave left the silver fringe of the floor of the cave. and when the that notee of the great ocean organ should again begin to haunt its echoing walls; mm) as the keel of the cutter clove the yin-Hing sand to lend its passenger; ' A few times only in the year, an wry low egring-tidee. were mortuln mlxnmcd within t in ex uieite chamber. um! Um: unly for a very ittlo while. Summer and winter, dey and night. its benutics \wrc hidden beneath the unconscious wave. L.) which. nevertheless. they owed their brightness and their bloom, but gluddening who shell ulwhet eyee? _ _ Continued on seventh pure. sir, not