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Cc. 63 All transient advertisements must be paid ftfrln advance. .jj- 'o papersent Iromtbeofflceuntllpaid for. READING 3IATTER OX EVERY PAGE PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ATTORNEYS. S. A. Ofcljoru, A TTOItNEY AT I'.-Office itliW. T. 'Rog ers, urown lin, vto. T. 1. Scliicfc, i 1TOUXEY AT LAW. MAY UK COXSTJI.T V 1 In the flerman l:inguas(. OIHce next ' r to tToiintyC li'rk'F Office. Court House HuIId r Broicnllle, Nebraska. 18-Cy .T. S. Stull, . T-nrnvrcY AND COUNSKLOU AT LAW. j.. Onice.over mil More,isrownviiie,-eo. T. II. Ifrondy, ATTOnNEYANI) COGNSELOIt AT UW. j,. OIHce over Statu Batik. IlrowiivlUi. Neb. E. W. Tliomnb, i TTOIINEY AT LAW.- ORice.front room over A S'pverison S:Cro"8 Hardware Store.IIrown ' 'c.Ncb. "VV. T. lingers, ANI1 CODNSKLOr. Will clve dlllsent attention to nny local " nesentrnstedtoliMcarc. uiuceinourinnuse : dlng.Krownvllle.Nelj. PHYSICIAN'S. A. aiidObttetriclnn. rn!uiiteil in 1861. Ixica- s iaA.. tl n Brownvllle 1853. Ollice. Lett t Cretan's 1 rJcStore. McI'!ier'on Tllock. Special attention rsM to Obstetrics and diseases of Women and lUMren. 18-Cm nI..MATHEWS. Physlckin and Surgeon. Onice . In City UrugStore.No.32MaInstreet,Brown Tlhe.Neb. ULACICSMITIIS. T. "V. Gllixon, BLVfJCSMITir AND HOUSE SHOEU. First t''t;betveen Main and Atlantic. Hrotvuvllle, Nf Work done to order and satisfaction guarau- Bjmjinih l.ijuji hi 1 1 anfii in m jjphjm.'U J. IVEMAISA CITY ADS. TITUS DEALERS IN GENERAL ' MERCHANDISE sueir as Jjrtt Goods Groceries, Boots, Shoes, JlatSf Caps and Notions. IS'lSaXAXUV. CITY, jtflSB. Illgcst Market Price nllowcd for COUNTRY PRODUCE ipa . - . XJCIT312S, ITTJISS, ICtc. STALLION- SEASON. WWiWxl Will nialco the senson of 176, comineiioliiB M.ircli 1st and ciiilii!; July 1st. nt tlio htnMo ol A. S. HolII day. I5rowiivlll Neinatia -itititi i ln-iii.ii I'EDIGHEi: llaii.lilctojilnii Chiof was pr-.l by IlainlJeiuni in Prln?". lie liy Atl mliithtrHtor, ho Uv.silk" Ilniiilileton-1-iii, the sire of Dexter, Jny Unuhi, Volunteer, ami the 'rninNIre of Gnll smlth's .Miilil, ami many others noteil inr irre-itspeeil mi'l emlurntice. llamMetonlan l'rlnee'.Ml un u'i! lretlliy Iliaclc Kork. he ly lfe Huek ; t;nuiililiim :i very fn-t marc ly nltlSm tiiill. he by Duroe. son of lin Itorlcsl Diomeile. Administrator's lnm wjusKlred by Mainbrlno Chief, tliul dam, Arnhlnn Tartar. 3rd dam by Duroe Mes fvns;er, son of Duroe. out of a mare by Me;eMj:pr, non of Ixnnorteil Mevsenger. Ilumblotonlan Chief's dam uas .ireil by (ireen'n lliiRhaw. he by Vornol's, Hlnek Hawk, ho bv Ions Island Illaek Hawk, son of Andrew Jackson by Younsi I!n Rhftw, son of Imported Arabian Grand IlHslinw. Younc Hahaw's dam was by Ilon.t's First Consul, eniml dam by "Mes "tisrer. Uelle. the lam of Oreen'x Ha slinw, was sired by Webber's Tom Thumb. 2nd dam. the Chns. Kent mare, (dam of Itysdyke'sHatnhletonlnmby import ed Hellfounder. 3rd dam bv One Eye. (the slro of Flora Temple), by IIiinMetonlnn. ithdim.Sllvertnll. by imported Messenger. Her JSruec'i A merican Stuil llook.y, R'arnbletonian Cliief Is a dark mahogany buy. l'i:2'i hards high, two white feet, star In forehead, with power ful limbs and muscle, and free open trotting qnlt which only needs time to develop Its eir. being Inherited by him from his illus trious ancestors. He will be allowed to serve only a limited number of mares, at the low price of Qx f payable at time of service; and those kj) I U arlio wish xt secure his services arc respect fully requested to makean earlvnpplicatlon. Mares not proving to be with fonl can be re turned freo of charge. All accidents at the ownor's risk. Aptdv to Duly GEOIIGE ITATCIIETT.Snpt. . -.u. I J1 -J - HTJDBART'S GROCERY &PR0V1SIQN STORE Second door cast of Tost Ofllce, BUOW.WILLE, NEBRASKA. 1 W.T.D Ladles', Misses and Children's PINE TRIMMED HATS AXD J30ArArBTS liavo jast arrived. Most beautifully trimmed, and will beeoldat low prices THE STAR BABBER SHOP, 3y J. BERI.IK". Phavinc. Shampooing. Hair Cutting, kc, loaeln the latest style of the art tonorlal. :Jhep, third door above First National Bank, DROWXVILI.E, NED. TV. H. McCEEERY has a complete stock of FRESH Field Garden DRUGS iSEBDS Gentleman's LINEN COLLARS, in the latest styles, at Loivniaii's. BRO'S I- siif ! x.s3zxnSiZ: 1856. i Oldest Paper in ho State. BOOTS & SHOES. '-A.. IOBISOlsr, ft (fC3l9S xvj -Jt a jt OOTS AND SHOE CUSTOM WOKK jWla.xxi: to okdek. Ilepalring neatly done. No.SSMainstreet, Brown ville.Neb. MUSICAL. A GRAND EXCURSION One in which every Musically Interested person that wishes to learn the science of muslcshould join. S. SI. IiIPPITT Is now prepared to give H-structlons in nny department, viz: Piano, Voice && Harmony Special attention Is called to the latter, Harmony. It has more direct application to correctness in reading music nt sight, and a mil appreciation or the same, than any oth er depart menttlmt can be pursued. A deduction from the regular rate will bo made to thoso wishing instructions In more than one branch. The following is n letter of recommenda tion recently received from Mr. F. W. Root, under whose Instruction he has been for the past two summers : ClHCAOo, August 24th, 1S75. liakc pleasure in giving an opinion of Mr. E. M. LlDDittas a musician, and bono that what is said may assist him to a position whero his ability may be made of the great est use. The statement Is briefly this: I have known Mr. Idpplttfor three or four years, and have come to regard him as possessing excellent talent and sterling perseverance. He lias, under our direction, been made nc quaintcri with those methods of voice, piano and harmony, which wo believe to bo the Jiest, and has gone far toward mastering the principles of them in his own performance. Believing that Mr. L. will never bo snperll eial in imparting what he knows. I do not hesitate to recommend him ns teacher of music in any community. FREDERICK V. ROOT. BANKS. jT, " AUTIIOItlr.I) 15Y THE U. S. 00YKRX3IEXT. THE RUST NATIONAL BANK OlF .. ..- ? Mts?WTPrvxx.iiai2.-- Paid-up. Capital, $100,000 Autlioriscd " 500,000 is rr.EPAitrDTO transact a Seneral Banking Business BUY AND SELL COIN & CUEEENOY DEAFTS on all the principal cities of the United States and Sxtrope. MONEY LOANED On approved seenrity only. Time Drafts discount ed, mid special aceiiiiiinoilntloiisirrnntwl to deposit ors. Dealers In GO VEItNMIfT BONDS, STATE, COUNTY & CITY SECURITIES DEPOSITS Received payable on demand, and INTEREST al io. ved on time certificates r deposit. DIRECTORS.-Wni.TrDen, B. M. Bailey. M.A. Handley. Frank E. Johnson. II. M. Atkinson Wni. Frazler. JOHX L. CAItSOX, A. R. DA VISO:r. Cashier. President. J.C. McNAUGHTON. Asst. Cashier. Hi y nr itt it """ " ' l rURNITTJRE. Undertaking a Specialty. Keeps a full line of MET ALIO AND WOOD BUHIAL CASES. r,G jrain Street, BROIYTILLE, NEB. PHOTOGRAPH ROOMS. QTQGRAPH Main Street, Ho. 47 Up stairs over "Wltcherly i Smith's DarberShop. BROIYNVlLIiE, NEBRASKA. I Minim overr size or strle of nlcmre do sired. Ufe-sizo pnotoRmphs n specialty. Every pains taken to give pleasing and be coming positions. 2souebut PIRST CI.ASS WORK allowed to leave mv galltrv. A fall assort ment of PICTURE FRAMES, of all styles and grades on hand. ALBUMS, LOCKETS COLORED PICTURES, ana many other PL3ASING ORNAMENTS FOR TH3 PARLOR Persons wishing Photograpli -srork done in the best style, at lowest prices, should not fall to call and see for themselves. P. 2g. ZOOK. FEAHZ HELMERJ Iagon UlacksmithShop ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT HOUSE. WAGON MAKING, Repairing, Plows, and all work done in the best mannerand on short notice. Satisfaction cruaran. ESTABLISHED ir&iiamiipn .. && JSSL HL, -- S DEALER IN jmm -1 mfm J". Xj. TZjOIT, Dealer in Pol fate fm I 1 1 1 lirw Pt " Jtccd. GivehloiacalL T3My. RACHEL: -THE- CHAPTER XXII. (Continued.) As soon as his mother was laid to her rest, Charles set out on his travels, keeping up the house nnd home just the same, with the dim hope that he might find Rachel waiting for him there on his return. Then he wan dered hither and thither, like a per turbed spirits. But rest and pleasure lied before him, and at the end of three months he was home again. It was gloomy enough here with out Rachel ; but it was gloomier still where she had never been. His friends tried to tempt him out, but he had only one answer for them all. "When my wife returns I will make merry. Until then, I have not the courage even to seem gay." And so autumn and winter passed away, and the early spring came, with its biting winds and cruel wrecks out at sea. The Secret Band, encouraged .by the impunity it had hitherto enjoyed, had become the ter ror and scourge of the neighborhood, and the good people of Yarmouth went in terror of their lives. As a rule, robbery and spoliation, may be captivity until a large ransom was paid, were the chief sins the Secret Band had to answer for, avoiding per sonal violence'in every case where the resistance to their decrees was not too determined ; but now and then a man or woman would disappear as poor Rachel had- dono, leaving his or her fatea dire uncertainty, which the fears of relatives converted into a cer tainty of the most painful kind. At last, the Mayor who had been re-elected, and was half-way through his second year of office, thought it advisable to exert himself for the safe ty of the inhabitants. He made a representation to Gov ernment, aud the consequence was that Yarmouth was garrisoned, by a small body of troops, whose business was to discover the haunts of the Se cret Band, and bring them to justice. Timid folks sleptsounder after this, although hitherto the troops had just enlivened the town, and.brought no greater benefit. It was probable that the peasantry were either cowed by Uie.obbcw,r.jWere.ia theirfcn.ay,tjpr when questipnedjOr even threatened "by the soldiers, they preserved a sullen silence, or had an air of igno rance which might or might not be assumed, so that the pursuers were foiled tit all points. The odd pari of it was the secrecy with which the Secret Band conduct ed all its movements, never leaving a clue by which it might be traced. The soldiers would near the spot a couplo of hours after a depradation had been committed, and find no sign of the depredators. They would hear that the Secret Band had taken refuge in an old cas tle ruin, and would arrive there to find the hearth cold where a fire had but recently blazed, and not a trace of the robbers themselves. Colonel. Vane had boasted finely that he would have them all in pris son, and, perhapp, some of them hanged, before a week had gone by; and, lo! a month had passed since he came to Yarmouth, and his boast was no nearer fulfillment than it had been the first hour. He pretended to defy the power he could not conquer, but ho was destin ed to have his taunt thrown back in to his teeth, after'n manner ho had not anticipated. He was riding on the outskirts of the town one afternoon, unattended, walking his horse leisurely up n hill which led into Yarmouth. There wa3 a small boscage on his right, and on his left a high hedge. Deep in reverie, revolving ways and means anxiously, and fearless as a soldier should be, Colonel Vane nev er thought to look into the shifting shadows whicii the tall tree-tops cast abroad in the twilight, as they reared their beads to the stars that were beginning to twinkle out of the gray sky. The rein was loose on his horse's back, which took advantage of his master's mood to crawl lazily up the hill, with his head almost between his legs. As Colonel Vane passed un der an archway of elms, and bent a little forward to avoid a contact with a drooping bough, he found himself suddenly pinioned from behind, and almost unseated, the slack rein falling from his grasp with the abruptness of the assault. He made an effort to extricate him self; but finding this impossible, he managed to glare round upon them, hoping that if he escaped, he should be able to indentify them later. To his disappointment, all three of his assailants had their faces' conceal ed in black crape masks, which, with out impeding their sight was a com plete disguise. Colonel Vane would have given everything he possessed at that moment to have had his bands free, and a weapon in each ; but fall ing these, and conscious of his own impotence, he glared at the men om inously from under his bushy brows. "By heaven! you shall suffer for this!" A peal of derisive Taughteranswer ed him. "Your week is more than up, Col onel. How about your boast?" IIHIJBIIKITEB BROWNYILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE i mm ii hii "There is time yet," he hissed be tween his clinched teeth. "Shall we give you another week !" "Half that," replied the Colonel, who was nearly beside himself with rage. "Will an hour do?" "Yes; if you loosen my hands." "Jf i3 a coward's word." "You wouldn't have dared say that to me if I had been free. "I don't know." And the speaker laughed scornfully. "You haven't done us very much harm yet. "You know why?" "Because you couldn't catch us, eh, Colonel?" the man replied, in the same bantering tone, through which gleamed, off and on, a suppressed leaven of fierceness. "It was rather a pity, too, considering your kind in tentions in our behalf. We have all been hoping daily to see you in our quarters." "It would have been the worse for you if you had," growled the old sol dier, with unabated pride. "I shouldn't have come as a friend." "No; you would have come as a prisoner." Colonel Vane made a sudden dash for libertv here, hopinc to surprise them in loosening their hold ; but the hand at his collar simply moved on to his throat, and the bracelets tightened about his wrists. "Hold, Colonel if you value your life ! We are not men who boast, but men who act!" "You are cowards, anyhow ; or you would not care to fight with such im mense odds in your favor,'' said the Colonel, without quailing. "I don't know," replied the-man, whom the other judged fo be Captain. from a certain authority in his bear Ing, and the fact of his alwaj-s acting as spokesman. "We fight for a high Btake, remember, and can't aflbrd to be very punctilious in little matters of etiquette. Some of these days, perhaps, wo shall meet on equal ground, and then I'll give you the lie to that assertion, and show you that I am cautious for others, and not for myself." fc It was the Colonel's turn to laugh scornfully. "If I thought it would ever be my fate to meet on equal ground with a robber and an assassin, I'd shoot my self before that hour came, and dio thankfully." "Who says I am an assassin ?" ask ed.the manf4uva-voiceJ.thatrquivere' in spitcof himself. -JfJ "Where is Rachel Gooch ?" The robber hesltated'n moment, and then answered, boldly, "I know nothing of Rachel Gooch. Her death does not lie at my door." The two men behind made a move ment of impatience, as if they were irritated at the risk their chief was in curring by this delay ; and one growl ed something in his beard, unintellig ible to the Colonel, although the quick result was that he found him self off his horse, and on the ground, whilst pockets were coolly rifled of their con tents, the Captain leaving this work to his men. Then they stripped him of the best part of his clothing, strapped his legs and arms together with cords, bound him to a tree, nnd the Captain, who led his horse by the rein, mounted calmly, and turned its head from Yar mouth town. "I'll give you just a week Colonel Vane," he said, as he lifted his hand high over his head, and bowed down to his saddle-bow. "Will that do?" The Colonel ground his teeth in Impotent rage. "Beware when we do meet that is all!" "You are such a good Christian, Colonel, you will have forgiven me long before that. Good night." The two men melted away oddly into the shadows, their Captain rode off in triumph, and Colonel Vane was left to anything but pleasant reflec tion. The night winds were bleak and cutting, and seemed to piorce to the marrow of his bones. But the ingno miny of his position was even worse to bear than any physical discomfort. He dreaded that any one should come to the rescue, although he knew that a night passed in this way would inevitably cause his death. But as time wenton, all his scruples turned into fears. The sky became of a cold, clear gray, lightened by innu merable stars, and a painful sensa tion was creeping slowly upward to his heart. It was just martyrdom this, with out the martyr's crown for a reward. Hark ! He heard voices, and roused him self with effort lifting his voice in a hoarse shout. The voices came nearer they even answered him. He shouted again and again, and bis joy may be imagined when pres ently he found himself surrounded by his own men, and felt the cords loosening about bis frozen limbs. They wrapped him in their coats, and half-carried him at first, but soon the numbness wore off a little, and then he was glad to bring back the life and heat by walking. Thanks to this precaution, and a fine constitu tion, Colonel Vane" was little the worse for his adaventure the next day ; but it might have been noticed that he did not make anjr boasts af terwards, nithough, every day the look of stern resolve deopjyied on his face, and he seemed to be busy with plans and calculations, which he took care to keep to himself. CHAPTER XXIII. ENTRAPPED. It is now time to clear up the mys tery of Rachel's sudden disappear ance, and make our readers acquaint ed with her fate. We know how little she valued her father's wealth ; and yet, for her hus band's sake, and for the sake of the children that might vet be born to them, she thought it her dutj- to make every effort for its recovery. When, therefore, she was called down to see a man who assumed to possess the miser's will, and also his money, she went gladly, and without a suspicion of fraud. If she had had any misgiving, his business look aud manner would have reassured her. He seemed to know everythingcon cerning'lier father and herself, even to the details of their dnily life to gether before her marriage, the cir cumstances of his death, aud several facts of which Rachel herself was per fectly ignorant. He appeared impatient to start, and therefore Rachel hurried her move ments as much as she could, and would not even allow herself time to bid her. mother-in-law good-bye, and give her a hint as to the cause of her sudden departure. She suggested, very naturally, that they should call for Charles on their way, but this Mr. Frauklyn for so the lawyer called himself distinctly negatived, saying that his office was quite in a different direction, and he could not waste so much valuable time. "However, we will send a messen ger to your husband, bidding him join us as quickly as he can," he answered; and presently st6pped the carriage in which they were riding, and called to a countrified-looking man, who was seen lounging at the corner of the street. "Hero, you fellow, do you want to earn six-pence?" The man sprang forward with alac rity, touching his cap. "Ay, sir, If I can't earn a shilling.' "I'll give him that willingly, if he'll promise to go quickly,'' Rachel put in. The man grinned as ho felt the coin in his palm; while Mr. Franklyn, having exchanged a warning glance with the man over Rachel's head, left her to give her own message. She was for her husband's presence, and so worded it tenderly and emphatically ; at which Mr. jlFrsu klyn ,ywboOTRS'e v id en tljssme.-- wnat or a cynio, uegau to smile. "Can't you do anything without Mr. Gooch ?'iJfo said. " " "I don't see the necessity, since he is my husband.' "Still, even married women have to act and think for themselves some times. Mrs. Franklyn and myself are considered a model couple in the esti mation of our neighbors, because we seldom quarrel, but that may be be cause we are seldom together." His voice seemed so familiar to her as he spoke these words, that she turn ed and looked at him with a keen ef fort at recognition. He perceived tin's and tried to divert her attention to something that was passing in the street. "How soon a mob marked after awhile. forgets," ho re "The other day they were mad to avenge your father's death, and now they are absorbed in a. merry-go-round." "I believe, though, they would have torn his destroyers to pieces if they had found them that night.'' "Very possibly," was the dry re sponse. There was a short silence and then Rachel said : "Your office seems quite at the end of the town." "I live in the country," he answer ed, with rather a grim smile. "I find it quieter for business, and I like it better, besides.'1 "It can't be so convenient for your clients, surely ?" said Rachel, unsus piciously. "They don't complain.' "Then it's all right, of course. But I am afraid it will take Mr. Gooch a long time to get to us." "Not if he drives fast, and I have no doubt he will, after your message." Raohel leant back In the carriage and closed her eyes. Her head was aching miserably, and the trees and houses seemed o spin by so fast that they dazzled her eyes. Mr. Franklyn complained several times of the pace at which they went ; but it might have been noticed that he gave no order to the driver to slacken speed and appeared to relish the quick movement. It seemed almost an age to Rachel before tbey stopped ; and, turning to her companion, she noticed a peculiar expression on his face half-shame, half-sternness as if he were bracing himself to some deed to which his natural instinct revolted. A bare suspicion of the truth flash ed upon her sick and faint. "You have brought me wrong, sir!" she said, lifting her head proudly. "No." "Where is your ofllce, then ?" "I b'ave none.'' "You told me you were a lawyer!'' "What if Hied?" "Icanuot believe that a man who has the face and air of a gentleman could ever be guilty of such cruel treachery," she answered, indignant ly. "Besides, I am not conscious of having injured a single living crea ture: and, therefore, who ought to in jure me? Of what crimo am I ac cused?" "Of none, except that you are the j miser's daughter." 22, 1876. ' My father is dead, sir; and, conse quently, his name has no right in this discussion. And indeed, if he were alive, he never did you any wrong." "Pardon me. A man who has so much wrongs those who have noth ing, by the mere fact of his wealth. Why should I be poor, and he rich?" "I don't know; but these differen ces havo existed from the beginning. It does not make me envious because there are so many in the world of much higher rank than myself. And now, sir, will you havo the goodness to tell me where lam, and why we have stopped ? I am anxious to get back to my husband as 60on as I can.' "It Is my duty to warn you that you will not see him for many a long day unless you accede to my terms.' "What are tbey?" "First, look at mo well." Ho removed tho largo whiskers aud black wig he wore, and confronted her steadily, with tho faint reflex of a smile on his lips. "Don't you recognize me now ?'" "You aro the Captain of tho Secret Baud?" "Just so." "You have dono me and mineharm enough already," said Rachel, pas sionately. "You ought to remember how you.took advantage of my ignor ance and credulity to lead me into compromising my father's safety, and risking his life. You represented yourself to me as Lord Marbury." "I never dreamed you would be lieve that." "Why not? I might be accustom ed to misers ; but I never came across a man who set himself systematical ly to deceive." "According to your own account, you were very iguorant. But would you oblige me by getting down ? We can talk and walk at the same time." "Where are you going to takome?" "To charming quarters, I do assuro you. Only, In order that the surprise may be moro agreeable, you must kindly allow me to bandage your eyes.' "Supposing I refuso?" "I hardly think you will be so un wlso. I should besorry'to uso force to a lady ; but if j'ou compel men " "How am I to know that a cry may not bring succor?" "You aro quite welcome to try tho experiment." His evident security showed Rachel that a demonstration of this kind would be merewasto of breath ; and, therefore, remembering thatdaeebad' offcTepokena&if seVeritywereaf6rcertLfeUJn" Ipveof course Vlth& very upon'him by others, against tho grain? 6ho ventured to appeal to hisfeelingsT This had no better effect, for the robber-captain only shook his head. 'I was rather new to my work In those d(5's, but I have received a rath er rough hint or two since, that a man who Is Captain of tho Secret Band can't afford to be squeamish. You see it just conies to this; that, having once belonged to them, knowiug all their secrets, I should not be safe at large. Therefore, I am either their master, or a prisoner who is best out of tho way. Do you understand?" "I think so." "Therefore, you will sympathize with my preference for an uncertain life instead of n certain death.'' "But I cannot sympathize with this special act of treachery of which I am tho victim'" said Rachel, stooping her head resignedly, that he might bandage her eyes. "Neither can I understand what the Secret Band are supposed to gain by my capture." "You know whero your father's treasures are concealed, probably?" "On my honor, I do not." "Then your husband has already possessed himself of them?" "No ; we are both of us as iguorant of their whereabouts as the child un born. Dy you think weshould have kept up the farce of this long search without reason, when wo had every right to be successful?" "It was -to cheat and mislead us." "I think you must know better than that. If once we had found the mon ey, we should havo taken care that it did not fall into other hands." "How?" "We should have sent it to a bank ers, probably." "Banks have been robbed." "True; but not often.7' He was silent for a few .minutes, and then he added, in a softer tone: "You will not be ill-treated with us, and you will have my wife for a com panion; but I must warn you that Lieutenant Gerel is your bitter ene my ; and a3 he has a good deal of evil influence over the men, you must take care how you offend him." "Why is he my bitter enemy?' in quired Rachel, dubiously. "Because3 ou have managed to balk bim upon all occasions. Look at his hand, and you will understand seve ral things I dare not tell you. How ever, your woman's wit has foiled him once, and may foil him again. You see, I am not altogether depraved, or I should not have spoken as I have for my leniency to you before was well-nigh codling me my life. Indeed, this mission was given to me as a test and I have been carefully watched from the minute I Eet out. That man to whom you gave tho messago for your husband wasaspy; and if there had been the smallest sign of relent ing in my face, it would have been the worse for me." "I will take care not to compromise you, sir ; but will you just tell me one thing bow long am I likely to be de tained here?" "That is a question I can hardly answer. Lieut. Gerel hates you; and even supposing he were convinced VOL. 20. NO. 52. himself that you were ignorant as to tho hiding-place of your fnther's mon ey, ho would keep the men up to the notion that you could enrich them with It, If you choose, by only speak ing a few words, and that you must bo detained aud punished into submis sion." How punished?" said Raohel, trembling violently. "You need not bo afraid ; no per sonal violence will be used," ho ans wered, reassuringly. "They know well enough to keep you from your husband is the most powerful weapon they can employ ; but otherwise, j-ou have nothing to fear. And now a few more words, and I havo done. My wife and I donotgeton well together, but still she may help you. Sho has managed to gain some kind of influ ence over Gerel. Although he does his beat to conceal this, and is never weary of his sarcasms on her frivolity, etc., still, if she takes the trouble to command, ho seldom ventures to dis obey ; and on this account you must have her for a friend." "But I am afraid sho won't care for me," returned Rachel, who ouly rec ognized in tho Captain's wife a lovely coquette, who had an odd taste for dancing on the edge of n volcano; "I am so different.'' Rachel mado tho comparison in all humility ; but it is probable that the Captain put it to himself in another sense, for ho sighed heavily, as ho answered, "There is no fear of her not liking you; but you will havo to mako allowances for her faults, with which you cannot sympathise. My wife is a coquette, but I bejjevo sho has a heart, though it has never been my luck to find it.'' "Perhaps you have never tried?" "I have loved her madly, blindly, liko a fool, in my day; but whereas sho would lavish tho sweetest of smiles on mere strangers, for mo sho had not so much as a glance. Sol got cured as speedily as I could, and am tnnnsiui to do well out oi the scrape." "And yet, why did she marry you if she did not love you ?" "Simply to escape the drudgery of schoo-Iife. She was a governess; her mistress, who was an old maid, and plain beyond comparison, hated her for her beauty. Sho had no parents, no homo. Some distant relatives had sold her to this Gorgon, aud then washed their hands of her. Ihappen- icdito encounter her in her walks, and natural excuse. I suppose she encour aged mo from coquetry alono.lwhero- as I gave her credit for the samo feel ings as myself. OnedaylfoundLivia on a stile, weeping bitterly. Her mis tress had been complaining that sho attracted too much attention in the streets and elsewhere, for the good of the school ; and that unless she chose to disfiguro herself in some remarka ble way, which I forget, sho would turn her into tho world. Then I con fided to her my real position, it c, and asked her to be my wife. Without the slightest hesitation, she accepted me; and for a little whilo after our flight together, 1 believed myself the most fortunate of men. She has taken care to undeceive me since ; and yet I care for her enough "still, in spite of my self, to regret.our estrangement rather than to regret our marriage." Rachel resolved that sho would bring the two together; and whilst she was reflecting earnestly as to the best means, she suddenly found her self under cover ; a delicious warmth and fragrance saluted her; and the Captain gently removed her bandage, saying, with tho air of a most cour teous gentleman, "Allow mo to introduce you to 'my wife!" CHAPTER XXIV. PITY THE POOR PRISONERS. Rachel had seen Liviabefore, with every grace of toilet, etc., to enhance her attractions ; and yet, when they met face to face, so close, she was sur prised at her exceeding loveliness. ILir glittering gold hair was gather ed in a bright heap to the top of her head, and a coquettish littlo cap, of rich lace and blueribbons, wa9 poised daintily in the midst. Her large, soft eyes, shaded by dark lashes, and the pencilled black brows, gave tone to her delicate features, and the faint rose-tints of her pure complexion. When she smiled, you' caught the gleam of a row of pearls, and two ten derdlmples hollowed themselves out in her soft cheeks. Raohel, a keen admirer of beauty in others, and quite unconscious thather own face was quite as handsome in Its way, took iu these details even while the Captaiu's wifo stood hesitating before her, a little uncertain, perhaps, as to the kind of greeting she ought to. give, and Rachel would care to re ceive. The question was settled by the latter holding out her hand ; and this simple net of good-will was just the basis of a life-long friendship be tween two people, so differently cir cumstanced and constituted, that you could hardly conceivehow there could bo any sympathy between them. The Captain left them together pres ently, and then his wife began to ap ologize as much for her position as her surroundings. "We stay here," she added, "be cause it is safe, so far ; bat at any mo ment our spies may bring in intelli gence that will drive us out suddenly. It is a miserable, perilous life we lead on the whole, but It lias its distractions-; and excitement, even of this (kind, is better than stagnation- or OFFICIAL PAPER OF TJIEC0UXTT.' drudgery. Ihavebeen heresixmonths now, though the band has been owoy several times ;' but' OiesS art their head-quarters, so they always return.' "I wonder your retreat has never been discovered." "You wouldn't if you saw it from' the outside. It is, in reality, a natu ral cavern in the roclc, of such dimen sions that it easily suffices for the ac commodation of the whole baud. Supposing wo wero discovered, tho pass is narrow, a few men might guard it against n hundred; but I don't think there is any fear of that. Tho,; place is' only accessible at low tide, and there is no clue to its exact where obouts oven then. Wo havo a couplo of boats lying at anchor closo by, aud in one of theso I mako my frequent journeys into Yarmouth, land in a quiet spot on tho beach, and return in the samo way, without, lam sure, ox citing tho faintest' suspicion'.' 'But'if you should bo discovered?"' "Thou I should simply say tha't P was not responsible for my husband's' misdeeds." "But they might, perhaps, foroo you to betray him !" "Never!" was the emphatic reply ; "even if they tortured rad to' within' an inch of my life!" The beautiful lips took a docidod' fold, and up went the dainty head de terminedly. "They might kill mo but they could not mako me bdtray my own huar band." After all, tho Captain's wlfo was not quito tho butterfly ho pictured her. A woman's Instinct will often' guido her whero a man's wit fails ; and Ra chel, even iu this short time, had mado some discoverietf the- Captain himself, in spitoof his opportunities and advantages, bad never so much divined. She felt that ho was an agent" in tho hands of others, and thorefore sho boro him no grudge; and would fain havo helped him to a littlo hap piness, if she could, but her heart was very sore. Sho kept dwelling on Charles' misery and suspense, when ho returned and found her gone, leav ing no trace behind. Sho thought of his weary wanderinga, his passionato prayers ; and burying her head in her hands, she burst into tears. Livla flitted to her aide in n'second. "My dear, you mustn't cry it will make you 111; and we havo no doctors here, except myself. I daresay all will comorIglit.ferMwhuaband'will'do his best to gefy opt release.; andasq? that monster Gerel " f "What of him?" said a deep vofco close at her olbo.'- " (to be continufd.) Lemon juice nnd glycerine will aid in whitening tho skin. Pour n littlo glycerine in the palm of tho hand, and add a fow drops of lemon juice. Rub over tho face, neck and hands. Repeat the operation every night nnd' mcrning for a week or ten days. Somebody said to Fred'Dougla3 not long since, "By the way, Mr. Doug las, I have forgotten 3our age." I'm not astonished in tho least,'' said Fred with a laugh, "I havo forgotten it myself in point of fact, I never' knew it." The Southern negroes atd mystified over the recent visits of cyclones and hurricanes, and an aged Savannah darkey remarks : "If dese winds can'6 be tuned down a little, what's do uso of buying mules and 'clumuJatiug a family?" A good hair wash is made of one' ounce of powdered borax, half ounco camphor, dissolved in a quart of boil ing water. When cold it is ready for uso. It cleanses, beautifies, strength ens and preserves the color of the hair. Whitewash that will not rub off mix up a pail full of lime and water; take half a pint of flour and make a starch of it, nnd pour into tho white wash while hot. Stir it well, and ap ply as usual. Mr. Stewart's bequest of $1,000,000 to his friend Judge Hilton is the larg est sum over'given by dno"man to an other, not n relative, either' in tho United States or Europe. A Georgia "cracker" was offered four dollars per day to labor, when ho exclaimed, "Sir, d'ye s'pose Td work when I've just discovered a fresh coon track?" Among tho heathens in Arabia' travelers are informed that they may leave their goods unprotected, as "there is not a Christian within fifty miles." To keep dressed poultry from spoil-" ing when warm days come on, sprin kle the fowls with powdored charcoal after the animal heat has left it. Do not cook vegetables in iron pots unless they are enameled. Never cook tomatoes in an them bitter. iron pet as it makes' To keep ants from safes, move the' safe.from the wall, and tiestrings, sat urated with coal oil, around the legs. Pieces of horseradish added to the" vinegar on pickles iraproves'thelrJlav-" or, and prevents mold". Any absorbant will givo relief in case of beestiug, but nothingis more effectual thaulean-ntw meat-. i