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The innocent cause was a copy of the Tribune, which my mother held in her clenched haad. "What»8 the mat- ter, anybo(|y dead? Has your i^ker de- faulted? Has the fashion editor for- gotten to mention our last night's party?" I exclaimed, in alarm. '* Worse than that," sobbed my fond parent; ''read for yourself." It was a modest little five-line notice, hidden away in the wilderness of the Tribune' 8 advertising pages, to wit : Summer Boarders Wanted, — A few adect persons will be received at Twin Mands Farm Houses Lake Memphremagog, Address for terms attd send references to Mrs. Tabitha Cobb, Newport^ Vermont, " Well," said I, throwing the paper on the table ; " I don't see any- thing very terrible about that. Now, I think it is a right jolly idea for the old lady to amuse herself with." " Oerald Cobb t what do you mean?" cried my mother, jumping to •U' », I*- i\^ '■■V . 'i" '-'^ -' , ■:V V ■ - her feet in a most tragic style. '*Have you no respect for the family dignity? To think that I should live to have a marked copy of a paper sent me with such a notice t Sent, I suppose, by one of that jealous clique we did not include among our guests last night." Now, to be sure there was no pressing reason why Aunt Tabby should take boarders. Why ! she was worth a cool half million, but she was as self-willed and contrary as you can possibly believe, and had no more regard for the <* family dignity" of the Cobbs, than she had for the opinion of mankind in general, which was very Uttle. She was, however, a gentle and delightful old lady (and not no very old either) when she had her own way, and I was supposeu to be her favorite nephew and pre- sumptive heir. It was rather strange though, that she should get the idea of taking boarders into her head, and the more I pondered over it the more queer it seemed. It mystified and interested me. " There's one thing you must do right away, Gterry," said my mother, somewhat quieted. *' I want you to get that odious article out of the paper, and then you must go . to Vermont and see if Tabitha has gone clean crazy." **!» for the first, mother, you will see that this paper is ten days old, and no doubt the advertisement is stopped by its own limitation ere this, and as for the other mission, I will be only too happy to get a (^fmce to visit Twin Islands on6e more.'* Thus it happened that the following night foimd me en route for Northern Vermont. My Aunt Tabitha was the well preserved widow of a successful Canadian banker and politician. She owned a pleasant home in Montreal, which was the centre of a most charming coterie of literary and artistic people, who knew and admired the frank, headstrong, masculine old lady. She also owned Twin Islands Farmhouse, a most romantically situated place upon the shores of that loveliest of lakes, Memphremagog, dear to my youthful memory. It had been some years since any of our family had visited Twin Islands, as we had been abroad a large portion of the time. • The White Mountain Express, leaving New York in the morning, keeps along the picturesque and populous shores of the Sound, turning northward at classic New Haven, and meeting the broad Connecticut River at Hartford. For the distance of one hundred miles northward thb Connecticut River Railroad is laid beside the shores of the beautiful river, now upon one side and anon upon the other. { '-■■ he family of a paper at jealous ihj should she was as I no more d for the I, however, m she had r and pre- > of taking lore queer y mother, the paper, :one clean I days old, n ere this, chance to ^ nmte for successful Montreal, id artistic B old lady. y situated g, dear to >ur family ion of the morning, d, turning snnecticut hward tht? if ul river, The gicenei7 throughout is peculiarly beautiful and varied. To the wide awake business man a grand succession of industrial centres present themselves, mills, factories, shops ; a very world of busy men and woi^en, whose handiwork goes to every quarter of the world. Hartford, Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton, Greenfield, Brattleboro and Bellows Falls, are the chief jewels upon this necklace of thrift, While intermediate are scores of lesser communities, clean, bright and happy. The Connecticut Biver leaves its native hills away up in the northern extreme of New Hampshire, and flowing down past the rugged western spurs of the White Mountains, forms the boundary of two great States, biiiects two others, and finally loses itself in the sound at a dis- tance of four hundred miled from Lake Connecticut, its source. The city of Hartford, where we first meet the downflowing river, is certainly one of the most attractive of American cities. This shapely gilded dome of the new State capilol reflects from its burnished flank the rays of the midday sun. The broad, well paved streets reach away with charming disregard of the cardinal points of the comimss int6 the loveliest of suburbs. City Park is the pride of the residents. Among other great industries of the city is that of the Colt's Fire Artns Company. Springfield, Mass., is the next important point, and a passing glimpee of its busy streets and shady avenues of homes justifies the reputation it enjoys as a deUghtful place of residence. Springfield enjoys a large income due to the presence of a national arsenal. One of the most striking natural features along the line is Mt. Holyoke, a fine bluff suggestive of the abrupt elevations one meets upon the upper Mississippi River. Here the peaceful river wir -q amid rich meadows dotted with wide spreading elms. These are the storied Northampton meads. From the summit of HolyokCf attained by an inclined plane, a grand view, revealing one of the richest sections in the Bay State, is enjoyed. In the same vicinity is Mt. Tom, also a notable elevation. South Hadley, at this point, is an ideal New England village, very popular as a summering place. Next comes scholastic Amherst, Hatfield, Whatley, and the Deerfields. Two affluents, the Fall and Green Rivers, pour their waters into the Connecti- cut at Greenfield. : At last, Vermont, with its rugged hills, homely ways, and splendid thrift I Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, where the mills are so closely clus- tered, and later,.White River Junction, one of the busiest of New England railway centres. I Astly, Wells River, and good-by to the grand old Connecticut ! for here we take the famous Passi^mpsic route. i i I 6 W I 8 fi 11 At this point I must explain that I have often been overtaken, while traveling alone, with a quite unreasonable, yet persistent desire to diverge from my straight line of progress and plain path of duty. So strongly has this feeling borne upon my mind, that I have often yielded to the tempter and in every instance have had cause to congratulate myself that I had done so. Once I thus unconsciously avoided a fearful accident, and again was saved by my good angel from robbery in a lonely roadway. As we sped northward along the superb iron pathway which is laid beside the storied Connecticut, I was seized with a strong desire to diverge to Boston ; why or wherefore I knew not, but I reflected that a day of delay more or less in my arrival at Twin Islands would not serionriy afiFect the impending calamity to the family honor of the Oobbs, and I therefore consulted my " Pathfinder" gmde, and determined to leave the northward bcraiul train st Wells Biver Junction, and taking the night expfress over the Montreal and Boston Air line, thus reach the "Hub** early in the morning. Well, in this case, my good mentor led me straight into the arms of Egbert Revere, one of my best friends and a rising young artist, just the feUew, above all others, I cared to see, and as bis identification with the events to follow has much to do with shaping my story, I again saw why I had been drawn to Boston, certainly so, when, after listening to the outline of my mission, be begged to be permitted to accompany me, and to thus secure sketches of some of the scenery I had described to him for his portfolios. With the readiness of a true Bohemian, he promised to start with me the following morning. 'J * And now the reader will please suppose us to be aboard the mcHming express, leaving Boston via Concord, over what is known in railway circles as the White Mountains Division of the Boston & Lowell R.R. (or Montreal & Boston Air Line, the train being generally known as the White Mountains & Montreal Express). No day among the thirty with which the girdle of June is set could possibly be more lovely than this bright and breezy mom. The wide-awake green and white Utile towns along the Boston & Lowell Railroad (the first link in our chain of travel), never looked more contented and inviting than now. The long vistas of the shady streets leading away from the stations were gay with handsome equipages and bright costumes. In New England, June is li gala month. The fields just bursting into the young harvest, the dogwood blos- soms shining from dusky glades like stars in a midnight sky ; the varied 8 greens of the woodlands ; the blushing kalmias amid the rocks upon steep hill sides ; these, and a thousand other manifestations of Nature's awakening after her long winter's torpidity, united in a paean of praise for the return of the splendid New England Summer. None could more acutely appreciate these beauties than two young men in perfect health and overflowing with animal spirits, let loose from the burden of the social treadmill work after a whole winter of it. Our story has to do chiefly with that portion of New England wLich liee in Northern Vermont, along the picturesque valley of the Passumpsic, a tributary of the Connecticut, and upon the shores of Memphremagog. I may be pardoned, therefore, for passing lightly over that portion of our route traversed during the morning hours. We had passed Lowell with the hum of its myriad spindles greeting our ears like thiB mupic of bees ; we had met Nashua and Concord ; then kept along the deeply indented shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, stopping for a moment at its port of Weir's Landing, and we had dined at Plymouth, N. H., in the convenient Pemigewasset House, and then at Wells River Junction we had met a contingent of travelers coming up from New York via the Connecticut valley to join our train at this point. This brief synopsis of the route from Boston to Wells River may l»ad the reader to believe that there is little of interest and charm to be seen while the train, composed of elegant Parlor Car and Coaches, speeds along at a forty mile per hour rate ovei a perfectly smooth road-bed. To avoid this injustice we must describe some of the beautiful panorama which w« pass en route. From Lowell to Concord the Merrimack River, now gently flowing through grand old meadows clad in the richest of green, dotted with comfortable, large farm houses, and again bursting forth through rugged rocky banks, over bowlders, and form- ing picturesque cascades, entertains our vision. Leaving Concord, the capital of the Granite State, we pass, in succession, the pretty towns of Laconia, Tilton and Lake Village, beyond which point we skirt the beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee. Stopping at Weir's, the land- ing on the lake, we had i splendid view of the island -dotted lake, encircled by the outrunners of the Franconia Range. At Weir's there is a fine hotel and cottages oflFering ample accommodation for the tour- ist. The next point of interest is Plymouth, in the Pemigewasset Valley, a most romantically located New England village, with a splendid hotel, the Pemigewasset House, at which our train stopped for dinner. From Plymouth to Wells River the traveler enjoys a suc- cession of delightful views of the White Mountain Range and fertile f*:- cs upon [Nature's [raise for lid more 3t health m of the which lumpsic, agog. I m of our i^ell with of bees ; ndented •f Weir's avenient 3.d met a uecticut nay lead be seen 3, speeds 3ed. To morama rrimack in the d again d form- 'oncord, ! pretty )int we le land- d lake, L*'s there le tour- Bwasset with a stopped a suc- fertile picturesque valleys bordering along sparkling rivulets and dotted with neat looking rural homes. Long before reaching Wells River, my lively and talented friend, Revere, had met iTiends, a gay party of Bostonians, bound upon a jaunt into the White Mountains, and I had yielded to his urgent solicitations to join them, and thus we purloined two more days ; and again, partly, I will confess, from the dictations of my good mentor, I swerved from the path of duty. What would my mother have said could she have known my inconstancy ^to^the'family honor and dignity 1 '^mtnth^^f^ "*%& ^ . >-^^ .#.» v-.-..i*^ ■" ''i^ .A,"-Oi ^^^ r^fv* -V' * •r':^,? 1 i^ . \ « ^^x-c > V f^ ...^../^"'T"*^ ■J^^. I h' It PASSUMPSIC RIVER. We visited Fabyans ; the Crawford House, at the head of the mag-jl nificent White Mountain notch ; made the thrilling ascent of Mt. Wash-] ington ; then dropped in on the splendid Maple wood Hotel near Bethlehem ^ and finally bade adieu to Revere's pleasant Bostonian friends at the Proflif | House, and regained the line of our northward course at Wells River. niiiliiil-, |il .'"■''I III 'Kb liii i,f!^' s *. KJv s m 11 At St. Johaflbury, the beautiful little Passumpeic River came down from the mountains to cvgms our path ; and now our way led for many miles along its dashing waters, stoMlily climbing the hills toward the great divide near Burke Mountain, upon the well-known and picturesque route which takes its name from this winding Itttle river of the Green Mountain State, i At Lyndonville, we passed the general oiHces of the railroad company, and fifteen minutes later the station of West Burke, where the flneiit view of the mountain pass is attainable. I had always loved this beautiful region, and now, after travel with ray mother and sisters amid many of the grandest scenes of our own land and abroad, I found my zest for each familiar outlook as we sped along in no wise abated. To my compation all was new and charming. *' ' \ *' To think," said he " that all this beautiful region has been rioting in . a perfect bewilderment of the picturesqiie, and here I have only just found it out. The 'Passumpsic region' should be a household term in eveiy studio." Revere besought me to return from Newport the following morning, and join him in a regular sketch hunt through these hills. I was obliged to remind him that we were (or at lea.^t, / was) upon a high and holy mission for the rescue of the family dignity, and thai delays were dangerous. I must see Aunt '* Tabby " without delay. Whyt some of those dreaded boarders might possibly be upon thiay very train. If any of them managed to get away, and ensconced themi selves at Twin Islands before I could reach the scene, how could I eveii face my mother? * i That we might better view the fine outline of Burke Mountain, we had left our car and passed through the parlor coach from New York toi the rear platform. From this point northward all the waters flow towai'd the great basil]! of the St Lawrence, gathering themselves for a time in such great pooli^ as Memphremagog and Massawippi beyond, and then wind down the pastoral French Canadian country through scenes as strange and un-u American as those reserved thousands of miles from our matter-of-faci i centres of population. », At West Burko we are but an hour's ride from Newport, the prettyjv town at the American end of Lake Memphremagog. As we turned tc^j retrace our steps my companion gripped my arm with the strength of an |{ athlete. n 'i-"i - WILLOUaHBf LA.KE. "Sit here I Do sit down; don't able why I" .\^^^ , -!^?^'^ and he fairly forced me into a vacant seat. "^^ "Now, look!" His gaze was directed toward a beautiful sleeper, a girl of perhaps twenty years, whose shapely head was rested upon a pillow across the arm of a seat facing us. " Heavens, what a pose t " exclaimed the artist rapturously. "Why, man, look at her I Fve been trying for months to get a study like that. You cannot simulate the unconscious sweetness of sleep. This will be my academy picture, and a prize, too." Now, to a man like Revere, whose art instincts grew stronger as his 13 life experience broadened, there is nothing on earth which so appeals to the pure sensibilities, as the face of a lovely woman, and when does the soul more clearly mirror its innate purity than in the quiet repose of sleep ? As a general thing, I did not approve of Revere's piratical habit of stealing the profiles of fair ones, encountered all without a by-your- leave ; but he would have failed of his art indeed had he not whipped out his omnipresent sketch book, and with a hand long practical in the secret of ''sketching on the rail" transferred to its pages the graceful contour of the sleepeif with fidelity and spirit. He managed too to avoid the attention of the passengers. The lady seemed to be traveling without escort, which added to the pleasant mystery which surrounded her. ^' Revere's pencil lingered lovingly over the outline he had made, now deepening a shadow, or adding a forgotten detail of drapery, and he had not yet satisfied his critical spirit when the whistle sounded our approach to Newport. As we arose to regain our own coach I encountered the scowling face of a dark skinned Frenchman peer- ing through bead-like eyes at the sketch Revere had made. With a cat-like agility he sprang to the artist's side and hissed into his ear : '^ Monsieur is clever ; but he has been caught. It is an insult to the lady. I will find and punish him, mere! not now, but in time. He will remember I" Befci'e we could recover from the surprise created by this attack, the] wiry Frenchman had gained the rear platform and leaped from the train,| now slowly approaching the station. Revere, after recovering his breath, was disposed to regard the affair as] a good joke. "Only a crazy habitant f" he said. "If he was interested in oui| • sleeping beauty ' why did ha jump the train ? " t') But I felt differently. There was a most ugly look in that fellowVl face, unH yet it hardl> seemed possible that one eo fair and manifrstlfl innocent should bs in any way allied with feuch a vicious rogue as the maif who had attacked Revere. ^1 Newport-upon-Memphremagog is a pleasant hillside village, with pretty white cottages. A street of stores and shops along the water and a fine large hotel, the well-known Magog House, close upon the margin of the lake. Waiting steamers are clustered at the wharf, and the surface of the lake is dotted with fishermen and pleasure seekers. Behind the village, crowning the steep hill, is a fine point of outlook upon the far- reaching lake, which stretches for twenty miles away up among the Canadian hills. From Newport the Passumpsic Railroad continues along the eastern shore of the lake some distance, passing along the pictm'esque margin of Lake Massawippi in Canada, and continuing to the thriving town of Sher- brooke, where it forms a junction with the Quebec Central Railway, lead- ing through the forests and down the historic Chaudiere Valley to Quebec. Th) Sauth-eastern Railway also merges with the Passumpsic Route at Newport, and north -bound passen- gers destined for Montreal continue in the same cars around the head of the lake in front of the town and upon a gradually ascending grade westward of the lake, through many picturesque provincial scenes, to the Canadian metropolis, distant less than four hours from Newport. Revere and I emerged from the throng at the station, having rescued our impedimenta and placed it in the care of the porter, and waited vainly for a possible glimpse of the face which had so charmed us. The New York car, however, was whisked away toward Montreal, bearing its fair burden away from us all, unconscious of the sketch which had been stolen from her beautiful features. To our great surprise the form of the Frenchman appeared at the rear door of the coach as the train lassed out of view, and evidently recognizing us, he waved a sardonic lalute of adieu, greatly to oui discomfiture. I felt a strong presentiment that we should meet him again, but how ittle either of us dreamei uader what changed conditions it would be* ?e, with iter and largin of fturface lind the the far- ong the eastern argin of of Sher- ly, lead- Quebec, toute at passen- ontinue head of vn and : grade h many I, to the nt less •t. om the :«scued t in the vainly le face er, was itreal, rom us which mtiful ise the i train rdonio fc how be. a o s 16 i As " Twin Islands " was located some miles down the lake and not upon thejregular steamer route, we were to choose between taking a carriage over a winding mountain road, sending word to her ladyship, my aunt, to dispatch the Glide, her excellent steam yacht, for us, or to create an '* ashen breeze *' and propel ourselves to our destination. As both were good oarsmen we decided upon the latter alternative and proposed remain- ing at the Magog House, leaving at an early hour in the morning. There was a "sound of revelry by night" at the Magog House, Although quite early in the season, a )nrge party of travelers had already cfongregated, as tourists very generally stop over here for a day or so en route between the "States" and the Dominion. There is, too, a large class of persons who make Newport a regular summer home for some weeks every year, for the sake of its pure mountain atmosphere, fine fish- ing and romantic environment. It was doubly for the sake of avoiding the crowd and gaiety, of which we certainly had enjoyed a surfeit in the cities, and for the better enjoy- ment of the music at a distance, that Revere and I took a skiff, and, row- ing far out upon the sleeping surface, floated for an idle hour of delicious repose. It was such a time as comes to us but rarely in this work-a-day-hurry- ing world. It brings exalted thpughts and ambitions to one who has yet the world before him, and peace to the gray-haired man whose battles are already fought. It is the dulcet hour of retrospect as well as of resolve for the future ; for meditation rather than words. Behind us the twink- ling lamps of the village, with the central flood of light from the hotel, were caught up and drawn out upon the mirrored surface in attenuated bars of gold. The sweet strains of the waltz, softened by distance, floated toward us like the elusive strains of an .^lOlian harp. It was dark, and yet bright starlight. The gems of heaven glowed and glimmered as I have seen them in the latitudes where the southern cross hangs high above the horizon. Presently there was a sound of oars. We had drifted near a rocky point. The dim outlines of a barge containing three men came into view. They ceased rowing and we heard them conversing. "It was here Jacques was to meet us. We are early." ** Better early than late ; there's much to be done, and he has far to go," growled the man in the stem. We were now in the deep shadow of a rock and had t|ierefore escaped detection ; we prudently held our breath. Why should these men seek a rendezvous at night ? n >tupOD arriage unt, to ate an u were emain- House, Already r so en a large >r some nefish- r which r enjoj- d, row- elicious '-hurry- yet the ties are resolve twink- 9 hotel, muated floated rkyand ad as I i above k rocky )view. far to scaped seek a Now, far away dowa the lake, under the shadow of Provuice Inland, there came a triple flash of light. *' Ha ! the signal t He will be here soon," whispered another of the men. *' Let ns go further, I do not like these shores, they are dangerous to any who have secrets." ** As for that, there are some secrets which can be buried below the water, if it comes to the worst. Beware of your own loose tongue when you get drunk, Henri I " chided the helmsman, who had a curiously hoarse voice. The quick nervous stroke of a coming canoe was now easily heard. Then a whispered hail ; a transfer of goods ; along conference, chiefly in Canadian JXIJ018, in which the helmsman with the hoarse whisper took a leading part ; then the boats parted, each moving swiftly by the route it had come. » < , Revere and I breathed more freely. "Well!" said my companion with a nervous laugh, " if I only knew what those fellows were jabbering. about, I'd be better satisfied as to the size of our little adventure. Glad they didn't catch us, anyhow." Thanks to my early years along this lake, when I had spent many a day with the French-Canadian fishers of Magog, I had gained a fair knowledge of the patois. I learned, therefore, from the confusion of the whispered conference, these points : Smuggling, which had been in its decline along this frontier for some years, was now to be pushed upon a bolder scale. The " Captain " had returned. He had been seen upon the outskirts of the village that very day in the guise of a traveler. He had been gone several years. He had left important instructions for a rendezvous down the lake. Valuable goods might be expected in a few days. He had gone to Montreal. *' Why did he not stop beyond the village and see us here ? " was asked by one. •* Well, if you must know, it's my opinion there's a lady to be looked after." " Bah I that is the Captain's only weak point," replied the man with the hoarse whisper. "Besides, he will do better to come in at the other end of the lake. It's safer ; these Yankees do not sleep." We rowed back to the village safely in the wake of the smugglers, occupied with our thoughts. " Gerald, my boy, I have a theory. That pugnacious Frenchman upon the train, and the ' Captain ' who , has come back to his dis- lit 18 reputable crew, are one and the same. Our 'Sleeping Beauty' is the lady in the case." '■..''. -■ "~<:i ,<^, ■;..:.,,;":' ;:,:.;.;; " Right 1 " I exclaimed, jumping to my feet in great excitement. '' Tou've liit it ! " and I wondered that the idea had not struck us both sooner. " Then we shall hear from him again. He will keep his promise." " And from her, let us hope," said I. AT TWIN ISLANDS. *' Tes. I know all about it. You needn't say a word. You folks have an idea that I can live here all my blessed life in solitary state. Now tell me, Gerald, how long is it since I've seen any of you at Twin Islands? 'Four years,' yes, *four years.* Well I if my own sister and nieces and nephew can't come once in four years to see me, why, it's time tc hunt up somebody who will. That's why I want boaders. I'll donate all I make to the ' Fresh ^ ir Fund ' for your children of the slums. I sent that marked copy of the paper to Martha" (my mother's name), " and I am glad it has stirred her up. It will do her good. Ha I ha ! '' and my jolly old aunt leaned back in her chair laughing with great enjoyment over the pathetic picture I had drawn of the scene when my mother had read the Tribune notice, in the hope of working upon her sympathy. "Come out upon the porch." '- • • ^ i ' = She conducted us to a vine-embroidered piazza, from which a superb view of the lake was gained. It was certainly a grand and inspiring scene. Revere compared it to the best views of the Hudson in the vicinity of West Point. The broad lake reached away to the base of noble Owls Head Moun- tain, which extended in successive steeps far among the fleecy clouds, which gathered around its crest. >^yi;- / *. w j; ^^i; hat. Far beyond the blue heights of the Canadian hills succeeded each other, and the sleeping form of Mount Liephantus was dimly outlined upon the northern horizon. Miles away, the busy steamer, Lady of the Lake, from Newport, ploughed gaily through the still waters, leaving a heaving wake behind her, and bearing a happy load of excursionists to the Owls Head Moun- tain House, or the picnic grounds opposite. (Alas t good Captain Fogg has now made his final voyage.) \ \ run gar WO] got an( set cai 8k( wi an jui ' is the itement. us both use. »> on folks ry state. at Twin ster and it's time '11 donate dums. I 's name), [a I hat'' ith great when my ipon her a superb ared it to ul Moun- f clouds, led each outlined 'Newport, e behind d Moun- 19 ** Now, Gerald," resumed my aunt," here is this splendid view allj running to waste, just like my vegetables out there in the finest kitchen] garden in Northern Yermort, just because folks who are always welcome! won't come and enjoy the one and eat the other. Now, the city is full of] good people fairly starving for a chance to get away into this fresh aii and enjoy this delicious climate. Yes, Pm going to take hoarders, that't settled ; and what's more, you, Gterald, are to stay here and help takel care of them. Mr. Revere shall also stay and fill his portfolio with] sketch'^8 of the lake. You know all the finest points, Glerald." My self-willed aunt now bustled into the house and presently reappeared^ with a small basketful of letters. "Now, you two young men are appointed * Oommitte on Selection] and Rejection.' These letters must be answered. Here are some more just came yesterday ; this one, for instance," She handed me a dainty note, evidently written by a lefined hand, [t read as follows : t r ' :; MoNTBEAL, June 10th, 18— . (ra, Tahitha Cobb : Dear M: ter?" asked Revere. *< It has been several years since I saw Gertrude Branscomb," she repr.ed; *'but unless I am greatly mistaken, she has developed into a very beautiful and brilliant woman. I can hardly describe her in set terms ; but ah I you young men I I shall have to keep a close eye upon you." " Does she in any way resemble this" — and Revere produced his }ketch book holding the outline of the unknown maiden up to my aunt's spection. " That why it*s Gertrude's very self I " she exclaimed, in great ronder ; " what do you know of her ? Where did you get this? " " I purloined it ye^rday from the young lady herself. She was, as rou see, very thoroughly asleep, so much so, indeed, that she did not twaken at Newport ; and, I presume, went on to Montreal ; at least, she lid not leave the train ; we were observant, you see." '* Well, that accounts, no doubt, for their failure to arrive. They ished to come down this morning by carriage. Poor girl ! she was all ilone. How astonished she must have been when she found herself again Canada. No doubt, her aunt is now awaiting her at Newport," . ^ 1 .V • ; :i S. '■ . 21 land. shall >BD. -#i "No, she was' not alone," said Revere, grimly ; ** the Captain wt with her." " I do not understand," exclaimed Mrs. Cobb, with open-eyed wonder] ** Well, neither do we," I replied , and I gave her an account of 01 brief interview with the excited and hostile Frenchman. I prudently refrained from any allusion to our later adventure upon the lake. '' What was he like, tiiis Frenchman?" queried my aunt, who waij now very pale, with forced calmness. Rapidly Revere penciled the pose, features and malignant glance o| our officious fellow-traveler. " Yes, it is as I feared ; he has come back. O Heaven ! we had hoi he had gone forever." She arose in great agitation and rang the bell for a servant. ** Send Martin here at once," she said. When that person appeared, she gave orders for getting the Qlic ready for a trip to Newport with all possible haste. " Excuse me, gentlemen," said she with old-time courtesy. " If have provoked your curiosity it shall be gratified soon ; you will go wit|{ me, and I will tell you the story en route, I may need your help." -*■ THE CAPTAIN AND HIS ADVENTURES. An hour later the Glide was rapidly speeding toward Newport, an