align="left">Longevity. By W.F. Ainsworth, F.S.A.

293 Mademoiselle Elise. By Edward Francis Jun Mediums and Mysteries. By Narissa Rosavo Feb Miss Kate Marsden Jan My May Queen. By John Jervis Beresford, M.A. May Old China Jun On Letter-Writing. By A.H. Japp, LL.D. May Paul. By the Author of "Adonais, Q.C." May "Proctorised" 345 Rondeau. By E. Nesbit Mar Saint or Satan? By A. Beresford Feb Sappho. By Mary Grey Mar Serenade. By E. Nesbit Jun Sonnets. By Julia Kavanagh Jan, Feb, 297, Jun So Very Unattractive! Jun Spes. By John Jervis Beresford, M.A. 292 Sweet Nancy. By Jeanie Gwynne Bettany May The Church Garden. By Christian Burke May The Only Son of his Mother. By Letitia McClintock Mar To my Soul. From the French of Victor Hugo Jun Unexplained. By Letitia McClintock 347 Who Was the Third Maid? Jan Winter in Absence Feb * * * * * POETRY. Sonnets. By Julia Kavanagh Jan, Feb, 297, Jun A Song. By G.B. Stuart Jan Enlightenment. By E. Nesbit Feb Winter in Absence Feb A Memory. By George Cotterell Feb In a Bernese Valley. By Alexander Lamont Feb Rondeau. By E. Nesbit Mar Spes. By John Jervis Beresford, M.A. 292 Across the River. By Helen M. Burnside 333 My May Queen. By John Jervis Beresford, M.A. May The Church Garden. By Christian Burke May Serenade. By E. Nesbit Jun To my Soul. From the French of Victor Hugo Jun Old China Jun * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS. By M.L. Gow. "I advanced slowly up the room, stopped, and curtsied." "I saw and recognised the mysterious midnight visitor." "He came back in a few minutes, but so transformed in outward appearance that Ducie scarcely knew him." "Behold!" "Sister Agnes knelt for a few moments and bent her head in silent prayer." "He put his hand to his side, and motioned Mirpah to open the letter." * * * * * Illustrations to "The Bretons at Home."

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THE ARGOSY.

APRIL, 1891.

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THE FATE OF THE HARA DIAMOND.

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CHAPTER XIV.

DRASHKIL-SMOKING.

"It must and shall be mine!"

So spoke Captain Ducie on the spur of the moment as he wrote the last word of his