| 83—The Locksmith of Lyons. |
By Prof. Wm. Henry Peck. |
| 82—Captain Impudence. |
By Edwin Milton Royle. |
| 81—Wedded For an Hour. |
By Emma Garrison Jones. |
| 80—The Fair Maid of Fez. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 79—Marjorie Deane. |
By Bertha M. Clay. |
| 78—The Yankee Champion. |
By Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. |
| 77—Tina. |
By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon. |
| 76—Mavourneen. |
From the celebrated play. |
| 75—Under Fire. |
By T. P. James. |
| 74—The Cotton King. |
By Sutton Vane. |
| 73—The Marquis. |
By Charles Garvice. |
| 72—Willful Winnie. |
By Harriet Sherburne. |
| 71—The Spider's Web. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 70—In Love's Crucible. |
By Bertha M. Clay. |
| 69—His Perfect Trust. |
By a popular author. |
| 68—The Little Cuban Rebel. |
By Edna Winfield. |
| 67—Gismonda. |
By Victorien Sardou. |
| 66—Witch Hazel. |
By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon. |
| 65—Won By the Sword. |
By J. Perkins Tracy. |
| 64—Dora Tenney. |
By Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. |
| 63—Lawyer Bell From Boston. |
By Robert Lee Tyler. |
| 62—Stella Stirling. |
By Julia Edwards. |
| 61—La Tosca. |
By Victorien Sardou. |
| 60—The County Fair. |
By Neil Burgess. |
| 59—Gladys Greye. |
By Bertha M. Clay. |
| 58—Major Matterson of Kentucky. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 57—Rosamond. |
By Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. |
| 56—The Dispatch Bearer. |
By Warren Edwards. |
| 55—Thrice Wedded. |
By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon. |
| 54—Cleopatra. |
By Victorien Sardou. |
| 53—The Old Homestead. |
By Denman Thompson. |
| 52—Woman Against Woman. |
By Effie Adelaide Rowlands. |
| 51—The Price He Paid. |
By E. Werner. |
| 50—Her Ransom. |
By Charles Garvice. |
| 49—None Bet the Brave. |
By Robert Lee Tyler. |
| 48—Another Man's Wife. |
By Bertha M. Clay. |
| 47—The Colonel By Brevet. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 46—Off With the Old Love. |
By Mrs. M. V. Victor. |
| 45—A Yale Man. |
By Robert Lee Tyler. |
| 44—That Dowdy. |
By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon. |
| 43—Little Coquette Bonnie. |
By Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. |
| 42—Another Woman's Husband. |
By Bertha M. Clay. |
| 41—Her Heart's Desire. |
By Charles Garvice. |
| 40—Monsieur Bob. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 39—The Colonel's Wife. |
By Warren Edwards. |
| 38—The Nabob of Singapore. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 37—The Heart of Virginia. |
By J. Perkins Tracy. |
| 36—Fedora. |
By Victorien Sardou. |
| 35—The Great Mogul. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 34—Pretty Geraldine. |
By Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. |
| 33—Mrs. Bob. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 32—The Blockade Runner. |
By J. Perkins Tracy. |
| 31—A Siren's Love. |
By Robert Lee Tyler. |
| 30—Baron Sam. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 29—Theodora. |
By Victorien Sardou. |
| 28—Miss Caprice. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 27—Estelle's Millionaire Lover. |
By Julia Edwards. |
| 26—Captain Tom. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 25—Little Southern Beauty. |
By Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. |
| 24—A Wasted Love. |
By Charles Garvice. |
| 23—Miss Pauline of New York. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 22—Elaine. |
By Charles Garvice. |
| 21—A Heart's Idol. |
By Bertha M. Clay. |
| 20—The Senator's Bride. |
By Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. |
| 19—Mr. Lake of Chicago. |
By Harry DuBois Milman. |
| 18—Dr. Jack's Wife. |
By the author of Dr. Jack. |
| 17—Leslie's Loyalty. |
By Charles Garvice. |
| 16—The Fatal Card. |
By Haddon Chambers and B. C. Stephenson. |
| 15—Dr. Jack. |
By St. George Rathborne. |
| 14—Violet Lisle. |
By Bertha M. Clay. |
| 13—The Little Widow. |
By Julia Edwards. |
| 12—Edrie's Legacy. |
By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon. |
| 11—The Gypsy's Daughter. |
By Bertha M. Clay. |
| 10—Little Sunshine. |
By Francis S. Smith. |
| 9—The Virginia Heiress. |
By May Agnes Fleming. |
| 8—Beautiful But Poor. |
By Julia Edwards. |
| 7—Two Keys. |
By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon. |
| 6—The Midnight Marriage. |
By A. M. Douglas. |
| 5—The Senator's Favorite. |
By Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. |
| 4—For a Woman's Honor. |
By Bertha M. Clay. |
| 3—He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not. |
By Julia Edwards. |
| 2—Ruby's Reward. |
By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon. |
| 1—Queen Bess. |
By Mrs. Georgie Sheldon. |
"The Spider and the Fly" is the
title under which this story originally
appeared, serially, in an English
publication.
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY.
CHAPTER I.
A SWIM FOR LIFE.
It is sunset; a dusky red is spreading out from the horizon and throwing a duskier reflection upon the sullen sea and its more sullen shore. A weird, awful shore it is, encumbered with huge rocks and strangely hewn stone.
A grim, shuddering waste, made grimmer and more terrible by strange, stray specks of humanity, that, seen in the falling sunlight seemed rather distorted creations of fancy than actual human beings; from stone to stone they pace, stepping with a peculiar, halting, laborious gait, and looking sullenly earthward as if their eyes were chained to the hateful, barren shore and the looking upward were death.
Look closer and gain fresh cause for wonderment. There is a strange likeness in these dim figures. They move alike, their gaze is directed sullenly downward alike, they are dressed alike. A sad, dingy, gray garment, half shirt, half tunic, relieved in all cases by a patch of crimson across the arm, upon which is stamped, in letters of black relief, a number. Their feet are shod with thick, heavy, iron-soled boots; a coarse, hideous cap is upon their heads, and the hair beneath it is cut almost to the skin.
The faces—ah, no! who could
