Author of "Dr. Jack," "Dr. Jacks Wife," "Captain Tom," "Baron Sam,""Miss Pauline of New York," etc.
CHAPTER I.--"COWARD!"
CHAPTER II.--A DEADLY ENCOUNTER.
CHAPTER III.--SAVED BY FIRE.
CHAPTER IV.--A WORLD-WIDE SEARCH.
CHAPTER V.--THE PROFESSOR ACTS.
CHAPTER VI.--PAULINE POTTER'S HOUR COMES.
CHAPTER VII.--THE BEAUTIFUL TIGRESS.
CHAPTER VIII.--HER DEBT CANCELED.
CHAPTER IX.--BRAVO, PHILANDER!
CHAPTER X.--SPRUNG ALEAK!
CHAPTER XI.--AN UNWELCOME PASSENGER.
CHAPTER XII.--TO THE HOUSE OF BEN TALEB.
CHAPTER XIII.--A NIGHT IN ALGIERS.
CHAPTER XIV.--THE COMING OF MISS CAPRICE.
CHAPTER XV.--THE WRECKED STAGE.
CHAPTER XVI.--A FRENCH WARRIOR.
CHAPTER XVII.--ON TO THE METIDJA MINE
CHAPTER XVIII.--THE MODERN LEONIDAS.
CHAPTER XIX.--WAR—HORRID WAR!
CHAPTER XX.--THE COMING OF THE FRENCH ZOUAVES.
CHAPTER XXI.--SHE CALLS HIM JOHN NOW.
CHAPTER XXII.--THE WEAVER—FATE!
CHAPTER XXIII.--FOUND—IN THE HOUSE OF THE MOOR.
CHAPTER XXIV.--CONCLUSION.
A little party of tourists might be seen one lovely day in January, onthe hill back of the city of Valetta, on that gem of Mediterraneanislands, Great Britain's Malta.
The air is as clear as a bell, and the scene is certainly one to charmthe senses, with the blue Mediterranean, dotted with sails, a hazy linefar, far away that may be the coast of Africa, the double harbor below,one known as Quarantine, where general trade is done, the other, GreatHarbor, being devoted to government vessels.
Quaint indeed is the appearance of the Maltese city that rests mostlyupon the side of the hill under the fortifications, a second Quebec asit were.
The streets are, some of them, very steep, the houses, built oflimestone, generally three stories in height, with a flat roof thatanswers the same purpose as the Spanish or Mexican azotea.
Valetta has three city gates, one the Porta Reale, through which ourlittle tourist group came to reach their present position, leads to thecountry; the Porta Marsamuscetto to the general harbor where lie craftof all nations, while the government harbor is reached by means of theMarina gate.
Thus they hold to many of the ways of Moorish and Mohammedan countries.
The fortifications of limestone are massive—England has a secondGibraltar here.
In general, the Maltese speak a language not unlike the Arabic, thoughEnglish and Italian are used in trade.
They are a swarthy, robust, fearless people, strong