XXIII The Raft Pilot's Home 253 XXIV The Hunter of the Loop 261 XXV Eureka! The Eldorado! 266 XXVI The Rising 285 XXVII The Secret of the Snuff Box 293 XXVIII Misfortunes 313 XXIX Tom Glaze to the Rescue 327 XXX The Major's Home-Coming 334 XXXI Ande's Revenge 355 XXXII Christmas In the Old Hall 375 Illustrations Frontispiece _Ande Trembath_ PAGE "There was a vision of a flying, athletic, youthful form--clinging with the grip of a vice--" 27 "It's a compact, said the former" 54 "Yes, give three hoots for the red-'eaded Deane and all his traitor hancestors" 89 "I am that Knight, said Ande, warmly" 128 "They say you are the son of a traitor" 189 "The old hunter straightened up as if shot, and gazed at them" 250 "Sweet bird of the wilderness, sweet is thy song" 302 "The door was opened, and the gleam of candle light shot over all concerned" 332 "He opened his speech in clear, ringing tones" 364 ANDE TREMBATH CHAPTER I A CALAMITY AT THE MANOR "Never before in the history of the Manor have deeds like these been perpetrated," said the squire, his genial, rubicund countenance turning pale with anger. "Prithee, prithee, cool thyself; look at the affair calmly and you will speedily discover the rogue," replied the parson. "Cool myself!" replied the squire, in some heat; "it is easy enough to talk, but this is the third offence in a week. Last Monday the tulip beds and shrubbery were trampled and ruined; Wednesday, the fish-pond drained and the best fish secured; and last night, the unknown miscreant killed poor, faithful Borlase. It is becoming unbearable,"--and the squire, with angry features and the semblance of a tear in his eye, knelt down by the body of the English mastiff to convince himself again that the life of his canine friend was extinct.