“Well,” said Phœnix, “as we haven’t knuckled down much so far, I suppose we might as well do it until the purser makes you take off his clothes.” “And when we get to Jacksonville,” said Mr. Berkeley; “I will have you all refitted.” That afternoon, when the Humphrey Giles started northward, or down the St. John’s River to Jacksonville, our friends were on board of her. After some persuasion from Mr. Berkeley the worthy magistrate consented to let Chap go, and depend upon the testimony of Adam for the conviction of the two young men who had committed the assault. That individual had sold his little bears to a man who was going North, and, having a good job of work, he did not wish to leave Sanford. He came down to the pier to see his former companions depart, and bade them a hearty good-by. “It is a great pity, boys,” said Helen, when they were all in the hotel at Jacksonville, getting ready to start homeward,--“it is a great pity that you brought nothing with you from your Indian River trip, not a shell, nor a sea-bean, nor even any of that beautiful Spanish moss which hangs from the trees.” “Helen,” cried Chap, “what are you talking about? Don’t you know that rolling stones gather no moss?” And, majestically waving his hand, he walked away. The homeward trip, though marked by no exciting incidents, was a delightful one for all the party; and the mail from Boontown, which carried to the colonel in Titusville a cheque for the amount due him by the Rolling Stones, also carried a full account of this journey in a letter from Helen to Mary Brown, the girl who could not remember ever having seen another girl. THE END. Books for Boys by Popular Authors. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. Cloth, $1.50 per volume. THE ORACLE OF BAAL. A Narrative of some Curious Events in the Life of Professor Horatio Carmichael, M.A. Edited by J. PROVAND WEBSTER. With numerous illustrations by Warwick Goble. THE YOUNG CASTELLAN. A Tale of the English Civil War. By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. Illustrated. TROOPER ROSS AND SIGNAL BUTTE. By CAPTAIN CHARLES KING, U.S.A. Illustrated by Charles H. Stephens. CHUMLEY’S POST. A Story of the Pawnee Trail. By WILLIAM O. STODDARD. Illustrated by Charles H. Stephens. CAPTAIN CHAP; Or, THE ROLLING STONES. By FRANK R. STOCKTON. Illustrated by Charles H. Stephens. J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA. By CAPTAIN CHARLES KING, U. S. A. Trooper Ross and Signal Butte. Illustrated by Charles S. Stephens. Crown, 8vo. Cloth, $1.50. When Captain King sets his hand to a boy’s story he is sure to be an ideal creator of heroes. Redskins and blue-jackets, and lovely girls and daring youngsters are in his dramatic company; camp-fires, blazing villages, rifle-reports, and narrow escapes. He is never coarse nor sensational, but with his sweeping style carries you on from start to finish like a stiff and wholesome breeze.