“Am I not correct in my surmises, Dr. Zabriskie, and is not this the true explanation of your crime?” With a strange look, he lifted up his face. “Hush!” said he; “you will awaken her. See how peacefully she sleeps! I should not like to have her awakened now, she is so tired, and I—I have not watched over her as I should.” Appalled at his gesture, his look, his tone, I drew back, and for a few minutes no sound was to be heard but the steady dip-dip of the oars and the lap-lap of the waters against the boat. Then there came a quick uprising, the swaying before me of something dark and tall and threatening, and before I could speak or move, or even stretch forth my hands to stay him, the seat before me was empty and darkness had filled the place where but an instant previous he had sat, a fearsome figure, erect and rigid as a sphinx. What little moonlight there was only served to show us a few rising bubbles, marking the spot where the unfortunate man had sunk with his much-loved burden. We could not save him. As the widening circles fled farther and farther out, the tide drifted us away, and we lost the spot which had seen the termination of one of earth’s saddest tragedies. * * * * * The bodies were never recovered. The police reserved to themselves the right of withholding from the public the real facts which made this catastrophe an awful remembrance to those who witnessed it. A verdict of accidental death by drowning answered all purposes, and saved the memory of the unfortunate pair from such calumny as might have otherwise assailed it. It was the least we could do for two beings whom circumstances had so greatly afflicted. THE END. THE INCOGNITO LIBRARY. A series of small books by representative writers, whose names will for the present not be given. In this series will be included the authorized American editions of the future issues of Mr. Unwin’s “PSEUDONYM LIBRARY,” which has won for itself a noteworthy prestige. 32mo, limp cloth, each 50 cents. I. THE SHEN’S PIGTAIL, and Other Cues of Anglo-China Life, by Mr. M——. II. THE HON. STANBURY AND OTHERS, by Two. III. LESSER’S DAUGHTER, by Mrs. Andrew Dean. IV. A HUSBAND OF NO IMPORTANCE, by Rita. V. HELEN, by Oswald Valentine. These will be followed by volumes by other well-known authors. WORKS BY ANNA KATHARINE GREEN THE LEAVENWORTH CASE. A Lawyer’s Story. 4to, paper, 20 cents; 16mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1 00 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. 16mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1 00 THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES. A Story of New York Life. 16mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1 00 X. Y. Z.; A DETECTIVE STORY. 16mo, paper 25c. HAND AND RING. Quarto, paper, 20 cents; 16mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1 00 A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. Quarto, paper, 20 cents; 16mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1 00 THE MILL MYSTERY. 16mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1 00