One summer’s evening a young man was tramping through the Forest of Warden. “Forest of Warden” sounds strange, old-fashioned, almost ...

It is a warm evening in early Summer; the sun is setting behind a long range of fir and yew-clad hills, at the feet of which twists in ...

Nobody ever goes to Portmaris; that is to say, nobody who is anybody. It lies—but no matter, ours shall not be the hand to ruin its ...

"She is coming—my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat Had it lain for a century dead." A ...

“Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.” —Varied from ...

My Dear Father: My first duty, as it is my highest pleasure, is to comply with your command to write you as soon as I should arrive at ...

"Man's importunity is God's opportunity." "O fair, O fine, O lot to be desired! Early and late my heart appeals to me, And says, 'O ...

In an easy chair of the spacious and handsome library of his townhouse, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn. His hair was gray, the ...

CHAPTER XXIV Conclusion After a happy week spent at his little home on the Sound, Wizard Will returned to his duties in town. He had made...

CHAPTER XXIII Wizard Will's Luck As soon as he left the cell of Ellis, the kidnapper of Willie Rossmore, Wizard Will went directly home,...

CHAPTER XXII Ensnared by a Watch The entrance of the Boy Detective into the police precinct caused a sensation, and his hand was grasped...

CHAPTER XXI Retribution at Last It was at Chicago that Will Raymond parted with Mr. Rossmore and the doctor, for he was anxious to get...

CHAPTER XX The Grave on the Prairie It was toward sunset, one pleasant afternoon, some ten days after the visit of the Boy Detective to...

CHAPTER XIX Unknown Kindred Ties Little dreaming that he was approaching the home of his mother, her birth-place, and that of her mother...

CHAPTER XVIII Headed Off After what he had heard, Will was most anxious to remain unseen, for he knew that Night Hawk Jerry would...

CHAPTER XVII On Secret Service The day and night of rest that Will took, which he really needed, for his capture, escape, and hard work,...

CHAPTER XVI The Raid The first point of destination of the police squad was to the door out of which Will had made his escape, and he led...

CHAPTER XV The Boy Guide The reader can fully appreciate the peril of Will when they know what was behind him, and that he had a room,...

CHAPTER XIV Will Plays his little Game Lying in his little bunk, which was an upper one, Will Raymond did not go to sleep. He saw the men...