conducted himself with extreme
modesty. The impression he continued to make was decidedly in his favor.
He assumed nothing on account of his wealth, his lofty station, or
anything else. The passengers dined that day in the cabin of the
Blanche, with about all the guests whose acquaintance the general had
made on board the Guardian-Mother.

In the afternoon it was decided by the unanimous vote of the company on
board of the Guardian-Mother that the two steamers should sail the next
day for Bombay together. The "Big Four" had been properly noticed by the
Pacha, and they had all made friends with him. He had talked with Louis
a good deal, for he had become very well acquainted with him at
Mogadore; and Scott even thought it possible such a man, "made of
money," might yet buy a steamer for him.

The Maud, with the Parsee merchants and all the friendly officers,
followed the two magnificent steamers to sea the next day, and both
vessels fired salutes for them at parting. The party were going to
India; new sights, different from anything they had ever seen before,
were to open upon them, and it is more than possible that the young men
on board would fall into some stirring adventures as they proceeded. The
company of the Blanche was likely to bring with it some attractions, and
to change somewhat the order of events on board both vessels. But the
narrative of the voyage will be found in "ACROSS INDIA; OR, LIVE BOYS IN
THE FAR EAST."

OLIVER OPTICS BOOKS.

THE BLUE and THE GRAY

Illustrated. With Emblematic Dies. Each volume bound in Blue and Gray.
Per volume, $1.50.

NAVY SERIES

TAKEN BY THE ENEMY
WITHIN THE ENEMY'S LINES
A VICTORIOUS UNION
ON THE BLOCKADE
STAND BY THE UNION
FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT

ARMY SERIES

BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER
IN THE SADDLE
A LIEUTENANT AT EIGHTEEN

_Other volumes in preparation_

The opening of a new series of books from the pen of Oliver Optic is
bound to arouse the highest anticipation in the minds of boy and girl
readers. There never has been a more interesting writer in the field of
juvenile literature than Mr. W. T. Adams, who under his well-known
pseudonym, is known and admired by every boy and girl in the country,
and by thousands who have long since passed the boundaries of youth, yet
who remember with pleasure the genial, interesting pen that did so much
to interest, instruct and entertain their younger years. The present