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CAUGHT IN THE SNARE. CHAPTER I. ay JOE SMITH. “Dost deem that aught can hide in beggar rags. A heart so bold as mine? And dream’st thou aught of common danger now Can seare me from my purpose?” ‘ —Barry CORNWALL, To explain how the friends of Edith discovered her prison, 1t 1s necessary to retrace our steps a little. For an hour or two after her departure with De Lisle, Major Percival walked thoughtfully up and down the broad piazza, debating within | himself whether it were better to wait or compel j Edith to fulfill her engagement. The words of | Fred Stanley had thrown a new light on the sub- ject, and he felt convinced that her affection for him was the cause of her refusal. To marry or od not to marry, therefore, was the question; and in # a state of unusual indecision the major debated oe the case pro and con. While thus engaged, Nell caine russning up the stairs, and stood beside him: “Papa, where’s Edith?” —_——— <2 ses \ bere “ef ye oy - ‘ ge pee t= 2 fe