' Hurrah, IVe gob him !' was the next Eric heard, as he wont slipping and stum bling down the knife-like ledge path to the canoe—then a sharp cry from Cliff, a violent thrashing of the water and a fioroe panting. ' Hob trying to stab me—got his knife out,'gasped Cliff, as Eric drove the canoe half way towards him with his foot; 1 hold on, you fool! Idou't want to hurt you. Don't you see I'm only holding your head above water? ' Oh, Rio, hurry, hurry,' bnt Eric was upon them. He saw Clifford Marner, the contortion of an idiob convuls ing his"features, slashing right and left with his knife, while Cliff Warren held him up by the breast of his coat, and tried to dodge the thrifts ; 93 the prow of tho cano& drove with some slight force right between them, Marnermade a last slanting pass with the knife, which cut the handful grasped by Cliff clean off, leaving it in Cliffs grasp.: Next moment Cliff waaclingingto the canos on one side, and Marner, on the other side, was vanishing in a whirl of foam, lashed up by his own mad struggles. 'lean do no more, 'Rio,' pan tod Cliff, feebly,—' you try it, wo can't let him drown.'

Eric paddled over tho spot whero Marner had gone down, but he did not rise again. A few bubbles floated on tho surface, the foaming commotion smoothed away into glassy calm ; he peered into the waters in vain. i

'If I had a boat hook I mighb fish him up,' said he, turning his attention to his comrade. 'Goodgracious, Cliff, areyouhib?' cried he, struck with dismay at tho look of the poor fellow, as with head drooping and eyes half closed, ho mechanically held on by the side of the canoe, though with loosening grasp. Clifl made no reply, and Eric, in dignantly resigning the worthless wretch to h!3 justly earned fate, rowed back to tha foot of the path holding Cliff's hand, but not venturing to pull him aboard such a cranky craft. Fastening the canoe, he then got Cliff on the rock and supported him in his arms; after a few moments- Cliff looked up and asked eagerly, ' Where is ho ?'

' Gone down,—confound him I' muttered Eric catching .sight of blood on Cliffs naked breast. 