Chapter 37 THE ATTACK.

"--Then more fierce

The conflict grew: the din of arms; the yell

Of savage rage; the shriek of agony;

The groans of death, commingled with one sound

Of undistinguished horrors."

-Southey.

Silent, motionless, speechless, with surprise and many contending emotions, Ray stood gazing on his new-found father, like one suddenly stricken