The Argosy

# The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 4 (April 1891)

This issue of The Argosy, edited by Charles W. Wood, contains multiple serials and stories. The lead serial, "The Fate of the Hara Diamond," continues with Chapters XIV–XVII. Captain Ducie has decrypted a Russian manuscript by M. Platzoff concerning a valuable diamond but finds the cryptogram ends before revealing its hiding-place. Frustrated, Ducie searches Bon Repos for clues while harboring a desire to steal the gem. The chapter "Drashkil-Smoking" depicts Platzoff introducing Captain Ducie to his opium-derived drug preparation, recounting his vivid visions—including one where he became an Indian fakir with fused hands, revered as holy. Other contributions include W.F. Ainsworth's essay "Longevity," Charles W. Wood's "The Bretons at Home," Gilbert H. Page's "An April Folly," and Letitia McClintock's "Unexplained," alongside poetry and miscellaneous pieces.