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... CHAPTER XXI. It was more than a week later. A heavy fall of snow, such as we rarely get so late in February. made all the world white. I stood at the wiudow of my own little sitting room, leaning against the heavy, deep-red curtains, and looking out at those whirling, noiseless flakes. But at the library door my strength returned. I walked in. Rayvenham stood before the fire, my grandfather near the wiudow. Mother lay on the sofa, Aunt Rose being seated by her. "I am glad to see you so much better, my precious," said my grandfather, in a voice that shook slightly. 'Terrible times terrible times, Olga, my child." "Yea," I answered quietly, not returning his kiss. "They are terrible times, and first I have to ask your pardon, my dear est grandpapa, for all the trouble I have brought on you without meaning it." "I think you have suffered more than I, my poor little girl," he said, sadly. ' "I want to give you an account of ev erything just as it happened," I said, clearly and evenly. I then told everything that the reader already knows. When I reached the point to reveal my secret, I rose and stood be fore my fiance. "Rayvenham," I said, "Mr. Burnside two days ago released me from my prom ise, and I am free to tel! you. But at the same time, I confess that I I would rath er not. Will it not content you to know that, long ago, I acted in a way I have never ceased to repent of? Will you not reKpect Mr. Burnside's wish a very strong one that it should never be known? Could you trust me as far as that?" He crimsoned. "Olga," he said, "yon ask too much. It would imbitter a fel low's life to have a wife who I Should always be imagining " "There," I said, "you are free to marry some one with an unstained name and a clear conscience. When I was a little girl I tried to murder Mr. Burnside. I did it deliberately, fur the sake of Remy Da mien, whom I loved. I hated Mr. Burn side, because I thought him unjust to my uncle. I would have done anything for Remy, so I took a dngger, went into Mr. Burnside's room in the dead of nigbt, and tabbed him. For three days his life hung I in the balance, lie fully and freely for- gave me, and showed me how strangely perverted were my ideas of right and , wrong. He thought, and I thought, too. j that I could put. my past behind uie, and I build up a new future for myself, without i any haunting regrets. It never once oc curred to me that the uncle for whom I had so grievously transgressed could be base enough to use that very fact ns a bold over me." I paused a moment. Hav ing said all this in measured tones. I felt that my self-control was slipping from me, and that I must soon give wiiy. My grandfather had covered hid eyes with his hands I could not tell what his thoughts were. Rayvenham sat staring down at the carpet as if daxed. A slight noise from the sofa startled Aunt Rosulie. Mother had fainted away. "Now." I said steadily. "I see how mis taken I was. Grandpapa, you may be loath to hurt me now, but the time will come when you will be thankful that your beir did not ally himself with a Damien. You see what my uncle is a forger a convicted scoundrel; you hear what I my self have done attempted a human life. It is far better, is it not, that there should be no alliance between a Carewe and a member of such a house? Is it not so, Rayvenham?" Had Rayvenham turned impetuously round had he held out his arms to me. and cried: "I love you! What are all these obstacles to love like mine?" I believe I should have clung to him, my whole heart would have gone out to him, and I might have lived and died the wife of Rayven ham Carewe, with only very occasional misgivings as to whether I gave my hus band the highest love which ij was in my power to give. But such was not to be my fate. CHAPTER XXII. I went upnfairs. My little world all lay in ruins round me. I could not realize anything beyond the fact that I was deso late, desolate: 1 conxi not go to my roon.. I knew that Marianne was there with her sewing, keeping up a good tire. I could not bear the thought of seeing any one, and, turning aside, I ran along the gallery, and entered a corridor which was hardly ever used. So intense was niy despair that I did not hear the quiet osning and shutting of a door near uie. My paroxysm of grief was arrested by a hand on my shoulder, and a voice that voice which had power to send electrical thrills through every nerve in my body said: , "Oh, Miss Damien, what is the trou ble?" It was dreadful .o be found by Mr. 'Burnalde of all men, in this state of col lapse. How he would despise me! I bur ied my face lower and lower, and held out my banda to motion him away. I had not even known that he was in the house, and bail felt so aeenre from interruption In that corridor. "Oh, leave me! Leave me!" 1 said. ' "I will not leave you," he returned, firmly, "till know wnt n cause of tl this trouble, "Go away; oh, for pity's sake, go! 1 can't bear that you should see me like alar ' With those bine eye compelling me, there was no help for it. "My engage ment ia broken off," 1 faltered, closing my eytc; and my sobs burst ont afresh. "What!" Ma voire startled me. "Your aagagementbrokeo? Why 7 Why? Who ifenk Itr ' ; "I," ! sobbed, "when I Paw that liny- I ranhara dlatruated met I told them oh, I totd taetn everything, and be never said tcwwir ; : I i'i tisiM tram Bar side, and took two fmav aatd dowa La gallery. "The rtA. aageatis-uaiy Maea- n X from his engagement, and that he caught at the suggestion?" rYes. I mean that. But who would not have done so? Oh, how cau I live so humiliated?" "That a man should have once been in Paradise, and voluntarily walk oat again! Great heavens, it is incomprehensible," he said, vehemently. "Are you sure of it? Are you not mistaken?" He dropped on his knees before me be, my great, proud archangel Victor he caught ray hands and held them against his heart. "Do you wish to drive me mad?" he cried. "If only that fool Rayvenham knew what he had done! Why must it be always like this that you must weep your heart out for a man who is unworthy even to look into your sweet eyes, while some one some one els' is hungering for one look, one word, anything you could spare! Olga" unconsciously he used my Christian name for the first time how sweet it sounded from his lips "it is a moral impossibility that the man you loved could elect to fling away your love! I can't believe it!" I struggled to release my hands, but he held them fast. I was compelled to an swer. "I think, perhaps, that is the reason why Rayvenham has given me up," I fal tered. "I never did love him' really, not as I could love. He never knew it; but I didn't." "Why did you engage yourself, then?" "Because I thought he loved me very much. He said so; and because grand papa said he should leave Gray Ashtead to me, and it seemed so hard on Rayven ham! I did not know what I was doing. I was fond of him, and every one was pleased. That is what makes it so hard now to bear! My heart is not broken only my pride! my pride! I thought it was noble of me to marry him, and now he won't have me!" "You nay you are not in love with the high-souled Rayvenham. I'ray, are you in luve with any one else?" I made an effort to rise to escape from him. "I shall not tell you you have no right to ask," I said, excitedly. "Let me go, Mr. Burnside, you are cruel to keep me here." I did not move, but trembled from head to foot. There was complete silence for many seconds, as the old clock at the far end of the corridor ticked on monotonous ly, and I looked down in my lap, feeling the gaxe of the intense eyes which were looking on me. At last I could bear it no longer. Wringing my hands together, I looked up with a low cry. His arms went around me in an instant. My head was on his breast, my white face turned up to him. "Is it Victor?" he whispered, in a low voice. "My love, my own darling, is it Victor?" "Yes." The words floated from my mouth almost without my knowledge. His golden head bent over, lower, till his lips met mine. He only just held me, tenderly and close, shut in from the win ter's cold, and from all worldly frets and annoyance. How could trouble ever come near me, since Victor loved me. and I was free to love him back again? I sup ose the snow must have disappeared. How could snow remain chill emblem of winter time in face of the blue sky of those eyes, and the sunshine of my giant's golden hair? CHAPTER XXIII. I was dressed rather early that even ing, and slipped down into the drawing room, with a vagn hope that some one else might also have dressed early, and be there to greet me. The library door was just at the foot of the staircase, and. as I came down, I heard voices speaking. A movement, as of some one crossing the room, made me pause on the lowest stair, and, at the same instant, the door opened, and Ray venham came out, his face scarlet, his expression full of suppressed rage and mortification. So preoccupied was he that he did not even see me. but hurried past where I stood, ascending the staircase three steps at a time. Then the door opened again, and out walked Victor, his eyes glowing, his lip cnrled. I pitied loor Rayvenham. I had once heard how Mr. Burnside's tongue could lash any one for whose conduct he felt contempt. He was turning toward the drawing room without looking in my direction. "Victor!" He turnid like a flash. ".My heart!" He took my hand. "Come into the draw ing room at once, he went on. We walked in, hand in hand, like two hildren. Once there, be turned and open ed his a nil a. 'What ages and ages since saw each other la'! Three hours, I should think," he said. "How have I done without yon. Vior, for so many years?" I nsked as I pushed my hands up through the thick uas.-.e of his shining hair. "How your Yum' a name used to frighten me! Do you remember: And how you cut off your beard to please me? It all comes back so vividly. h. to think that I shall see desr Burnside again!" "And Rayvenham," said Victor, with an edge of satire in his voice. "I got to the truth those Lyndon have been gel ting hold of hiin. Of course, at the time of my accident at Burnside, a good many stories got about, and no doubt Remy V: mien hinted to Misa Lyndon, If he did net tell her straight ont. the ratine of your sudden departure. She Lady Laaeellea Ilervey. you know, ha been bavin that niece, F.rmyn, to atay with her, at Ox ford, and, between tbem, they had poi soned hi mind pretty well agalnat yon be fore ever this last affair began! Well, I wish him joy of Miss Krmyn Lyndon. If she thinks she will have Gray Aahtead. though, ake ia mistaken. Tonr grandfath er declare nothing ahall induce nlm -" "Ob, Victor," I aald, hurriedly, "Ray v en ham moat have Gray Aahtead! What honk! yoa and I do with it? We don't want it" Ha laughed -eewfc a glad, toirtc laaaa -4hat H waa Maettowa, -VH&Umll, "1 dare ny Mr. Ca'ewe will rth-nt in time." "But I want to know what has happen-t-d to all the people? To Muduleua, Sau auo and Remy DumieuV" "Calhoun thinks they will hang San zio. Madulcmi will be let off easy we shall manage that. I don't know what tn do altotit Remy; I think I should leave him to take his chance if it were not f ir two facts: Firstly, he bears your name; secondly, you would have to give evidence against him." CHAPTER XXIV. We had just finished dinner when the butler gave notice that Calhoun wished to see Mr. Burnside. "Show him in here," s:iid my grand father, and in a few minute the man. with his quaint, impassive face, entered the room. I felt full of sympathy for him. His manner was as quiet and respectful a ever, but he had deep lines under his eyes, and his mouth had acquired a dejected droop. Any one who knew him well could tell in an instant how keenly he felt hi master's death. "Good evening, miss. Glad to see yon so much better." he said, deferentially. "I ought to offer you my best wishes, miss I supHise yon know " "No," interrupted Mr. Carewe, "Miss Damien does not know." "What is it?" I asked. "Ijord Egerton's will," said my grand father. "I supM)se you ought to know, Olga. You are a great heiress. Lord Eg erton's will left two hundred a year to Calhoun, w ho well deserves it. He willed that Valleyford should be pulled down, and the estate, together with the ma'e rials the house was built with, to be sold. The proceeds, and a thousand pounds be sides, to go to an asylum for the blind. After that, with the. exception of legacies to your Aunt Rosalie, Rayvenham and myself, the whole of his money is left to von, including the treasure, should it be found." "And as Miss Damien found it, she well deserves it," put in Calhoun. "There is a proviso," went on my grand father, "that, shonld you ever meet Mada lena Carleton, and should she be in want, that you should provide for her." "That brings me, sir," said Calhoun, "to what I came here to tell you, only seeing Miss Damien put it out of my mind. I've had a blow to-day, sir." "A blow?" "Yes, sir; Sauzio ia dead!" "Dead?" "Yes, sir; end Mrs. Remy Damien, s!:e hasn't si)ke one word yet, since she re covered consciousness. Seems as if she might go off any day, now, and no justice done at all." "Well, he's gone to a surer justice than oi.: vs." said my grandfather, after a lengthy pause. "What did he die of?" "Apoplexy. He looked like that. They found him dead on bis bed, with his baini clinched." "Victor," I whispered, "is that money of Paul's really mine?" "I'm afraid so." "Then pay Remy'g debt, stop the proe cution, and send him out of the country." It seemed hs if nine years were bridge j over, and I sat once more, a small, shy girl, beside a big young man. full of deep thoughts and unused to children. The same feeling of a gush of rapturous life came over me as I stepped for the second time on Devonshire ground, this time with the knowledge that it was to be my home for always. We had spent a very brief honeymoop in the hike district; we meant to have a long holiday later in the year, and revisit Florence and Rome the places where we first began to know each other. Just now. nothing seemed to suit us so well as this idea of coming home to Burnside with th springtime in our hearts and all around us. Remy Damien had gone to New Zealand, with the promise of a yearly allowance so long as he stayed there; as for his poor wife, she was failing day by day. I had visited her and done all I could for her and now she was at Ventnor. in the Isl of Wight, though we knew that nothing could arrest the rapid decline of her whole system. Her lungs had always been deli cate, and a residence in Valleyford during the winter, when the dtrnp river mists had often hung round the old house thick and clammy and vaixirous, had developed the seeds of consumption to an extent which must soon prove fatal. Rayvenham had returned to Oxford at once on my engagement to Victor, but he came back for my wedding. Easter fell early that year, and we were married in Easter week. (The end.) .lust Strong Knoagh. The man for the ocasiou Is not al ways so promptly at hand as he mociiis to have been lu this tstory, given by tha St. Louis Republic: Not long since Saudow was golt'jf from KanRji City to Omaha, and had occiig'on to go Into the day coach. There he was nccostd by n tnll gentleman with long fide-whisker. " "Excuse me, sir," he unit), "but ar you not Mr. Sandow?" "Yes," an id the strong man. "You cau lift three ton in namens?" "Yes, sir. that Ui my record," the Her cules returned. "You enn hold two hundredweight at arms' length?" "Yes." "And put up three hundred pounda with one am?" "Yea." alx hundred with two?" , "Yes." "Well, then, would you kindly raise this car window for me?" Not by the Air Line, The common English delusion that Scotchmen have no senae of humor la due to the Inability of the Eugllah to understand the Scotch humor, which ha a much finer point than tbelra. Here la an Incident which la uaed to illuatrate the aupoaed denalty of un derstanding of the Scothm&n; it really Illustrates the fact that bia humor la keener than the other man' a. MacTaviah, coming to London, met a cockney on the road. "Hoo faur ta't u London r aaked MacTa?lah. "Ten mllea, aa the crow 11 lea," an swered the cockney. "Hoota. toots, mon." aald MacTarlab; "I'm bo fans to floe; I'm gann to waalk. Do bob? bUm ta't aa the UNDERSTOOD BUSINESS BETTER THROUGH the business women other women are coming to un derstand more about the value of money. It has always Ix-en one of the most cherished masculine theories thnt women are eutirely incapable of un derstanding anything about linance. A father, who had hundreds of thousands of dollar to leave to his daughters, would let them grow up in such abso lute Ignorance of such matter that when they came into possession of their fortunes they did not know where abouts on a check to sign their names. A mtu harassed with business losses will let his w ife go on igtiorautly spend ing money and making bills he cnuuot pay. The result bus becu that women have been the victims of all sorts of dis honest men, who have robbed them of their money because they had not been taught to take care of It. The business woman knows iH-tter, and It Is largely through her influence that It has come to be looked upon as silly, not Interest ing, for a woman not to understand the rudiments at least of financial transac tions. In New York oue of the fads of the winter among fashionable women Is to belong to bookkeeping classes. New Orleans Picayune. Iecrrattons of Tlne Pnp-r. In a certain elegant Iwink that caters to women there is a cozy corner that, while Intended for work as well as play, is very effectively furnished In brilliant green. There Is a broad lattice over the doorway and a curving arch all of tisane paper. A ml there are rugs, pillows and vases entirely of the fra- COZV COJtXEK. pile yet firm material. The lattice is made over strips of thin pastelxiard. The strips are cut an Inch wide and the crinkled paper glued on. lirass nail heads clamp the slats in place. When hung it Is firm and lasting, and look precisely like the green arbor of child hood recollections. The rug is made the same, with the paper doubled twice over the pasteboard. The vases are of wood covered with paper, and the pil lows are of two thlcknees of tough Chinese rice Itfiper, which Is uutear able. The corner Is mightily admired, and has the great merit of not being too exjiensive to throw away after one Is tired of it. Chicago Chronicle. Latest In )re FIpc'm. The first of these three new sleeves has a very high cuff, slushed with chif fon plaiting let in the slashes. Above this there Is a small, plaited puff of Bilk, and over this au epaulet of cloth of the same material as the dress, whatever It may be. The second is what Is called a coat sleeve, ricrfectly plain, the only trimming being a broad binding on each seam; the binding broadens out and Is cut into epaulets slashed to form a sort of rever at the k boulder. This la very popular upon tailor-made dresses. The third Is n soft tlk sleeve; this Is suitable for India or any other light summer silk. The sleeve Is In small gathers nil the way up to the shoulders, where It has one big puff, below which a lace ruffle falls. A pretty appenrnuce Is given by pulling a strip of silk out through the sh-eve In acMMtaa sLaiTas. such a way aa to form ttttle puffe. A raff of doable obdffoa eomplotaa the wrtat KaatesoaMat Ktlaaetia. When a man ha ncatrod Am aawwer wbJca la conreasioaafxjr aaypoaed to hart raad lata the latapuiat creature to tbo wottJ kit in aa-y mw be to secure the reaJ'.ty of that MiHoltion by asking the consent of uhs futurj bride's parents or guardian. It Is correct to sec the parents, not write to tJifin, tuiJess the Hitter imrxe Is the only on- immwIMc to take. When j consent is given the engagement is looked uiMin as a settled thing, and tins next thing 1 to make It known. This should !h done In the very first Instance by the bridegroom expectant, who announce It to his family. They shmikl without delay cull upon his fiancee, expressing tlielr lcflarp at the news, and a-s-surlng her of .1 welcome, among tliwn. These calls should lv re limed, or the letters answered, with promptitude; and now the general pubi'c Is informed of the event. This may lie done by writing to distant frletvls and telling others by word of mouth. It Is usual to send a notice of the engagement to certain paper, where it hi likely to lie widely Keen. The bridegroom's first care should be to provide the engagement ring, the outward sign and symlsd of the prom ise exchanged. It Is usual to let the bride's taste select it, and he may either as-eitain her preferences Is-fofe buying It. or end a tray from the jew elers for her to select from. Friends and acquaintances, on bear ing of the engagniieut, should at once send their coiigratulat-ioais and gMl wishes. Thl-s may either be doth; by calling In jstsoii to deliver them, or by writing. Calls of congratulation should lie returned ami letters answered. A few words of cordial thank are all that is required. Durln an engagement some of tlie stricter rules of cJmcronage are re laxed. Engaged yxojle are allowed to ride, cycle and walk together unattend ed, though not. of course, so publiely as U(M.t!KKiiate a chaperon n well. Tnkiritt Care of the Teeth. If your dentist Is honest nnd most of them are he will tell you that If people would only exercise ordinary care they would materially reduce his Income and that of others In the same profession. The dentist should Is- vis ited alsjut once every three months. In this way the teeth can tc kept In good condition, ls-cnus the dentist Is able to detect the first sign of trouble and may take measures to prevent its go ing too far. When a tooth begins to decay It not only affects Itself, but the teeth that are next to it. ami It also affects the breath In the most unpleasant maimer. It also causes indigestion. The best way to prevent this decay Is to si-e that no food Is allowed to lodge between the teeth. You should not only brush your teeth thrice a day, but after every meal. Brush them from the gums to the crown of the tooth; in this way the par ticles of food that are hslgcd Is-tween the teeth will be dislodgi-d. If the teeth are only brushed lengthwise, as Is gen erally the case, the f'Ksl, Instead of be ing brushed out, will lie more firmly lodged than ever. You should keep a skein of dental silk always U-slde you to puss between the teeth and clean them effectively from anything that ha got between them which the tooth brush canot reach. Great care must lie taken of the gums, as if these become spongy they are apt to recede from the teeth and leave the roots exposed, and decay sets In very rapidly In conse uuence. If the gunm are kept In proicr order the t-eth will remain healthy and in good condition. Gros grain silk is revived again dressy gowns by matronly women. Irish lace Is very ispular for yoken ami eiaulette effiMis on foulard gowns, and Is used in edging ami Insertion as well. Serpent skin Is n new trimming for tailor made gowns, and It Is employed for witlre revers and tiny bauds on the (Mb revers. '. Fancy little Isdero Jackets are made of ecru linen, with a sailor collar across the liaek, nnd .elalKiratcly umbroidcred with gold thread. Huffs of chiffon lace and ribtsm are very fanhloiKi.ble In Paris, and they are made high at the back, with long ends Ui front and a deep floiuxw of chiffon around the shoulders. Women who have to make a special point of combining use and beauty In their gowns, and who for one reason or another do not care for coats, are pleaa ed with the new open-front Jaeketa which are made of light-weight fab rics, with meagre lining. The frock ia made from Yale blue cauvaa doth ore black taffeta silk. The waist la without fitted lining, the silk being cut In the same .pattern aa the ouUMe canvas cloth. The blouse la bekl In placv at the licit with a drawing string. Over the hip la a smart frill, which cornea off with Ukt bait; for the blouse oataoaa iBakat the aklrt for SENATOR MORGAN AS A LAWYER. An latcrr.liiiK Story t One of Ills Legal Hattlcs aa Told by Himself. Senator Morgan, 'of Alabama, b. widen being one of the veterans of the Up per House, is a very able lawyer. Many grod stories are told of his legal acu men and one of the best is narrated by hiiiitelf. Twenty years or more ago Morgan was retained by three sisters. Their mother had died, and no will could lie found, although It was believed that she had made one. In fact, the three sisters claimed to have seen their mother draw up her last testament. The woue ti were placed on the stand, but tneir testimony was conflicting, and they did not agree on some of the main jednts. The opposing counsel. Judge I'.oyi.s, was quick to take advantage of tiiis Important fact. In miuimin; up. he said dramatically: "We fortuu nti iy put these ladles on the stand, and no two of Them agreed us to how that v ill was written. They had It on all forte of paper, and written with all hinds of Ink ami pencil." When It came Morgan's turn to reply, he stepped to the front with a Rible in his hand, and said: "I hold lu my hand a book that I was taught to believe and levereuce at my mother's knee. Gen tlemen of the jury, I know that every one of you learned to look upon Ihl sa- cred volume with respect when a moth er's 'holy love guided your youthful footsteps. In this book I studied the life. of the Master, and let me tell you why I believe that the four gowpel Irnvt- recorded the truth. It Is because they differ In (ionic of their minor de-j talis. If Matthew, Mark, Luke and John got together to frame a fictitious history, they would have been careful to fix the details so as to exclude all discrepancies. "No.v; In Matthew, we read that Ct.riht when on trial wn clothed with a Bcarb't robe. In Mark, Luke and John it Is recorded that be wore .1 pur ple robe. In Matthew, Mark and Luke we rend that one Simon of Cyrcne bore the cfss to the place of crucifixion. In John It Is written that Jesus bore the etv.-ss himself. All differ as to iho words written hIkvo flie cross. Mat thew his it. 'TUiiis Is Jesus'; Mark, 'The King of the Jews'; Luke, Tbls ls the King of the Jews'; John, 'Jesus of Naz areth, the King of the Jews. "I say to you that These very dlffer cueea stamp the gospels with divine truth. Now, If these young ladles had gotten together In colbHiion to teil a . stor, of the writing of a will that never existed, they would have agreed on all the details. This would have Is-en ihelr first thought. Their recollections dlfer because the not of whlcii they have testified occurred when their con Is were troubled nt the death bed of their beloved mother. A with the goselrJ the discrepancies of their evidence .ire , il 11'I.iiiiiuiij lu llie llinu oi oui itjcjr utter." Senator Morgan won his can'. Marriage in Ilurmah. Marriage Is not a religious ceremony among the Burmese, says a writer In Blackwood. There is a ceremony, of course, nut the only necessary ana binding part of It Is that the couple should, In the presence of witnesses called together for the purpose, eat out of the same bowl. A girl docs not change her name. Family names are unknown; there Is no Miss or Mrs. Ev ery woman, married or single, has the prefix Ma or MI. which are the same word. Even as babies they carry this prefix, and marriage does not alter It marriage dis-s not alter her status In any way. She keeps her own projier- ty, ami any property she may acquire subsequently Is also her own. Prop erty acquired Jointly with her bus- band Is held jointly. If you ask who Is the owner of a garden, you may be told It belongs to Mating Had Ma Nl, the former Itelng the man's name nnd the second that of his wife, and both names are used frequently in business and hgnl proceedings. But a man and bis wife are not always In the same business. They may have totally dif ferent pursuits. One may be a culti vator, the other a silk dealer; the man may le a pleader lu court, the wife may own brick-kilns outside the town 'I rtT Decline of the Folding lied. The folding bed, once an ImmeuHebj popular Institution. Is loslna its crrh. " Not one Is called for now where two or three years ago a dozen were ordered. Two big factories we know of which a very few years ago had difficulty In keeping up with orders for folding ls-ds even by working night ami day are now making other lines of furniture, nnd the folding bed production in nil factories Is steadily declining. The accidents which frequently oc curred with the folding bed doubtless had some bad Influence on Its popular ity, but this was not the only disadvan tage the innltum lu pnrvo furniture hail to contend against. The licds were heavy, clumsy affairs, even under the most favorable conditions. Many are bard to handle w ithout a derrick or a yoke of oxeu, and they are also hard to keep clean. Then also there Is an increased call for lied of brass and Iron. Such i'ds are practically the only kind sold In England, and they have steadily Increased In popularity In this country during the last five . years. An Audience of One. First thesplnn At our Inst stand the theater (pk fire in the middle of the , third act. Second thesplau Was there a panic in the andlence? First theapian-Oh, no. The uaber woke htm no and ti.M hi,., u . .... ,,,, ,i illuv to go home. Yale Record. Boy's ContrarintM Er boy baa seen contrariness, , Hit's cla' beyond control; He wants de biggee' dumb-beH aa' ' De analles' hod o coaL , -Washlagtoa Star. . - it , .1 V , ' I.' 4-' . ' - v