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[its answer was prompt. “Moss decide dly I do,” he answered ; “every one mail: like her.” “Lady Ilfield says shat, you are her aha 10:7, is that, true ?" “Lvly Wield isa. gossip, and the wife who listens to scandal about her husbaud lowers henelf." She did not; shrink now from his words. But for the first. time that, sweet; girl looked cold) y on him. Instead of bending dovm to kiss him, she looked sbraighh into his ince. “mec,” a he said, “do you like Madame Vanira. 1'" “ You cannot say in Wish truth. Oh Lance, how you pain me." There was such absolute, physical pain in her face that he was grieved for her. “Say no more about. it, Marion,” he cried. " I did ask mudmne to lab me row her on she river; I know she loves the river; I ought to have nsked you to go with us, or to have toid you about in," he said; “ I know that; but, people oftflu do impru- dent, thing 5. Kiss me and say no more about it.” Y9? “ She is nothing to me," he replied. Then the remembrance of what she had been to him cune over him and froze the words on his lips. Hie Wife was quick to notice in. “ 1110 not; hke the tone in which ynu speak of this; tell me frankly, is it with Madame Vaniz‘a. you wpend all the time which you pass away from home ‘3" “ I shall say moshing of Madame Vau- im." he replied. She grew nearer to him; she hid one Whine hand on his Shoulller aud looked wistfully inno his face. “ Lance,”she said, “ are we to quarrel â€"over a woman, too ? I will not believe in. You have always been honest with me; tell me what; Madame Vauira is no V “I am not jealous, Lance,” she replied; “but when I am told such a story. and it proves L0 be truexwhat am I lo do '1” “ Say nothing, Manon, Which is always Lhe wisest thing a woman can do,” he re- “Lord Chandos,” she said, “is [his all you have to say to me ‘2 I am told that you have spams whole dsy in the society of the most beautiful accress in she worid, perhaps, and when I ask for an expiauacion you have none to give me.” “No,” he replied, “I hue none.” “La.nce.I do not. like is," she said, slowly; “and I do not uudersband. I thought. Madame Vanira was so good and true ?“ “She has not, done ly. “Marion. Iwill jealous wife.” - His wife gazed at hxm wush proud indig- nation. “So she is." he repliea. any qne word against her." “I have no fish; why shnuld aha try from me ?” “My dear Marion, you are talking non- )! ‘ 7 , 1‘ sense, be mad, Bbruphy, you know nonh- ing of @119 wqud. Prav cease.” “ I cannot: argue with you, Lance," she said, gently ; “ I cannot, dispute Wham you say. You are your owa master; you have a perfect; rigth to go where you will, and with whom you will, but my instinct: and my heart tell me that you are wrong. You have no right. to take any lady out without; telling me. You belong to me, and no no one else.” She looked at. him with more of anger on her fair face than he had ever seen before. She rose from her knees, her fair face growing paler, and stood looking at him with a strangely perplexed, wondering gaze. “ My dear Marion, I did n05 think that I was compelled to tell you every action of my life, everywhere I went, everytluug I did, everyone I see ; I would never submic m such a thing. Of all things in the world, I abhor the idea of a jealous wife.” “But, Lance," repeated his hair wife, aorrowfully, “ why did you not take me or tell me 2" When a. man has no proper excuse to make, no sensxble reason to give, he takes refuge in anger. Lord Chandos did that now;he was quite at a 1033 what to any ; he knew that he had done wrong; that; he could say nothing which could set manners straight ; obviously the best thing to do was to grow angry with his wife. "I cannot, see much harm in it,” he said “ I should not suppose that I am the first. gentleman in England who has taken alady out. for a holiday and felt- himself highly honored in so doing. " Poor, simple, innocent. Lady Marion ‘. The words touched him deeply; he hhoughb of the boat among the waOeHilies, the beautiful, passionate voice floating over the water, the beautiful, passionate face, with its defiance as the words of the sweet, sad song fell from her lips. “Lance, why did you not. tell me 1’ Why did you not ask me to go with you ‘1 I can» not understand.” “No,” she replied, “the hm-m !u.y in con‘ cealing it; from me; if you had told me about; it I would have gone with you ‘2” He was quite M a loss what; to as.) to her; he was grieved for her. vexed with those who cold her. and aha mental emotions caused him to turn angrily round to her. “My dear Marion, can you see any harm 1In my giving madame a day‘s holiday and test, whether on water or on land '3" She was silent for a minute before she answered him. CHAPTER LII. A GATHERING CLOUD. It was strange that. she should use the name words which Leona had used. "I cannot hear it. Lance," she said "Why have you done this 1’” “Why did you take her? What; is Madame Vanim to you ‘2” she asked. His 9n LOVE REASONS NOT. (-0 him; she hid one Shoul‘ler and looked but if she is so good to take my husband so,” he replied angri- not be annoyed by a 011 must not “ Lance,” she said, bending her fair. sweet face over his. “ Lance. I want to speak so you again. I um um happy dearâ€"â€" there is a. cloud between us, and it is kl“- ing me. You love me. Lance, do you not?" “ You know, that I do.” he said. but there was no heartinese in his voice. “ I went. to tell you, deer, that. I have been jealous. I am very unhappy, but. I will conquer myself. I will be L0 you the most lovmg wire in all she world it you will give up Madame Vanira.” He pushed the outstretched hand away. “ You do not know what; you are nak- ing,” he said, honrsely, and his manner so alarmed her that she said no more. One day a sense of regret. of her lost “ I (it; not; belleve'it," said Lady Chan. happiness came over her, and she deter- dos; “ true friendship does not hide itself, mined to speak to him about it. She would or make mystery of its acmoue. Madame destroy this shadow then lay beLWeen them; Vauira, I loved you when I first, saw you; I she would dispel the cloud. Surely he would take my love and my liking boh‘n from you. do anynhing for her sakeâ€"she would have Now mm: 1 find that you have acted treach- given up the world tor him. He was alone erously I believe in you no more.” in his study, in the gleaming ofa bright “ Those are strong words, Lady Chau- duy, when she went in to him and stood dos,” said Leone. once more by his side. “ They are true; henceforth we are Then she would have thought nothing of it but for a sudden look of warning she saw firsh from the groom to the coachrnan, from which she shrewdly guessed that; they had been told to be silent abouc the visits to H ghgate. Then she remembered that Madame Vanim hved there. She remembered how she had Spoken of she hills. of the fresh air, and the dzatanee {ram town ; she Watched again and found out that her hus- band Went. to HighgaLe nearly every day of his life, and then Lady Chandna drew her own conclusions and very miserable ones they Were. The cloud between them deepenedâ€"deep- ened daily; all her loving nmiabilicy, her gentle, caressing manner vanished ; she became silent, watchful, auspicious ; no passion deteriorates the human mind or the human neart more quickly than jealousy. If, during thJse Watchful days, Lord Char - (103 had once told his wife the plain truth, she Would have forgiven him, have taken him from mhe scene of his danger, and all might have gone well ;aa it was, all went wrong. A QUARREL. From that hour all pretense of peace was at an and betWeen them. Lady Chendos was justly indignant and wounded. If her husband had truated her all might, even then, have been well, but he did not ; he said to himself that she would forget the story of her annoyance in time, and all would be well; he did not give his wife credit. for the depth of feeling that she really possessed. Fiercest, most cruel jealousy had taken hold of the gentle lady, u racked and tortured her; the color faded from her face, the light from her eyes ; she grew thin and pale ; at night she could not sleep, by day she could not rest; all her sweetness, grace and amia- bility, seemed to have given way to a. grave sadness; the sound at her laughter, her bright words, died eway; nothing interest- ed her. She who had never known a. trouble on caremowwore the expression of one who was heart broken; shc shrunk from all gay- eLy, nll pleasures, all parties; she was like the ghost of her former self; yet after those words of her husband’s she never spoke again of Madame Vsnira. The sword was But the resuh: of her watching was bad: it shOWed that. her husband had other interests ;much of his time was spent from home : a cloud came between them ; when she 525w him leaving home she was too proud to ask him where he was going. and ifeven by chance she did ask, hm reply Was never a conciliaborv one. “Where are the guys '2" she asked of the coachman. “One of them fall yesterday, my lady,” said the man, touching his hat. “Fenâ€"where ‘3” asked Lady Chandas. “Comng down Highgate Hill, my Iadv. It is a. t rrible hill-so steep and awkward.” replied the man. " You say this, knowing that, I am dis- satisfied, Lance,” said Lady Marion. "1 say it, hoping Lhut you intend to obey me,” he replied. Without» another word, and in pertect silence, Lady Chandas quieted the room, her heart heating with indrgmtcion. “ He will not. explain." to me she said ; “I will find our, for myself.” She resolved from that, moment. to watch him, and to find out: for herself that, which he refused to tell her. She could not. bring herself to believe that, there was really any- thing between her husband and Madame Vanna; he had always been sogood. so de- voted bo herself. It was quite by accident she learned he went often no Highgate. In the enables were e fine pair of graya ;she liked using them better than any other horses they haci, and one morning the carriage came to vhe (100: mm a. pair at chesnum she peni- cularly disliked. “I have not: gossnped about you, Lance.” she said :“but I Wish you yourself to tell me why people talk about you and Madane Vauira.” “How can I tell ? Why do people talk? Because they have nothing better to do." Bub bhab did not satisfy her , her has“; ached ; this was nob the manner in which she had expecsed him to meet the chargeâ€"â€" so differentlyâ€"either to deny it; indignant- ly, or to give her some sensible explanation. 1y, or to give her some sensible explanation. As it. was. he seemed to avoid the subject. even while he owued that it; ers cruei “i am not satisfied, Lance." she said ; “you have made me very unhappy : if there is anything to tell me tell it, now." “ Wham should I have to tell you '2” he asked. impatiently. “I do not know: but if there is any parti- cular friendship or acquaintance hesween Madame Vanira and yourself.tell me now.” It, would have been better if he had tolii her, if he had made an open confession of his fault. and have listened to her gentle counsel. but he did not;ou the contrary, he looked angrily at. her.” “If you wish to please continue this conversation I decline to say another jeut. I have said all that; it end nOW.” again of Madame V sheathed in her hen. There is no pui non brin CH AFTER LIII in everything pnm Ickly nany 1n vile In of life 1 she I cruel me, you will not; ‘, Marion; in fact, word on the sub- was needful. let at train-â€"aus- distrust, in is the most v. charm 5.10qu “Are you not; jmiging me harsh! y, Lady Chandos '3” asked the singer. “You bring all these scenes“ ions against me and give me no opportunity of clearing myself of fillemr.“ «I ~ - r u n. . by ‘ FidHo,’ ” Would rernark one. Another would answer: “Lord Chandos would know how to ap- plaud." Madame Vaufra. was: more eagerly songhz after than other women in London. She reigned quman, not only over the abugemuc over the world of fashion also. The Couuheas of Eamon gave a grand ball â€"il- was the most; exc|usive of the season. \{ber much praying Madame Var-ire. had promised to go, and Lady Chandos was the bane of the ball. They had not. mas since the evening Madame Vanira had sung for her, and Lord Chanda: had many an anxious thought. as to what their next meeting would be like. He knew that Leone Would hear much for his sake. yet he did not know what his wife would be tempted to say. “Lady \flurion,” she said, in a. 10w pain- ed voice, “have I displeased you ?” “ (es, you have." was the brief reply. “You will not: touch my hand '3“ said Leone. current admired mad the followed “No, [decline to touch your hand,” said Lwly marion ; “I decline to speak to you afLer chin.” ' “lel you tell me why '2” asked Le one. Lady Marion’s face flushed crimson. “Since you a.le me,l. will tell you. You have been seeking my husband, and I do not. approve of it. You spent a day with him on the riverâ€"he never sold me about it. I am not; a. jealous wife, but; I despise any woman who would seek to take me love of a. husband from his wife. Conscience, which makes cowards of us all, kepb Leone silent. Lady Chandos continued : “What, is mere between my husband and was in renewing the acquainianoe , a mis. take that can never be remedied. People were beginning to talk ; when Lord Chantios was mentioned, they gave significant smiles. Again: Madame Van- im there haul never been even the faintest tumor of scandal ; but, a certain idea was current in socieLyâ€"thah Lord ()handos admired the queen of song. No one insinu- Med the least, wrong, but. significant smiles followed the mention of either name. “ Madame Vanira was as Lady Marbyn’s inst night," om And the lang “ Then Lord Face to face. Leone wore a. superb dress of pale amber brocade. and Lady Chandos a beautiful costume of pale blue veIVet, the long tram or which was fastened with White shining pearls. deadly pale. Leona heldaub her hjmd; Lady Marion declined to see is. They looked at. eachother fora. brief space of time. then Leone ppoke. _ grounds Iur ably jealous “ Trifles Jig Are to As pro‘ In was s at last: an They met on the night of Lady Easton’s ball; neither knew that the other was com- ing. If Lady Chandos had dreamed of meeting Leone there she Would not; have gone. As 1b was, they met face to face in the beautiful anti-room that. led to the ball room. 7‘ (do. not beheve'ic," said Lady Chan- dos; “ true friendship does not hide itself, or make myscery of its acmoua. Madame Vanna, I mved you when I first, saw you; I “ They are true; henceforth we are strangers. My friends are honorable wo~ men, who would seek to steal my jewels rather than seek to steal from me my husâ€" band's love.” Leone could have retaliated; the tempta- tion was strong; she could have said: “ He was my husband; as I believed, be- fore he was yours; you stole him from me, nobI from you.” It wgshlike the meeting of rival queens. Leoge’a fares fiqahed, Lad): Marion’s grew yo}: ' “True friendship,” answered Leone, try- ing 65> .speak ‘brgvely: “ The temp-Lanna was strong the words leaped in a. burning Lorrem. from her heart to her lips; she repressed them for his sake and bore the crushing woqu wichoub reply. “ I have always heard,” she said, “ that. there was atmple reauon that; singers, even though they be queens of songs, should not be admitted into the heart. of one‘s ho no; now I see nhe jusLice of it; they are not satisfied with legivimme triumphs. You, Madame Vauira, have not been contented with my liking and friend:hép,with the hos- pxmliby of my home, but; you muanaeek to take my husband's interest],cimemfiection.” itsle passion that ever takes hold of a humqu hen-t. and turns the kindest nature to gall. There was no moment. during the day in which Lady Chandos did not pic. ture her lmslmmd with her rival; she dmve herself almost. mmi with the pictures she made in her own mind. All the cruel day in which ture her hush herself almnst. made in her pain, the sulle the desolation over her hears deadlv sea. I All KIN “Neither of them would. do such a thing," cried Lady Chaudos. “Ladies of the class to which I belong do not spend whole days on the river with gentlemen unknown to their wives. Madame Vanimâ€"you and I are strangers from this aime." “You are very hard on me." said Leone; “I‘he day may come when you will admin that , the sullen brooding, the hot. anguish, lesolation, bhejealousv seemed to surge her heart. and sml like the waves of a [y sea. If she saw her husband ailom abstracted, she said he was thinking adame Vanira; if she saw him laugh light of heart she said he was pleased use he was going to see Madame Van. She had sensible and reasonable ads for jealousy,but she was unreason- )fs 0 mm L: w L00 hit " one would say. laughing thWet was always Lord Chandoa waa not, very far nnira sung to pe ' would remark one. 1t 3conflrm'nion strong y writ." Lady Marion, and hat hie fitter to be borne. There rd Chandoa, th mistake §o perfection in aske‘ t “ You are right.” she said; “ I have told her that, henceforth she and I shall be strangers.” Uouubess of Easu the two ladies, an once that somethil Vanim, after exc) the countess. wen “ You have dared !" he cried, forgetting himself an the thought of Leone’s face. She turned her fair face proudly to him. "I have dared.” she replied ; “ I refuse to speak or see Madame Vauira againâ€"she mush not cross the threshold of my door It was such a satire of fate, such a. satire of her own life when. Leone's beautiful lips curled with a bitter smile. It was she who had been parsed from her husband bya quibble of Lhe law, and this fair. angry woman had taken him for herself. Lady Chandos saw the smile and mis- understood it. She bowed,&ud would have passed, but: Leone tried to stop her. " Will you not, say one kind word to me before you go Lady Chsudos ?”she heard the words. "And [Hay that you wrong a. good and blameless Woman, Marion, when you say such words." “My lord, am I or am I not. at liberty to choose my friends '2" she asked. haughmlv. “My lord, am I or am I not. at liberty to choose my friends '2" she asked, haughmly. “Certainly you are at liberty to do just as you piease in that respect,” he replied. “Then among them I decline to receive Madame Vanita,“ she said. As you refuse to see my friendl, I must go to meet them,” said Lord Chandos. And then between husband and wife be- gan one of those scenes which leave a mark on both their lives â€" cruel, hard, unjust; and bitter Wordsâ€"hard and crue_1 thoughts. hum Vledlcal Prophets Wlm Terrlfy Iln- mamny by an Array‘or Symptomfi. The teachiug of hygiene is in itself so laudable an object that it is with some reluctance that we draw attention to the fact that this suhject is apt to be taken as a text by wandering lecturers, who use it as a means of introducing a. great deal 01' most objectionable teaching,aays the British Meiical Journal. Women who in no other way could get a hearing find that by advertising a. course of iectures on hygiene they can draw together a. wealthy and influential audience, and having once caught their ears, can terrify them with sham pathological horrors regarding the reproductive organs. Then Lady Chandoa had her Earriage called and went, home. those like you, who would come between husbands and wives‘to areparate them." The lady lecturer, armed as she may be with some American diploma or degree, in often only a. she-wolf in sheep’s clothing. whose object, is to terrify and then to rob. The trick is ingenious, and unfortunately it pays only too well. For those who accept the invimsion various further ad- venLures are open, but, unless they have the sense to rush of? to their doctor and ask whecher it be possible that the terrible things told be them are true, they always end In the same wayâ€"much misery and distress, an empty purse, and often fraud upon the husbands, melt in factâ€"to meet; the demands of quackery, and nothing to show for it but a wretched pessary, for which, perhaps, five guinea: has been paid. Metal Now Extensively Used 35a Substi- Iute soi- Lumber. Since iron and steel are so universally used as a. substitute for lumber there has been an enormous increase in the canoeity of the iron and steels works of the world. The German Iron Trade Association he lately taken the pains to point out, for the benefit of all concerned, the many advan- tages to be gamed by the resort to steel; and it Would seem that there is barely a single Use left for wood in constructive detail,nnd not much in ornamental finish. except genuine carving. The modern edifice is nearest perfection in point of durability and safety, according to the proportion in which metal has excluded wood. It is now proposed that wood shall be :dispsnsed with entirely in the frame. Work of railway rolling stock, and this means something when We remember that there are about 2,500, 000 railway vehicles. exclusive of locomotives. In mines metal is doing away with wood, and the use of iron pit props in France has shown that they need to be renewed only half as often as those of wood. Ab the same time metal has its own special risks, and it is suggest- ed, for exnmple, that unless carefully in- sulated a large building full of steel and iron might be as auscepfible to electrolytic action by stray currents eating it. up as though in were rail, forming part. of an electric railway circuit,__or gas or water The last serious wreck on the Missouri Kansas and Texas Ru.i1wa.y, which occurred at Gale. 1. '1‘., a few days ago, and resulted in 330.000 damages to the Company, is the eleventh :wreck that has occurred within one half mile of then point in the past few years. As the etory runs among the em- ployee of theCompsny. 10 years ago a widow, whose premises join the track, had Ler only cow killed by a. train, and for some reason or Other the railroad company refuse-l 01‘ failed to satisfy her claim. Then she called dawn the vengeance of the Almighty to redress her wrongs, and the curse seems to be ell’eccual. STEEL INSTEAD OF WOOD. hamle grew deadly pale as he HYGIENXC FRAUDS; not one word to say, (To m: CONTINUED.) was the “ In manufacturing nitro-glycerine one of the prone sea is the straining of it through felt, usually throth the crowns of old felt hots, After these crowns have served their purpose as strainers of liquid explosive, they are burned to place their saturation with the nitro-glyoerine beyond the possible doing of damage in the possession of care- less and thoughtless persons At 3 nitro: glycerine factory in the Bradford oilfield once an employee thought he would put the life and Vigor of the explosive to a tent. He took a hat crown that had been used as a strainer, washed it thoroughly, and then treated it with strong alknhes. He placed the lelt away on a shell out of reach 3nd knowledge of any one else in the factory to dry. Then he forgot about it for two years. but one day happened to recall the circum- stance and took the felt crown to complete his test. A Worknmn‘n Startllng Iaxperlment wlth an 0qu Fell. “at Strainer. “ Nitro-glycerine cannot be annihilated,” 531d 3 man of long experience in pep-Jenni operations in the oil fields, “ and from the reckless manner in which the deadly ex- plosive has been handled ever Blues 1:. came into use in the oil conntry it. is a wonder that. there is a. town left; standing there. Everybody knows how terribly explosive this compound is by concussion, but few know its lasting properties and how impos- sible it ls to destroy chem. “ Workman in nitro-glycerine fact/orlel and in handling the dangerous stuff about wells are notoriously reckless, but, the most careful and timid man would scarcely have had any fear of this two-year-old strainer that. had been so thoroughly cleansad. The workman who had taken it, upon himself to make the test had no idea that there could possibly remain in the felt even the slightest suspicion of (longer, and to show how the ssnfi‘ had been annihilated by the treatment he put the felt on the iron arm of the tinner’a bench, where the cans for holding the nibro-glycerine are soldered, and struck it with a hammer. The reaulb' was a. surprise in that factory. An explosion followed the blow that broke both of the man’s arms, ubnnned three other men,hurl- ed the heavy iron arm through a “70-foot brick wall, and wrecked the tinuing shop." Handkerchief-Case. White ribbed silk is used {or the outside of this 8801191; and pale pink quilted silk for the linning ; the size when spread apart, in fifteen inches deep by twenty-one wide. The embroidery on the upper half consists of a spray of chrysanthemums, worked, some in pale rose, some in tawny yellow silks, with foliage in gray 5nd olive greens. The lattice in the corner is defined by laid lines of gold thread. The straight line in the frame is defined by a HAN'DKERCHIEF CASE. laid silver corner, with a. line of tawny- yellow chenille on either side of it, while the twisted ribbon in formed by two lines. of white silk braid, which are carried through under the silk. where they disap- pear and out again to the surface fin-the! on; on either side of the braid is a. strand of pale yellow filoselle sewed down with slanting stitches to match. The flowers springing from the points are outlined in silver thread, and filled in with long chain stitches in pale pink sxlk, The case is edged with white silk cord, twisted intu loops at the corners and med with white ribbons.â€"-Toronto Ladies’ Journal. This bag is made of a square of croch- eted rings, worked w1th knitting silk in any desired color. A pink square of chain. cm: is placed inslde the rings. and this In. a lining of oiled silk. The bag is hung w1th rings as shown in the illustration, and four silk pompous give a pretty high.â€" Toronto Ladies’ Journal. Tried to Speak When Cut in Two. A horrible feature ot the cutting in two of Darling at. a. sawmill at, Newberry, Fla., 3, day or two ago was that after Darling had been cur- in twain he opened his mouth two or three times as though eudoavoring to speak, but death quickly sealed his lips NITRO“GLYCERINE LASTS Sponge Bag. SPONGE BAG. stde the ripgs. {3nd _this ban