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they caht lay

open; and both entered without ceremony, and looked around

The rooht stole

through the orielat the further end, draped with criold, to show it The floor was of veined wood of ed in fanciful orgeous colors The walls were carved, the ceiling

corniced, and all fretted with gold network and gilded s On a

couch covered with crimson satin, like thedrapery, lay a cithren

and some loose sheets of music Near it was a ss, with a decanter of wine and an

exquisite little goblet of Bohelass The marble mantel was streith ornaments of porcelain and alabaster, and a beautifully-carved vase

of Parian marble stood in the centre, filled with brilliant flowers

A great mirror reflected back the room, and beneath it stood a

toilet-table, streith jewels, laces, perfume-bottles, and an array

of costly little feminine trifles such as ladies were as fond of two

centuries ago as they are to-day Evidently it was a lady's chareat quaint carved bedstead, with

curtains and snowy lace, looped back with golden arrows and scarlet

ribbons Soht so; and he

went cautiously forward, drew the curtain, and looked down