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The exercises of the evening concluded with the reading of the fa; Ebbs the crimson life-tide fast"

It was about noon the next day when Maitland called upon an at once, "do you believe in coincidences?" I inforether easy to understand "Wait a moment," he said, "while I explain For at least two years prior to my recent return from California the name 'Cleopatra' has not entered my mind You were the first to mention it to e of the 'Antony and Cleopatra' night That is all natural enough But why should I, on everysince you first mentioned the subject to me, aith Antony's words upon my lips? Why should every book or paper I pick up contain some reference to Cleopatra? Why, man, if I were superstitious, it would see to believe that I shall be confronted either by Cleopatra's name, or so to be decidedly interesting"

"I have had," I replied, "sih less remarkable, experiences It is quite a co for the first time in one's life, and then to find, in the course of the day's reading, three or four independent references to the sa Suppose we step into the library, and pick out a few books haphazard, just to see if we chance upon any reference to Cleopatra"

To this Maitland agreed, and, entering the library, I pushed the Morning Herald across the table to hiood as another; try that" He started a little, but did not touch the paper "You will have to find so to the outspread paper

I followed the direction of his finger, and read: "Boston Theatre Special engage Monday, the 12th of December, Sardou's 'Cleopatra'"

I was indeed surprised, but I said nothing The next thing I handed hiazine, several years old He opened it carelessly, and in a " "Doesn't that sound familiar? It reminds me at once of the poetic alarypt, dying' There is no doubt that Higginson's poe as it is printed here," he said, and read the following: LOVE'S TWILIGHT I a Of the sweet and beauteous past When the world was as its see, Ere the fatal shaft was cast