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LOVE REASONS NOT. CHAPTER XLIV. TH RIVALS PACK TO FACE. liadame De Chandalle gave a grand soiree, and she said to herself that it hould be one of the greatest successes of the season. Three women were especially popular and sought after: Madame Vanira whose beauty and genius made her queen of society ; Lady Chandoe, whose fair, tranquil lor line** wa* to man like the light of -.lie fair moon, and Mm Bygrave, the most brilliant of brunette* the mo*t proud and exclusive of ladies. Madame de Chandalle thought if she oould but insure the presence of all three at once, her soiree would be the mccess of th* season. She went in person to in- vite the great linger herself, a compliment be seldom paid to any one, and Leone at first, refueed. Madame de Chandalle looked imploringly at her. "What can I offer a* an inducement? The loveliet woman in London, '-ady Chan- do*, will be there. That will not tempt you, I am afrai'l. ' She little knew how much. A* Leone heard the word* her heart beat wildly. Lady Chandoe, the fair woman who was her rival. She bad longed to *ee her, and here was a chance. She dreaded, jet desired to look at her, to see what the woman was Ilk* whom Lance bad for- aaken her for. Tb* longing tempted her. " Your ili-iire to welcome me," she said, gracefully. " is th* greatest inducement you csn ofier me." And Madame de Cnandalle smiled at her victory. Msilsme d* Chandalle wa* th* widow o, an eminent French general. She preferred Iudou U Paris. Sh was mistress of a targe fortune, and gave the beet entertain menu of the season. She knew that the beautiful singer ac aepted but few of the many invitation* aeol to her. Last week sne ha<! declined the invitation* of a duahea* and the wife of an American millionaire. She wa* doubly delighted that her own wai aooepV d. The same wa* for Tueeday evening. On that evening Leone wa* free, and the ' had some idea that madame had choaen it purposely. At last ahe wa* to tee Lance's wife, the woman who the laws of man, of society, and the world had placed in her place, given her position, her name, her love th* woman whom a mere legal quibble ha-l put in her place. The hours seemml long until Tuesday evening came. It struck her that if Lady Chandoe were there Lord Chandos would be there too ; he would see her at last in th* regal position her own genius had woo for herself ; a position that seemed to her a thousand times great- er than the one derived from the mere accident by birth. He would we then the world's estimation of the woman he had for- aaksn. She wa* plnased, yet half fright- ened, lo know that at last ahe and her riv- al would meet face to face. She had so iiol.le a soul that vani'.y was not among her faults, but on this evening he was more than usually particular. Never had th* matchless beauty of the Sreat actress shown to greater advantage. IM wore a dress of faint cream-colored brocade, half hidden in fine, costly laoe, lathe beautiful wave* of her hair, a Urge, eream-colored roe* n*elled, and with that he wore a set of diamonds a prince** light have envied. The luperb beauty, ihe half t'-ately, half languid grace, the euthern eye*, the full, eweet line, the won. Irons beauty of her white neck and armt, the ineipreetabl* oharm of h*r at ti tudes, the play of her luperb features all mad* her marvellous to look upon. A daiaty, delicate perfume came front the folds of her drese. She had a riohly jewsllsd fan, made from the delicate amber plumage of com* rare tropical bird ; th* radiance and light of her beauty would kav* made a whole room bright. She reached Madam* de UhandalU's rather late. She gave on* hasty glance round the superb reception room aodahe passtd te where madam* wa* receiving her guests but the dark hsndaom* head and face) of Lord Chaniio* was nowhere to be teen. Madame overwhelmed her with civilities, and Leone soon found herse.f the centre of an admiring crowd. Th* aatembly w" a most brilliant one ; there were prince* of th* blood, royal dunes, manhalt of France, peers of Kngland, men of highest note In the land ; to each and all th* radiant, beautiful artist wss the centre of all attrac- tion. A royal duke was bend ing ovsr her chair, <ie of the noblest manhale of France, with UM young Marquis of Tyrol to atsitt him, was trying U> entertain her. They were lavishing complimsnts upon her. Suit. lei. ly ah* saw tome alight tlir in th* group*, the French marahal murmured : "Oammr i-ll: i *i lull, ]" aad, looking, up she saw a fair, regal woman bowing to Madame de Chandall* a woman who** falr,tranquil lovelinea* wa* Ilktmoonlighton a summer's lake. Leone was charmed by her.. The graceful figur* wat shown to th* beet ad- vanlegs by th* dr*n of rich whit* nlk ; he wore a ittperb *ult of opal*, whose. hundred tints gleamed and glistened as he moved. "The very queen of blonde*," ahe over- hoard on* gentleman *ay to another, her yet riveted by th* fair, tranquil Invslln of thl* bnautiful moman, who** dre*s was trimmed with whit* water-hllM, who wore a water-lily in her hair and on* on her white breast. Loone watched her intently Watching her waa Ilk* reading *weet, half aad poem, or listening to sweet, half-sad music svsry movsment wa* full ef sweet, har- mony, l-eooe watahed thu beautiful woman for soms time; aver/ one appeared to know her i *h* was evidently a leader of fashion; itill th* had no idea wit* eh* was. She expected, she did know why. to at) Lord and Lauy Chando* enter together. The French marshal was the first to speak. " You admirs La Kerns des Blond. , madame?" he said. " Ah Heaven, how we should rave in Paris over so fair a lady. Do you know who she is ?" " No," answered Leone, " but I should like to know very much. She U very beautiful." " It i* the beauty of an angel," cried the marshal. " She ie the wife of one of the moct famous men in England aha is Lady Chando*." " Ah," laid Leone, with a long, low cry. The very mention of the name had stabbed her through the heart. The marshal looked up in wonder. " I beg pardon. ' ah* said, quickly, " what name did you aay ? A sudden (silliness seized me: the room U warm. What is the lady'* name ?" She would not for the whole world that lie should have known what uauaed miner the pain or th* cry. The marshal repeated : "That i* Lady Chandoe, the wife of Lord Chaidoa, who is the rising light of this generation." 'Vhere are to many rising lights," she aid, carelessly ; but her heart wa* beating fatt the while. Ah, me t so fair, eo graceful, so high bred ! Wa* it any wonder that he had loved her ? Vet to this gorgeous woman, with her soul of fire, it teemed that thoee perfect feature* were almost too gentle, and lacked the Ire of life. She saw several gentlemen gather round the chair on which Lady Chandos sat, like a queen on a throne; and then the golden head was bidden from her sight. So at last the wa* face to face with her rival at last she could see and hear her thu fair woman whu had taken her lover from her. It wa* with difficulty that jhe wa* herself, that ahe maintained her brilli- ant repartees ; her fire of wit, her ' mof that were repeated from one to the other. Her powers of conversation were of the highest order. She could enchain twenty people at once, an. 1 keep all their intellect* iu active extrcise. It waa with difficulty *h* did that now; the was thinking so entirely uf the golden head, with its opal stars. Then came another stir among the brillant groups the entree of a prince, beloved and revered l>y all who knew him. Leon*, with her quick, article eye, throught ahe had never seen a more brilliant picture than this the magnificent aptrtment, with it* superb pictures, it* background of flower*, it* flood of light; th* splendid dres- ses and jewels of the women, the blending of rich colors, the Hashing of light made it a picture never to bu f orgotton. Suddenly she saw Madame de Chandalle smiling in her face, and by her lid* waa th* beautiful rival who supplanted her. " Madam* Vanira," sai I their hostess, " permit me to make known to you Lady Chando*, who greatly ilesires the pleasure of your acquaintance." Then the two who had crossed each other's livee tottrangely looked at eaoh other face to face. Leone'* heart almost stood (till with a great throb of pain a* ihe glanced steadily at th* fair, lovely face of her rival. How often had he tunned him- elf in those blue eyes? bow often had he kiased tboee tweet lipt and held those white hand* in hi* own ? She recovered herself with a violent eflsrt and listened. Lady Chandot was speaking to her. "I am charmed to see you, Madame Van u a," ahe said ; "I am on* of your Krea'ost admirer*.'' " Yon are very kind. Lady Chando*," said Leone. Then Lady Marion turned to her hostess. "I should like to remain with Madame Vanira," she said ; "that is, if you will, madame T" Leone drew aside her rich cream-colored draperiee and laoe. Lady Chando* tat down by her tide, " I am so pleased to meet you," *he eon- tinned, with what was unusual animation with her. "I have longed te *ee you off th* stage." Leone smiled in the fair face. "I oan only hope," the said, "that you 'ill like me aa well off th* stage a* you do on." " I am sure of that, ' (aid Lady Chando*, with charming frankness. Sh* admired the beautiful and gifted singer more than *he oared to aay. Sh* added, timidly : " Now that I have met yon here, madam* I ihall hop* for the pleasure and honor of receiving you at my own house." Sh* wondered hy Madame Vanira draw back with a alight atari ; it teemed to si range to be asked into the houM that she believed to be her own. "I shall be delighted," continued Lady Chando*. " I give a ball on Wednesday week ; promise me that you will come." "I will promise you to think of it," she replied, anil Lady Chandoe laughed blithely. "That meant you will come,'' the aaid, and the next moment Lord Chandoa enter- ed the room. Then th* simple innate truth uf Leone's disposition came uppermost. With the moil ,t i unified manner sh* returned the bow that Lord Chando* mad*. " I have had th* pleasure of meeting Lord Chandos before," she said. And Lady Marion looked at her husband in reproachful wonder. "And you never told me," the said. "Knowing my great admiration for Madame Vanira, you did not tell me " "Where was it, rntdama ?" he a*ked. looking at her with an air of helpless, hope- lea* entreaty. Then she bethought nerself that perhaps tboee few word* might cauee unpieasant- ne*i between hnaband and wife, and she tried to make little of them. ' I wa* at th* French Embamy here in London. Lord Chandos, at th* same time you were," ihe sai.l. And Lady Marion wa* quite satisfied with, the explanation, which wa* perfectly true. Then they talked for a few minute*, at th* end of which Lady Chando* wa* claimed by her hostess for a **r'** of introduction*. Lord Chando* and Leone were left alone. Sh* spoke to him quickly and in an undertone of voioe. "Lord Chando*," she said, "I wish to speak to you ; take me into the conserva- tory where we shall not be interrupted." He obeyed in silence ; they walked through the brilliant throng of guests, through the crowded, brilliant room, until they reached the quiet conservatory at the end. Th* lamps were lighted and shone like huge pearl* among the blossoms. There were few people and those few deeired no at- tention from th* new-comers. He led her to a pretty chair, placed among th* hyacinth*; the fragrance wa* very strong. "I am afraid yon will find this odor too much, beautiful a* it is," he said. "I do not notice, " she said ; "my heart and soul are full of one thing. Oh, Lord Cbandos, your wife like* me, like* me/' she repeated, eagerly. "lam not surprised at it; indeed, I hould have been surprised if she had not liked yon," he laid. In* dark, beautiful eye* had a wistful look in them a* they were raised lo his face. "How beautiful *he it, bow fair and stalely !" she (aid. "Yes, beautiful ; but compared lo yon Leone, a* I saul before, she u like moon- light to sunlight, like wat*r to win*. "1 havedoneno wrong,'' continued Leone, ith a thrill of subdued passion in her voice ; "on the contrary, a cruel wrong wa* don* to me, Hut when I am with her. I leel in some vague way that I am guilty. Doe* ifae knew anything of your story and mine '" Hi* dark face burned. "No," he replied ; "Ihe knows nothing of that except that in my youth ah.Leoue, that I must aay this to yon in my youth I msde some mistake ; to my lady mo' her wa* pleased to call it," he added bitterly. She doe* not know exactly what it waa, nor could she ever dream for one moment that it wss you." Sh* looked at him with a serious, ques- tioning gaze. "Surely you did not marry her without telling her that you bad gone though that service already, did you * If ac, I think you acted disloyally and dishonorably." He bent his head ii CHAPTKR XLV. AH INVITATION. They both saw him at th* same moment, leone, with a sudden paling of her i eauti- ful laoe, with a keen sense of sharp pain, and Lady Chando* with a bright, happy Mush. "Mere is my husband," she said, proudly, little dreaming thai the beautiful *lng*r had called him huthand, too. He oame toward them slowly ; it seemed to him *o wonderful that these two should b* sitting tid* by side the woman h* loved with passionate love, and the woman h* married under hi* mother'* influence. There were so n.any people prteenl that it wa* some time before he could get up lo them and by that time he had recovered himself. " I .ance, 1 QjlB.I Lady Chandos, in a low voice," sse hew fortunate I am ; I have been introduoed to Madame Vanira." Ve, hi* heart smote him again; ilseemed so cruel to deceive her * hen she wa* to kind, so gsnlls ; *h* trusted in him so implicit/ that It seemed cruel to deceive her. Sh* turned with a radiant taoe to Leone. " l.et me introduce my husband, Lord Chandoa, to you, Madame Vaulra," she s.id, and they looked at each other for ene moment as though they were paraly/ed I think oar conference has lasted long enough," she laid, riaing. "Yon think, then, that I should accept Lady Marion's Invitation V Ye* it will give u* more opportunities of meeting, anof will bring about between Lady Marion and yourself agreat intimacy," he (aid. Heavmsend it may end well," the said, half sadly. "Thank Heaven for it* kindness," he replied, and then they left the quiet con- servatory, where the soft tipple of the scented fountain male sweetest musu. Lord Chando* quitted her, much to his regret, and Leone sought out Madame tie haudalle. " I should lik* to ask yon, madame, for one more introduction," she aaid. "I hould much lik* to know the Countess of aoiwelL" Nothing oould exceed madame'a delight and courtesy. She took Leone to the blue saloon, a* it was called, where the Countess of I-answell sal in stale. She looked up in gratified sur prise ks the name of the great singer wa* pronounced. If Leone telt any nervousness she did not show it; there mnit be no hesitation or all would be lost. Sh* raised her eyes bravely to the handsome, haughty face 01 the woman who had spurned her. In the one moment daring which her eye* met, Leone'* heart almost *tood still, the next it beat freely, for not even the fainieet gleam of recognition oame into my lady'* eye*. But when they had been talking for osne minute*, and th* niiiiiiinse had ex- celled bereelf in th* grace of her compli- ments, she gaxed with keen, bright eyes in that beautiful face. " Do you know, Madam* Vanira. that the first time I saw yon there wa* some thing quite familiar in your face." There wa* aomelhing ilariling in th* crimson blush that mount* eveu to the locks of her dark hair. " I* it so?" she asked. And the count*** did not relax the quetlioninu gaze. " I think now," ahe added, "that I am wrong. I cannot think of anyone who is like you. I shall be ulad to tee you at Dunmore H >use, Madame Vanira. We have a dinner-party next week, and I hope you will be inclined to favor us. Do you know Lady Chando* ?" " Ye*," was th* half aad reply, "I was introduced to her this evening." They talked on indifferent subjects, Th* countess wa* moet charming to th* gifted linger, aad Leone oould not help ooniratting this interview with the la*t that the had with Lady Lanswell. One thing wa* quite certain. The countee* did not recognize her, and bar visits iu Dun more House would be quite safe. Sh* talked to I^ady Lan*w*ll for some time, and went away that night quite pleased with the new prospects opening before her. (TO 81 CO NT I HI' ID.) her. in lowly humility before "Leone," he said "ah, forgive me fi calling you Leone, but the name is so aweet and ao dear to mo Leone, I am a miserable sinner. When 1 think of my weakness and cowardice, I loathe myself : I oould kill myself ; yet I can never undo th* wrong I have done to either. She knows little, and I believe implicitly she ha* forgotten that little. Why do you ask me?" It seems ao strange," laid Leone, mnt Ingly, "I a*ked you lo cooie here to speak to me that I might ask your advice. Sh Lady Marion, ha* aike.l me to her house las pressed me, urged m* to go ; and I hav* aid that I will think of it. I want you to advise me and tell me what I should do." "My dear Leone, I 1 cannot. 1 should love above all thing* to M* you at my houa* but it would be painful for yon and painful to m*." She continued, in a low voice : "Lady Marion ha* asked m* lo b* her friend ; she i* good enough to say she ad mire* me. What shall I do V He wa* ailent for some minutes, then h* aid: Thar* is on* thing, L*on*. if you be- come a friend, or even a visit, r of Lady Marion'*, 1 should see a great deal of you, and that would b* very pleasant ; it is all there i* left in life. I should lik* it, Leone would you '" Looking up, she met the loving light of '.he dark eyes full upon her. Her face flnshsd. Yes, she whispered, "1, too, (hould like it." There wa* lilenoe between them for some little time; then Leone said : "Would it be quite safe for me to visit you ? Do you think that Lady Lanswell would recognize me " "No,' he aniwered, "if the eyes of love failed to recognize you at one glance, the eye* of indittnrenoe will fail altogether. My mother is here to-night ; risk aa intro- duction lo her, and you will see. It would give freeh teet and pleasure to my life if you could visit us." "It would b* pleasant." aaid Leone, musingly ; "and yet to my mind, I oannot .ell why, there i* something that savor, of wrong about it. Lord Chando*,*' ah* added, "I like your wife, ahe wa* kindness itaolf lo m*. We muat mind one thing if 1 enter your house ; 1 must b* lo you no more than any other person in it I must be a stranger and you must never eveu by one word allude to the put ; you. promise lhat, do you not T" "I will promise evtrythlng and any- thing," h* replied; "1 will ask Madame ileChandalle to introduce you to my mother I should not hav* th* nerve for it," "If *h* should recognize me there will be a scene, siil L*on*, with a faint snulo ; it seems to me that eyes of hate are keener than th* eye* of love.' "She will not know you. I believe thai she ha* forgotten ev*n your name ; who would think of finding Leone in ihe bril- liant aotreea for who** friendship all men Igh ? Why, Leone, forgive me for using th* word life will b* quite different to me if we are to be friends, if I may see your f sometime* In th* horn* that should hav* been your*. It Will make all th* difference in the world, and 1 am absurdly happy at ih* bare thought of it." A GIFTED PARISIAN DOG. Knew a Belter Trlrk Tkasi Barklncat Ike Burglar*, An amazing itory of canine sagacity i* told in a recent number of La Lanterne, ol 1'aris. M. and Mme. Heriaton, living in the Rue St. Sanveur, want to th* theatre one evening, leaving their domicile guard- ed only by a very intelligent little dog. who aniwered to the name of Castor. Tney valued him highly, and often remarked: "CaslorT We would not asll him for 10,000 francs) not even to the I'ope him elf.' They had not been long away when bur glars entered ihe house. Castor, who wa* at that moment in the kitchen, whiling away the hour* by chasing his tail, (heart] th* nois, and not recognizing hi* master s step, pricked up bit ear* and lutened. A moment more and he decided it must be thieve*. To th* proverbial fidelity of hi* race there was added in this wonderful doj thi wisdom of serpenU. Realizing that i! he barked the intruder* would seize an. sileuce him forever, he sat down, covered hi* head with his paws and thought in. tently. At latt a light brok* ov*r hi* mind and he stole noiselessly from the house an ran twiftly to a near-by building which wat in th* course of construction. There h< sei/ed a lighted lantern in hi* mouth an. returne I with it lo the house. The ruse met with the success It de served . The thieve*, seeing the light in the adjoining room, believed themselves detected, and fled. Castor's joy knew no bound*, and whan hi* owner* returnee they found him still rubbing hit pawt with satisfaction. An Armless Artist Bartram Hiles, the armlees artist ol Bristol, Kngland, whoee picture*, sketches and dcaign* have won for him several prizes i* only twenty-eight yean old. and though h* grasps hi* brush between his teeth ant paints with much dexterity, he wa* not born armlees. His armt were amputate*] above the elbow in consequence of a tram* oar accident when he wa* tight years old. Instead, howevei, of fitting down and be- wailing hi* cruel fate, he determined to make the most of hi* innate artistic talent. Only two yeara after hi* accident he had o far mastered the control of hi* pencil, held in hi* moulh, that he was placed in ihe tint-class division of the second grsde of freehand drawing of the National School of Bristol, and he was only sixteen when h* exhibited a work a study of a sycamore leaf at th* local academy o' picture*. For th* n*xt few years h* studied both in London and Pari*, so assiduously and successfully that in 1890 he won a scholar. hip open to competition throughout the United Kingdom of a 100 guineas, and tenable for two years, offered by ihe Nation al Art Department of the South Keniing ton M'.iseum. Since then lurther honor* have been won by him on equal terma with other competitor*. H* i* a cheery, gcod looking, and intelligent young man, and seems to suffer little inconvenience on account of hi* misfortune. It U estimated that about 1 10, 000,000 has been invested in ooffee-hiuee* aa an antidote of the saloon in Kngland, It Ii aid there are about 7, n OO of them, employ Ing 56,000, aad they are s, paying inveat meat. IB DEAD EYES, 1CSURES RAVE BEEN FOUND IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I lklni lei k..w. | I* L''l !> Ike KipSHMlll.ii Thai r- tlerrr < .lil fee UeBlttteel bj Ik* r.r trail III. VtellsB's eye*. Much discussion hu been cued among cientitic men by the Lakewood, A . Y. , mur- der nd the *nb**qnent attempt* to .isoover ihe image of the murderer n the eye of one of the victims. Ocaliit tod doctor* agree that it 11 scarcely >o**ible that under luch condition* as pre- aiUd in the i>akewood oaea an image hould hav* been found in tKe retina of the load woman*! eye, but on the question of whether, under any condition*, image* or tbjects remained impreeeed on tb* retina or an appreciable length of time they iiffer. Many physicians *ay that the mage disappear* a* soon a* the object which 11 reflected in ihe eye i* cot off from he line of vision. Thu view is not held by a well-known >hysicin of New York, who ha* made a pecial study of the eye. It is probable hat in the coming year he will enter upon a aerie* of experiments, i nconjonotion with well-known amateur photographer, to photograph image* retained on the retina of the eye after to* vision had been cut off. By these experiment be hopee to prove that under certain condition*, im" Cessions ore retained in the eye just a* they are retained on a sensitive plate ic he camera. He *tte* positively that (it ha* been proven thst imag** are retained on the retina after death. " Image* are actually found in the retina of the eye he says. " During lit* the re- tina contains in its outer layers a reddish pigment, the visual purple' or (Rbndopein) which may be preserved by keeping the eye in darknee*, but is toon bleached by daylight ; it U again restored wheo the eye i* placed in darkness. The visual purple was discovered by Boll in 1*7(5, and Knehne showed that by illuminating the retina actual pictnree could be produced on the retina, but they gradually disappeared ; so that in this regard the retina might be compared to the eeneitive plate of a photo- graphic tpps.rstus.ln a rabbit le ye Ewald and Kuehoe obtained a snarp picture or optotran. of a bright object placed at a distance of ten inches the image was fixed by a lour per cent, solution of alum. The story of a murderer's picture being preser- ved in the eye of hi* victim seems highly improbable* Very slat orate preparation* and safeguards are necessary even in an experiment (instituted for the purpoee) to demonstrate the picture of a very bright object, like a window. " I regard the Lakewaod account a* almost ridiculous. Tne conditions were such, if correctly reported, that no image could have rear eined in the eye . Evident- ly the itatemeot thst the Coroner saw the image of the murderer was a kind of theory based upon a miiundentaoding of physiolo- gical facts. If asubjsct.eilherman oranimal, be taken into a dark room and an object with light thrown on it be eet before the eye, and the light be then thrown olf, an imag* of the object will be found on the retina of the suhject, " This is true also in the case of men suddenly killed, a* was pioveu by an ex- periment tried in Vienna, eome yean ago. Arrangements were made in the oaee of a criminal condemned to be hanged that after death his eye* should be removed and handed over to a number of doctore tor examination. All th neoeewary conditions were arranged for. The man wa. kept in darknees for a abort time before being led out to the scaffold. He then looked filed- ly at a oartain building until the black oap shut out all light. The drop sprung, and when the man microeopioal eiammation wa* made of the eye*. In each of them wa* found an image of the building, inverted of course, and uoosrtain in formation, became of the irregularity of the retina on which the image wa* impreeeed. This proves con- clusively that images are retained. " A* to dieooveriDg murderer* in ti.e eye* of murdered people, however, that is manifestly absurd. In the first place, the object must be looked at for some time, and under inch condition* aa I have men- tioned. Finally, it all condition* are right, a single figure, aa that of a man, would leave such an irregular impreeeion on the retina, on account of the irregular- ity of the inrface, thst it oould scarcely be distinguished as a man'* figure when magnified. Experiments will b* made, probably befoie long, with a view to photographing inch impreeeion*, bu. the experiment* will require month* of hard work, as the operation i* an extremely complicated one.' ANOTHER STEAMSHIP LINE. Cease's le IM- (aetleel wllk Ike Cane ef It is understood that Premier Rhode*, of the Cape of Good Hope, 1* much impressed with the result* of the recent Ottawa Con- ference, and i* disposed, so far aa hi* colony I* concerned, to carry them a step farther. He would like very much to see cloeer commeicial relations between Canada and the Cape and all the other colonies, and I* reported to be not adverse to taking the matter op in the broadest possible way. According to recent advice* from the Cap* the question of steamship communi- cation between the Dominion and that colony is reoeiviog considerable attention. The matter ha* been submitted by Sir Charles Spring to the Chambers of Com- merce throughout the country fer an ex- preesion ef opinion, and if it i* favorable there is little doubt that the nutter will make another stop In edvaBT*. Altogether the outlook is promising', and if communi- cation* have not already taken place be- tween the two Government* it i* very likely that correspondence will shortly be