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[Illustration: THRILLING MELODRAMA.
Scene: Lord DE VERE'S Manor: The Blue Chamber.
_Lord De Vere._ "BUT ONE COURSE, LADY CLAUDE, IS LEFT TO RETRIEVE OUR
FALLEN FORTUNES. WITH THESE DEAD CATS WE'LL FLY TO MICHIGAN AND START A
MINERAL SPRING. THE MICHIGANDERS ARE WILD ABOUT THEIR SPRINGS, AND WITH
THIS MATERIAL OURS CANNOT BUT BE A SUCCESS."]
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[Illustration: ONE OF OUR SOCIAL HUMBUGS.
_Old Gent (figuring up probable receipts of his silver wedding, close at
hand)_. "I'VE HIRED A SPLENDID TEA-SERVICE FOR BROWN TO PRESENT TO US;
IT WILL MAKE QUITE A SENSATION, AND I'VE GOT IT CHEAP FOR THE EVENING."]
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