"Junius," said the President, laying his hand upon the young man's shoulder, "wealth has rolled in upon you by millions, but above all the wealth you have received is the fair prize you have won, your future wife," and he kissed the blushing face of Marie. "One more gift I can add to the many you have received," and he drew from his pocket a folded paper bearing the great seal of the Navy Department upon it. "Your commission as Admiral of the Aërial Navy of the United States," and he handed the paper to Junius Cobb. "Your discovery of meteorlene has revolutionized warfare, and you soon will command a powerful fleet of aërial war ships." Cobb bowed low as he accepted the paper, and expressed his gratitude to the President for this additional proof of his generosity. "I was not far wrong," exclaimed Hugh, grasping his hand, "when I saluted you as Admiral, on board of the Orion." "No, Hugh," returned Cobb; "and I wish I had not been, when I returned it to you as my Commodore." "And you were not, Junius," laughed the President, as he drew another paper from his pocket. "Your commission as Commodore in the Aërial Navy, Hugh," handing him the paper. "And what does my hubby get?" cried Mollie, pouting her pretty lips. "A colonelcy in the army for distinguished service during the war," and the President smiled as he took a third paper from his pocket and gave it to Lester. "And now," said Cobb, after a pause, "as wealth more than I can use has been heaped upon me, I wish to add my mite to the happiness of the moment. Hugh," and he took up the third paper from the bundle on the table, "here is the secret of the sympathetic telegraph; it is worth five million dollars. Take it, and divide it between yourself and Lester, as a wedding gift from me." Then Marie stepped forward, and filled her two hands with glittering stones from the pile on the table. "Take these, my dear sisters," she said, as she poured them into the laps of the two astonished girls; "take these as a bridal gift from Marie Colchis." THE END A LITERARY GEM. Mademoiselle de Maupin A ROMANCE OF LOVE AND PASSION. By THEOPHILE GAUTIER. 12mo, 413 pages. Paper covers. Illustrated with 16 Half-tones from the original etchings by Toudouze. "The golden book of spirit and sense, the Holy Writ of beauty."--_A. C. Swinburne._ "Gautier is an inimitable model. His manner is so light and true, so really creative, his fancy so alert, his taste so happy, his humor so genial, that he makes illusion almost as contagious as laughter."--_Mr. Henry James._ "=MADEMOISELLE DE MAUPIN=," the latest product of the pen of Theophile Gautier, is considered by the best critics of this inimitable Frenchman to be his most artistic, witty and audacious work. In writing this charming novel, Gautier has displayed all the artistic coloring that atmospheres the romantic school of literature this versatile author has created.