Mildred took one glance at the sweet, home-like picture, then she recalled her own position; she remembered the scene at Mr. Hardman's. As the servant closed the door, she moved forward with tears in her eyes, saying: "Miss Jenner, I am in great trouble at the store. They say--they say--I am a thief." Mildred remembered Miss Jenner's standing up, and Alice's exclamation of horror; then the room, the fire-light, the books and pictures, and the two figures, seemed to whirl before her, and she knew no more. [TO BE CONTINUED.] [Illustration: SOMETHING IN THE WAY.--DRAWN BY JESSIE MCDERMOTT.] [Illustration: OUR POST-OFFICE BOX] BROOKLYN, E. D., LONG ISLAND. The Young Chemists' Club is in a very prosperous condition. The meetings are held at the residences of the members every Saturday evening at half past seven. The order of exercises commences with the calling of the roll, then the collection of weekly dues, and the consideration of whatever business is necessary. Compositions by the members treating of scientific subjects are then read. Communications from scientific gentlemen are read by the secretary, and at some meetings they are present and give a short lecture. When this part of the exercises is disposed of, experiments are then tried. The ink with which this letter is written was made by the club. Is it not a good sample of our skill? We are happy to say that we consider HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE as our official organ, and we thank it cordially for supporting us. If desired, we will occasionally send some experiments and scientific notes from our meetings. We now send the following simple and pretty experiment: Cut three leaves of red cabbage into small pieces, place them in a basin, and pour a pint of boiling water over them. After allowing them to stand an hour, pour off the liquid into a decanter. This liquid will be of a bright reddish-purple color. Now take three wine-glasses; into one put about six drops of strong vinegar; into another, six drops of a solution of soda; and into the third, the same quantity of a strong solution of alum. Then pour into each glass a small quantity of the liquid from the decanter. The contents of the glass containing vinegar will quickly assume a beautiful brilliant red color; that containing soda will be a fine green; and that containing alum a very dark, rich purple. CHARLES H. W., President of Y. C. C. SENECA W. H., Secretary.