ick Hall; these rooms
should be known as Cosmos Court. Admittance to each meeting should be
gained by the presentation at the door, of an invitation, printed on
club paper, bearing the name of the member, giving the date and stating
the object of the meeting, all duly attested by your written signature
as director.

"The object and purpose of the existence of the club may be stated as
follows: That its membership may secure, by the harmonious association
of properly qualified minds,--which shall represent the dominant
thinkers in all departments of knowledge--a higher, broader conception
of the possibilities and purposes of life; as the necessary basis which
shall make it possible to acquire a larger store of cosmic wisdom, by
the use of systematic methods of co-operative research, study and
thought.

"This system of formation for a club would certainly be unique. I
believe it will prove to be especially well fitted for the
accomplishment of your peculiar work. Does the plan proposed meet your
approval by offering satisfactory answers to your questions?"

"Oh! my dear Fillmore," said Fern, "what a darling, clever boy you are,
to be sure! Now it is my turn to praise your wisdom and your genius. I
think your plan is an excellent one, which will suit the exigencies of
my purpose most admirably. Before you return to Solaris we will consider
the details more at length. Now let us change the subject.

"In keeping you so long at my work, how selfish and thoughtless I have
been! I shall try to make amends! I have planned to make your brief
visit as pleasant as possible. To-day I must show you over the house and
grounds. In the afternoon we shall take a long drive which will give you
a glimpse of the beautiful streets, buildings, parks and monuments of
our lovely city. Each afternoon these drives are to be repeated, until
you are familiar with the great possibilities of this city of destiny,
this priceless gift--the perpetual home of the government of the
nation--from General George Washington, who is forever enshrined in the
hearts of the people as the founder of the republic, the father of his
country! When you return to our farm people, I wish you to be able to
impress them with the matchless beauty, vastness and importance of the
City of Washington, the political center of this unrivaled republic. It
is my great desire to have them always think of it and speak of it with
love and pride, with feelings of individual propri