An Object Lesson In Futility

They were talkaog a bout futility and for eflme reason known only to e&ch otfter, tailed to agree. Finally slio saicl : "Well, noAv, suppose you give me aan example of wbat you oall futility." "All right,' 'said he. "Multiply 3,046 by 127." Shè took her little gold pencil in hand, siezed a piece of paper and after a few mimutee of diligent figuring announoed the reeult : "Two million eiht huoulred and forty-fjve thousand and sixty-six," said Bbe. "Divide that by two," he conthiued. ■'One milliiou four liundred and twenty tliousand five hundred and thirtythree," satiü slio. "Very well," s:i lic. "Now add eeven to that and then you subtract 1,4122.540 and teil me what you get." "The retmlt is zero," said sho, after üi'guring a little more. "WU, tHnafe wh-at I eall futility," saiil be, with a laugh. "You've covered'a eiiieet of paper with figuring to arrive at nothinir." AVliereupon abe became o angry ttoat She reftiscd to argue further on tiiie subject.- Hurper's.