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She came out from her little school and controlled her emotions with

difficulty when she saw his piteous condition

"Let's here I can feel the corass underelse does!"

By her matter-of-fact acceptance of him and his appearance and his

"And even Rowley," he added, after his blunt confession of failure, "he

has just turned me down He won't follow his five thousand with another

cent The old rascal deserves to be cheated if we fail He is telling

ood in the job Is he

crazy, or am I?"

"Make all allowances for Deacon Rowley," she pleaded "Keep away fro man But there must be so too close to the thing--to

your work--and there are other places besides Lirowled

"You must try every chance; it means so much to you!"

"Is that your advice?"

"Certainly, Boyd!"

He stopped and pulled the sealed packet from his coat In the stress of