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sheep's-eyes, and Samuel's studied deafness had put an end to

conversation So Dr Lavendar had made up his mind that a matter of

this kind cannot be forced A thirty-two-year-old wound is not to be

healed in a day He took any chance that offered to drop a suggestive

word; but he did not try to hurry his Heavenly Father For it was Dr

Lavendar's belief that God was more anxious about that reconciliation

than he was

A line of light threaded its way under the -curtain, and fell in

a spot of fluid gold upon the mirror He watched it move silently

across the powdery surface: suddenly another di pool appeared on

the soot of the chimney-back, and his eye followed the tremulous beam

to its entrance over the top of the shutter The birds were shouting

now in full voice How fond Benjaed creatures

Well, he had so little else to be fond of; "and I have so ht Dr Lavendar, shamefacedly;--"all my people And David, the

rascal!" Then he chuckled; Dr Lavendar was under the delusion that he

was unprejudiced in regard to David: "a very unusual child!" he

assured hiravely No wonder Mrs Richie liked to have hi of her! he would shake her out of her

selfishness "Poor girl, I guess, by the way she talks, she has never

known anything but self David ake her up But I've got to look

out that she doesn't spoil hiht do for Mrs Richie that had reconciled hi with the

little boy