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"Can God?" said David

At that Dr Lavendar's face suddenly shone "David," he said, "the

greatest thing in the world is to know that God is always beginning

again!"

But David had turned to the atch a prowling cat upon a

roof; and then, alas, it was time to start

"Well," said Dr Lavendar, as, hand in hand, they walked to the big,

roaring place where the cars were, "Well, David, to-morroe shall be

at hoo

and get the tickets"

David slid sidewise on to the slippery wooden settee He had nothing

to say; again he felt that bleak sinking right under his little

breast-bone; but it stopped in the excite-roo lady at his

side, and he piloted her across the big, bare roo his ss

"I must see about the checks, dear," he said, and hurried off without

a glance at the little boy as guarding Dr Lavendar's valise

The sun pouring through the high, dusty , shone into David's

eyes He wrinkled his nose and squinted up at the young lady from

under the visor of his blue cap She smiled down at him, pleasantly,

and then opened a book; upon which David said bravely, "You're