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He turned suddenly on Father Layonne

"They shall believe me!" he cried "I shall make theer, and I shall tell thean has not ain Will you arrange it?"

"Inspector Kedsty is waiting outside," said Father Layonne quietly, "but I should not act in haste, Jimmy I should wait I should think--think"

"You mean take time to think up a story that will hold water, mon pere? I have that I have the story And yet--" He sh confession, didn't I, Father?"

"It was very convincing, Jimmy It went so particularly into the details, and those details, coupled with the facts that you were seen at John Barkley's earlier in the evening, and that it was you who found hiainst reed Kent "As a matter of fact, I was up at Barkley's to look over an old o He couldn't find it Later he sent word he had run across it I returned and found him dead"

The little ," Kent went on "It alh with it, like a sport When a ood taste to set up a howl It aht to keep quiet and allow ame, and all that, you know Then there is the other way of looking at it This poor neck of ood service It has been ht it was going to die And I'd be a poor specio back on it noant to do that neck a good turn I want to save it And I' to--if I can!"

In spite of the unpleasant tension of the moment, it cheered Father Layonne to see this old hu into the heart of his friend With hirieve for Jaht believe hiuilty, yet he still bore for him the affection which was too deeply rooted in his heart to be uptorn by physical things or the happenings of chance So the old cheer of his sht for his life is a privilege which God gives to every man, Jimmy I was terrified when I came to you I believed it would have been better if you had died I can see ht If you win, I shall be glad If you lose, I know that you will lose bravely Perhaps you are right It may be best to see Inspector Kedsty before you have had tiical effect Shall I tell him you are prepared to see him?"