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Celia stirred guiltily

"She had no faith in you, Celie It ry, dear She said

that you invented your own tests She sneered at the

across a cupboard! A child, she said, couldlady Oh, she aded that you were far too clever to submit

to the tests of soht, Celie, was I not?"

And again the appeal sounded rather piteously in Mme Dauvray's

voice

"Tests!" said Celia, with a conteh And, in truth, she

was not afraid of thee

"There!" she cried triued with her that next Tuesday--"

And Celia interrupted quickly

"No! Oh, no!"

Again there was silence; and then Mently, but

very seriously: "Celie, you are not kind"

Celia was erly "Please don't think that How

could I be anything else to you who are so kind to me?"

"Then prove it, Celie On Tuesday I have asked Mnol to

come; and--" The old woman's voice became tremulous with

excitement "And parhaps--who knows?--perhaps SHE will appear to

us"