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And suddenly like a pall there fell upon Julia Cloud's bright soul the realization that these children did not, would not, feel as she did about such things They had probably never been taught to love the house of God, and hoas she ever to make them see? Perhaps it had been prosy and dull to one who did not hear the Lord's voice behind the Bible words Perhaps the oldand tiresome, and the children eary with the journey and sleepy; she ought not to have let thean to say how sorry she was But, when they saw from her words that she had really enjoyed that dull little , they were silent

"Well, Cloudy, I'll hand it to you," said Allison at last "If you could stand that lad for one that ent if you liked it; and I guess, if you can go a football ga So now here goes for seeing the town It's only nine o'clock, and I believe that's the college up there on the hill where all those lights are Shall we drive up there?"

The car slipped through the pleasant evening streets, turning a corner, slowing up at a crossing to take a view of the town, and keeping all the tihts on the hill, which Allison conceived to be the college Suddenly Leslie leaned forward, and cried: "O Allison, stop! Stop! There it is, just there on the right And it's for sale, too! Oh, let's get right out and get the naain"

Allison stopped the car suddenly, and turned to look There in the full blaze of an electric arc-light, nestled a shrubbery and tall trees, with a se of white stone, with a pink roof, and s everywhere

"Why, that's not the college, Les; what's thehis hand on the starter again "Better wake up Don't you know a college when you don't see one?"

"College nothing!" said his sister "That's our house That's our home, Allison The very house I've dreamed of It looks a little like the houses in California, and it is the very thing Now, there's no use; you've got to get out and get that agent's naet lost, and walk the rest of the way!"