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They sang another hy people came in until there were twenty-four in the room Then the leader called upon Tom Forbes to read the Scripture, and a boy about fourteen years old read in a clear voice the story of the walk to Ee was li childhood, it wasThey listened intently, but were surprised to notice a tendency to whisper on the part of soirls in the back seat, who had been joined by three young fellows of about their own age and caliber Leslie, glancing over her shoulder at the whisperers, saw they had no thrill over the story, no interest save in their own voluble conversation The story went on to the point where Jesus at the table blessed the bread, and the two ht, without an interruption in the whispering The Great Coone, and they had not even known it

The leader rose, and cleared his voice with courage; and then in a tone of diffidence he recited the feords he had learned for the occasion

"Our topic to-night is 'The Great Companion: How to Live with Him' It seems hard to realize that Christ is still on the earth That He is with us all the tiht to try to realize it It would make our lives different if we could realize that Christ is alith us I expect some of us wouldn't always feel co with us, listening to our talk We ought to try to live so ould feel all right if we should find Christ walking with us some day And I heard a story once about a boy who had been a cripple, and he had been a great Christian; and, when he came to die, they asked him if he was afraid; and he said no, he wasn't afraid, that it was only going into another rooht to all live that way We will now listen to a solo by Ma will be open, and I hope that all will take part"

It was a crude little speech, haltingly spoken, and the speaker was evidently relieved when it was over Yet there had been a truth in what he had said, and it came to the two visitors with the force of newness As he e handkerchief and sat down, adjusting his collar and necktie nervously, they watched hi to be put in so trying a position There had been a genuineness about hi man really believed in Christ and that He walked with men