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"Why, Allison, you're mistaken about me It isn't et this up It's between you and God If God really called you, you'll have to say no to Him, not to me I don't intend to make excuses to God for you, child You needn't think it And, besides, there's another thing you're veryto do with the church When you were a little baby six ht you home to our house; and the first Sunday they were there they took you to the old church where all the children and grandchildren had been christened for years, and they stood up and assented to the vows that gave you to God And they pro you up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord until you ca yourself to the Lord I shall never forget the sweet, serious look on the face of your lovely girl-mother when she bowed her head in answer to the minister's question, 'Do you thus prory walk up and down the rooht, Cloudy? Was I baptized in the old Sterling church? I never knew that Tell me about it," and he seated himself on the other end of the couch, while Leslie switched off the light and nestled down between therily

"No, dear, I think you were baptized in California in your mother's church, and I'm sorry to say I wasn't there to see; so I can't tell you about it; but I re, for ere all so happy to have it happen in the East, and he was the first grandchild, and we hadn't seen your father for over two years, nor ever seen his young wife before; so it was a great event It was a beautiful bright October day, and I had the pleasure ofthe dress you wore, Allison, every stitch by hand, heht in the midst of the ceremony you looked over your father's shoulder, and sawin the front seat, and smiled the sweetest smile! Then you jumped up and down in your father's arether, and called out 'Ah-Jah!' That's what you used to call me then, and everybody all over the church smiled How could they help it?"