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The two children turned then, and faced their aunt, with a swift, co vision of what this expedition of theirs meant to her It had not occurred to the to spend ht, in mirth, and stay over Sunday at a house-party where the Sabbath would be as a thing unknown Nobody had ever talked to thes before They had accepted it as a part of the world of society into which they had been born, and they had never questioned it They were impatient now that their tried and true friend and comrade did not comprehend that this occasion was different fro to keep the Sabbath in general, but in this particular they felt they must not be hampered The whole idea shone plainly in their faces, and the pain and disappointrin shone clearly, emphatically in Julia Cloud's eyes as she faced them and read the truth

"Why, we don't know, just for sure, Cloudy," Allison tried to temporize "You see, they usually dance to all hours It's Saturday night, and no classes to-morrow, and this is an unusual occasion It's a week-end party, you know----"

"Then--you won't be back to-night! You are not going to church to-morrow! You will spend the Sabbath at a party!"

She said these things as if she were telling them to herself so that she could better take in the facts and not cry out with the disappoint in her tone, but the pain of her voice cut to the heart the two young culprits Therefore, according to the code of loving hury

"Why, of course!" chirped Leslie "Didn't you expect that? That's eek-end parties are!"

"Oh, cut this out, Leslie," cried Allison "We've gotta beat it We're way late now! Cloudy, you can expect us e get here Don't bother about anything There's no need to We'll telephone you later e expect to coo rest yourself You look tired"

He gave her a hurried, deprecatory kiss, and swept his sister out into the night Julia Cloud heard the purring of the engine, saw the lights of the car glide away froone! She felt as though a piece of herself had been torn away fro ti fro behind her eyes and throat, trying to steady the beating of her heart and get used to the gnawing trouble that somehow made her feel faint and weak