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But Allison would not let it go at that

"I' to tell him, Leslie," he said "He won't let any one be the wiser; and, if people are saying anything like that, he can help stop their mouths" So Allison told the whole story When it came to the part about Fred Hicks and Bartrarew dark, and he flashed a look that boded no good to the two young ruffians

"I knoho that Laws fellow is," he said gravely "He's rotten! And I shouldn't wonder if I could locate his friend I get around quite a bit on my motor-cycle May I use your 'phone a ht to be rounded up Miss Leslie, would you tell me carefully just what roads you took, as nearly as you know?"

So Leslie told in detail of the wild ride onceman's face as he listened, and knew that Leslie had a faithful friend and champion, knew also that here was one whose friendship orth cultivating, a clean, fine, strong young soul, and was glad for her little girl So stirred in her memory as she watched his look, and she went back to her childish days and the boy friend who had kissed her when he went away never to return There was the same look in Howard Letchworth's eyes when he looked at Leslie, the age-old beauty of a man's clean devotion to a sweet, pure woman soul

Of course Leslie was a s; but there need be no fear that that fine, strong young htened away prematurely They were friends now, beautiful friends; and that would be enough for the ti, and listened to their talk about the Christian Endeavor Society How beautiful it was that Leslie had been able to bring the boy to a degree of interest in that! Of course it was for her sake, but he was h to be interested on his own account now; and froone heart and soul with Allison into the plans for the winter work He had a fine voice, and was to sing a solo at the nextPresently Leslie so far recovered her nerves as to so to the piano to practise with him