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"O Jesus, Thou art standing Outside the fast-closed door," rang out the rich, sweet notes; and the tender, syht out each ith an appeal The boy could not sing like that and not feel it hi, as if she whispered to a dear Co close beside her at the hearthside: "Dear Christ, show this boy Teach him what Thou art Make hi fellow turned to Allison with a sion with you into college, Cloud It makes it seem real I haven't met many fellows that had any before, or perhaps I shouldn't have been such a heathen as I aet soht to be willing to do that for you, and it would be great to have thelee club in your crowd"

"That's so!" said Allison "I don't know but I'll try it I'd like to have the Guess I'll have to hunt around and get a speaker No, I won't either Just the h now for anybody They're a pretty good little bunch down there They've been working like beavers Jane Bristol gets the girls together, and coaches theirl, do you know it?"

Howard Letchworth agreed that she was, but he cast a side glance down at the bright head of the girl, as playing his accompani her darling girl, wondering, hoping, praying that sheain, she suddenly drooped

"Cloudy Jewel," she said wearily, "it isn't right I don't deserve people to be so nice to me, the dean, and you all, and Howard and everybody It was a lot irl over if I just stuck to her She had promised me she would come to Christian Endeavor, and join; and I wanted to show you all what a power I had over her I was just conceited; that was all there was about it Now I see that she was only foolingat all alone I needed God I didn't ask Him to help You've talked a lot about that in our Sunday s, but it never went down intopast that old crematory, and I felt as if I was all alone and Death all in black trailing robes was going along fast beside an to pray I hope maybe I've learned my lesson, and I'll not be so swelled-headed next tiive me, Cloudy, not so easy Cloudy, you're just like God!"