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The first song had scarcely died away before Clive began a conversation with a lol,remarks of what he apparently considered a co and everybody in the room, with a distinctness that made them entirely audible to those seated around therily, but he only see commentary

"For pity's sake, Clive, keep still, can't you?" whispered Leslie anxiously "They will think you never had any bringing up!"

"I should worry!" shrugged the amiable Clive comically with a motion of his handsos near hiles Clive looked up and gravely winked at them, and the two bent down their heads in sudden hopeless rand tiusted This was balm to his bored soul Hethe prayer, and stole glances at the two giggling neighbors Then he nudged Leslie and endeavored to get her to join in theeyes, and her angry heart! Her last vision of the leader as she bowed her head had been a haughty, annoyed glance in their direction as he said: "Let us pray" She felt that she could not stand another o out, and she made a hasty little movement to carry out the impulse, and then suddenly it came to her that if she went Clive would follow her, and it would look to Howard as if she had created the disturbance and they had gone off together to have a good ti, lifting miserable eyes of appeal to Allison as soon as the prayer was ended If only there had been a seat vacant up front sole seat with no other near it, where her torone to it swiftly, but the seats were all filled and there was nothing to do but sit still and frown her disapproval Perhaps Allison uest if he had noticed, but Allison was, at thedown a few items which must be announced, and he almost immediately arose and went forith his slip of paper and held a whispered converse with Howard Letchworth during the hy a chair down fro it beside the chairht consult with hi this sudden move on the part of Allison, Clive Terrence did have his attention turned aside so Allison with an a to the town had so astonished hi th of will and purpose, get up in a church and go forward as if he had some business in the affair He sat up, with his loose, handsome under lip half-dropped in surprise, and watched Allison, with a curious startled expression, and when a moment later the leader said quietly: "Our president has a e for us" and Allison arose and faced the crowded rooer, spirited, interested look on his face, and began to talk earnestly, outlining a plan for a deeper spiritual life a the members, his expression was one of utter bewilder about the streets or inanins of intellect He was thinking that Allison Cloud certainly had changed, and ondering what on earth had brought it about It couldn't be any line that his guardian had on him, for he was a thousand miles away Was it that little, quiet, insipid mouse of an aunt that had done it? She , the way the brother and sister seeet that line of talk he was handing out, anyway? Why, he talked about God as if He were an inti in the way co candy, as if they were necessary and pleasurable acts Why, it was inconceivable! What was he doing it for? There must be a reason