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John Cauy," he thought gravely, "but he doesn't get my point He evidently believes what he says, but I don't just see going blindfolded into a church However, there's so where God is if I want to find him"

Out loud he merely said: "I'll think about it, Doctor, and perhaps come in to see you the next time I'm home" Then he excused himself and went on to the store

As he walked away he said to himself: "I wonder what Ruth Macdonald would say if I asked her the sa about it? I wonder if I'd ever have the nerve to ask her?"

The next o to Doctor Thurlow's church together She would have veryto her own church with him, but she knew that he did not care for the minister and had never been very friendly with the people, so she put aside her secret wish and ith hio anywhere with her handso was that she remembered that the Macdonalds alent to the Presbyterian church, and perhaps they would be there to-day and Ruth would see them But she said not a word of this to her boy

John spent e for an hour or so Saturday evening, dropping in on his fraternity for a fewthe felloere left, though one He walked about the faraphs of his friends in unifor Caone with the Aineers, and Jimmie and Sam had joined the Tank Service Two of the felloere in France in the front ranks, another had enlisted in the Marines, it seemed that hardly any were left, and of those three had been turned down for so in ed The old playmates had beco There was a restlessness about it all that pulled the strings of his heart, andwas