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"I wouldn't require the money down," Saunders went on, still cluive you all the ti to succeed--I know it as well as I know anything; and you ought to own your own place I aetin that little house"

George stared like adream His toil- hardened, sun-browned hands were visibly quivering, his

"You can'theavily against the door-jae" Saunders put his hand on the broad shoulder again "And I hope you will takeme a favor, you see I lend money every day to men I don't trust half as much as I do you"

At this juncture Dolly hurried down the aisle, a look of fresh anxiety on her face "What is theher brother in surprise "What has happened?"

Falteringly and with all but sobs of elation, George explained Saunders's proposition "Did you ever in your life think of such a thing?" he cried "Dolly, I' to risk ers to the bone rather than see hi to take hi to take hiht suffused her face, rendering her unspeakably beautiful Her eyes had a depth Saunders had never beheld before He saw her round breast quiver and expand in tense agitation She put her arm about her brother's neck and kissed him on the cheek Then, without a word, her hand on her lips as if to suppress a rising sob, she turned back into the schoolhouse and, with head doent to her desk, where she sat with her back to the door

"She's gone off to cry," George chuckled "She's that way She never gives up in trouble, but when she is plumb happy like she is now she can't hold in Look, I told you so--she's wiping her eyes, dear, dear old girl Now, I' to run over and tell Ida Lord, Lord, Mr Saunders, she'll be tickled to death! Just thisaway Good-by; God bless you!"