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Laurie named three or four

"And they have not convinced you?"

"Not altogether"

"Yet you accept hus than these--as a Catholic"

"That is Divine Revelation," said Laurie, sure of his ground

"Pardon me," said the other "I do not in the least say it is not Divine Revelation--that is another question--but you receive the statement that it is so, on the word of man Is that not true?"

Laurie was silent He did not quite knohat to say; and he almost feared the next words But he was astonished that the other did not press home the point

"Think over that, Mr Baxter That is all I ask And now for the real thing You sincerely wish to be convinced?"

"I am ready to be convinced"

Theintently at the fire Then he tossed the stuhted another The two ladies sat uan, with a kindly smile "Let us have one or two, then

"Consider first the relation of your soul to your body That is infinitely mysterious, is it not? An emotion rises in your soul, and a flush of blood marks it That is the subconscious mechanism of your body But to say that, does not explain it It is only a label You follow me? Yes? Or still more mysterious is your conscious power You will to raise your hand, and it obeys Muscular action? Oh yes; but that is but another label" He turned his eyes, suddenly so ht behind all that, Mr Baxter, down to the mysteries What is that link between soul and body? You do not know! Nor does the wisest scientist in the world Nor ever will Yet there the link is!"

Again he paused

Laurie are of a rising half-excited interest far beyond the power of the words he heard Yet theIt was not the sham mysticism he had expected There was a certain reverence in the of mysteries, that seeain," continued the quiet, virile voice "You believe, as a Christian, in the immortality of the soul, in the survival of personality after death Thank God for that! All do not, in these days Then I need not labor at that