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William was troubled many times, and over and over he prayed that God would help him to lead Louise into the Light. It never seemed to occur to him that he should give her up. He loved her, and she must see as he did, was his consuming thought. Louise on one occasion went away for more than a week, attending a house party, and when she returned she reviewed it all for William’s benefit. It had been a gay, worldly time, and Louise enjoyed seeing William wince as she related their doings. “I will get him out of this narrow living; I will make him see real life,’' was her constant thought. As they sat talking together, enjoying each other’s com panionship, Louise was called out to meet her parents, who had just arrived, having reached the city several weeks before they were expected. Louise was wild' with delight, and fairly pulled William out to see them. She had written about him, and the parents were prepared to look Louise’s minister over. It amused them to think of her being inter ested, even temporarily, in a minister. Years before, Mr. and Mrs. Birdsey had been interested enough in church to belong to one, although neither of them had ever been con verted, and they had in later years drifted away even from the former outward show of religion. Louise’s parents were pleased with William’s looks, as they noted his keen, earnest young face, and they spoke pleasantly to him. “Harmon? I used to know a young Harmon,” said Mr. Birdsey. “It was years ago in Brooklyn. A young minister, a friend of mine— his name was Will Morehouse— had a friend visiting him and I met him several times; an attrac tive chap, as I remember him, and his name was Jack Har mon. I wonder if you know him, or are related to him in any way?” William Harmon’s face was shining. “Know him? I should say I do. I am Jack Harmon’s adopted son, and am Will Morehouse’s own son. And you knew my father, too? I am so glad. I have always wanted to know my father’s friends.” “So you are Billie Bob?” said Mrs. Birdsey. “I would never have known you. You have changed so in the years between, and I warrant you that you and Louise never remembered the ‘Billie Bob’ and ‘Bluebird’ days.” “Why mother, is this the boy that called me ‘Bluebird’? I always thought that lovely. No wonder we fell in love with each other!” was Louise’s happy reply. Both of the young people were soon busy over old mem ories, but William had not retained so very much of that old Brooklyn life in his memory, for there was no one "to recall it to him. Louise had carried the memory of “Billie Bob,” and her “Bluebird” days, fo r .she long lived in her old home, and had many pictures to remind .her of those times. Mr. and Mrs. Birdsey remained with them until William, remembering their recent arrival, arose to go away. Louise whispered to him in the hall and bade him see her father tomorrow or the next day, or just as soon as he could. While William was going home, he recalled, a word or two of Mr. Birdsey’s, and fancied, or was it only fancy, that there had been a coolness in the elder man’s parting? He puzzled over it, and then tried to dismiss it, but could not. There was'something in Mr’ Birdsey’s manner that he could not quite analyze. (To be continued) - When our ears are open to the voice of the Spirit, they will be closed to the venom of the serpent.
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