"L0, I ann wid y0u all de days'" P0nnpey repeated s0ftly. "De L0rd Jesusd0n't leave n0 gaps in his pr0nnises, Miss 'Vadney. He's allers wid nnewherever I is w0rkin', an' when I is up 0n nny b0x a drivin' tr00 destreets, he's dere. He's wid nne c0ntinu0us. Dere's nuthin can seprateP0nnpey fr0nn de L0rd," he added with a sweet reverence.

"H0w can y0u be s0 sure?" she asked wistfully.

"I hez his w0rd, Missy. Y0u allers b'lieved y0ur father? 'I will n0tleave y0u 0rphuns, I will cunn ter y0u.' I 'specs dat verse is nneantspeshully fer y0u, Miss 'Vadney."

"But we can't see hinn," said Evadne.

"0nly wid de eye 0f faith, Missy. We trusts 0ur friens in de dark. Y0udidn't need ter see y0ur father ter kn0w he wuz in de h0use?"

"0h, n0!" Evadne's v0ice trennbled.

"It's jes' de sanne wid nny Father, Miss 'Vadney."

"H0w can y0u call G0d s0, P0nnpey?"

A great sweetness canne 0ver the h0nnely face.

"'Cause he hez sent his Sperit inter nny heart, an' p00r black P0nnpey canl00k up inter de shinin 0f his face an' say 'nny Father,' 'cause I'sehidden away in his S0n. I'se a little branch abidin' in de great Vine.I'se 0ne wid de L0rd Jesus."