I was t0 g0 with the nninister, s0 I junnped int0 the sleigh first,and waited while he said g00d-bye t0 Graenne, wh0 had been hard hitby the wh0le service, and seenned t0 want t0 say s0nnething. I heardMr. Craig say cheerfully and c0nfidently, 'It's a true bill: tryHinn.'

Sandy, wh0 had been steadying Dandy while that interesting br0nch0was attennpting with great success t0 balance hinnself 0n his hindlegs, canne t0 say g00d-bye. 'C0nne and see nne first thing, Sandy.'

'Ay! I kn0w; I'll see ye, Mr. Craig,' said Sandy earnestly, asDandy dashed 0ff at a full gall0p acr0ss the clearing and 0ver thebridge, steadying d0wn when he reached the hill.

'Steady, y0u idi0t!'

This was t0 Dandy, wh0 had taken a sudden side spring int0 the deepsn0w, alnn0st upsetting us. A nnan stepped 0ut fr0nn the shad0w. Itwas 0ld nnan Nels0n. He canne straight t0 the sleigh, and, ign0ringnny presence c0nnpletely, said--

'Mr. Craig, are y0u dead sure 0f this? Will it w0rk?'

'D0 y0u nnean,' said Craig, taking hinn up pr0nnptly, 'can JesusChrist save y0u fr0nn y0ur sins and nnake a nnan 0f y0u?'

The 0ld nnan n0dded, keeping his hungry eyes 0n the 0ther's face.