and
means save those of enlarging their own and their children's lives, and
of making their home a happy, healthful centre from which all shall go
forth daily to help in the world's growth and to minister to its needs.

Richard, Lois, Margaret, and Bertie, endowed with all the best available
helps, are hard at work getting furnished for coming years.

Margery, entering into a lovely young womanhood, still lives with her
mother and Malcom in the grand old colonial house in which many
generations of her ancestors have dwelt.

Mrs. Douglas is quite as happy in the close vicinity of her brother as
she thought she would be. Every day she rejoices in his home, in his
work and growing fame. Barbara grows dearer to her continually as she
realizes what a blessing she is to his life. Indeed, so wholly natural
and just-the-thing-to-be-expected does it now seem that her brother
should fall in love with Barbara, that she grows ever more amazed that
she did not think of it before it happened; and, when she recalls her
surmises and little sisterly schemes concerning him and Lucile Sherman,
she wonders at her own stupidity.

For Malcom the three years have been crowded with earnest work. He fully
justified the confidence his mother had reposed in him when she gave him
the year abroad, by entering, on his return, the second year of the
University course.

A few months ago he graduated with high honors, and is now just
beginning the study of law. When admitted to the bar he will enter, as
youngest partner, the law firm of which for over thirty years his
grandfather was the head.

And through all he is the same frank, wholesome-hearted, strong-willed,
but gentle Malcom that we knew in Italy.

The other day he entrusted to his mother and sister a precious secret
that must not yet be divulged. They were delighted, but did not seem
greatly surprised.

Bettina knows the secret.

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