of those boys and girls good if they could
see it lived out, and perhaps set them to reading the book?"

Again they would be asked suddenly, soon after their arrival, each one
to represent his favorite character in Shakespeare, or to reproduce
some great public man so that they all could recognize him; and they
would be sent up-stairs to select from a great pile of shawls, wraps,
and all sorts of garments any which they needed for an improvised
costume.

Another evening there would be brought forth a new game which nobody
had seen, and which absorbed them all for perhaps two hours until some
delicious and unique refreshments would be produced to conclude the
festivities. At another time the round dining-table would be stretched
to take in all its leaves, and the entire company would gather around
it with uplifted thumbs and eager faces unroariously playing "up
Jenkins" for an hour or two. Any little old game went well under that
roof, though Julia Cloud kept a controlling mind on things, and always
managed to change the game before anybody was weary of it.

Also there was much music in the little house. Allison played the
violin well; two or three others who played a little at stringed and
wind instruments were discovered; and often the whole company would
break loose into song until people on the street halted and walked
back and forth in front of the house to listen to the wild, sweet
harmonies of the fresh young voices.

At the close of such an evening it was not an uncommon happening for a
crowd of the frat boys to gather in a knot in front of the house and
give the college yell, with a tiger at the end, and then "CLOUD!
CLOUD! CLOUD!" The people living on that street got used to it, and
opened their windows to listen, with eyes tender and thoughtful as
they pondered on how easily this little family had caught the hearts
of those college people, and were helping them to have a good time.
Perhaps it entered into their minds that other people might do the
same thing if they would only half try.

In return for all her kindness a number of the young people would
often respond to Julia Cloud's wistful invitation to go to church, and
more and more they were being drawn by twos and threes to come to the
Christian Endeavor meetings in the village. It seemed as if they had
but just discovered that there was such a thing, to the equal
amazement of themselves and the original members of the Christian
Endeavor Society, w