that change _you_ any? I have
asked Miss Bristol to marry me because of what _she is herself_, and
not because of what her father was. But there is ample evidence that
her father was a noble and an upright man and so recognized by the law
and by his fellow-townsmen, and I demand that you take back your words
publicly, both of you, and that you, Miss Frazer, take upon yourself
publicly the responsibility for starting this whole trouble. I fancy
it may be rather unpleasant for you to remain in this college longer
unless this matter is adjusted satisfactorily."

"Well, I certainly do not intend to be bullied into any such thing!"
said Eugenia angrily. "I'll leave college first!"

Eunice Brice began to cry. She was the protegee of a rich woman and
could not afford to be disgraced.

"I shall tell them all that you asked me to make that motion for you
and promised to give me your pink evening dress if I did," reproached
Eunice tearfully.

"Tell what you like," returned Eugenia grandly, "it will only prove
you what you are, a little fool! I'm going up to pack. You needn't
think you can hush me up, Allison Cloud, if you _are_ rich. Money
won't cover up the truth----"

"No," said Allison looking at her steadily, controlledly, with a memory
of his promise to Jane. "No, but _Christianity_ will--sometimes."

"Oh, yes, everybody knows you're a fanatic!" sneered Eugenia, and
swept herself out of the room with high head, knowing that the wisest
thing she could do was to depart while the going was good.

When Allison reached home a few minutes later Julia Cloud put into his
hand a letter which his guardian had written her soon after his first
visit, in which he stated that he had made it a point to look up both
the young people with whom his wards were intimate, and he found their
records and their family irreproachable. He especially went into
details concerning Jane's father and the noble way in which he had
acted, and the completeness with which his name had been cleared. He
uncovered one or two facts which Jane apparently did not know, and
which proved that time had revealed the true criminal to those most
concerned and that only pity for his family, and the expressed wish of
the man who had borne for a time his shame, had caused the matter to
be hushed up.

Allison, after he had read it, went to find Jane and drew her into the
little sun-parlor to read it with him, and together they rejoiced
quietly.

Jane lifted a sh