ir
lives, as though they had the roads opening out into the future, all
under their own care!

It was at that moment that Ruth Erskine, the young lady who, according
to Mrs. Mitchell, had so quiet, and settled, and peaceful a life, that
she coveted it for her daughter, stood in the great hall that was
glowing with light and beauty, and caught her breath with an almost
convulsive sound, as she rested against a chair for support; her face
deathly pale, her eyes bright with a calm that she had forced upon
herself, in her solemn determination to try to do just the right thing,
say just the right words; her ear had caught the sound of a carriage
that had drawn up before the door, and the sound of a familiar voice;
she knew that she was now to meet--not only her father, but her mother,
and sister!

Little they knew about each other even yet, with all their intimacy,
those four Chautauqua girls!

But what mattered it, so long as they had given themselves over, body
and soul, into the keeping of their Father in heaven, who knew not only
the beginning, but the end?

THE END.

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Transcriber's Notes:

This text uses both Bible-class and Bible class; chamber-maid and
chambermaid.

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 27, "grammer" changed to "grammar" (grammar class; and)

Page 39, new paragraph inserted. Text originally read: (who have."
"That's exactly like myself)

Page 58, "vailed" changed to "veiled" (sharp words veiled)

Page 91, "flappant" changed to "flippant" (his voice flippant)

Page 148, "softly" changed to "soft" (a soft little laugh)

Page 163, "b ought" changed to "brought" (that brought them most)

Page 186, "Hurlburt" changed to "Hurlbut" (Oh, Dr. Hurlbut!)

Page 202, "nowdays" changed to "nowadays" (no idols nowadays)

Page 203, "quered" changed to "queried" (duty?" queried Eurie)

Page 203, "adicted" changed to "addicted" (very much addicted)

Page 262, repeated word "a" removed. (while one with a a)

Page 285, "argumentive" changed to "argumentative" (my argumentative
powers)

Pages 318 and 333 had paragraphs that were not indented in the orginal.
These paragraphs began: (Yet was she not) (Mr. Wayne was unusually)

Page 322, "unstanding" changed to "understanding" (by tacit
understanding)

Page 322, "radient" changed to "radiant" (face just radiant)

Page 348, "vail" changed to "veil" (very flimsiest veil of)

Page 374, "solmnly" ch