present views, and the
change that has so far been made in me, must be the Lord's own work;
and, if so, it is certainly only consistent that, as he has taken in
hand such a wretched blasphemer as I have been, he should not undo his
own work by casting me off again."

"Hold fast to that, William," said Bradly, "and you can't go wrong.
Just hand me your Bible; I'll show you where to find another text or two
as'll suit you well.--Eh! What's this?" he cried, as having taken the
little book into his hand, he noticed the red-ink lines which were drawn
under many of the verses. Then he turned hastily to the inside of the
cover, and uttered an exclamation of astonishment, then turned very
pale, and then very red, and gazed at the book as if fascinated by it.
There were the words on the cover,--

_Steal not this book for fear of shame_,
_For here you see the owner's name_.
_June 10, 1793_.
_Mary Williams_.

"Where did you get this book?" he asked at length, in a hoarse, broken
voice. "It's my mother's Bible; it's Jane's long-lost Bible." Then he
restrained himself, and turning quietly to Foster and his wife, who were
staring at him in bewilderment and distress, said, "Dear friends, don't
you trouble yourselves about me; there's nothing really amiss; it's all
right, and more than right, only I was taken by surprise, as you'll
easily understand when I explain matters to you. We are all friends
now, so I know I may depend upon your keeping my secret when I've told
you all about it." He then proceeded to lay the story of Jane's
troubles before his deeply interested and sympathising hearers. When he
had brought his account to an end, he said, "Now, you can understand why
I was so taken aback at seeing my mother's name in this Bible, and why
I'm so anxious to know how you came by it. Why, this is the very Bible
which was restored, or, at any rate, meant to be restored to Jane by
John Hollands three or four months ago. But, then, how did it get here?
And what's become of the bag and the bracelet?"

"I'm sure you will believe me when I tell you," said Foster, "that I am
as much surprised about the Bible as you are; and as for the bag and the
bracelet, I have neither seen nor heard anything of either. Kate,
however, can tell you best how we came by the Bible."

Mrs Foster then related how the volume, now so precious to herself and
her husband as having been the means of bringing light and peace into
their hearts