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Mark shifted a little uneasily "I can't ignore her," he said, "but I am just a little bit afraid of her"

"Ah, yes" The priest caught his pipe by the bowl and used the stem to emphasize his words "I felt that way, too I like you, Mr Griffin, and so I a that I have never told anyone before I was afraid of her I hated her I struggled, and al o But when I came she put her arms around me; and when I looked at her, she ss; and now, Mr Griffin, I pay I alad to pay--even here--in Sihasset"

Mark was moved in spite of hinore, to pay soraw; but I know that you were, even as a Catholic, higher than you are now Doesn't that ht appear that it would s harder; but it doesn't You have to be inside in order to understand it The Church takes you, senerously, and then, with a s to be broken, you break, knowing that it is best for you She pets you, and then she whips you; and the whips sting, but they leave no ood mark, if you have learned But pardonup the steps "Coood man?"

The priest arose to meet the woman, whose sad face aroused in Mark a keen thrill of syone this , and went right It came awful sudden"

"God rest him I'm sorry--"

"Don't be sorry, Father," she answered, as he opened the door to let her go into the house ahead of hiood to me, and to John and to the childer Sure, I had hiht I'm happy to do God's will"

She passed into the house The priest looked over to where Mark was standing hat in hand

"Don't go, Mr Griffin, unless you really have to I'll be away only a few minutes"