I told him what you said,--I remembered it all, word for word,--and he said to me,--these are exactly his words,--'I believe that is an honest man, and that he is going to remain an honest man.'" Sam bent over the shoe a little closer, and said, in a faint voice, as if he were talking to himself,-- "What Judge Prency says about human natur ort to be true.

If there's any other man in this county that's had more opportunities of knowin' all about it, I don't know who he can be." There was silence for a moment or two.

Sam quickened his labors upon the shoe, and the lady bent her gaze closely upon the shoemaker.

At last she said,-- "Mr.Kimper, don't mistake the meaning of what I am going to ask you.

I am a member of the church, myself, and I have as hearty an interest in you and sympathy for you as the best friend you have.