"I only have to hurry and get in bed the sooner," and tossing one boot here and another there, he was about to finish undressing when suddenly he remembered the little Bible, and the passage read last night.

Would there be one for him to-night?
He meant to look and see, and all cold and shivery as he was, Hugh lifted the lid of the trunk which held his treasure, and taking it out, opened to the place where the silken curl was lying.

There was a great throb at his heart when he saw that the last coil of the tress lay just over the words, "Whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, verily, I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward." "It does seem as if this was meant to encourage me," Hugh said, reading the passage twice.

"I don't much believe, though, I bought old Sam in the name of a disciple, though I do think his telling me he prayed had a little to do with it.

It's rather pleasant to think there's two to pray for me now, Adah and Sam.