He bent closely over his work, and the general went on: "I was mighty mad when Hendricks defeated me for the state senate in '72, just to get that law passed cheating Minneola out of a fair vote on the court-house question.

But it's come out all right." The harness maker sewed on, and the general reflected.

Finally the little man at the bench turned his big dimmed eyes on his visitor, and asked, "Did you think, General, that you knew more than the Lord about making things come out right ?" There was no reply and McHurdie continued, "Well, you don't--I've got that settled in my mind." There was silence for a time, and Ward kept beating his leg with the paper wand in his hand.

"Watts," said the general, finally, "I know what it was--it was youth.

John Barclay had to go through that period.