away."

"I'll tell you, darling, what you can do,"—ma saw she was really

troubled and conscience-stricken,—"you can kneel down and tell God

yourself that you are sorry. He will forgive you."

She knelt for some time by her little chair, whispering her prayer in

God's ear. Since that she has never mentioned Bridget's name.

She must have suffered all that time from the pricks of her tender

conscience. I'm sure I saw tears in Mr. Angus's eyes when ma told him