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THE FATEFUL MISSDOUGLAS, By PROVIDENCE REVERE. fOSpyrt*bted, 1808. by iood*Ul Ltterr ry PI9SS.1 Mr*. Ransom surveyed her tall brotbm meditatively, while be returned the scrutiny with smiling cheerfulnessJohn MacPherson was enjoying to the BtiAoet his Utile visit to his stater, whom be bad not s«en since her mar ilage a couple of years previous, so he Eld not In the least understand why She should sigh and remark seriously. -Ifs too bad; yea, \t Is.*" Aj^^Whatr' be asked lazily. It was a One cigar be was smoking, and ■ not seem possible Just then for ^^Ktng to be of deadly Importance. ^^^H'by. that you got here Just the after Isabel -Douglas left town." ■Totaled pretty little Mrs. Ransom. "Vbt's the dearest glrjl She"— "lives in Kentucky, beautiful as a dream. glorious brown eyes, most ®ha-mlng disposition on earth. Is"— • bere'd you meet her?" broke In Mrs. Ranson breathlessly. "I never bad the pleasure," laughed her brother. "Only I had to sit one Whole evening during my visit In Toledo -.nd hear my hostess recount the Charms of this most evasive Isabel. I She- had left there Just the week before my arrival. I seem to cast a blighting shadow over her enjoyment. At any rate, she runs at my approach." "Now, Isn't that queer?" aald his sister. "But, really, John, I'm In earnest about wanting you to know bW "So was my Toledo hostess," he answered amusedly. "If only the lady and I were of a similar mind and as much In earnest nothing on earth could aare us from wedding cake and rice. But we aren't, thank the fates." he cried rather fervently. At the age of thirty-five John MacPherson. comfortable In his bachelor quarters in New York, wealthy enough

to indulge any whim, looked with quiet and polite pity at the unfortunates be knew tied down to domestic cares. He had fully decided be wanted none of that for him. What happiness he might miss was more than compensated for In peace and qnlet and freedom. "You're all wrong, Jack," said his Bister rather wistfully. "Aren't yon •ver going to abandon your crazy no tlons and marry some nice girl and settle down*' He threw out bis hands In mock dismay as he got to hla feet. "I'm the mo6t settled down person you ever aaw. Nan," .he protested. "I'm as steady as a railway time table and perfectly contented Just as I am. I could attend the wedding of some other fellow to your amiable Isabel without a qualm." "No, you couldn't." said his sister forcibly. "You've never seen her." But "if he had not seen her the fame of Miss Isabel Douglas was destined to haunt his ears. During his visit his sister's he heard Miss Douglas' name so frequently on the Hps of visitors that he grew half Irritated. It was Impossible that any girl could be such a paragon, and If she was he had no desire' to know her. Such perfection would be decidedly tiresome, be concluded, and so be dismissed her from his mind. When he reached Chicago on his homeward way he stopped to transact some business. Phillips, his lawyer, was most cordial in pressing his New York client to come out to hla house, and MacPherson was half inclined tr accept. His frame of mind experienced an Instantaneous change, however, when Phillips added: "We've a visitor coming tomorrow you'd like to meet I know— Miss Isabel Douglas of Kentucky. She"— "Sorry," said Mr. MacPherson decidedly, "but I can't wait over a day or any account my dear man." At that moment be would have gone a head red miles out of his way to escape meeting this southern paragon. He did not stop to reflect she undoubtedly had not the slightest desire of meeting him either. The constant sound of her name and the rehearsal of ber attractions had molded itself into a ha nn ting shadow, pursuing him. and be actually disliked the very thought of her. He wondered crossly why she never stayed home, where she belonged. He bated gadabouts. Then he WenYBack to New York. Strangely enough, even there be was not left In peace. One of the newspa , para printed a page of pictures and gossip about beautiful women, and. hOy glancing it over, the name of Doug las caught his eye. He groaned as be looked closer. Yea. the first name was , Isabel. Then he searched for the pietare of ber and stared at It half lndig- , r '»y. It was a very lovely face. Mom than that. It was high bred and thoughtful, as well as perfect in Hne and form , But John MacPherson had aeon toe ■

================== ■any beautiful women to be e^adaRy attracted by any one In particular. He wondered Idly, what there eouM be about this particular girl which so hypnotised all her friends and ac- . qualntmnces. In a few weeks she had passed out of his mind entirely. But John MacPherson waa not to •Up out of the clutches 4f determined , fate In this easy fashion. With no warn lug whatever, no premonition of i- the trap before him, be climbed the e steps of a Fifth avenue bouse one j l night to fulfill a dinner engagement. e His hostess was a charming woman, and her dinners were famous. He was j In a very plea^mt frame of mind. Aa | e he opened the Uttle envelope contain- \ T Ing the name of hla dinner partner he exclaimed so sh^rpiy^thi^xthc well trained footman could not forbear a , glance of astonishment On the card j was the name of Isabel Douglas. { MacPherson. instantly in revolt, meditated flight for an instant then re- , alized how impossible that was and • that there, was nothing to do but go . downstairs and meet her. Never In his life bad he entertained such a vioi lent prejudice for any woman's society t as he now felt for hers. He was entirely blind to her Innocence of thg i manner In which her name had been . rung In his ears till he hated the sound 1 of It At any rate, she should not add » him to the list of victims report said strewed, her path. i He entered the big drawing room . . and greeted his hostess. "I've favored you tonight" that lady I aald. smiling. "I've given you the prettiest and nicest girl here to take oat to diDner. Do you know Miss Douglas of Kentucky?" "I do not" said the hapless John MacPherson crisply and mentally set , his teeth. In two minutes It was all , over, and he was property Introduced to her. Just what he had expected Miss Douglas to do was hard to say. He had braced himself for resistance, but to his bewilderment, like a dash of cool water In hla face, be realized I there was absolutely nothing to resist. I f Miss Douglas, far lovelier than her I picture, had given him one rare, cor- » dial smile which revealed the secret = of her power, for It was a smile speak- j lng a sympathetic Interest In the lndi- \ vldual addressed, and then had not paid g much more attention to him. being in- " terested In the conversation of a re- ^ turned arctic explorer. MacPherson studied her at his leisure 1 and as the moments passed found him- g self grasping wildly at all hla Ingrained ^ prejudices against her. He had wits 4 enough -to reflect In a panic stricken way that If the mere sight of her was so disarming acquaintance with her might work marvelous changes In a man's feelings. When they passed out f to the dining room MacPherson found Z himself halting for something to say. a 4 new experience for him. g The girl herself broke the Ice by re- ™ marking that abe thought she knew 4 his sister. Was not Nan Ransom out , west that relative? She had mention- 8 ed her brother so often. g nj uc i uivuicr bu uiieu.

!e By the end of that dinner John Mac- ® Pherson was miserable, apologetic, at sea. He did not know why be should 11 be so upset. All he realized was that ,r he had a crazy desire to. explain to Miss Douglas how sorry he was for 18 being such an egregions Idiot as to dls,n like her before he had met her. J "She certainly got In her special " brand of hypnotic work on me. all right." he told his reflection grimly •* that night as he took off his cravat e before the mirror. "But, then, she's :r an exception." 8 John MePhereon was a man who went out after what be wanted when 1 he got his mind made op. He never really made up his mind about Isabel !l Douglas, however— that Is. deliberately. He did not have time. It was a far tal attack from the very first sight of her. And when he asked her to marry • him after she had been In New York ® tvyo weeks only and she very properly ' protested at his haste It plunged him ' Into despair so deep that he made life •" unbearable for his servants. • But Miss Douglas knew of her own 8 heart, too, after several years of expe0 rienee in refusing numerous suitors, and she did not keep the man she f found she really cared for waiting too K long before she promised to marry blm. 8 "I don't understand It la the least" • she laughed, blushing and shaking her '• head when she had said 'Yes.' " r "Neither do I." agreed John MacPherson promptly. "And I intend to marry you as soon as I wheedle you into naming the day for fear you'll • change your mind." Then he telegraphed his sister out ' west, who knew nothing of what had been going on In New York. Mrs. Ransom laughed and cried alternately , *" when she got the laconic message. It ? said: , 1 "I have at last met Isabel. Yon can ; buy your gown to wear to the wed9 ding." i His Ailment. 5 The captain had been tortnred with ( a million questions about everything 1 between heaven and earth, bearing It 1 all heroically and patiently— the names • • of the towns they passed, the number ' of passengers on hoard, the size of his 7 family, how much his salary, dangers, I 6 storms, etc. 1 One of the Ladles— How long have yon been in charge here, captain? 5 Captain— Not very long, madam; only two years. 1 Lady— Indeed? And why did the 1 former captain leave? ' Captain— He died, madam. 8 Lady— How sad! And what did be » 41a of? Captain— He was asked to 4r ith by - the ladles.— Judge. 1 Th. Next World. ► When It comes to admission in the ; next world we are all deadheads.— New : 1 York Life.

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tMMft VIII. — Second Quarter, For *8*^ 1909. the international series. Text of tho Liissb. Acta x», Memory Vera* 2#, 29— Qolden Text, Acts xv, 11— ComiMntary Proparod by Rev. D. M. Stearne. (Coprri«ht, 1909. t ,7 iaeiin me 1tI.ii,.] Then, as now, the whole world lay la the wicked one, and to he a friend of the world meant to be the enemy of God. but from the world hero and there God. by His Spirit through His servants, wus gathering a people for His Dame, the Church of God which He hath purchased with His own blood (verse 14; chapter xx, 28}. a people not of the world whose citizenship is In heaven, strangers pilgrims here because a part of Him who represents all believers before God. He is the only true center of His church, the heavenly center, but there many earthly centers, and at the time of our lesson there were two great centers, Jerusalem and Anttoch, supposed to be in perfect accord. At the former the apostles stOl Lived, not haying been scattered abroad, while the latter became the missionary center from which Paul and the others set forth on their missionary toon. The apostles at Jerusalem were supposed to have the truth on all matters concerning the church, aa they had personally known and been intimate with that Lord. Since the days of Cain there have always been false teachers, perverting the truth, holding down the troth and teaching everything but the truth for various reasons— for self exaltation, to please men, for money, etc.— hot - sometimes blindly fancying that they * were Indeed standing for the truth. 1 following passages show them up quite fully: Isa. xxlx, IS; nr. fr-12; xxlii, 21. 26; Ezek. xxxlv, 1, 2; 1 Acts xx, 29. 30; XI Tim. lv. 8, 4; H Pet 1-8; Jude 4, LL The false teachers of our lesson Insisted that no oDe could be saved unless they were circumcised according to the law of Moses, thus C teaching that the finished work of Christ was really not finished or not * sufficient lb Itself for salvation, but needed some goodness or obedience on ( part of the believer to supplement it These teachers were believers of I some sort (verse 5). but did not UDder- | stand the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (verse' 11) nor the forgiveness I of sin through His blood alone. They not seem to know that Abraham - saved before he was circumcised and that circumcision waa a seal of the righteousness which he already I had by faith (Rom. lv, 9-11). There are many today who do not believe that by virtue of the atonement - of the Lord Jesus He is made unto all

who receive Him wisdom, righteousness, sanctfficatlon and redemption (I Cor. L 30»; that by the deeds of the law no one can be justified in the sight of God, but that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that belleveth (Rom. ill, 20; x, 4). Paul and Barnabas stood for these foundation truths and disputed with the teachers from Judaea about them, but the church at Antiocb decided to send Paul and Barnabas and some others to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem about this question (verse _ 2). On their way they declared the conversion of the gentiles as they * had seen on their first tour and thus e caused great Joy to all the brethren. And when they reached Jerusalem f they told to the church there all things f that God had done with them (verse 4; 8 compare xlv. 27)- It is indeed worth ° while and a soul uplifting theme to show His wonderful works that He hath done, to talk of all his wondrous works, to declare His doings among 1 the people (Pa. lxxvlli. 4; cv, 2; Iaa. j xll, 4). All else la forgotten aa thus we magnify Him and exalt His holy name. ! But we must attend the council meet- ; lng at Jerusalem, where the apostles and elders and tn* church have gath- " ered officially u. cvusider the matters 7 about which the. delegates have come , from Antldch. — Jter much talk and disputing they settle down to business more quietly, and Peter gives his testi- ] mony concerning his visit to Caesarea, to the home of Cornelius, and bow as they beard the word of the gospel God - gave them the Holy Ghost even as He had to the Jews at Pentecost, and he s urged upon the council that there la . I but one 6alratlon to r Jew or gentile— ; namely, by the grace of the Lord Jesus - Christ. Paul and Barnabas then de- [ clared the miracles and wonders God ■ had wrought among the gentiles by them. James then summed up the case, and the result is given in the letter of verses 23-29. This letter they . send to Antloch by Paul and Barnabas, commending them for their seal, c -en to the laying down of their lives L" necessary, and with thee they send ' Judas and Silas to confirm eoo- > tents of the letter by their personal I testimony (versea 26, 28, 27). Tbay i condemn the false teaching and set aside circumcision and the keeping of the law aa essential to aalvatloo, and they aend the letter as not only from them, but from the Holy Ghost (vara* 28). Thus these messengers carried Joyful tidings everywhere and gnat ancouragement to simple faith in the Lord Jeans Christ If the dsrtsinaa of all church councils wars as viae and helpful It would be worth whfis hold- , ing them, hat the greater mnflber of them nowadays may be covered by the first line of verse 7 and arTtbo Mrgsty S waste of practoas time

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