CHAPTER II.

(@QELL,” ‘said Phil, “I’m a Band of
| 472) Hope Boy.”

“Thank God for it!” said Peggy :

eetneaties ; a pray for strength to keep

 

your pledge; don’t put faith in your strength,
but in Him who gives the strengt 2

“ But the girl,” — said Mary ; “you find
such ways of helping people, Peggy,— can’t
you think of something for her?”

“Thhath-thha! I think awhile, Mary, dear,
and then I pray awhile; and betwixt the
both, the Lord strikes out something for
me to do; the thinking would be nothing —
without the praying ; ; but we must part here,

| dear ; they won't let me carry a basket