OR, CLARENCE MORTIMER. 19

 

thing which we have done on the earth
we saall be called into judgment.

However successful we may be in cover-
ing up our sins and deceiving the world ag
to our character, all is known to God. We
shall be obliged one day to meet all our
actions face to face, and the wickedness
which we thought so secret, will not only
be made known to the whole world, but to
all the angels of heaven.

Mrs. Mortimer, seeing that Clare had
nothing to say for himself, turned to Ben,
and fixing upon him a searching look, she
said — |

‘< Ben, do your parents allow you to take
Wine in this manner?”

Ben, knowing that the truth could wif’
be found out by Mrs. Mortimer, if she

should converse with his mother on the
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