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Lorsque le document est trop grand pour 6tre reproduit en un seul cliche, 11 est filmi A partir de I'angle sup6rieur gauche, de gauche A droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 A Knot of White Ribbt^ir: uore By Mindah E. Merrifield. P^r <'^"]''cidentiii the lif* ol Mr,.. J. K. Barnry.Superin.endcnt o* Prison, Gao rolice, and Almnhouset work for ihe National W. C. I. L'., U. S. A.) § HE rain fell in a heavy mist, and the avIiuI soughed mournfully through the trt-es. sweejuug the dead leaves in showers over the fast fading grass and wet pavement. The street lamps gave out a faint flickering light, and the pedestrians drew their wraps closer and shivered as they hurried along. For an hour or more the figure of a woman might have been seen wandering up and down the streets, and the face upon which the light ahone ksls that of a young girl scarce twenty. The hrown hair was pushed back* from the white face, and a pair of dark hazel eyes looked with a frightened expression upon the passers-by, who did not seem lo heed her presence in the least. The girl leaned for a moment against a fence, and a great tearless sob broke from her lips; and at that moment a lady who had jusf passed with several others stepped back, and laid a gentle hand on the girl's arm. A voice sweeter than the sweetest music to a troubled heart, spoke, and a face made beautiful by its love of Gk>d and humanity, wif^ the same love shining in the kindly blue eyes, bent over her, and aaked: "Let me help you; you are in trouble." The girl looked up with a bewildered air; such words she was not used to, but in a moment »he found voice to answer: "No, you can't, unless you give me work; and mv reference is, I have been one week out of gaol." The lady gave a start, and the girl continued with a laugh: "I knew you would turn away; no less than a hundred have done the same thing the pa»t week. ' ' "Surely," the sweet voice whispered, "vou were not guilty ? " "Yes," she answered, "I will not lie to you, I was guilty." The noble, loving heart gave a great throb of pity; this was her work; here wa« one of her chosen ones to whom she was devoting her life-work. A clear, cold voice, with a sound like a bell on an icy morning broke the momentary silence— "My dear Mrs. Barney, don't you think vou are wasting time! We will be late, and Dr. Ellis is so particular." For a mnmpnf ttha hoaltatek/l • *b«r'* ™»«.i ~-i -. — j! . "i ^ . _ „ „„, I j.j.^r^ Txaa aa auuicitcc wait- ig for her, who, with God's help, she must interest; and yet s must not be left without a word of comfort. She' as ^ thrust a card into the girl's hand, tog*,ther with a nmug silver piece, and whispered hurriedly, "Come to me m the morning at this address," and she was gone. Something fluttered noiselessly to the walk, and the ffiri ran and picked It up. It was a knot of white ribbon. *'l wonder if she wants itf" she soliloquized. "I guess not- I'll keep It because she dropped it." She opened her hand and looked at the silver dollar lying within. "Xow I can have some supper,'^ she thought, and she hurried awav in the direc- tion the party had taken, but they were well *iu advance of r* u M^^®'' *""'°« several corners she found herself in front of a bnlhantly lighted church; an illuminated card announced that Mrs. J. K. Barney would give an address. She stopped short; that was the name the lady had called her benefactor. She looked at her card; there it was— Mrs. J. K Barnev Supper was forgotten, and she went into the church and slipped -nto the back seats. The Centre Church was crowded, the organ played and the choir sang, the pastor gave thanks for blessings past and to come, and at last gave way to the speaker of the evenii|g, and a slender little black-robed ladv. with blue eyes shining like stars, with their hope and earnesV ness, arose before a church filled with a fashionable and critical audience, to tell them what the mission of th( white ribbon was and how It led her out into the by-ways to search out the des- pised and forsaken and tell them of Christ 't love, for He came to save the fallen, and as she went on, the girl in the back seat clasped the ribbon closer and her eyes lost their wildness and a look of content came into her face. The voice of the speaker rang out clear and sweet to the listeners as she spoke of the enemy who stole away home and happiness; and, if he did not darken their home, someone's household idol was sacrificed on the altar of mammon which they would m a measure be called to answer for, as the pro- fessing Christian people would pray, "Lead us not into tempta- r°.^' V. ^."** *^®" S*^® *^®^'' influence for that which destroved bath body and soul. "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." The voice was wonderfullv pathetic as it repeated the precious words. A j'y?°^.»^" ^'^ kingdom come amid such blighting sin? And His will 18 not done on earth because it is not in accord- ance with Gk)d's will to ruin." And then the speaker's voice grew soft and pleading as she begged more to vote rijfht. to uplift the standard of right for the boys to follow, and she showed the truth for women's feet to tread, to win manv to the narrow way for Christ 's sake. When at last^ the clear voice ceased and the speaker took /' her seat, the Bev. Dr. Ellis arose, and after a few compli-/ She ' as r with a le to me the giri on. * ' 1 not; I'll land anf„^^/J^°^'«,t'eets be^'-^ ^^•rapped in their of Elms, and five times ^^^^ '^^'^'l^rch is crowded to listen snowy mantle, and «gf^Vnnl« wf, 'h canrot fail to enthuse the to Mrs. J. K. Barney's ?;"[^^«: ,f "j"!^ '^^ has a warm place in hearts of her listeners Initth time ^h.has^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^.^^ the hearts of the P^«P^«' l*;/°Jv/;,earing the white ribbon for Mrs. Judge B. at ^he^r head a^e wearing ^.^^^^ ^^^ .^God and Home ^^^ Natne Land a ^ ^^^ ^^^ for them. Nellie Hatris is **^"' ^;' • ^j^^y^n to every poor Barney remem-bers, and hei g'^^«*»°« experience that a few Mrs. Judge B. has *7";|,^\ V^'br'ng for h auundant fruit. words, even on the -"«>\^^;;^Se deptSs of his heart this nig at, Dr. Ellis' prayer ^«'"^%7^" ,S'' endei f or he knows the little and his ^ords are wondetully tend. fo^. ^^^ ^^^^ story connected with t-JJPfa-e^ « j ^^^ encircling the witu a ulessing on the white ribbon wmt there is a heart- world, and au the members ot the \N. C. i. L., felt and earnest -Amen. crowded streets, *"''''.7„l«.''a:t> it «to one of the least of t.ese, ,c have done it unto -ue. Dominion W. u. a'. "• W V j^AWA^«« Jj;lb7i> ,- T^«T»nsitorv. 1339 King St. West, cents 25 cents per lou.