Watkins, "and of late even
the young man himself has shown a willingness to own her."
Faith raised her head with a light shining in her eyes.
"Then he is not altogether bad," she said, very quickly. "If he does
right to Maggie now we ought all to forgive him."
She spoke so earnestly that, both her mother and Mr. Watkins looked at
her sharply.
If her mother understood her eagerness, she did not betray it, but with
Mr. Watkins it was different. He understood and was nettled.
"Is Mr. Day in business again?" asked Mrs. Marvin, who seemed suddenly
to find it necessary to change the conversation.
"No, he has gone abroad to spend his money," answered Mr. Watkins. "He
says that he made a small fortune out of another man's religion, and
that is far more than he has ever made out of his own, for that was
never known to bring him in a penny."
"That is a dreadful thing to say," replied Mrs. Marvin, slowly, "for,
while I do not get much comfort out of my belief in God, still, I
realize that, it is my own stubbornness that keeps me from it. Some day
I hope to understand it better."
"You certainly will, dear mother," said Faith, brightly, "but if you
would only stop trying to understand! If you would only accept it as a
little child, and then trust to the Heavenly Father to lead you!"
"I will some day, Faith--I am sure of it," answered her mother.
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