annot stay with you while you
quarrel this way," and out she went into the kitchen, happy and
laughing to herself; at the same time rejoicing greatly that the poor
man had received his sight.

There were two others who laughed after Mrs. Wheelwright left the room,
for they knew it was neither Penloe or Stella that healed the man, but
the power of the Blessed Infinite Spirit in both of them, they being
only the instruments through which the healing power was manifested.

The evening of Stella's wedding day the two were sitting on the porch.
It was just as lovely a night as it was on the night when they were
plighted. They had been engaged in conversation for a while, when Penloe
said: "Stella, I have not given you any wedding ring. It is not because
I have not got one for you, but I wish to give you the history of the
ring before presenting you with it."

Stella said: "You will have a very ready listener, Penloe, I can assure
you."

Penloe said: "While attending the University in Calcutta I made the
acquaintance of a young Hindu, who was a student there also. He was in
some respects the brightest of the students, for he had the faculty for
mastering his studies quickly and perfectly, was also very original in
character and full of resources. Though he was a born student, yet he
was well-balanced and did not always have his head in books or in the
clouds; neither did he indulge in social dissipation. While being social
in his nature, he always took sufficient physical recreation to keep
himself well and strong, but nothing more; he never let it get away with
him, as many do in the Western World. He lived up to the highest light,
regulating his conduct so as to make himself strong intellectually and
spiritually. I found him a very interesting companion, and our
friendship was of a very profitable character, in this way, that when we
saw the faults in each other we did in love what we could to help one
another. To overcome our weak points, we co-operated together for the
highest object, and it was our sacred purpose to always touch the
highest and noblest in each other's nature; and to-night it is with
pleasure that I call to mind the sweetness of his disposition, the
sincerity of his purpose, and the brilliancy of his mind.

"His family had outgrown caste, and when I first visited them at their
home I was introduced to his father and mother, also to a sister about
eighteen years of age, who made up the family. I notic