no loss. God is infinite, and He
is mind--there is no inability to see the right and to do it. God is
my mind, my spirit, my soul, my all. I have nothing to fear. Human
mental concepts are not real. You, yourself, say so. I am not afraid
of them. I look at God constantly, and strive always to see only Him.
But He is just as much to you as He is to me. You can not outline how
things will work out; but you can know that they can only work out in
the right way. You _must_ work as God directs. Only by so doing can
you solve your problem. I try always to work that way. And I have
always worked for you that way. I have always thought the time would
come when you and I would live and work together--always. But I have
not insisted on it. I have not said that it _had_ to be. If it works
out that way, I know I would be very happy. But, even if it does not,
I shall know that I can not be deprived of any good, for the good God
is everywhere, and He is love, and He has given me all happiness. And
now we must leave everything to Him, while we work, work, work to see
Him only everywhere."

She would talk no more. Suffering himself to be led by her, they
crossed the shales to the dust-laden road and made their way silently
through the burning heat into the village.

At the door of the parish house stood Rosendo. His face was grave, but
his manner calm. "Padre," he announced, "it is arranged."

Jose's knees shook under him as he followed the old man into the
house. Reed, Harris, and Don Jorge sat about the table, on which were
strewn papers covered with figures and sketches. The priest sat down
dumbly and drew Carmen to him. Harris fell to devouring the girl with
his bulging eyes. Reed at once plunged into the topic under
consideration.

"I have been saying," he began, addressing the priest, "that I can
accept the proposal made by Don Rosendo, but with some amendments. Mr.
Harris and I are under contract with the Molino Company to report upon
their properties along the Boque river. I am informed by Don Rosendo
that he is acquainted with these alleged mines, and knows them to be
worthless. Be that as it may, I am obliged to examine them. But I will
agree to take this girl to New York, under the protection of my wife,
upon the consideration that when I reach my home city I be allowed to
form a company to take over this mine, returning to the girl a
fifty-one per cent interest in the stock, one half of which she agrees
in writing to