le. The little girl's face
flushed with joy at the prospect of such a treat. "Oh, daddy! if I could
only take Dick some, too," she said.

Both the men laughed, but Peters said, "Well, well, we'll see what we
can do; come in here while daddy helps me with the forms;" and he led
the way into a small room, where several of the fishermen's wives were
cutting bread and butter. Peters whispered a word to one of them, and
she seated Tiny by the fire, and gave her some bread and butter at once.
When the tea was all ready, and the company began to arrive, Coomber
fetched Tiny to sit with him, and the two had a bountiful tea, and such
cake as the little girl had not tasted for a long time. But she would
not eat much. She took what was given to her, but slipped most of it
into Coomber's pocket, that he might take it home to Dick, for the
little girl thought they would go on to the poorhouse as soon as tea was
over.

But while the tea-things were being cleared away, and they were
preparing for the meeting that was to follow, the fisherman drew her
aside, and whispered: "I do believe God has heard what you've been
a-praying for, deary, for Peters has heard of a job of work for me since
I've been here."

"Oh, daddy! and we shall go home together again," exclaimed Tiny,
looking round for her bonnet at once.

"Yes, but not jest yet. There's to be some preaching or somethin',
and--and--little 'un, I've been a bad man, and I dunno as God'll have
anything to do wi' helping such a tough customer to be any better; but
if He would--"

And here Coomber drew his sleeve across his eyes, and turned his head
aside to hide his emotion.

The little girl threw her arms round his neck, and drew his face close
to hers. "Oh, daddy, He will! He will!" she whispered, earnestly; "He
loves you, and He's been waiting all this long time for you to love Him;
and you will, won't you, now, you know?"

But there was no time for Coomber to reply, for the people were taking
their seats again, and Peters touched him on the shoulder, motioning him
to do the same. The two sat down, feeling too eager for shyness, or to
notice that others were looking at them. A hymn was sung, and a prayer
followed, and then Coomber began to feel disappointed, for he was
hungering to hear something that might set his doubts at rest. At length
he heard the words that have brought help and gladness to so many souls:
"God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, th