had a nice-looking young man like
William so kind to them. You must make it up to him, you know; he will
expect it," said Marion.

Kate lifted her head, and looked at her cousin but Marion turned her
head aside.

"Make it up to him. What do you mean, Marion? Of course I shall pay
the shilling I owe him for my steamboat fare, I told him so when I said
'good-night.'"

"You did! How can you be so rude or so stupid, which is it? Don't you
know they like to pay for us, if they can get the chance. I let them
do it sometimes; it pleases them, and don't hurt me."

"What, when you have the money in your pocket, and can pay for
yourself?" exclaimed Kate, in astonishment.

"Yes; why shouldn't they spend their money if they like it; and
besides, I make it up to them," added Marion.

"How do you do that?" asked Kate.

But Marion did not answer. She began to feel half sorry she had told
her cousin as much as she had.

"How do you make it up to them?" repeated Kate.

"Oh, don't bother me to-night, I'm tired. Keep your eyes open, and
you'll see for yourself," concluded Marion, as she got into bed.

Kate kneeled down, as she always did, for the habit of prayer was too
strong to be broken all at once. She felt ashamed and unhappy as she
kneeled down, and she wished she could pray as her mother and teacher
had often told her--pouring out her whole heart before God. Poor,
foolish Kate, she had read often enough those words, "Be careful for
nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, let your
requests be made known unto God;" and yet she was afraid to bring this
trouble to Him.

Her thoughts were also running on her cousin's last words, and after
she got into bed, she said again:

"I wish you would tell me how I can make it up to William--about that
shilling, I mean; it will be such a long time for him to wait before I
can pay it."

"I should think it would, if you mean to wait until you take your
salary," said Marion, impatiently.

"Well, then, tell me what I can do besides. How do you make it up when
they pay shillings for you?"

"Keep your eyes open, and you'll see for yourself some day. But you'd
better shut them now and go to sleep, or you won't be able to keep them
open at the right time," concluded Marion, as she turned round to put
an end to the talk.

But after a minute or two, Kate said, "You might tell me when it is the
right time to keep them open, Marion."

"Oh, don't bother; go to