There was much surprise when it was known that Mrs. Percy and Clarice were again in their cottage, and many remarks were made as to the probable state of Clarice’s feelings, and much wonder expressed at her changed demeanor. She had studied her role and decided to make herself popular. She was affable to every one. She went at once to call upon Mrs. Ralston to tell her about Paul, appearing as natural when she talked of him as if he had never been more than an ordinary acquaintance. From the Ralston House she went to see Miss Hansford to tell her of Elithe, and how much she was admired in the American colony, and was so gracious and sweet that Miss Hansford concluded she must have met with a change and thought she would find out. Referring to the camp-meeting, which had been unusually interesting, she spoke of some young people whom Clarice knew and who, she said, had come forward and were enjoying religion. “I wish you were of the number. Maybe you are,” she added. Clarice laughed and replied, “I hope I always enjoyed it in a measure.” “Pretty small measure, if I am any judge,” was Miss Hansford’s mental comment. She was, however, very sociable, and gave Clarice a glass of root beer and introduced her to Roger when he came in from a long walk across the fields, where he had been to visit a sick family. Clarice had not expected much of a poor missionary from Samona, and was surprised to find him so courteous and gentlemanly. He was very glad to meet her, for she could tell him of his daughter, and, for a full half hour, she sat answering his questions and asking some of her own concerning Jack, to whom he had been so kind. Evidently, the two were much pleased with each other, and before Clarice had left she had promised to attend a sewing society to be held in the church parlors for the purpose of working on cassocks for the surpliced choir the rector was training.