"Anything I can, my Betty," replied Edith. "Won't you let me have the elders come to administer to you?" "O, do!" said Alma. She and Harold had been baptized, and she was now full of faith in the Gospel. "But my faith in the elders is not strong," she objected. "Never mind that. Will you?" Edith consented with a tired little smile. So Betty sent for the elders. They came and administered to Edith. She immediately took a turn for the better. After their departure, a young "Mormon" doctor, who had been studying in New York, came out to take a quiet vacation at the little boarding house. He was immediately interested in Edith, and followed up the good work of the elders by daily visiting with her, and talking about Gospel truths, in such a way that greatly interested Edith. Betty and Alma were delighted, and watched their friend's rapid restoration to health with thankful hearts. Alma wrote to Dr. Cadman: "Dear George:--Edith has suddenly taken a turn for the better, since our elders have administered to her, and there is a Dr. Holt here--a 'Mormon'--who is interesting her greatly. When with him, she seems to forget everything but their conversation. When he leaves her, one would declare he had given her some magic tonic, instead of having talked to her for an hour. We meet every day, in a little summer house on the lake front. There Betty and I look on, enjoying it all." * * * Edith's condition improved so rapidly, that after three weeks, the invalid's chair was dismissed, and she walked out alone. Betty was then called back to her mission work. Howard's letters were full of delight at Edith's recovery, and he wrote continually expressing his regret at his inability to visit her at Boonville. Some important business kept him in New York, but he intended to spend a few days with her at the end of the month. He would then expect her entirely well, and her old lovely self. Edith understood all his excuses. These letters were a bitter cup to her, but she drained it and looked for sympathy and help elsewhere. Religion had always been her greatest comfort, but Betty and Mr. Holt had been the first ones to give her the full realization of the absolute completeness of a life with God. Under Mr. Holt's guidance, she came to see all men as the "Children of God," and so she determined to look for the good in all. The pain from her husband's indifference became less. She dwelt more and more on the good qualities of Howard's character, and prayed for patience and love for him. Since meeting Mr. Holt, her whole life seemed focused differently. Clear and straight seemed the path now, which before had seemed hazy and indefinable. It is true, his personal magnetism influenced her as strongly as his logic, but as it was the influence of goodness, she did not try to resist.