"Your face is blank sincerity, as usual," she said smiling, "but you never deceive me with your voice. Your voice reveals every attempt at deception. Tell me what you mean." His voice was sincere now. "I am married to a farm and laboring together with God. After hearing Terry's talk, I am more than ever determined to continue to do my part, working in the light as He gives me the power to see the light." "Percy, dear," she asked, "did you know the bride whose wedding cards you received yesterday?" "Don't you remember what I told you of Adelaide West, Mr. West's daughter?" he queried. "I thought so," said the mother. She stepped to Percy's home-made desk, and from one of the pigeon holes, drew out a bunch of letters, and selected the top and bottom letters from the pile. "Here are the first and last letters you have received from Mr. West. Did you ever see this?" She drew out a crumpled piece of paper and placed it in his hand. _"Her Grandma had not consented,"_ he read. "What does that mean?" "I do not know and I did not know when I read it three years ago. It came in your first letter from Mr. West. I thought you had not found it in the envelope, but you gave me the letter to read and I found it. I left it in the letter, but never till to-day did I feel that I ought to mention it to you. Yesterday you received a letter with two cards; but you read only one of them to me." "But I saw the other was only the wedding announcement, and I left them both in the letter for you to read." "And I read them both," she said. "Read this." Percy took the card and slowly read: _Mr. and Mrs. Clarance Voit Announce the marriage of their daughter Ameila Louise to Professor Paul Strongworth Barstow_ She watched his face but saw no sign. She kissed his forehead and then pointed to the writing, _"With Grandma's Compliments,"_ saying, "I do not know what this means, but I thought my boy might be getting too careless, when he fails to read even the wedding announcement of college professors, sent to him by such a good friend as Grandma West may intend to be." Percy looked into his mother's face as if to read her thoughts. "I think I understand what you have in mind," he said. "Mr. West has mentioned once or twice that Adelaide was teaching school, but I supposed that she was trying to earn enough to buy her own wedding outfit." "Perhaps that is true," replied the mother, "and perhaps she is already married or soon to be married; but I thought you ought to know that she had not married Professor Barstow, lest you might allude to it in your letters to Mr. West." CHAPTER XXXIX HONEY WITHOUT WAX "WELL, I reckon the cowboy's gone back to 'tend to his cows," remarked the grandmother to Adelaide, as she returned from taking Percy to Blue Mound and found the old lady sitting on the lawn bench apparently enjoying the mild late November weather. "Did you leave him at the station or see him off?"