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| DIR. AMY'S EXPERIMENT. 3
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"For whether good or whether III,
The world Is what we make IT,"

For whether good or whether III,
The world is what we make IT,"
The clear sweet voice sang the words,
apparently, unthinking,y, but "A glance
at the girls face and form assured
one they were a part OF her creed.
she paced slowly along the path un-
der the maple trees bordering the VII
lage homesteads. over and over she
hummed the gay music without real
izing the sentiment OF the song un-
I'll a passing carriage recalled her 10
herself and she smiled as she said hair
aloud. II wonder what makes that song
run through my head continually to-
day. It's true though. True as-Why.
il Is Gospel for that is good news
and L am sure that fact, III believed
and practced would be the best kind or
good news!
She bent forward a little and gazed
steadily at another carriage approach
ing.
Eyes. IL is Dr. Mason," she exclaimed
softly, Now / shall find out the truth!
She walked rapidly forward and when
the carriage was opposite her she
waved her hand. calling out with glad
ring I'm her girlish voice. "Oh. Or. Mason
how glad | am 10 see you!'
The horse was stopped in an instant
and the girl ran out into the road with
extended hand which the doctor
grasped i'm both OF his as he dropped
his reins and Jumped To the ground
Amy, my dear girl when did you get
home?" he asked. gazing tenderly into
her upturned brown eyes.
Last night doctor. and you can't
think how glad l was to be in Chester
dale again."
Butt thought" began the doctor,
I'm fact, l think your mother told me
IN or
longer"
Yes replied Amy $50 | was, but
we'll the truth IL. doctor, came home TO
find out about Grace. You know"
"Get into the carriage." interrupted
the doctor" and ride out with me TO the
Aliens: IL will be fine drive this beau
tiful morning and we shall have time
for nice talk on the way!'
Thank YOU! said Amy as she took
n seat i'm the carriage, II was hoping
you would invite me. for 1 presume
otherwise you would not have time TO
hear all the questions ] have for you"
Nav then!' said the doctor, az he
took the reins and the horse started
off on gentle trot, You were say
ing
eyes" began Amy again, "I came
home TO find out about Grace. You
know we were together all through our
high school course, and should have
gone 10 college together next year
if"
She hesltated but made an effort to
control her voice and went on, IF she
had not had this illness We had
worked so hard in school that neither
her mother nor mine would consent TO
our going TO college without a years
rest--and 10 think that I'm that time
Grace should develop-you don't think
1t is consumption. do you doctor?'
1t had come. the question Dr. Mason
had been dreading. IL was a Well
known fact i'm Chesterdale that Amy
Maxwell and Grace Gordon were the
dearest Of friends closer than most sis
ters and the doctor knew the sorrow
his little friend Amy would experience
IL she should be called upon to give
Grace up 10 disease and death.
Have you seen her my dear?" ne
asked.
mo. indeed!" said Amy with per-
ceptible shiver. II would not see her
until / had seen you so i should know
your honest opinion of her. She
stopped writing regularly 10 me about
four months ago, and wrote TO mother
To find out what was the matter. She
wrote me that Grace had been sick but
was about again.
After that Grace wrote occasionally,
but never said anything about herself
only | could see she was blue. Mother
and some others wrote me she was fail
ing and finally that probably she had
consumption. Then l couldn't stay
away any longer, so / just packed up
and came home But. il isn't true. is
il doctor, She hasn't consumption, has
shc?"
Well. you know two sisters of hers
did die OF consumption" began the doc
tor. fencing a little.
But that is no reason she must!"
exclaimed Amy Indignantly.
True" replied the doctor. "My
mother had two sisters that died with
consumption, but she lived To a good
old age and seemed to overcome a
tendency to the disease. But the fact
is Grace is In a fair way TO have IL
If she has not already got it. She
took heavy cold, from which she
never fully recovered. and she has
grown steadily weaker, and coughs
and has night sweats and chills and
fever and all the regular symptoms of
the disease. Still-she need not die OF
Dc now, if"
He stopped with a perplexed ex-
preston .on his kind face. and Amy
cried out In impatience:
well! If what?"
IF she did not think she must.
blurted out the doctor in desperation.
Amy turned and stared ut him i'm
about the Doctors mouth
You don't mean" she began, that
Grace imagines herself sick!"
mo. | Go not mean anything of the
sort" replied DIR. Mason. decidedly
"Or course, there are many cases o.
imaginary Illness. when people become
nervous and believe they are sick AM
imagine themselves into disease. or
that they have IL. That is not dhe
case with Grace. She had the cold,
and she declined really, And against
her desires. OF course. and she has the
real symptoms of consumption and
will die with 10 II IL goes on. but. as
say, | believe II need not be SO. if
she could be induced to believe she
has not the disease 7 really do not
know how 20 express To you. my
DEAR" continued the doctor. snappinp
his whip neryously, but physicians
know that the mind has a great deal
II ~ IL