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Oh, auntie, I have not half finished mine," exclaimed Nelly. "Robin could not get on at all, so I took him to help me; and then we thought we would put all the verses we could find on each clause together, and you cannot think how interesting they are, and such numbers of them."

"Yes, Nelly, I know well how interesting they are, for I often try to remember texts on the Lord's Prayer when I am travelling, and it is wonderful how full each clause is of meaning and beauty, when one thus begins to study and illustrate it," said her aunt.

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CHAPTER XXI.

THE HEAVENLY RAILROAD.

OW, I have thought of something specially for Bertram and Evelyn this Sunday; I know how fond they are of a railway journey," said Aunt Myra.

"Oh, yes," was the cry of the two

"Well, the first thing when we are going to set out on a journey is to settle where we are going, for there are always two sets of lines on the railway."

"Oh, I know all about that," said Bertram, proudly, "there is the up line, and the down line."

"And you mean the journey is our life," said Nelly; "then, of course, the up line is that which goes to heaven, and the down line that which goes

to hell."

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and we must all make our choice, that is the first thing."

"Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,'" said Nelly, softly.

"Then we get our tickets," said Bertram.

"How do we get them?" said Aunt Myra.

Why, we go to the office and give some money and the man gives them to us," said Bertram.

"The office means something, I know," said Nelly, laying her head on her aunt's shoulder.

Look at Matthew xviii, 3, and you will see," said her aunt, "we must go and say, I have made my choice to travel on the up line to heaven; passing through the office is what Jesus calls conversion, where decision is made. What is our ticket, or pass, for heaven, Nelly?"

"The precious blood of Jesus,” replied she; "and oh! I see, our ticket is given us without money and without price."

"We always pay for our tickets," said Robin. 'Did you pay for tickets when you came here?" said Aunt Myra.

"Yes,-no; that is, father paid for them," replied Robin.

"That is it; our Father paid, and oh, what a price He paid!" said his aunt.

The life-blood of His only beloved Son. Oh, how much He must have loved us!" said Muriel.

'Well, when we have received our tickets, then we get into the train; and do we do anything after that?"

"No; we sit still, and the guard and the driver manage the train, and take us safe home to the journey's end," said Arthur.

'Yes; Jesus and the Holy Spirit do all for us; they take us safe home; we have only to trust," said Aunt Myra.

"Kept by the power of God, through faith unto salvation," said Nelly; "we could find many texts about trusting to Jesus, and some hymns, too, if you like, auntie."

After the verses had been said, Aunt Myra continued, "Now, let us take notice that a man might have his ticket bought for him, and yet he would be left behind if he did not get into the train. Once I was travelling with your cousin, Kathleen, when she was a little girl, and she jumped into the train as soon as it came up, and I ran back to get something I had forgotten, when, before I could get back, the train went off without me; oh, I was so troubled, for little Kathleen was all alone. I ran, but it was of no use; the porters shouted, 'Too late;' and all my regrets did not put me into the train.”

"And what became of Kathleen?" asked Evelyn. "Oh! she was quite safe; the train brought