kind of a ring Martin could and would furnish for that money, and made him one just like it. I gave him his money's worth, and a little over. He was not cheated." "But he was deceived. How you could have done such a thing, brother Grant, is more than I can understand." "I had to do it in self-defence; and this very Martin, who has been so ready to expose the little deception, made the act necessary." "I'm sorry you should have done so. It was wrong," said Mr. Harrison. "I'm ready to acknowledge that. But it's too late, now, to repair the error. I wish I'd had nothing to do with the matter." "So do I," remarked Harrison. This fretted the mind of Grant, and he replied, rather impatiently-- "Hereafter, I hope you'll send all customers of this kind to Martin. Dear knows, I don't want them!" "I shall certainly be careful in this matter," coldly replied Harrison, and bowing formally, as he spoke, turned away, and left Grant in no very pleasant frame of mind. From that time there was a coldness between the two church members. When Grant went to church on the next Sabbath, he noticed, as he approached the meeting-house door, Harrison standing in close conversation with one or two prominent members. As he approached, they looked toward him in a certain way that he did not like, and then, separating, entered the house before he came up. It was too evident that Harrison had been communicating the incident of the ring. But Grant was not surprised; he had expected nothing less. Still, he felt that his brother member had not done towards him in the matter as he would have liked himself done by. On entering the church, half a dozen persons turned and looked at him earnestly; while two or three whispered together, glancing towards him every now and then, and thus showing that he was the subject of conversation. As to the theme of discourse between them, his mind was in no doubt. The gold ring! Yes, that was it. But little edified by the sermon was Mr. Grant on that morning; and, when the services were ended, he went quickly from the church, and took his way homeward without stopping, as on former occasions, to shake hands and pass a few words with friends and brethren. It had been the custom of several leading members of the church to drop in occasionally, during the week, and chat with Grant for ten minutes or half an hour. But the time from Sunday to Sunday was