at my house, and has expressed a wish to see you." "I don't know that any good will grow out of seeing him," said Mr. Grant, who felt but little inclined to meet the preacher. "I'm sorry to hear you say that, Mr. Grant. You have made a complaint against Mr. C--, and when he wishes to confer with you on the subject, you decline, under the assumption that no good can arise from it. This is not right; and I hope you will think better of it." "Perhaps it isn't right; but so it is. At present, I do not wish to see him. I may feel differently to-morrow." "Shall we call upon-you in the morning?" "If you please to do so." "Very well." And the two official members departed. No sooner were they gone, than Mr. Grant put or his hat and left his shop. He went direct to the store of Mr. Harrison. "You are just the man I was thinking about," said the latter, as the jeweller entered. "What is all this trouble about you and Mr. C--? I hear some rumour of it at every turn." "That is just what I have come to see you about." "Very well; what can I do in the matter? Mr. C--, you allege, has held you up in the congregation to public odium?" "I do." "In what way?" "Strange that you should ask the question." "Why so? What have I to do with it?" "A great deal," said Grant, his brows falling as he spoke. "I must plead innocence until shown my guilt. So far, I have not even been able to learn in what the allusion to yourself consisted." "_You_ have not?" "No."