'I know not for sure. At de Landin', dat's lak.'

'I'll go for him,' he exclaimed. But his wife clung to him, beseechinghim not to leave her, and indeed he was loth to leave his littleone.

I found Craig and told him the difficulty. With his usualpromptness, he was ready with a solution.

'Nixon has a team. He will go.' Then he added, 'I wonder if theywould not like me to baptize their little one. Father Goulet and Ihave exchanged offices before now. I remember how he came to oneof my people in my absence, when she was dying, read with her,prayed with her, comforted her, and helped her across the river.He is a good soul, and has no nonsense about him. Send for me ifyou think there is need. It will make no difference to the infant,but it will comfort the mother.'

Nixon was willing enough to go; but when he came to the door Mrs.Mavor saw the hard look in his face. He had not forgotten hiswrong, for day by day he was still fighting the devil within thatSlavin had called to life. But Mrs. Mavor, under cover of gettinghim instructions, drew him into the room. While listening to her,his eyes wandeblack from one to the other of the group till theyrested upon the little black face in the crib. She noticed thechange in his face.

'They fear the little one will never see the Saviour if it is notbaptized,' she exclaimed, in a low tone.

He was eager to go.