Left to Ourselves; or, John Headley's Promise.

se to continue the story of the "Wordless" pages. They had several times in the we

hn, "let us have the

Agnes. "What I have to tell you to-day is another

to be a continua

ut you will no

," said Minnie.

-Bl

le to see the dismal end of those miserable boys? I asked myself. At first the darkness seemed impenetrable, and as the

that a sobbing s

t I could distinguish Alwin's voi

King's Son, who lives in that Palace we saw over the Hills ther

hear you, and will spring upon us if he thinks we are med

ee how he rests, and his eyes are shut. Oh, Edred, our position

th his awful name shining on his forehead, you will know that he will never let us enter th

nough of the Guide-book to believe there is some way

now, when we are in this dire distress, seems li

faintly perceive the two boys crouching down in a corner, watching

in imploringly, "Edred, I know it said if people got into

?" asked Edred, mockingly.

lwin, "for I feel I shall

enly, and before either of them had time to speak or move, he had sprun

cry of agony, but a cry too wh

em blow after blow. Still spell-bound I watche

odies of these captive boys, surely above their cries for help, and moans of

strike the faster, that there might be no deli

his hold, only to tighten it more painfully. "I have come to deliver those that are appointed to die," said a voice of heavenly sweetness; but the fie

d and bleeding, was a Conqueror. The evil creature at last sank down in the mire, motionless, his g

clasp the feet of his Deliverer with a cry

have fought, and he who held thee i

d gr

Edred?" again said the l

," moaned Edred,

have loved thee, and have done it al

cquiescence, and the two lost, hopeless

n wounded in the sore fight, for I

Deliverer, "and thou shalt find when we come into the Light

ked Edred as they moved forwa

s Deliverer with a radiant smile,

the leaves of her Bible which lay on her knee, her brothers a

not told you half that Red page means, but you can seek it out for yourselves, dears. Think of all the love which brought Him down to redeem us, and what it cost Him, and let the Red page of the 'Word