Ashton was touched by the thoughtful kindness of his long-suffering wife, and he went over to where she was sitting and tenderly kissed er.

?You have been a true, good wife to me,? he said; ?God never blessed a man with a better one.

So sinned against, and yet so forgiving; so faithful, so loving.? Tears were in his eyes as he spoke, and then he gently kissed her again; but Ruth never uttered a word.