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UNA INTERVENES 97side as it is for you. You hadn't such scalawags ofrelations as I had.""But your people must have had some good qualitiesas well as bad ones," argued Una. "You must live upto them and never mind their bad ones.""I don't believe they had any good qualities," saidMary gloomily. "I never heard of any. My grandfatherhad money, but they say he was a rascal.I'llNo,just have to start out on my own hook and do thebest I can.""And God will 'help you, you know, Mary,ifyou askHim.""I don't know about that.""Oh, Mary. You know we asked God to get a homefor you and He did.""I don't see what He had to do with it," retortedMary. "It was you putit into Mrs. Elliott's head.""But God putit into her heart to take you. All myputting itif He hadn't."into her head wouldn't have done any good"Well, there may be something in that," admittedMary. "Mind you, I haven't got anything againstGod, Una. I'm willing to give Him a chance. But,honest, I think He's an awful lot like your fatherjust absent-minded and never taking any notice of a.body most of the time, but sometimes waking up allof a suddent and being awful good and kind and sensible.""Oh, Mary, no!" exclaimed horrified Una. "God