They readied the sdiool, and Air Fdeu sat down ami examined (he little hovs and girls. H lien he sat down Hp’ sail winced. "How angry lie will 1m al. (heir ignorance!” thought Susan. But Mr Fdeu, instead, of putting on an awful look, and impressing on (lie chil dren that a, being of another genera- Cou was about to attack them, made himself young to meet their minds. A

pleasant smile disarmed their fears. He ■spoke to them iu very simple words and childish idioms, and told them a pretty story, which interested them mightily. Having set their minds malty working, lie put questions arising fairly out, of his story, and so fathomed tho moral sense and the intelligence of more than one. In short, lie drew the. brats out, instead of crushing them in. Susan stood lay, at first startled by the line he took, then observant, then ap proving. Presently he turned to her. "And which is your class, Miss Mer lon ?” Susan coloured. "1, take these little girls when I come, sir.” "Miss Alert on has not been here this fortnight,'’ said a pert teacher. Susan could have beat her. "What will this good man think of me now?” thought poor Susan. To her grateful relief, Hie good man took no notice of the observation; hi' looked at his watch. "Now. Aliss Morton, if I am not giv ing you too much trouble,” and they left tho school. ‘You wish to see some of the folk in the village, sir?” ‘Yes.” ' “Where shall I take you first, sir?" “AA here I ought to go first.'’ Susan look'.'d puzzled. Air Eden stopped dead short. “Gome, guess,” said he. with a radi ant, smile, “and don't look so seared. I'll forgive you if you guess wrong." Susan looked this way and that, en couraged by his merry smile. Shi' let out—scarce above a whisper, and in a lane of interrogation, as who should say this is not to be my last chance, since I have only asked a question, not risked an answer— "To the poorest, Air Eden?" “Bravo : sho has guessed if,” cried the Reverend Frank triumphantly: for he had been move anxious- that she should answer right than she had herself. 