The same thing is true of all boys and girls. If you obey that inner
voice in questions of right and wrong, it will speak to you clearly.

But if you neglect it, it will grow silent, and you will be left in
darkness and in doubt as to what is right and wrong.

Some people call this voice the "inner light," and that is a very good
name for it. Every time you walk by the light you put fresh oil in the
lamp, and the light grows stronger and the way clearer.

Whenever that inner voice speaks to you and tells you that a thing is
wrong, don't argue with the voice and give reasons for doing the thing
that is wrong. Obey the voice at once, as Parker did, and it will save
you endless trouble.




THE BOY AND THE NICKEL


A man once found a boy crying on the street, and asked the little chap
what he was crying about. The child told him he had just lost a nickel.
The stranger gave him another, and then the boy began to cry again. This
greatly astonished the man, and he asked him why he was crying again.
The little chap said, "Because, if I hadn't lost that other nickel, I'd
have two now."

That was, of course, a very foolish way to look at it, but that is the