points. She's really a moral person, I believe."

"And I'm honestly sorry she's a heretic," said Carol, "for I do want to
be friendly enough with her to ask if she uses anything on her
complexion to keep it so rose-leafy. If she does, I'll have some of
it, if it takes all my next year's clothes!"

Lark laughed. "A rose-leaf complexion will be a poor substitute
for----"

"Oh, for goodness' sake, twins, come back to Miss Allen. I am going
right up to her house this minute, to ask her about it, and explain----"

"She's the one to do the explaining, seems to me," said Carol
belligerently. "We've got to stick up for the Bible, Prue,--it's our
business."

"And I don't think you should tell her,--it may hurt her feelings,"
urged Lark.

"Have heretics feelings?" queried Carol. "I suppose it's a feeling
of----"

"Carol! Will you quit talking for a minute! This is a serious matter.
If she believes all that nonsense, she's no proper teacher and--and
she'll have to be put out of the high school. And if she doesn't
believe it, she's a martyr! I'm going to find out about it at once.
Do you want to come with me?"

"I should say not," said the twins promptly.