truth once in a while."

This was quite beyond Prudence's depth. She knew little of Christian
Science save that it was a widely accepted creed of recent origin. So
she brought the twins back to Miss Allen again. "But, twins, do you
think it was kind, and Christian, and--and like parsonage girls, to
accept all this against Miss Allen without giving her a chance to
defend herself?"

"As I told you, Prue, we have watched her very close since then. She
has never come right out in the open,--she wouldn't dare,--but she has
given herself away several times. Nothing can get by us when we're on
the watch, you know!"

Prudence knew. "What did Miss Allen say?"

The twins thought seriously for a while.

"Oh, yes, Lark," suggested Carol finally, "don't you remember she said
the Bible was an allegory?"

"What?"

"Yes, she did. She was explaining to the English class what was meant
by allegory, and she said the purpose of using allegory was to teach an
important truth in a homely impressive way that could be remembered.
She mentioned several prominent allegories, and said the Bible was one.
And you know yourself Prue, that the Bible is Gospel truth, and--I
mean, it is so! I mean----"