She found her reading, but Miss Reynolds at once laid down her book and welcomed the girl with a bright smile. "I am all right, Kathie, and I have been having a perfect feast," she said, touching the "Science and Health" in her lap. They spent a few minutes in social chat, then she sent Katherine away, saying she must make up the sleep she had lost the night before, and our faithful little Scientist was glad, after her busy day, to seek her couch, where she was soon sleeping peacefully and knew no more until she awoke the next morning to find the bright May sunshine flooding her room, and told herself, with a sigh of content, that it was the Sabbath, and a whole restful day of truth and love before her. She was made happy, on descending to breakfast, to find Miss Reynolds in her accustomed seat. They exchanged smiling glances, and, later, the teacher said, in a low tone: "Come to my room this afternoon, Kathie, if you have nothing special to do; I have more questions for you." Katherine said she would, and, as soon as the meal was over, hastened away to prepare for church. It was a beautiful day, and she decided to walk instead of taking a car, as usual. She reached the hall just in season to slip into a seat before the opening hymn was given out. When she arose with the congregation to sing, she glanced around to see if there was anyone near her whom she knew. Her astonishment may be imagined when her eye fell upon Jennie Wild, just across the aisle from her. The girl had also espied her and nodded a smiling and half-defiant recognition, which Katherine gravely returned. CHAPTER XIII. THE STORY OF A STRAY WAIF. For a moment Katherine felt as if she were being made the target for the arrows of error from every quarter; for here was another lawless girl on her hands, and another infraction of rules which threatened to involve her in disagreeable complications. But, after silently declaring that "evil could not make her its channel, either directly or indirectly," she resolutely put disturbing thoughts away, determined that her mind should not be distracted from the lesson. She did observe, however, that Jennie paid the strictest attention throughout the service, joining in the Lord's Prayer, and in the hymns with a vigor which indicated thorough enjoyment of that portion of it. The moment the benediction was pronounced she came directly to her and greeted her with a half-deprecatory air, but with a roguish gleam in her saucy eyes. Katherine lingered a little to speak to some acquaintances, and also introduced her companion; then they passed out of the hall together. "Did you have Prof. Seabrook's permission to come here this morning, Jennie?" Katherine inquired, when they were on the street, but feeling confident of receiving a negative reply. Jennie took refuge in one of her comical grimaces and shrugged her plump shoulders. "Ask me no questions and I will tell you no--stories," she laughingly rejoined.