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 other way, we would climb over and go right straight across, and work in Science, to know that God was protecting us, all the way; but when there isn't any reason for going that way, I don't think it would be right. What do you think, Helen?"

"I think it is error that's telling her to," said Helen, confidently, "especially as Uncle Jim said that we were not to go into that field, and if she goes, she will be disobeying him."

"Yes, we have to learn to be obedient, too," said Walter.

"But," argued Mattie, "suppose there was a little bit of a child over in the field, would it be error to disobey and go and save it?"

Walter laughed. "We don't have to suppose any of those things," he said. "If the child was there, God would let us know what was the best thing to do, if we had our hearts open to Him. Come on, Mattie," and he rose to his feet, "you don't want to go across there. It wouldn't look brave to me, at all, it would only look conceited and foolish."

Mattie chewed a blade of grass for a moment,