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62 RAINBOW VALLEYdren was she did not attract much attention. Shelistened to the sermon with outward decorum andjoined lustily in the singing. She had, itappeared, astrong voice and a good ear.clear,"His blood can make the violets clean," carolledMary blithely.just in front of the manse pew, turned suddenly andlooked the child over from top to toe. Mary, in a meresuperfluity of naughtiness, stuck her tongue out atMrs. Milgrave, much to Una's horror.Mrs. Jimmy Milgrave, whose pew was"I couldn't help it," she declared after church."What'd she want to stare at me like that for? Suchmanners! I'm gladI stuck my tongue out at her. Iwish I'd stuck it further out. Say, I saw Rob Mac-Allister from over-harbour there.Wonder if he'll tellMrs. Wiley on me."No Mrs. Wiley appeared, however, and in a fewdays the children forgot to look for her. Mary wasapparently a fixture at the manse. But she refused togoto school with the others."Nope. I've finished my education," she said, whenFaith urged her to go. "I went to school four winterssince I come to Mrs. Wiley's and I've had all I wantof that. I'm sick and tired of being everlastingly jawedat 'cause I didn't get my home lessons done. I'd notime to do home lessons.""Our teacher won't jaw you. He is awfully nice,"said Faith."Well, I ain't going. I can read and write and