long word to spell,” objected Kippy, “ Couldn’t you just drink tomato juice?” “I’ll help you spell it,” said Lollie patiently, “Remember this is a vacation — the best one we ever had” she said dreamily. The children even enjoyed the jostling of the train, and when Kippy’s toast landed in his lap, he laughed heartily. “ Boy! It’s a good thing that wasn’t my juice or my milk!” he said. A fair-haired lady with a little boy and a tiny baby in her arms came in and was seated opposite the children. Although she looked pale and worn, she smiled at Kippy and Lollie. “ Oh, Robin, no! no!” she remonstrated with the dimpled baby, “Don’t throw your bottle down just because you have finished with it! We have to eat too, you know!” But the baby fussed and cried and wriggled in her arms. The little fellow said “H i!” to the children and “I’m hungry!” to his mother. He too was becoming rest less and cross. Lollie, now finished with her break fast, asked hesitantly, “Would it help if I held her while you eat? I am in the berth right next to yours. I saw you this morning.” “Well, dear, that is very kind of you. Are you Used to little children?” the lady asked. “ I often baby-sit with the children next door,” said Lollie proudly. “All right,” replied the mother, “ I’ll just help you get her to your berth. Now you sit there, Billy, till I come back,” she ordered her little son, but Kippy was not to be outdone. “ I’ll sit there beside him if you wish!” he said, and suited the action to the word. The lady introduced herself to Lol lie as they walked back to their Pull man car. “ I am Mrs. Robert James of New York. I am going to join my husband in Wyoming who has finally located a house for us where his work is.” Lollie then explained how she and Kippy happened to be going to California. The berths were made up for the day and Lollie happily settled down with plump little Robin on her lap and was soon joined by Kippy. To her mother’s delight, little Robin was fast asleep when Mrs. James returned from breakfast. Kippy asked if he might play with Billy and soon he was explaining to the lit tle fellow the mysteries of the paper cups and the “ water in the wall,” drawing pictures for him, and fash ioning paper hats and ships arid other objects for his amusement. “ I never met such nice children!” Mrs. James breathed a sigh of relief. “It’s a long journey and the children were getting tired. Your brother has certainly won Billy.” “ Our mother teaches in the Pri mary Department of our Sunday
school,” explained Lollie, ‘and Kip and I often help her with parties for those little kids.” Mrs. James was very thoughtful. “ I haven’t started Billy in Sunday school,” she said, “ In fact, I must confess I haven’t gone to church much since the children came. I know I should . . . maybe I can do better in Wyoming.” Lollie didn’t know just what to say. She lifted her young heart to the Lord in prayer and while she was yet speaking, He heard! “ By the way, dear,” went on Mrs. James, “ what did your brother mean when he said ‘I remembered to put the tract under the tip’ ” ? “ Oh,” said Lollie eagerly, “ It was just a little folder telling the way of salvation. We thought the waiter might really look at it if we put it under the tip.” “My word!” exclaimed Mrs. James, “ I never in my life saw children so interested in other people. Tell me what you mean by ‘the way of salva tion.’ ” Lollie was trembling inside but she said clearly, “ It is in John 3:16 where the Bible says that ‘God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlast ing life.’ Jesus died on the cross for us that we might be saved and go to be with Him forever some day.” Mrs. James was very quiet and Lollie was afraid she had offended her. But when she turned toward her again, there were tears in her eyes. “ I have known that from childhood, dear, but I never applied it to myself. Thank you. Have you one of those booklets you gave the waiter?” Happily Lollie opened her mother’s nice train case and took out an attrac tively-illustrated tract and gave it to Mrs. James. At the same time she could hear Kippy, who was sitting with Billy in the next berth, softly teaching the younger boy a Sunday school chorus: “ Sitting at the feet of Jesus This was heard one day: ‘Can a little child like me Be saved, and learn to pray?’ This reply was given to the Wondering child so small: ‘Let the children come to Jesus For He loves them all.’ ” Mrs. James read the tract; the boys fell asleep; and Lollie went to the washroom and put on a fresh dress. When Mrs. James and her children got off the train at Cheyenne, the children felt they were losing real friends. They parted with promises to write each other. (Continued next month)
BIBLE GAMES A d d th e n u m b e r o f books in th e O ld T e sta m e n t to th e n u m b e r o f books in th e N ew T e sta m e n t. S u b tra ct th e n u m b e r o f years th e C h ild re n o f Israel w andered in th e w ilderness. A d d to th is nu m b e r th e n u m b e r o f discip les o u r L o rd chose. Sub tra c t th e n u m b e r o f chap ters in Second Peter. S u b tra ct th e n u m b e r o f N oa h's sons. A d d th e n u m b e r o f chap ters in th e book o f Jude. Y o u r answ er w ill be th e n e x t to th e la st c h a p te r in th e b o ok o f D eu tero nom y. Locate th e 2 7 th verse in th is c h a p te r and m e m o rize it. It is a very precious verse. W h e n th e fo llo w in g blan ks are fille d in you w ill have a lis t o f tw e lv e N ew T e sta m e n t books. ............................ N ........................................... .................... E ............................................ ................................... W .... ............. T .... .................... E .................................... ............................ S .................................... ............ T ............ .... A .................... ............ M ...................... ............................ E .................... .................... N ............. T ............ W h e n th e fo llo w in g b lan ks are fille d in you w ill have a lis t o f B ib le chara cte rs fo u n d in th e O ld T e stam e nt. Son o f A d a m and Eve .............. T .... A ls o th e nam e o f an O ld T e sta m e n t book ............... H ......... T h e firs t w om an E .............. T h e m an w ho ran away .... O ....................... T h e firs t K in g ....................... L O ne o f th e judges .............. D ....................... A b ra h a m 's nephew .............. T T h e m an w ho " w h o lly " fo llo w e d God ....................... E .... A queen .... S ................................. A g ia n t ......................................... T ..... A b e l's b ro th e r .... A .............. R u th 's m o th e r-in -la w ....................... M .... W h o had a co a t o f m any colors ....................... E .............. B eloved frie n d o f D avid
F a th e r-in -la w o f M oses .............. T ........................ D eut. 3 3 :2 7
A nsw ers: H e brew s; A c ts ; Ephesians; C olossians; T itu s ; Jam es; Rom ans; P h ilem o n ; J o h n ; Peter. A nsw ers: Seth, Joshua, Eve, Jonah, Saul, G ideon, Lo t, C aleb, Esther, G o lia th , C ain, N a o m i, Joseph, J o n a th a n , Je th ro . C o rin th ia n s ; R e ve la tio n ;
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