"Is it a gold mine under the front porch?"
"It is a discovery about these Baptist people. But wait until Mr. Walton and Mr. Sterling come and I will tell you."
Soon after dinner the two visitors were gathered in the parlor and ready.
"Dorothy announces a big discovery," said Mr. Page. "Let us have it, daughter."
"I don't know that any others will be interested in it, but it greatly surprised and interested me. I have learned that these Baptists have had a remarkable history."
"Remarkable for what, daughter? For obscurity?"
"No. They have played an illustrious part in this world's history."
The father's face darkened. The thought of his daughter falling in love with the Baptists struck him in an unpleasant point of his anatomy. The little Baptist chapel with its plain-looking people and pastor put the denomination in a sorry light before the public.
"Father, I have been in the library hunting for facts about the Baptists. I have read their doctrines and they surely seem to believe exactly what the Bible teaches, and their history is a noble and inspiring one."
"What did you find out about these Baptists? Where did they come from?"