"It will be harder than that which you had before the fire," she said, "but you know we have to go ahead in this world. It will not do to stand still. I will help you all I can.
"You will notice that I have hung some pictures on the walls. They are to help you in your lessons, for it is sometimes easy to understand a thing when we see a picture of it. I have other pictures to bring when we need them."
Sammy Brown suddenly thought of something. He raised his hand to show that he wished to speak.
"What is it?" asked Miss Williams.
"We've got some pictures in our clubroom," said Sammy. "I could bring them. There's a football game picture, and a lot of baseball players, and a man hunting, and——"
Sammy saw a smile on Miss Williams' face, and paused.
"That's very nice of you, Sammy," she said, kindly, "and if we need that sort of pictures you may bring them. But I'm afraid our lessons won't be about baseball or football. You'll get enough of those games out of school.
"Now we will begin on the geography lesson. I want you to look at this picture over here. It shows——"
But Miss Williams did not say what the picture showed, for at that moment there was a low, deep rumbling that seemed to go all through the school. The building shook and trembled. Then the rumble grew to a roaring sound, and the building vibrated still more. The windows rattled as if the glass would break.
Several girls screamed. The boys leaped from their desks.