"Oh, dear, please don't pay any attention to them," pleaded Anna. "We'll lock the doors and not answer the bell at all. We are not interested in what they think."
The young missionaries looked serious.
"I'm sorry we've brought trouble to you good people," said Brother Hallock.
"You've brought us everything good; it's these people who bring us the bad," returned Halloway, as he went out to secure the locks.
The crowd had neared the house and as Halloway re-entered the sitting-room, the bell rang loudly.
"Let them ring," said Halloway in disgust. "Mayor Holden shall hear of this. He's not the kind to allow it."
"I'll go myself to the Mayor if they annoy you," said Brother Hallock.
"Oh, no! You must stay here," said Venna anxiously.
He smiled at her fears.
Once again the bell rang.