"Mrs. Tremaine and Miss Oliver, usually," answered Alick. "We had a large quantity given us this spring, however, by a lady who spent last summer here, and I see this is one of them. It was very kind in her, but I must confess I have my doubts about some of the books. I think I will ask Mrs. Tremaine to look them over."
"Yes, and then she will be sure to take out all the interesting books, just as she did 'Madeline Trevor' last summer," said Marion.
"'Madeline Trevor'!" repeated Mrs. Campbell, in amazement. "You don't mean to say that you had that in the Sunday school library?"
"Even so," answered Alick; "it was given us, as this was, by one of the summer visitors who have invaded us of late years, and went through several hands before Mrs. Tremaine stopped it."
"And I never could see why she needed to stop it at all," said Marion; "it was so interesting, and had a great deal of religion in it."
"And a good deal else, unluckily. However, I cannot say I have found any harm in these books, though a great many of them are rather feeble."
"This isn't feeble, at any rate," said Marion, thinking, at the same time, "How absurd of uncle to think himself capable of judging of books!"
"Aunt Christian, why haven't you ever written a Sunday school book?" asked Marion, presently. "I think you might make such an interesting story about the schools out there."
"Because there are only twenty-four hours in the day, my dear; and when each of these hours is already filled as full as it will hold, there is no room for more, even as when a pint cup already holds a pint of milk you can by no means put a pint of molasses therein."
"I have often wished that somebody would do that same thing, however," remarked Doctor Campbell. "I think, if such a book were successful, it might do a great deal toward rousing an interest in the mission work."