They made a pretty picture together, father and daughter,—the girl with the wide blue eyes and open mouth, standing shoulder to shoulder with the little man, each with one gloved hand grasping an edge of the hymn-book and singing, Milly in a high soprano,—
"Nearer, my God, to Thee!"
and Horatio, rumbling behind a little uncertainly,—
"Nearer to Thee—to THEE!"
IV
MILLY COMPLETES HER EDUCATION
"Milly," Mrs. Kemp remarked thoughtfully, "aren't you going to complete your education?"
Milly translated this formidable phrase in a flash,—
"You mean go to school any more? Why should I?"