Forgetting her weariness in the absorbing interest of her subject, she talked on and on, and Mrs. Everidge with the wisdom of true sympathy, made no attempt to check her, knowing full well that the relief of the tried heart was helping her more than any physical rest could do.

an' when we get to the end of the journey, I'll not be the only one who'll have to thank Marthe Everidge for showin' the way.

" "Professor Trenton coming here in August!" cried Mrs. Everidge in dismay.

She had seen but little of Mrs. Everidge through the years which followed her graduation.