that they must learn to obey the
nurse or teacher, without delay, without a murmur; that they must not
cry or be fretful; that in these things, they must always strive to
imitate the good acts of older comrades or playmates. In this way, the
moral unfoldment and education of the child, keeps pace with the
intellectual and the physical. Altogether, the effect is most excellent!
Thousands of children have gone to ruin, for the want of just such
training, in the first four years of life!

The planning and final organization, of this novel scheme for nursery
and kindergarten training, has been the joint work of Fern Fenwick,
Fillmore Flagg, Gertrude and George Gerrish. In striving for the best
results, this quartet of co-operative educators, have been ambitious to
perfect a system, which would satisfy the demand for a natural,
harmonious unfoldment of the well-born babies, which were to represent
the highest product of Solaris Farm.

The success which has attended the practical operation of the scheme,
has made them very happy. Towards this success, Fern Fenwick has been
able to contribute largely, on account of her early Alaska training, and
her thorough knowledge of the improved methods, growing out of the
important discoveries made by Prof. Gates.

In applying the system to the class work of the regular schools, the
long experience, trained skill and natural aptitude as teachers, of
George and Gertrude Gerrish, has proved wonderfully effective.

By supplementing the system, with a very complete course of manual
training in the use of tools, and in acquiring a competent knowledge of
the industrial arts, Fillmore Flagg has been equally successful, in
educating the muscular children, and in arming them most effectively,
both mentally and physically, for the practical work of life.

Altogether, the complete course, results in an all-round development of
brain power, more than five times greater than that offered by any other
system. A result, which marks the beginning of a new educational era. A
result, which promises to give to the world, a dominant race of
thinkers, whose ability to bless mankind, is to be so great, that it
cannot now be estimated.

CHAPTER XXXIX.

AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR.

In the month of August, 1911, six years after our first introduction to
him, we find our hero, Fillmore Flagg, seated in his private office at
Solaris. This office was located in a building on the public square,
near the