James Vincent McNichol

When a new boy named Johnny Johnson arrives at school for the first time, Laura is immediately smitten. Johnny is a friendly boy and although he is oblivious to Laura's crush on him, he certainly makes it clear that he is interested in Mary. Even though Mary does not share the same feelings, the "love triangle" is enough to cause tension between the sisters.

Da frøken Beadle kommer ud for et uheld, får Caroline lov til at undervise midlertidigt på skolen. Her møder hun Abel McCay, en ældre elev, der er stille, indadvendt og ikke har lyst til at lære.

Da pastor Alden foreslår at starte en indsamling til en ny kirkeklokke, opstår der uenighed om, hvordan klokken skal finansieres. Midt i uenighederne får Tinker en idé, der bringer byen sammen igen.