James Vincent McNichol

A deaf-mute may have the answer when Reverend Alden's request for a new church bell starts the Kennedys and Olesons feuding over who donates the bell and who takes the credit.

Friction results between the Ingalls sisters when young Laura falls hard for handsome Johnny Johnson who, in spite of all her efforts, seems to only have eyes for Mary.

Caroline teaches a shy, older boy to read while she is substitute for an injured Miss Beadle, but it is ruined when mean spirited Mrs Oleson humiliates him in front of the class.