As now the warriors sat hidden behind the heap of straw and had time for questions and answers, Erick asked again: "What are you going to put in the baskets ?" "Grapes, if you insist on knowing!" Churi shouted at him, "and you too will find them good when you eat them." After the bells had stopped ringing and all was quiet round about, Churi commanded them to start.

"But you will be very quiet when you pass the church, do you hear ?" he ordered; "for the doors are still open." Full, bright organ tones came through the opened doors toward the boys when they silently approached the church, and now, suddenly, the whole congregation joined with the tones of the organ and sang in loud, full chorus: "How shall I then receive Thee?
And how shall I then meet Thee?
Oh, Thou, the world's desire Who set'st my heart on fire!" Like lightning Erick was away out of the midst of his companions to the church-door and into the church.
Churi grew pale from fright; he believed nothing less than that Erick had rushed into the church to betray publicly to the whole congregation the intended grape-theft.

Instantly he turned around and ran away like a madman, for he firmly believed that half the congregation was on his heels, since he heard a crowd running after him.

But the runners were his companions, who followed him in greatest haste, for since they saw the brave Churi run like fire, they thought that there must be great danger, and they rushed with always longer and longer leaps after him.
Erick had run into the midst of a crowd of people, who all stood in the passage of the church because there were no more seats on the benches, so full was the church.

Now the hymn, accompanied by the organ, rushed like a big, full stream on through the church: "Thy Zion scatters palms And greening twigs for Thee, But I in glorious psalms Will lift my soul to Thee! My heart be overflowing In constant love and praise In service will be growing, Will Thy dear name then grace." In breathless attention Erick stood there, for it was his mother's song! He was trembling in every limb and large tears ran down his cheeks.