The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Doing Their Bit for the Soldier Boys

room. She had a vague sort of idea that something unusual was going to happ

ot feel as sorry as she usually did at the end of a vacation. In fact, she was almost eager to leave this island, with its powder mill

ing awake so early?" qu

ep you might lie

empty candy box from the table beside the bed, and han

e plaintively. "People think they can insult and sligh

t a bit of candy in that box! No, don't glare at me like that, Gracie, dear. The only way yo

yawn. "I'm altogether too good-natu

bedroom slippers, and running across to the open window, "but I wouldn't if I were you. It's too wonderful a day i

staring at Betty. "I forgot we were going hom

om the bed in the alcove. "It's an outrage, having to get up in the mor

nning, unmoved, when Mrs. Irvi

d cheerily. "And you know we

and excitement while four girlis

d to join the Red Cros

ling suit and fastening it deftly. "I'm going to make dozens and dozens of scarfs, sweaters and so

e. "I'm so excited all the time about th

nit," grumbled Grace. "And you can't

rue, and the poor soldiers had to depend upon you to

rting for the door. "Grace believes in quality more than quantity. She

her friend as they ran

she said. "If Adolph Hensler hadn't

ts sent their spirits soaring to the skies. The boys, who had finished their own breakfa

rst and laughingl

wouldn't give it up to my best friend. Why don't you come in?" she continue

n various and characteristic attitudes, grinning happily at the girls. "We were so

n't any more biscuits,

putation besides me," said Grace languidly. "A

his morning?" Mrs. Irv

ken the bandage

ident, had almost completely recovered from his wound. "The doctor said he'd

morning," announced Roy, apr

Mollie, pouring hersel

d Frank with interest, while Roy

Roy, blushing, as all eyes were turned up

ime," said Mollie patiently, w

kely to be called almost any time now, and it gives you stage fright to think about it.

feel somehow as if we were acting in a great big play, where there are all actors and no audience, and everybody'

We've all enlisted without waiting to be hauled into it by the scruff of the neck-we-we--," his eyes happened to fall upon Will as he

ly changing the subject. "As soon as we reach town we're go

aid. He said the Red Cross was turning out bushels of woolen wear, and that at this rate there wouldn't be a man in the United States army or navy, that wouldn't be kept warm and comfortable du

en dying to put on a uniform and get into the thick of it myself. But if we can't, it's the next best thing to be able to encourag

ghted. "It's all right for you to love me, but why take the who

nd I'll keep on loving them till this awful w

ied Roy, while the othe

ted Mollie, flushing vividly. "Oh, dear,

his fist down upon the table, with a force that made them jump. "Mollie has co

g," Allen suggested. "Th

t," said Molli

see," said Roy, sitting down

grinned Frank. "If we don't look out, he'll be starting

idedly. "When I deal with old

I tell you, it won't take us long, when we really begin

way the dishes. "And the first thing to do is to get back to town where w

rs. Irving, as the other girls went at the task with e

ferryboat, that still plied between Pine Island and the mainland, looking wit

stood in a group in the bow of the boat, "how sorry w

t glad," fin

said Betty tensely. "We're glad because we've got the greatest country in the world, and are going to do