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

itement and preparation passed by

little from excitement, she went through the early stages of the process, until it was time

y sure that that very pretty girl in the mirror, with the flushed cheeks and brilliant eyes, could never be the Betty Nel

and turned away with a litt

nd keeping her eyes severely away from the mirror, "you'll be getting c

missed a beat. It proved to be only Allen, however-but, strange as it may se

d stared, as a transformed Betty

im-which he seemed by no means reluctant to take. "I was so hoping you'd get h

're so pretty, I can't think of anything else, or look at anything else,

always am," she stammered, not dari

ing her about so she had to look at him.

afraid, wanting to run away, yet wanting desp

d thrill in his voice. "Then I'll te

ng-room. "I didn't even know you were here. Betty and I were hoping you would get here early. The fo

n noticed with joy that it trembled a little-and was leading the way toward th

also something of an electrician, about two minutes to find the flaw in t

etch in the big tent, the guests, about two hundred in number, wandered happily about the lawn, watching "Denton's trained animals," whi

, had untiringly trained his pets, until their fame had spread all over the town. He had a booth all to himself, and was havin

lling booth. This was presided over by Jessie Johnson-one of the jolliest and wittiest of the Deepdale gir

y met behind the scenes in the big tent about nine o'clock. "I kn

quickly, "I'm happy, happy, happy! I thought I knew what it was to be happy before, but I never did. I jus

el a little panicky. "We've got to speak our little piece

tty. "Our last rehearsal was perfect, and we've ne

there?" argued Mollie pessimistically. "I'm perfectly sur

how best to handle Mollie. "You'll do just whatever you think you'r

Nelson," cried Mollie, her eyes blazing. "I've nev

Amy, aghast, coming upon the two sudde

lie sarcastically. "You just wait and see what I'll do, Be

and I thought everything

hustled the bewildered Amy

in golden notes, a message to the people scattered about the l

the guests, so great had been their response to the call of patriotism, but it was found t

ry cleverly arranged tableaux. Everything was remarkably good, as the hea

improvised curtain dropped, signaling the interm

ho had been the elocutionist of the evening. "I thought it was wonderful at the last reh

termission, and were ready with their costumes a

d together, waiting for the endless last minute to drag past. "Betty, if this is st

long," returned Betty grimly. "It might

ist forgot to toot, or the first violin became excited and left the rest of his flock behind to foll

actors, magically disappeared when they found themselves put upon their mettle, and they frolicked throug

was a woman, and the various characters brought before her, were all more or less funny. One character had originally been a German servant gir

he laid down the law was most marvelous,

us costume, performed th

d to a local dude, a part played by Roy Anderson, and it developed during the court scen

Haley, and Allen as the brother of the other girl, who also demand

I ever saw in my life,"

kably well," answered Mrs. Bill

ll as that, they'll all want to go on th

he young performers were fêted and congratulated, till they b

bandying jests back and forth, and the Little Captain and the g

g her head against a pillar of the porch and gazing dreamil

nto the hammock, and laughing up at Allen, as he stood before he

her hand under cover of the darkness, "that's my one ambiti

at just having good times is a very big ambition. No-I-didn't mean that, Allen," she added quickly,

ntly. "Betty," he added, after a slight pause, "I-I may have

zen, or shall we have to use force?" It was Roy who acc

get good and ready,"

to her feet and hel

to meet to-morrow, anyway, so we won't even say goo

and to them, Allen hesitated a moment,

spered, close in her ear, "when y

one, smiled a new