“To whom does It belong?”
Lorraine asked this question of a girl who sat next to a young cadet from West Point, so she replied: “To the United States.”
“Is It in stripes?”
“Yes,” replied the cadet, after glancing at the striped dress of the girl next to him.
“Then It’s the flag!” exclaimed Lorraine, triumphantly.
But they all told her she had guessed wrong, and she good-naturedly went on with her queries.
“Has It anything to do with the army?”
“Nothing, except that It carries arms,” said the waggish boy whom she asked.
“Is It a person?”
“Yes.”