"Which one do you prefer?" broke in Lieutenant Noll quickly.
"Ralston's," Hal replied. "There's music there, and the food and service are fine."
"Then I'll hurry home now and bring my folks up there, too, if I can," proposed Noll.
"Good!" agreed Hal.
"What hour, Mrs. Overton?" asked Noll, turning to that good woman.
"Ask Hal."
"In the Army it is customary to ask the ladies, Mother," Hal explained.
"Seven o'clock, then," said Mrs. Overton.
"Seven it shall be," nodded Noll. "That is, if I don't fail in coaxing Father and Mother out to dine."
"You won't fail," Mrs. Overton assured him. "They'll be proud enough to go out with you to-night."