Lilian’s blue eyes met Phil’s dark ones and fell before them, while Philip watched a sweet, serious face surrounded by a bright halo of hair on which the afternoon sun was shining.
“Here come Cathalina and Eloise, Philip,” and Lilian waved a hand to the approaching girls.
“It’s about time for the supper, Lilian,” said Cathalina, “and I thought we’d better look up you folks. Supper is half an hour earlier, you know, and I wasn’t sure that you knew it. Whoo-oo, everybody!”
Cathalina raised her voice a little and repeated her announcement of “almost supper-time”, that a group of boys and girls down on the cove rocks might hear her. “Where are Hilary and Campbell, Lilian?”
“They started to walk down the lane to Sunset Rock, to see birds, I guess.”
“Yes, to see birds,” laughed Cathalina, as she and Eloise ran back along the winding path. “I feel as if I were an entertainment committee, don’t you, Elo’?”
“Yes, indeed, with young councillors and boys and girls to meet and introduce. I hope that everybody has been having a good time.”
“I know that Phil and Campbell are! And there aren’t any lonesome looking youngsters hanging around anyhow. Everybody has had something to do or somebody to talk to.”
For the cafeteria supper, the “bread line” was arranged with the purpose of making it easy for the boys and girls to be grouped together while eating their supper. First a girl, then a boy, they filed into the dining-room, past the tables which had been arranged cafeteria fashion, the girls’ young councillors serving. Then out by the other door went the long line, carrying their suppers to be eaten upon the green. “Seconds” were permitted, except for ice cream and cake. The quick disappearance of supplies and the merry conversation among the picnickers indicated a good time. After the councillors had had their picnic lunch and the tables were moved back, music and games occupied the company till time for leave-taking.
“I shall be up tomorrow, if nothing happens,” said Philip to the girls. “And if Campbell can get away I’ll try to drag him along.”