“Will you?” asked Jane, as Patricia looked doubtful.
“If Jack will; but maybe he won’t want to.”
“Why not?” demanded Betty.
“I don’t know; but you can never tell what ideas a fellow has about that sort of thing.”
“Well, I hope he agrees to it; for you’re both a peach of a dancer,” commented Katharine.
“Kay! Your English!” objected Frances.
“I don’t care. You know what I mean.”
“Ask Jack today, will you, Pat?” asked Jane. “Then we can build up the rest of our stunt around you two. We’ll need some of the other boys, too; so Jack need not fear being conspicuous.”
“I’ll see him after Shakespeare class,” promised Patricia.
She was as good as her word, and reported to the committee that evening that Jack had accepted, after much urging. Rehearsals began immediately amid great secrecy; for each group tried to keep its contribution to the entertainment a secret until the night it was presented. Besides Patricia, only Anne, Katharine, Hazel and Frances of the Alley Gang were to take part, with Jane as director of the Arnold Hall production.