"You girls have an hour yet before you go on," Russ informed them. "We haven't anything to do until then, either. Want to take a run in to town? I've got to call at the express office for some extra film, and the auto is ready. Where's Ruth?"
"Up in her room. I'll go for her," offered Alice. "Shall we have time?"
"Plenty. You can even buy yourself some candy—or let us do it for you," laughed Paul.
"We'll let you do it!" said Estelle, as Alice hastened to summon her sister.
"Ruth! Ruth! where are you?" called Alice, as she ran upstairs—Alice seldom walked.
"Here, just reading over my new part. What's the matter?"
"We're going for an auto ride with the boys. Come along. You can study in the car."
"Yes, a lot of studying I could do under those circumstances. But I'll come—I want a bit of diversion. Who else is going?"
Alice told her, and then spoke about the young lieutenant.
"Wasn't it queer he should be mistaken?" she asked.