“Oh, heavenly! Only it didn’t last long enough. We were here almost before I knew we’d started. I nearly lost my ticket to an Army Major too!”
“I was afraid you might not get here,” Penny laughed, picking up Louise’s light over-night case. “What happened to the Major?”
“Oh, at the last minute he changed his mind, so the company decided I could have my ticket back. And here I am! How’s camping?”
“Not much fun so far,” Penny confessed truthfully. “But I can feel things starting to pick up.”
“We’ll have a wonderful time together.”
“You just bet we will!” Penny declared with emphasis. “Had anything to eat?”
“Oh, yes, lunch was served on the plane.”
“Then we may as well start for camp. I have oodles to tell you, Lou.”
Midway to the parking lot, Louise paused, calling attention to a Flying Fortress that was coming in against the wind.
“Let’s watch it land,” she pleaded. “Did you ever see such a beautiful ship?”