“Well!” the examiner breathed. “That’s all for today. This,” she added, “is not my regular work. My training was finished many weeks ago. I have been away from the Fort for some time doing a—well” she hesitated—“a rather special sort of work. Now I’m back for a brief spell. They were shorthanded here.”
“So you’ve been helping out?”
“That’s it.” The examiner rose. Norma too stood. “We all have one great purpose. Each of us must do what she can wherever she is.”
“To bring this terrible war to an end,” Norma added.
“You’re right again,” the other smiled.
“Whew!” she exclaimed after looking Norma over from head to toe. “You certainly do look fit.”
“I should,” Norma grinned. “Our college has put us through some training, I can tell you. We marched five miles bare-legged in shorts, with the snow blowing across the field!”
“Climbed fences. I’ll bet.” The examiner smiled.
“Yes, and walls too. We did gym work and took corrective exercises.”
“Grand! They were preparing you for—”