“Going to meet some girl friend?” he asked when they were in sight of the station.
“No, a new nurse is coming to the hospital. I think she has worked in some hospital with Dad before. He knew all the island busses would be jammed after the parade, so suggested I come over in the launch and bring her back.”
As Kitty had never seen Hazel Dawson she was a little uneasy for fear she would slip through the train gates unrecognized. There were several smartly uniformed women among the travelers, WACs, and WAVES and Women Marines. Most of them hurried by as if familiar with the station and town. Then she saw a brisk-looking Navy nurse, following a redcap loaded with bags. Kitty was still hesitating when the nurse paused suddenly and looked her straight in the face.
“Are—are you—?” Kitty began.
She got no further when the nurse exclaimed, “Why you must be Kitty Carter, or her duplicate.”
“Then you are Miss Dawson?”
“No other. But I didn’t expect anyone to meet me.”
Kitty explained about the parade and the crowded busses, then introduced Brad and Billy.
“This really is an honor. It seems almost like going home to have someone meet me,” said Miss Dawson happily.
They caught a taxi outside the station. After the flurry of seeing about baggage Hazel Dawson seemed tired as she settled back in the car seat. Kitty glanced fleetingly at her face to see a weary, worried expression in her eyes.