“Kid sister?” repeated Kitty, puzzled.
He laughed. “Well, she’s not such a kid after all, I guess. Junior in college.”
“How can she be a Canteen worker and go to college, too?”
“Oh, she has plenty of extra time to get in her Canteen quota of hours. A girl can do Canteen work anywhere she happens to be living.”
“Oh, I didn’t know that. You mean they don’t have to sign up for full time or go away from home to do that work?”
“Sure!”
“Oh say, why didn’t I know about this before?”
The sailor’s face grew serious at the desperate way in which she spoke. “Why? Would you like to do Canteen work?”
“I’d like to do anything to help.”
“Well, gal, nobody’s keeping you from it! There’s Miss Pearson right over yonder. I’ll introduce you to her. Heard her say she’s going to start a new nutrition class next week.”