“You’ll come out all right,” prophesied their new friend.
Jane and Sue went down to the restaurant on the main floor where they ate a leisurely lunch. Outside planes were landing and taking off and a constant crowd swirled along the ramp and through the waiting room.
Already the tempo of the whole thing had gotten deep into their blood.
“I’ll be terribly disappointed if we don’t pass the physical tests,” confessed Sue.
“Don’t worry about that. We’re in perfect health.”
At one o’clock they reported at the office of Dr. Perkins and were taken into the examination room at once. Doctor Perkins, small and business-like, put them through the regular routine.
“Humph,” she said as she checked the results. “If all girls were as healthy as you two, there would be little for doctors to do.”
“Then you mean we’ve passed all right?” asked Sue anxiously.
“Your physical report will be 96 per cent, which is unusually high. Take your cards back to Mr. Speidel’s office.”
When Sue and Jane returned to the other end of the hall the line of girls had thinned. They presented their health cards to the secretary and were admitted almost at once to the office.