“Not this time. I phoned the superintendent and he said that everyone in honors English was excused from school today.”
“Wonder if we’ll have the tryouts for the class play this afternoon?” said Helen, who until that moment had been devoting her full energies to the large bowl of oatmeal.
“There’s one way of finding out,” replied Janet. “I’ll phone the principal’s office and see if it has been taken off the bulletin board.”
Janet went to the phone in the hall and called the schoolhouse. When she returned her face was aglow.
“No school, no tryouts—what a day and what to do?”
“You’re sure about the tryouts?” Helen was insistent, for winning the leading part meant so much to her.
“Sure as sure can be. They’ve been postponed until Saturday morning at 9:30 o’clock when they will be held in the assembly.”
“Then that will give me plenty of time to study my part thoroughly,” said Helen.
“But you know it now. Why you had it memorized, every word and phrase, yesterday afternoon,” protested Janet.
“I know I did yesterday, but last night scared it completely out of me. I can’t even remember the opening lines.”