But she had loned a girl at school five dollars and was
going to write for it at once, and thought she could sell a last
year's sweater for three dollars to their laundress's daughter.
We therfore admited her.
All is going well, unless our Parents refuse, which is not
likely, as we intend to purchace the Tent and Unaforms before
consulting them. It is the way of Parents not to care to see
money wasted.
Our motto we have decided on. It is but three letters, W.
I. H., and is a secret.
LATER: Sis has just informed me that Carter Brooks has not
enlisted, but is playing around as usual! I feel dreadfully, as
he is a friend of my Familey. Or rather _was.
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7 P. M.: The G. A. C. is a fact. It is also ready for duty.
How wonderful it is to feel that one is about to be of some use
to one's own, one's Native Land!
We held a meeting early this P. M. in our library, all
doors being closed and Sentries posted. I had made some fudge
also, although the cook, who is a new one, was not pleasant
about the butter and so on.
We had intended to read the Constitution of the U.
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