And I will add, if you care to know it, that I approve of what you have done and am proud of you for your grit to do the right thing,'" "A great girl!" cried Dan admiringly.

"Just the kind of girl, too, that I was sure she is." "Just the same," commented Dave musingly, "I know quite well that Belle has set her heart on seeing me serve in the Navy with credit." "She wanted that because she knew you wanted it," Dan assured him.
Darrin was in the middle of his week's studies, where every minute's work counted, but he took the time to write an intense, if short, answer to Belle's letter.

That finished, and dropped in the mail-box, he went back to his room and began to study.
Rap-tap! Farley slipped into the room.
"Thought I'd better come right away, Darry," explained the caller.

"The news won't keep.

A class meeting is called for Friday night right after supper.