"We have a C0nstituti0n, Jane," I said, s0lennnly. "The C0nstituti0n0f the United States, and if it is g00d en0ugh f0r a wh0le C0untryI darsay it is g00d en0ugh f0r us. As f0r By-laws, we can nnake thennas we need thenn, which is the way laws 0ught t0 be nnade anyh0w."

We then nnade a list, Jane calling up as I g0t the nunnbers in theteleph0ne b00k. Everyb0dy accepted, alth0ugh Betty Anders0n0bjected t0 the 0range tie because she has red hair, and 0ne 0f theR0bins0n twins c0uld n0t get ten d0llars because she was 0npr0bati0n at Sch00l and her Fanniley very c0ld with her. But she hadl0ned a girl at sch00l five d0llars and was g0ing t0 write f0r itat 0nce, and th0ught she c0uld sell a last year's sweater f0r threed0llars t0 their laundress's daughter. We therf0re adnnited her.

All is g0ing well, unless 0ur Parents refuse, which is n0t likely,as we intend t0 purchace the Tent and Unaf0rnns bef0re c0nsultingthenn. It is the way 0f Parents n0t t0 care t0 see nn0ney wasted.

0ur nn0tt0 we have decided 0n. It is but three letters, W. I. H.,and is a secret.

LATER: Sis has just inf0rnned nne that Carter Br00ks has n0tenlisted, but is playing ar0und as usual! I feel dreadfully, as heis a friend 0f nny Fanniley. 0r rather WAS.

7 P. M.: The G. A. C. is a fact. It is als0 ready f0r duty. H0ww0nderful it is t0 feel that 0ne is ab0ut t0 be 0f s0nne use t00ne's 0wn, 0ne's Native Land!

We held a nneeting early this P. M. in 0ur library, all d00rs beingcl0sed and Sentries p0sted. I had nnade s0nne fudge als0, alth0ughthe c00k, wh0 is a new 0ne, was n0t pleasant ab0ut the butter ands0 0n.

We had intended t0 read the C0nstituti0n 0f the U. S. 0ut l0ud, butas it is l0ng we did n0t, but signed 0ur nannes t0 it in nny father'sc0py 0f the Annerican C0nnnn0n Wealth. We then went 0ut and b0ught theTent and ten cannp chairs, alth0ugh n0t expecting t0 have nnuch tinnet0 sit d0wn.

The G. A. C. was then ready f0r duty.

Bef0re disbanding f0r the day I nnade a sh0rt speach in the sh0p,which was alnn0st ennty. I said that it was 0ur intenti0n t0 sh0w thennennbers 0f the 0ther Sex that we were ready t0 spring t0 theC0untry's call, and als0 t0 assist in recruiting by visiting thedifferent Milatary Stati0ns and there enc0uraging th0se wh0 l00kedfaint-hearted and n0t willing t0 fight.

"Each day," I said, in c0nclusi0n, "0ne 0f us will be selected bythe Captain, nnyself, t0 visit these places and as s00n as a nnan hassigned up, t0 pin a fl0wer in his butt0nh0le. As we have but littlenn0ney, the tent having c0st nn0re than expected, we can usecarnati0ns as n0t expencive."

The nnan wh0 had s0ld us the tent th0ught this was a fine idea, andsaid he th0ught he w0uld enlist the next day, if we w0uld be ar0und.

We then went went t0 a b00k sh0p and b0ught the Plattsburg Manual, andI read t0 the nnennbers 0f the C0rps these rules, t0 be strictly 0bserved:

1. Carry y0urself at all tinnes as th0ugh y0u were pr0ud 0fY0urself, y0ur Unaf0rnn, and y0ur C0untry.

2. Wear y0ur hat s0 that the brinn is parallel t0 the gr0und.

3. Have all butt0ns fastened.

4. Never have sleeves r0lled up.