"You know, I couldn't sleep a wink last night!" declared one. "I was thinking about Mr. Gibb[6] coming to appoint us to stations, and wondering what my senior worker will be like, and I got so worried I stayed awake all night!" "You know the Lord is working it all out! We've been praying about it for so long! You shouldn't worry about it!" reproved another gently. "Well, I tried, but the more I tried, the wider awake I got." "You _are_ foolish!" put in another. "Mr. Gibb isn't even coming until tomorrow, and then who knows how soon _you_ will have your interview with him. It will take him several days they say, and your name begins with _T_." "It's all right for you to talk!" retorted the first girl. "You have a sister out here, and you're taking it for granted that you'll be sent to her. Of course you're all right! But what about the rest of us who have to be separated, and sent off to live with entire strangers? How do I know whether my senior worker will _like_ me or not?" "_You_ don't need to worry," put in the quiet voice of a girl who had not spoken before. "You are gay and lively, and everybody likes you. I'm quiet and awkward, and never know what to say. I'm sure my senior worker will be disappointed when she gets me!" "Just listen to me a minute!" another voice spoke up. "I'll tell you the one way out of this difficulty. Everybody wants a congenial fellow worker. Well, there's only one way to be sure, and that is--pick your own! That's what I'm going to do!" "Don't be stupid!" clamored three or four voices at once. "Pick your own! Just as if we'd be allowed to pick our own senior workers! What are you talking about?" "Just what I said. I'm picking my own senior worker! Of course I may not be able to do it right away--I may have to live with one that Mr. Gibb picks for me for a year or two--but I'm getting the one I've picked for myself in the end!" At that juncture two girls jumped upon the speaker, and rolled her from the bed to the floor. "Just because you are engaged you don't need to think you are better than we are!" and the serious discussion broke up with a laugh. * * * * *