“I have seen Ada once since I came here. The Godfreys have a lovely place right out on the Point. I haven’t been inside the house yet, but expect to soon, for Mrs. Godfrey has organized a branch of the Red Cross, and we are to meet at her house two mornings a week. Ada is tremendously excited over the naval station and the submarine base. We see sailors everywhere, and yesterday afternoon a submarine did ‘stunts’ right in front of our place. It was very interesting to watch, but I must say, I shouldn’t have liked to be on board. My Cousin Stephen dined with us last evening, and brought a friend with him--a nice boy from Virginia, who speaks with a fascinating Southern accent. “Mother is calling me to hurry, so I must close. Be sure not to disappoint me by saying you can’t come on Tuesday, and, with heaps of love, believe me, “Your sincere friend, “MOLLY CHESTER.” “I would love to go,” said Gretel, “but I wish Molly had asked me for later in the summer.” “I think, on the whole, that this may be rather the best time for you to go,” said Mrs. Douaine. “You will be spared that long journey from Washington, and by the time you join us there, we shall be all settled. Percy expects to be going back and forth between New York and Washington all summer, so I am sure we can arrange to have you meet him here at the end of your visit. Do you suppose the Barlows will go?” As if in answer to Mrs. Douaine’s question, the butler appeared at that moment, to announce that Miss Gretel was wanted on the telephone. Gretel hurried away, returning in a few moments with the joyful news that Jerry and Geraldine were both going to accept Molly’s invitation, and would be ready to join Mr. Chester at the station on Tuesday afternoon. “Geraldine says she wouldn’t have gone if they hadn’t asked Jerry, too,” Gretel added, laughing. “I wonder if all twins are as devoted as the Barlows?” “Well, then, it is all settled, I suppose,” said Mrs. Douaine, “so we may as well get that telegram off to Molly as soon as possible. I am glad you are going to have a couple of weeks of sea air before settling down to the Washington heat.” The day that followed was a very busy one. Mrs. Douaine good-naturedly put aside all her own many engagements, and devoted herself and her time to Gretel’s affairs. There was a delightful shopping expedition in the morning, which resulted in the purchase of various additions to Gretel’s wardrobe, including a pretty sport suit, and a jaunty sailor hat. “It seems as if I had about everything in the world that a girl could possibly want,” said Gretel, gratefully, as they left the milliner’s shop. “Do you really think you ought to spend any more money on me just now, when so many people are suffering?”