"I'm sure you have, Betty dear."

"Poor boys," went on Betty. "I presume it will get easier as they get used
to it."

"Grace has been writing letters for some of the boys who find it hard to
do that. Grace is awfully good at that. And Amy, I believe, has been
showing some girls who came down to see their brother, about the place and
trying to keep them interested during the long waits between the times
they can see the boy, who, like his sisters, is almost too timid to look
out for himself."

Admiration shone in Allen Washburn's eyes as he looked at the Little
Captain and remarked:

"What lucky people those Y.W.C.A. officials were to get you girls down
here for this Hostess House! But come, Betty, the others are beckoning to
us."




CHAPTER VI

PLANNING CAPTURE


The spot they had chosen for the picnic was quite a distance away from
Camp Liberty, and by the time the party finally reached it, both boys and