here’s your chance,” Corky said. “They’ll never know.” She dropped a few strips onto Rebecca’s plate.
“No thanks,” Rebecca said. She slid the bacon onto Corky’s plate. Ginny shepherded the Beaver girls to a table. Tina was already seated, dressed in her long jumper, with a full plate of food in front of her.
Corky picked up a piece of bacon with her fingers and took a crunchy bite. “I can’t believe Beckie passed up the best food of all.”
“Different families have different ways of doing things,” Ginny said. “Why, Corky, I’ll bet you wouldn’t be eating that bacon if today were Friday, would you?”
“Of course not,” Corky answered. “You can’t eat meat on Fridays, now, can you?”
“That’s the custom in Catholic families,” Ginny explained, “but not everyone has the same religion.” She smiled. “Now you and Rebecca have both learned something new.”
“I think she should learn to eat what’s put in front of her,” Corky mumbled with her mouth full. Then she turned her attention to Tina. “And where were you this morning? You missed your bath.” Rebecca was startled by Corky’s bluntness, but she was curious about Tina, too.
“I…I’m…the bugler,” Tina said, clearly flustered.
“So you’re the culprit who blasted us awake,” Sunny teased.
Josie was a bit grumpier. “I thought I was in the army!”
“Now, now, there’s no need for teasing,” Ginny interrupted. “Let’s treat one another the same way we’d like to be treated.”
Rebecca patted her bunk mate on the back. “Sounding the bugle is a hard job! Who else would get up that early?” Tina smiled gratefully.
The girls looked up as Roger sauntered in, his hair neatly slicked back. The hot food was already gone, but Roger walked right into the kitchen and came out in a few minutes with a full plate of bacon, eggs, and potatoes.
“Will ya look at that?” Cammie marveled. “I thought Miss Pepper was tough, but she must have a soft spot for Roger.” Ginny looked up and her gaze lingered on Roger for a long moment.
“Looks like Miss Pepper’s not the only one,” Corky teased. Her eyes sparkled as she looked from Roger to Ginny.
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