Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

you break your engagement
I'M with Jim again last night?"
~ Gretchen Starbird did not
answer Immediately. She was
trying to fight off crouch all by herself, and
did not want to talk it over even with mod
erately understanding brother.
But he repeated the question, and she had to
hive him some kind of an answer.
Romance is dead" she told him.
"Just as I thought" he commented with
flourish of triumph; you've been seeing too
many movies lately. But life amt as bad as
that. Now, in reality"
~ Don't be funny, Bud" she cut in. "It's en-
Sedrely too early in the morning."
eft Is early" Bud conceded "That'S one of
She things that made me suspect engine trouble
seeing you around at the workingman's break
East. only wanted to be helpful"
Thanks
Ross, alias Bud" Starbird, did not think of
his sisters rebellion enough that morning to
interfere with business but 1t did crop up in
his mind several times, and at noon he called
her up from the garage of which he was sole
owner and proprietor, except for couple OF
mnOrtgages.
"rm going to Detroit tonight to drive some
Shirty-odd cars away in the morning, and I
am short a man. Do you want to go along
6is?" It was Buds idea to offer Gretchen
something to do until she should get over being
mad at Jim.
"Do you think can drive well enough?"
Bud laughed. Anybody can. All you have
DO do is follow the car ahead of you and never
race your motor. It's deadly dull, but you earn
che princely sum of SIS and get your meals
thrown in-and when say thrown In that's
exactIy what mean. Are you on?"
II are"
Gretchen was at the railway station at 10
pm along with about IS men, which included
her brother and few men from the garage.
The rest she did not know. Gretchen wore a
NO match. 1t was her most inconspicuous cos
Vtume.
over back of Windsor, Ontario, Everett
Blayne of Chicago was having engine
kEouhle. ~ ~
There is a certain fellowship among airmen
eoday, something akin to that which existed
among pioneer motorists. It was doubtless that
which inspired the pilot OF the two-seater
Alongside to come over and offer assistance.
Thanks, but I'm afraid it's serious" Everett
Returned, in acute encouragement. az don't
dare hop on without q couple Of new valves
1--WE got q pair that are bow-legged and cross
hyed."
, '"Too bad"
"Yeah. I've practically got to be In Chicago
Sefore night, too"
The other hesitated There's nobody tray
sling with me- but I've got q lot of grapejuice
Ind one thing and another on board"
"Fermented?" inquired Everett.
"Well, some of it may have worked q little"
Everett grinned at him. "You headed any
place In Particular"
Nope. OF course, I might be forced to make
3 landing somewhere in Michigan but that
wouldn't be my fault No. I'm Just going up
Tor q ride"
Everett looked at him in the light Of fare.
He had two scars on his face; one from the
corner Of his mouth curving down on his chin,
and the other under his ear
-. "Cat scratched me-" volunteered the pilot.
with bayonet?"
'Uh-huh. How'd you guess3"
"I've got one, too. It's under O vest pocket,
though. I'd like to travel with YOU"
20. K. I wanted you to know, though,
FIRST" =
Thanks"
IA CONVOY of 81 Superior cars left the yard
r at the Detroit factory before daylight
Mostly Sedans and coupes, but there were few
open models, and one stripped chassis driven
By cold-Iooking lad in overalls who sat on q
box dashed to the frame. ..
Gretchen Starbrd was driving one Of the
houpes about midway of the caravan.
Nothing to do but drive slow all day-15
miles an hour the first hour, then 20, but never
30 over IS. There's checkers along the road
way, checking up on US, so mind what say"
Bud had given her the same instructions as the
rest. Privately he had added: Keep one of
the outfits in sight all the time. That's all you
have to do"
All went WELL 1t was so dull that Gretchen
almost wished that she had stayed at home.
Then she began to notice kissing noise from
the engine that had not been there before.
Gretchen was not an expert on motors but she
felt that it was a sound that ought not to be
there.
She was quite right. Half a mile farther
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