The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-13

60 now"
She held on to the Army or
der. signed by Capt. James Carr
himself. 1t ordered her back to
Elmira Immediately, in the
same plane that had brought Lo-
raine west.
"Good-good luck. Lorraine,
Pat repeated, not seeing her
Take good care of Jimmy
Take good care of him."
She was out of the door again,
and all at once the fatigue re-
turned to her, engulfed her. left
that horrible sensation Of loneli-
ness intensified. She, Pat Fri
day, had no parents, no relatives
except a beloved brother on an
airplane carrier somewhere near
Australia. And except for Jim
my Carr, she really hadn't made
any friends lately, either. Life
had been too rushed, duties toe
stern. And she had had only
four hours sleep in So hours OF
strain and hurry. She managed
to get a taxi without further re-
cognition. The reception COM
mittee that broght her had dis
persed.
In the taxi, going toward the
airport again, she wished she
might at least see Jimmy. She
wanted TO tell him it was all
right Everything was all right
even if he-if he did feel it ne
cessary to denote her, in effect
Even if he didn't quite have the
well, the nerve, or something
to tell her face TO face. Per
haps he wanted to spare her any
embarrassment. =. Sure, that'S
it. Jimmy wouldn't want to
hurt anybody. Better just send
signed Army order, formal and
all. He-he couldn' t-couldn'
have known that Lorraine
would put on a crazy act with
gun.
Justifying Jimmy Carr, she
was almost in tears. 1t would
be good to fly again. She hoped
the pilot was all ready and wait
ing. They would be back in FL
mira before too long. Maybe
she could sleep little en- route,
then go to bed and forget the
whole thing. But no. No, she
would never really forget this
experience. Not if she lived a
billion years.
The airplane pilot turned out
to be homely, friendly Ed Bry-
an, who had often towed Patsy
in sailplane.
This is a heck of a note, Miss
Friday" Ed draWled his speech
You rec k o n everything S
okay?"
That surprised Pat a little.
Surely, Ed" she said. Its
all right" She tried, weakly,
to be facetious about it, lest
la guerre. "
Il guess so. Butt wasn't
all just regular I'm talking
about my scootin' over here
with that Stuart dame, and
such"
What do you mean, Ed? Reg
ular?"
Well, I tell you. If l hadn't
known she and the captain was
engaged-you see, the order
came TO me by relayed tele
phone, there in Elmira. She
brought it to me. She said we
had to hurry. She's on the field
herself, you know; and they're
engaged
Yes. of course, Ed"
"And when we landed here
she disappeared and said she
was going right over to get the
order signed and official. But !
haven't seen her again"
"Oh. / see. Well, it's okay,
Ed. Sure is too bad to run you
around the country this way,
just hauling girls. l could have
gone back on the bus or train,
seems to me, too. But, Ed, here S
the signed order. Miss Stuart
gave it to me-"
"Well-well, all right. then
If you're ready, we better head
back for home"
They took off easily. And the
night flight eastward to Elmira
again was uneventful. But all
the while, Ed Bryan was think
ing, worrying.
When they had landed, both
dead tired now, he asked Pat to
let him see that signed order.
When he had read it through he
studied it even more in detail,
standing there near the hangar
with Pat.
I'll see you TO your home be-
cause it's so late, Miss Pat" he
said, but first-did Captain
Carr tell you he. aimed to do
this?"
mo. No, he didn't. But I'm
sure"
He never told you he aimed
to put Miss Stuart in your place?
Looks like he would have men
toned it, or left some word
Pat stood up for Jimmy.