The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06


now, the nebulous little hope
kept squirming deep down in
side her.
The mornings new cause FOL
happiness was that Jimmy Carr
appeared in his new uniform
now Capt. James Carr of thu
U. S. Army Glider Corps. Pa
beamed as Captains Howe, Nc
Intosh and David huddlet
around him. congratulating hin
on his appointment. They gath
cred around Pats desk. Later
too, austere old Colonel Fured,
joined them.
1.-THE test flight must be alb
solutely perfect, gentlemen,
Colonel Furedy explained. II
will be widely publicized in ev
cry possible way. The newspa
pers, newsreels, radio, maya
zines, all have promised theil
cooperation. This is our big op
portunity to acquaint the Amer
lean public with soaring.
Right, sir!" Jimmy agreed
And there's this, too-if WI
want to capture America, tn,
passenger l take ought to be
woman"
by all means, by all means
Captain!"
AS if by signal, then, the of
ficers all looked at Pat. She
put down her pencil and short
hand book, and smiled at them.
You seem to be looking fol
me to agree" she said quietly
All right, do agree! If you
leave American women out o
anything it will fall"
"Haw-w-wp!" Old Colonel Flu
redy roarcd in laughter, approx
ing laughter. Correct you are
young woman! "Haw-w-wp!
say, Carr, who is-ah-younl
lady, are you one of our re
cruits?"
She passed her solo test yes
terday, sir" Jimmy supplied.
They made a happy little cere
mony out of the introduction
then. Pat felt herself thrillin.
all through. There was some
thing grand-something alto
geth uplifting about this. TIVE
weeks ago she had been Shaving
for a dirty-minded boss in sec
ond basement, doing nothing anc
earning nothing of which she
could be proud. But today, sh'
was in the center of nationall.
important things! Here, RICH
now, significant events were be
ing planned and she herself wa
in on the planning. On the lin
side!
1t kept on that way, too. Fo!
three days Pat was extremely
busy. Jimmy Carr would rush
in, rattle off some orders fol
her, and she'd spend hours OF
long distance telephone for him
Twice, believe it or not, she act
ually talked to the White Hous'
itself; TO Mr.. Roosevelts secre
tary.
You arrange every detail
Pat Jimmy ordered. Use that
uh, that source mind! Remem
ber?" He grinned then.
Please, Jimmy! But III tr!
my BEST"
"Righto! You can do it. In
running my legs off outside"
Jimmy delegated three othel
office girls to help Pat, which
didn't hurt her feelings. 1t gave
her needed time to be hostess Il
news men, radio people ant
others who were flocking II
with their own plans. Most O.
these she personally took up
stairs" soaring. She won then
Fundamentally, not only as
charming representative of thu
big soaring field here, but as ;
charming little 10l-pound some
body with a cute name. Two re
porters, especially, found re
peated excuses to interview
Pat; she had to outmaneuvel
them.
During the days of prepare
ton and anticipation of the biz
soaring flight, Pats own picture
began to creep into the Ameri
can press. Pat, with Captain
This or Major That, sitting in
sailplane. Pat, with auster'
Colonel Furedy, commander o
this biggest soaring field here a
Elmira, N. Y. Pat, pointing to
map of the United States show
ing the proposed route of thu
flight Jimmy would take.
1t was all this and a grea
many other details which allow
ed the nebulous hope to grow
less nebulous and more real, in
side Pats heart Colonel Eure