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

cordial but eVer-SO-reSpectIu
manner which Pat liked, but at
the same time she felt a bit
flattened.
II can make any servant in
the world like me. but" She
didn't finish the thought, sitting
there -ocking in the car. But she
was thinking of Lorraine and
Jimmy. And remembering, too
that she had not gotten along
with her last boss in town. ~
The little sense of gloom
might have deepened il Jimmy
Carr hadn't suddenly stood up
looking for her. Lorraine stood
too, and they moved into the
aisle.
Club car" Jimmy said. beck
oning. "Okay?"
Yes sir"
Jimmy grinned. Listen, Pri'
vate Friday! Maybe I ought to
make you salute me, too"
Pat looked quickly up at him
caught his infectious grin.
Il never know when you're
teasing!" she murmured.
What say?" The train roar
had drowned her
Il say, / never know when
you're teasing"
II never tease children"
ooh"
"And you're just a little girl
He emphasized the little.
"Well-Well you!" She decid-
ed to let him have it back "At
least my ears are little, too"
Jimmy pretended to scowl
Listen, private! Want me to fire
you? My ears are my sore
points"
They aren't points. They are
landing fields"
Wow" They had come be-
tween two cars, and he held her
arm. They had to shout over the
wheel clacking. "Okay, l won't
pick on you, then. You can't help
being little, and l can't help hav-
ing mule ears"
"They aren't really mulish."
WHAT
Now they were in another
Pullman, with passengers look
ing up. Unconsciously, Pat
shouted louder, II say your ears
aren't really as big as mules
and anyway, / like 'em!"
Fifteen or 90 people laughed
then. at the three young per.
sons who had just entered. jim
my turned a little pink behind
his grin. So, too, did Patsy red,
dened; she felt Mortified. "Oh
I'm sorry!" she managed but
somehow that didn't help.
How perfectly h a rm n G
every one ISL cooed Lorain Stu,
art.
Pat could have kicked her
and kicked herself as we'll. Why
darn it, was she so ill at ease
around that Lorraine person?
And so desperately anxious to
please Jimmy Carr?
On a curved seat in the clut
car they began talking business
Nov soaring, Pat, is not only
extremely important. but it,
more fun than-than"-he eyeo
her a second-"than a week or
Coney Island. Ever ride a Fer
ris wheel? Same thrill, only
more SO. Much more. And the
Army doesn't pay so bucks q
week just for stenographers."
mo sir. / mean-no!"
plain no." he nodded, wrin-
Killing hi~nose at her.
But DO you think I car
learn? l mean-I'm sure l can
and"
You're going to, miss. Gel
that straight right now"
oh"
THE Army needs thousands
of trained pilots. To teach other
pilots. Smart women often arc
better than smart men teachers
That's why we advertised fol
you girls. At first, we want the
cream of the lot only. We got six
this trip. I sent the other five to
other fields, and I'm bringing
you here to Elmira with me, for
your training"
Eyes sir. l mean, yes-Jim.
my"
That's better. Honestly, Pat
I'm not so doggoned old. And
while discipline is all right in its
place"
He lectured and teased her for
half an hour, tactfully, kindly
delightfully."- to Pat. All the
things she needed to know al
first about office routine and
soaring and airplane flight. Plus
lot of little personal bits
thrown in both ways. Lorraine
watched them, coolly smoking
and slipping a tall brown drink
which she had ordered. Pat
could ignore her because Jimmy