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They saw that she was not going to "talk" at all Bud swore a little and

got out riain Foster climbed out and stood in the drizzle and watched him Mert

crawled over into the front seat where he could view the proceedings

through the windshield Bud glanced up and saw hirinned

maliciously "Your friend seems to love eather same as a cat does,"

he observed to Foster "He'll be terrible happy if you're stalled here

till you get a tow in somewhere"

"It's your business to see that we aren't stalled," Mert snapped at hiot to!"

"Well, I ain't the Alhty," Bud retorted acidly "I can't perfor a cranky car doesn't take a miracle," whined Mert "Anybody

that knows cars--"

"She's no business to be a cranky car," Foster interposed pacifically

"Why, she's practically new!" He stepped over a puddle and stood beside

Bud, peering down at the silent engine "Have you looked at the intake

valve?" he asked pathetically

"Why, sure It's all right Everything's all right, as far as I can find

out" Bud looked Foster straight in the eye--and if his oere a bit

anxious, that was to be expected

"Everything's all right," he addedFoster's face