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BUD CANNOT PERFORM MIRACLES.
They went on and on, through the rain and the wind, sometimes through the mud as well, where the roads were not paved.

Foster had almost pounced upon the newspaper when he discovered it in Bud's pocket as he climbed in, and Bud knew that the two read that feature article avidly.
But if they had any comments to make, they saved them for future privacy.

Beyond a few muttered sentences they were silent.
Bud did not care whether they talked or not.

They might have talked themselves hoarse, when it came to that, without changing his opinions or his attitude toward them.