[The Thunder Bird by B. M. Bower]@TWC D-Link bookThe Thunder Bird CHAPTER THREE 3/24
I wanted to keep her in good shape in case the gover'ment--" "Trying to sell it back to the gover'ment, huh? I coulda told yuh, bo, they wouldn't take it as a gift.
She's a back number now--a has-been, from the gover'ment viewpoint.
Why don't you keep it? What yuh want to sell it for, f'r cat's sake? She's a gold mine if you know how to work it, bo--take it from me." "Well, I wish to thunder you'd show me the gold, then," Johnny retorted crossly, pulling on his boots. "Lend us a smoke, will yuh, old top? The money's here, all right, if yuh just know how to get it out.
And flying for the gover'ment ain't the way.
I'll say a man's got to be his own boss if he wants to pull down real money.
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