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The Thunder Bird

CHAPTER THREE
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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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