“Tell the boss I’m ready to go to bed,” he said.
Hans made off and while he was gone Stan did a few things to the supercharger. Hans came back quickly.
“Herr Domber will call for you,” he said, then seated himself and lighted a cigarette.
Domber appeared a half-hour later, dressed in evening clothes. He was beaming.
“You have everything ready for a tryout in the morning?” he asked.
“Everything,” Stan assured him.
“I must have a look at the machine,” Domber said. He walked to the bench and spent a half-hour studying the supercharger. Finally he turned to Stan. “How much testing will be required to adjust it?”
“It can only be adjusted by running the motor,” Stan said and did not smile. “I should say the plane could be ready for flight by afternoon.”
“You will run it that long?”
“It may take even longer,” Stan said. “This is a delicate bit of machinery and I am not too familiar with it. I have only had a general course in its construction.”