“The secret must wait,” Norma told herself. To Rosa she said: “There were secrets in that plane.”

“I didn’t want their secrets,” Rosa’s cheeks flushed.

“How could they know that?” Norma was a little provoked.


“You Might Have Wrecked the Plane,” Norma Replied


“I’m a WAC. When they knew that they saw it was all right.”

“It was I who got you off.” Norma’s voice rose. “They thought you were a spy.”

“I, a spy?” Rosa stared. “Yes, that is what they said, but they were joking.”