Jane, who had been the most seriously ill of those aboard the Coast to Coast Limited, was in the Omaha hospital three days. She was far from well when she boarded a westbound plane for the inquiry at Cheyenne. The incident had brought unfavorable publicity to the line, and the personnel director was determined to get at the bottom of it.
The investigation was held in the administration building of the Cheyenne airport. In addition to Mr. Speidel, Miss Comstock was there, the pilots who had been on the plane, and Sue.
Jane was questioned first.
“Did you prepare the food which was placed aboard the plane that day?” the personnel chief asked her.
“Not all of it,” she replied. “The salad was supplied by the caterer, but I made the sandwiches and prepared the iced tea.”
“Did anyone else touch the food?”
“Not that I know of.”
“Was anyone else in the commissary while you were working?” continued the personnel director.
Jane was about to reply that she was alone when she remembered that Mattie had been there.
“Mattie Clark was there,” she said, wondering just what Mr. Speidel was attempting to learn from her.