They were in a cab and speeding toward the loop before they relaxed, for the strain of the last few hours had been terrific for both girls.
Sue’s eyes filled with tears and Jane felt her own throat choke up. With their funds so low, securing the positions with the Federated Airways had been essential and now that it was no longer a dream, it was hard to believe.
“Would you mind pinching me to see if I am awake?” said Sue, dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief.
“We’re awake all right,” said Jane as the cab struck a bad bump and threw them to the ceiling. The meter was clicking up an astonishing taxi bill and Sue stared at it questioningly.
“Maybe we’d better get out and take a street car down town,” she suggested.
“Don’t be silly. This is a Federated Airways cab. It won’t cost us a cent and the driver will come around and take us back to the field when we’re ready.”
“How do you know?” Sue asked suspiciously.
“Because I took the time and had the good sense to inquire at the ticket office. When I told them we were new stewardesses they gave me a card entitling us to round-trip transportation to the loop in a company cab.”
“I didn’t see you do that,” protested Sue.
“No, you were too busy watching the plane coming in from the west.”