Mrs. Paine. Oh, yes; absolutely.
Mr. Jenner. Is that correct?
Mrs. Paine. Yes. Was that your question?
Representative Ford. Or even at one point in the process of packing, she and June were going to accompany him to New Orleans on the bus.
Mrs. Paine. I didn't have that impression, no. No, he was going and happened to stay with an aunt and uncle where he could live without much charge. For her to come would have been quite a greater expense, and a risky one without a job, nothing coming in, so he was hoping that he could stay with the aunt and uncle while he looked, and then if he got remunerative work, get an apartment and call her to come, too.
Representative Ford. If that is so, and let us assume that is so——
Mrs. Paine. Yes.
Representative Ford. It puzzles me that he went into the bus station and bought two tickets, one for himself and one for her.
Mrs. Paine. How would she get there?
Representative Ford. Well, eventually she might have to go by bus. But why should he at this time make an investment in a bus ticket when there was no certainty——