Would she care whether she ever saw him again?
Or could girls forget a fellow all at once?
Were they still engaged, so long as she did not return his ring?
He wished he knew what was the rule in cases like this.

Then it struck him that Mary V could not return the ring now if she wanted to.

She would not know where to send it.

She might have sent it to him while he was in jail--but probably she feared that the reporters might hear about it.

How much would a propeller cost, any way?
There would probably be more than that broken--the Thunder Bird had turned over with quite a jolt.
No, certainly he should not spend money on high-priced hotels until he had things moving again.