That's what he always does, and then gets drunk and spends it all.

But just as sure as you live, he'll steal your machine if he gets a chance.

And once he's in the air--you can't chase him up there, you know.

And you couldn't _prove_ it was your aeroplane afterwards, could you?
You haven't any papers or anything; you said it was 'finders, keepers.' And he could claim that he found it himself, couldn't he ?" She looked at Johnny's sobering face, with the pursed lips and the crease between his eyes that told of worry.

Bland Halliday, once he was in the air, would be master of the situation.