Chapter 5
BUD CANNOT PERFORM MIRACLESThey went on and on, through the rain and the wind, sometimes
through the mud as well, where the roads were not paved. Foster had
almost pounced upon the newspaper when he discovered it in Bud's
pocket as he climbed in, and Bud knew that the two read that
feature article avidly. But if they had any comments to make, they
saved them for future privacy. Beyond a few muttered sentences they
were silent.
Bud did not care whether they talked or not. They might have
talked themselves hoarse, when it came to that, without changing
his opinions or his attitude toward them. He had started out the
most unsuspecting of men, and now he was making up for it by
suspecting Foster and Mert of being robbers and hypocrites and
potential murderers. He could r
