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wave rose, grew, reached the state of hysteria and I turned in amazement. I must have jerked the
subsided to redouble in force. It ignored the fall of steering gear. Bogan yelled, pointed, and I yanked
the curtain and dashed itself relentlessly against the at the wheel.
asbestos drop. It roared steadily on, like some great But it was too late. The car was in a skid and
headless monster reveling in its own decapitation. there was nothing to do but wait for the crash.
And long after the miserable figure of Harley I was knocked unconscious. Not badly hurt, but
Bogan had quit the theatre, the laughter-worn IтАЩd lost my chance to reach Baltimore in time. And
audience lifted itself weakly from its seats and left Bogan was gone. Somebody told me the little man
the auditorium. It ruined the show and made had left uninjured and had said he was sorry.
Bogan. Sorry! That plane trip meant about twenty-
тАЬIf I could break my luck just once,тАЭ he said, thousand dollars to me, in publicity.
тАЬIтАЩd be all right. But itтАЩs always the other person, So, if you should ever come across a meek little
and it scares me. Like Libby, that night. She could man with humble brown eyes, ask him if his name
never have gotten over it if weтАЩd married.тАЭ is Bogan. And if it is, tell him what a mascot he is.
тАЬShe couldnтАЩt?тАЭ I asked. тАЬI donтАЩt see how it Why? DonтАЩt you remember that trial flight? It
affected her.тАЭ ended in a crash, with all passengers killedтАФexcept
тАЬWithout her,тАЭ he explained mildly, тАЬeverything me.
would have been all right. You see, I never sneezed Bogan saved me.