CHAPTER 18MANHATTAN
The approach of the holidays brought an even greater rush than Skylines, Inc., had expected. It was a thrilling time for Peggy, for it meant that she got to see many of the other large city airports. Once, she followed Jane on the second section of a flight to Washington. Another time, she had just returned on Flight Ten from Denver, when Miss Huston asked her if she were equal to another trip that day.
“Of course!” Peggy exclaimed. “Where?” Miss Huston smiled. “On Flight Twenty to New York, leaving at four.”
“Dinner for twenty-one, please, Madame!”
“That’s right.” The chief hostess sighed. “If we had those new forty-passenger Stratoliners in service, we could certainly fill them up. This clear, cold weather and the holiday spirit are good for the airline business.
