On the following morning Cassidy arrived at the depot and found a mechanic working on the bus. The mechanic was from a nearby auto-repair shop and was probably getting paid by the hour. He watched the mechanic for a while and then he told the mechanic to step aside.
It was carburetor trouble. The mechanic had complicated it and made it worse and now it presented a serious problem. Cassidy cursed and sweated for almost forty minutes. Just as he was making the final adjustments he saw the superintendent approaching with the mechanic and he braced himself for an argument.
The superintendent claimed that Cassidy had no right to interfere with a hired mechanic. Cassidy said the mechanic ought to learn his business before he allowed himself to be hired. The superintendent asked Cassidy if he h
