Chapter Forty Summary

Miss Love had the idea that with Hoyt's Cadillac and Grandpa Blakeslee's Pierce parked in front of the store, it would be easy to draw a crowd and sell cars. There were always people who wanted to look over the cars. It was also true that the people weren't nearly as concerned with keeping the cars nice as the owners were. After a week, Grandpa finally admitted that the cars wouldn't last long that way and told Will to put them in back.

Grandpa still made sure that everyone knew that the cars were back there, telling people what a "dang marvel" they are. Miss Love was interested in trying to sell the garments that go along with the cars. The dust veils, the dusters and goggles. When Grandpa refused to let her buy a mannequin to model them in the...