Part 2, Chapter 24 Summary

The narrator and the airplane man walk through town with the teddy bear and the candy, looking for car lots. The narrator feels stupid with the teddy bear, but the airplane man tells him it is for his daughter. On their walk, the airplane man stops and gives candy to two girls and buys himself a knife. They finally find a car lot and the airplane man buys a Ford that does not run. The narrator manages to pop the clutch and get the car moving. On the way back into town, the narrator asks about the barmaid, suddenly remembering the airplane man's description of his daughter is very similar to the barmaid's description of her sister. They stop at a hotel to retrieve the airplane man's things and the narrator sees his girl. The narrator leaves the airplane man, promising...