 Although Billy-boy questioned his decision of letting Grannie Annie leave with Baker in the kit car, what put his mind at ease?
What with red-spot fever, talking cockatoos and flagpole trees, I was running in circles—especially since Grannie became twins every now and then. Grannie Annie strode in the lead, her absurd long-skirted black dress looking as out of place in this desert as the trees. Grannie Annie was the original research digger-upper, and when she laid the setting of a yarn on a star of the sixth magnitude, only a transportation-velocity of less than light could prevent her from visiting her "stage" in person. Five minutes later Grannie was shaking his hand vigorously and mumbling introductions. Apparently these adjustments moved planes or fins on the kite and accounted for the car's ability to move in any direction.
 The invention by Baker allowed them to watch the movements of the car and its passengers
 The car and its passengers were safe from the Red Spot Fever  The kite car was protected by the strange birds.  The invention by Baker allowed them to watch the movements of the car and its passengers  She was a strong woman and capable of taking care of herself.