Gasoline was thought to be useless and, at most refineries, was just burned off or dumped into nearby rivers. Garret used the gasoline to run his mach...nery and foresaw the use of gasoline burning engines as a means of propulsion.“He knew JD was building his company by means of driving his competitors out of business or buying their companies at reduced prices. He, too, foresaw the importance of gasoline and the inevitable decline of kerosene as a fuel and, as the result of Edison’s electric. ” That, for Lilly, meant foreign and probably not white. “She was at Uni with me and she’s from Ceylon.”“Isn’t it called Sri Lanka now?” I asked.“Don’t be ridiculous. Anyway, her father was something very grand, diplomatic I think and she studied Politics and now works for the Foreign Office although she did a few years in America, poor darling. She’s as queer as a rabbit with two heads of course.”“Of course.” When Lilly was in full flood there was no point trying to stem her flow.“Well, you go. Be sure to take your outfit, and not your mommy's. You are allowed anywhere in the house you desire, but when you are called, you are expected to come immediately. There will be no back talk, and serious punishments for not listening or disobedience. Stephanie dear, do you remember what we talked about in the car? She nodded her head yes and smiled. He then asked her if she had read and signed the contract. Again, she nodded yes. Good girl he said, now go get it and give it to mommy. And. I graduated high school almost two years early and am a member of MENSA. I have an I.Q. in the one seventies. I had been taking Advanced Placement courses all through high school. All of them were college accredited." She stopped and waited to gauge my reaction.I stared at her in disbelief. "But you got your degree after I graduated. How... ?" Then I knew. I was having a hard time with the news. I knew Beth was smart that wasn't a shock. That I had met her in my freshman year in college and her.