Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-10-21
GIRL FROM SEDALTA.
SHE GETS SOME AUTO LEARN
ING IN THE EAST.

ooh, what splendid automobile that
ls!" the young girl exclaimed, as a
huge red touring car chugged up to the
porte cochere and the occupants began
to alight. 1t was weekend house par
tyona large out-oftown estate. The girl
who had just come east TO attend fin
ishing school in New York, had been
invited by the hostess to be one Of the
party.
II suppose you hardly soc many OF
them in - in - Sedalia, did you
say" her newly introduced companion
remarked, patronizingly.
She gave him a quick glance, but he
was watching the arriving party and
did not see ner.
yes, Sedalia, Mo, is my home. And
of course we don't see quite as many
automobiles there as they have here
in the east"
mo, | fancy not" he returned, abb
sently, though with slight laugh.
"They must make quite commotion
in those small towns"
What make is that large one that
has just come in?' the girl asked.
He saw a chance for sport.
"A Hardpan," he answered Ever
hear the name?"
mo. Is it a gasoline AFFAIR.""
ooh, no. They use gasoline only in
the very smallest ones nowadays. That
one is run by kerosene
"Kerosenel Really? ] didn't know
they used that at all"
Eyes, it's used lot now" He be-
gan to get interested. Would you like
to have the mechanism of an automo
bile explained to you?"
"Oh, ever so much" she exclaimed,
eagerly Il suppose you've ridden
thousands Of miles"
Eyes, | presume | have. Let's go
over and have a look at that one.
see the chauffeur has gone around to
the garden, so there's nobody near"
They strolled across the smooth turf
Of the driveway where the automobile
was standing
Nov that slanting wheel up in
front of the front seat" he began,
pointing to it, lis what they wind 1t up
with You can turn It around so many
timSs and then the things ready to
start"
What do you do when it runs
DOWN." she asked, innocently.
you stop and wind it up again"
"And when you want it to go slow,
you unwind it a little" she added,
brightly. 81 see. How interesting that
is"
You're getting the idea very fast.
That long iron handle by the wheel
lever, you'd call it,"
"Yes?"
That's to steer with. you see. It's
known as the main brace. When it's
pushed to the right it acts as a brake
on the two right wheels
Il see That makes the left wheels
go faster and"
Turns the machine to the right
precisely. And when it's pushed to the
left it turns the machine to the left.
The main brace must have TO be
a strong one" she remarked
1T is. Though at times it wears
away, of course"
Nbdl NO sph w
Then you stop somewhere and splice
it,"
What do they call the lamp" she
inquired.
ITS called a tonneau."
i've often heard the word, but
never knew what it was before. What
did you call the man who does the
driving?"
THE chauf-I mean the carburetor
has charge of the car, you see. Car
buretor."
What great deal you know about
an automobile!" she commented, ad-
miringly
well, you see, l own a lot OF EN-"
he said, nonchalantly, and I've de-
signed two or three myself
Have you really?"
I'm trying a new system now" he
went on. Instead of kerosene, I'm
experimenting on"
There's Dr. Shelburne coming out
here" she said. Il must let him see
how much I've learned. What were
you going to say you were experiment.
luS Win
"Angostura, he said, audaciously.
you probably wouldn't know what
that is. Mingled with vermouth
and certain distlllation of rye or
juniper, it makes a very powerful COM
bination and I've known it to drive
| one quite far sometimes"
"How curious! ! always though An
course, you must know, since you say
you've experimental with it yourself"
she added, ingenuously. Il feel as if
l knew whole lot about an auto now.
Thank you so much Still, there's one
thing l don't quite understand"
What is it,"
What makes it all so without
| horses"
We'll, Miss Natalie" broke in the
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