The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

NEo. the game hasn't got the
pickings it used TO furnish
" said the chauffeur with y

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said the chauffeur with u
deep sigh.
We had been riding for a half hour
or more. visiting unfrequented sections
OF the city. and the chauffeur had be-
come quite confidential. His was life
OF which 7 was woefully ignorant and I
was eager TO learn something Of the
inside OF the game" as he called It
There was time when we could
gather In from 20 TO 80 simoleons a day
easily as falling of log he went
on. 1T was all extra, too, that Is 70
say, IN addition to the money we made
IN driving the cars. But the string is
broke. and that sort OF prosperity'n
been knocked sky high.
How was It done? Simple as A B q
Mr.. Chauffeur could 90 to garage for
his boss and get prices for the various
parts he required and at the same time
arrange for necessary repairs. What
DO get out OF thisT would be his usual
question. and the answer would be,
Wen take care OF you all right You'll
get so much for this and 80 much for
that It was easy money for him, you
Eee He would get commission on thu
parts and material he would buy, and
as he was out for the stuff he seldom
spared his employer. II the repair Sob
on the machine was a big one Mr.,
Chauffeur would fall in for q pretty
nice slice on that account. Nowadays
there are little, # any. such opportuni-
ties to make that kind OF money.
Tires used to be a profitable article
for him. Tires for four wheels OF the
machine cost from $500 to $500. That
was the sum the boss had TO pungIe un,
and Mr.. Chauffeur would pull down Q
fancy commission. All the driver gets
at the present time is a 10 per cent dis
count on what he buys. and that's what
the owner gets himself on such articles
es coats. caps, gloves, goggles. etc.
'Scandalousing7 Oh. yes, plenty of
It. You've heard OF it. but you do not
know what It means?
We'll. scandalousing lie where the
chauffeur goes out for q Soy period with
his boss machine or somebody else's
machine OF course, this good time
must be in the company OF some Of his
fair friends. He journeys with them
through the park and then goes down
the line OF beach resorts. The more
coin he has the more places he visits
and q razzle dazzle time takes place"
sHeIo, Edr This from a policeman
as we nee.red q street corner.
'sEello. Jackw This IN reply to the
sGlutation.
THAT'S q copper I helped out one
10 make q getaway after stealing a
woman's purse and Jack chased him.
was coming along in this machine
when he hailed me. jumped in. fol-
lowed the thief, easily overlook and
captured him Jack was delighted, as
the thief turned out to be a chap
wanted IN three or four of the big
eastern cities for the same kind of
work.
ITO return to the scandalousing. A
friend of mine went out in a small
car recently, and while going through
the park at a pretty good clip met
big car The big one was a rented
car and carried quite a load. There
were only four IN the small car-two
young women and two men. The
crowd IN the big one had evidently
done the line and urged their driver
TO set the pace for the little machine
The little fellow was game and got
into the running at once. Amusing,
sin't g. to think of a IS horsepower
tub going up against e5 horsepower
xaachine IN that fashion?
well, the going was interesting.
Snyhow. All the turns in the park
were made successfully. until the rae
ers were about to leave the south
drive. The small car was not quite
up to the big one, but evidently hoped
70 get ahead of him by making a
squirt or two. Instead, however, Of
making the turn he went up an en-
bankment. and bing. his machine
turned over All the occupants were
pinned under the machine and were
there for 20 minutes when another
machine. attracted by the noise made
by the bunch, came to their rescue.
Fortunately. none OF the crowd was
seriously hurt The driver was kind
OF badly used UP and did not show up
for three days, and then his boss, who
had been wondering what had become
OF him and the auto gave him his
walking papers
The man who goes on these scan
oalousing tours is lured by wine.
women and song Instead OF wine