Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
By Sewe11 Ford
Drawings by F. Vaux Wilson

In punches, Stat says I. L expect you're
gettin EN- in carload carload lots as usual -, =,
busy little honey gatherers, you know, and the
world is my clover top"
Yes, know says |, and the parties you light
on gen rally gets stung.'
Haw, haw.' says Cecil, lettin' it out free and
joyful.
That's him all the time, of the smoothest.
cherkiest, nerviest young gents that you find
along Gasoline Row, which is sayin good deal.
Five six years ago. Stat assistant wi per in
one of these second hand automobile garages with
grease him from his red hair down to his
heels and he knew just enough about machinery to
chew the head off a nut with Stlllson wrench
and pair of overalls that would stand alone.
He cussed and kicked around by everyone in
the place; but he kept comm back with that i'm
pudent grin of his, and monkeyin with broken down
old oil eaters, until he got SO he knew the nsides of
diff rent makes like Tammany leader knows his
wards. 1t wa n until he promoted to salesman.
though that Stat talents got full swing Why, he's
admitted to me himself that he's booked more orders
than any other three men on the And to
him now in his college cut clothes and his natty
straw hat and his lemon colored silk shirt with the
turned back cuffs. you'd suspicion he used to
old sweaters.
What brand of speed destroyer is that you've got
there? | says " Is it another triun phi of the
fury top-notcher, ne-plus-ulster, eh?"
'We-e-ell," says Stat. kind of hesitatin', Its
fine little car for the money; but wouldn't to
say it was the best ever. I'd call it good second.
though
What says l, gaspin' q You in machine that
don't lay anything that ever run on rubber?
Are you Joshin', or have You got paralysis of the
tongue? Maybe, though, it belongs to somebody
else.
No. it was his machine one he'd been usn' for a
demonstration all the spring, present from the
president of the company after he turned in his
one hundred and first order But the fact of the
matter he changin' firms 1t seems he'd
just signed contract with another concern that put
out really high grade, classy line and although he
wouldn't take the Job until he came back
from his little trip abroad, he'd already begun to
hedge on his patter.
0F course" says Stat for medium priced ma
- chine this leads the list and But right
there he stops, and l notices his eyes down
thoughtful. Say Shorty" he goes on, smooth
butter do you to pick up this little beauty of
the bargain counter"
'Ah, throw in your reversed" says l. I'm no
clover blossom Stat Besides, what would do with
it. put it in the parlor:'
Why not use it to burn gasoene with" says he.
"Out of my line says l. Il couldn't any more
the thing than frog fly
You've got hands and feet, haven't YOU! SAYS
Yes; but they amt trained to do monkey
stunts, says |. No use, Stat; couldn't learn in
month of washdays'
Soo-o?.' says he We'll, YOU just jump in here
load anything on YOU that YOU don't
want. l simply want to show You
where you're mistaken.
Well, climbs in kind of reluctant.
and off we goes up towards Riverside
! Drive. As huns along swingn'
&A<1yJ in and out of the trolley tracks grain
!" a truck here and a street there,