The Detroit times., 1910-02-04
THIEVES
FIXED
THE AUTO.

r,,,t,vrs branch and an iDu-
FIXED mate pal OF several
THE AUTO. OF the Detroit base
a-A Dall players, is 20
ing TO leave the blumed thing out all
night I'm some exposed place and pray
for some ingenious thief 20 come along
and ioy.ride in Il fcr while. He says
there Is nothing like that sort ot treat
ment for cars that get OF their feed,
BILLY" LETT his juggernaut out In
front OF a noted eats emporium In town
the other evening for a short time
only When he emerged the car was
gone
I'm darn glad Of H." Quoth billy"
20 his friends 1T needed a good over
hauling anyhow. When IL turns up, tn
need il so bad that IN have 10 quiz
driving IL for while aIidthen, when
I get il back, the bloody thing VIII be
In good order once more
So saying. Mr. Lamb left in search
OF street car which might be soins
his way.
For two days the auto remained IN
retirement. During this period Mr.
lamb did not fret himself Into tenn
per. In a perfunctory way he notified
the police. in order that he might
know where 10 send and get the vehicle
when the Joy riders got through with
IT, In due time the news came that
the machine was lying in ditch near
the state lair grounds.
Equipped with a block and tackle
spare wheels and tires galore, Lamb
started out in command ot a wrecking
crew. But the car didn't look so badly
bunged up as expected. Just as an eX.
pertinent Billy switched on the spark.
To the establishment OF all hands and
himself in particular, the motor start
ed Immediately without the use OF
crank or moustache TO deceive-a feat
OF which Il had not been guilty III
months. Under its own power Mr..
Lamp guided the car up the Incline
into the street. Cautiously at hrst
and then with reckless abandon,
he drove back down Woodward-ave. TO
Motor Row. All the way the motor
sang glad, sweet song akin TO that
which Il had rendered the first day II
lad rejoiced its purchaser, when the
raint was hardly dry on its polished
body.
Whoever stole that car is a me
chanic." said MI I.amb, as he dis
mounted al his place OF business. In
two days he has fixed my car and hai
lot OF fun withal II he viii drop
around az my place | will give him
note that will get him the best repair
lob in town. I'd like TO get into touch
with him again. | want 10 have him
arrange 10 take a joy ride the next
time this old wagon gets grouch on.
In the meantime Mr.. Lamb proudly
calls attention 10 the fact that his car
was one OF two which stood In front
% the refreshment Joint at the time
the swiping took place. The other
had been there al day and all through
the night before, its box filled with
snow. II belonged 10 prominent
member Of the d. a. d. A. who had
been so busy selling cars at the show
that he mad Utterly forgotten about H.
And vet lamb beat him TO the high
class mechanic in q wait OF probably
20 minutes.
Can it be that Jack Johnson is using
the grand jury as means or Wlgg-
ling out OF the Jeffries fight? one
must be on the lookout for lodges OF
that order
While Richard and Gleason are
scrapping why wouldn't 1t be go0d
play for Kalamazoo TO come across
with another bid for the fight?
The hope that the Dominion parlia-
mont has settled on a means OF legis-
Iating against the runners without
hurting the trotters is something
which few will dare 10 entertain.
Speaking OF foresight calls to atten-
ton the fact that Patsey Donovan mas
had every member OF the Boston
American league club vaccinatad,
prior 10 the trip south. The fate OF
Hal Chase seems to have been IN
mind.