Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-02

"i'yt been On me water wagon ever
since my Tim Mhionfya thirst cost
30 both q kingdom. declared Captain
haf nnr,f frfnInincenlli Tim was
hfnf mate for me- On lhr old whnief
Neiyedera. and when We Rol hnrk
nftes a three rpara cruise IN the Are
&c Tim ana me hal nhnul tl.ooo
between us
Captain, ays he. let's quit thu
sea and l,ecaFaa mllllonalreA he nays.
+ sure ann agreeable v Do can show
me how
wen huy an naso and take ID
down 90 siRhnneS where they
haven't anything IKE that and then
wen soon he appointed rulers ~ the
land
we'll. air. this sounds pretty good
~ me. 80 We purchases big car and
has Il shipped to Africa. We started
inland from Tents ana kept suing on
through ghe desert for the farther
end ~ Dahomfy where they are still
wild and uncltillSed Tim WAS o good
cnmpanlon but he was given 20
drtnking. lie was always thirsty We
had n good Supply of turntables along
and aiso had large tank " gaso.
line.
I'VE kept jourpe, ms tor a month
and nnaliy reached the valley ~ the
l.i-Tabre river. where the natives are
rich and are ruled by beautiful
queen WIN wae almost white Here
n WAS that We stopped. The people
had never heard Of an auto. much
leH seen one. and they thought We
were supernatural beings. They Inn
mediately fell down and started 20
Worship the auto. and when I honkcd
Ire horn they knew We were some
Kind of spirits direct from the sky.
The highest officials came out Ga
escort M 40 the town. and We Verc
Immediately taken before the queen
] started 20 make love Is her az once
and she Also took 4 fancy to me. The
nrai thing ! did WINS to take her oui
for an auto ride. say. she was crazy
over a. Tak about the lnre of Joy
riding That queen wanted to ride
an the time She also showered pres
ents on hoth me snd Tim. she made
me sort OF prime minister. and pref
ty soon our engagement was an
nohncrd by the court chamberlain
Everything WAS nne. ! saw years "i
peace az king OF this wealthy people
with an occasional trip to Europe 81
America for little change from ths
cares OF belnS KING. Tim was also
happy. although he seemed to ~
about hall drunk all the time ! kept
WONDERING how he had managed u
make his booze last 30 long. strange
hut this race Of people didn't know
what liquor was. and knew Tin
couldn't have found any IN the city
But / didnd care what he did as Ions
a. M one was injured except himself
"Wen. the Wedding day was se
for one week on. and ! was JUS, ahon
a. contented a. a mortal man car
4 be. when the queen sent me- word sh'
. wanted long moonlight ride ina,
night. Thish Just suited me also. W.
2 started out and drove over bcautitu
!, roads. and everywhere We went ta'
people eheered ~. Finally We want
I'd 10 be more alone. 20 We droN'
! well up In the mountains. When W
\ finally started homeward I though
the auto was acting funny. and sud
denly ID stopped. I Investigated. u
l. ms horror ! discovered that the gas
o oiine tank WAS empty And ther
WAS no more gasoline WITHIN az leas
2.000 mites The queen RACED and or
4 dered me 20 start the car. Tried !
Il explain bui she wouldn't listen. W
mad 40 hike about ten miles oetor
we could get wagon. The next ia
" Tim and / were oanished from tn
y Kingdom.
How did IL happen WHY TIA
animal Tim had Kept drunk IN ~
n gasoIIne. and he had emptied hitS
4 vation tank That's all But that
!, how his thirst lost me crown.