The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-03-28
CHAPTER II-contInued.


Mrs. Green, who complained OF a
headache, poor old lady, and decided
to stay in bed.
did not help Bopp on his way
Much, as l should have liked to, be-
cause l know my limitations when 1t
comes to motorboats. Now, with an
automobile | am right at home. When
a car refuses to do what the advertise
ments claim for it, all you need to do
is to get out the tool kit, jack up one
of the axles and telephone the nearest
garage. Sometimes 1t isn't even nee
essary to use the Jack, but 1t looks
more professional and impresses your
passengers with your mechanical skill.
Bopp looked the engine over and sniff
ed. Looks like it was built by one
armed plumbers assistant with the St.
Vitus dance. However, it's very SIM
pie. A child could understand this"
He pulled a few levers, set the steer
Ing wheel and started to crank it.
Monty" he commanded, 'loosen that
line there, and when the engine starts
throw 1t aboard so l won't have to
leave the steering wheel"
did as lie asked.
He turned the 1ywheel over pain
fully. There was sort of Wheeling
sound, but nothing resembling the reg
ular explosion of marine motor in the
flush of perfect health feeling its oats.
1.-The engine is cold," he announced.
THE principle Of the gasoline en-
gine," I lectured glibly to Lucille, lis
easily comprehensive to the intellect
of boy of ten. 1t consists simply of
mixing gasoline in the thing-a-ma- Jig
which is drawn into a what-d'-you-call-
it in the engine, and then when an
electric spark is applied from the ding
bat there is an explosion. See-he
turns the wheel over-thiS draws the
charge of gas into the enginc-now the
eccentric trips the sparkling device
now listen intently for the explosion.
You can't hear it because there is q
very good mufller on the boat"
Bopp expressed what he thought OF
me by hitting the engine smart rap
with the monkey wrench.
whats the matter?" inquired Lu,
cile swectly, wishing to smooth matters
over. won't the engine run?"
That is always the prize question to
ask the operator Of gasoline engine
on boat or an auto. Next time you
see and auto stalled beside the road,
with the driver dripping perspiration
and tearing his heart out at the crank,
ask him that, and you will hear him
pour out his innermOst soul in words
of one syllable.
Bopp seemed disinclined to answer
So did it for him. You see, he could
make the engine so, any child could
but he wants to get it all warmed uE
before he starts it. 1t is really kind
ness on his part. No humane man
would want to make poor, cold, gaso
line engine run fast right at first. See
Mr.. Bopp is going to hold it in his lar
until it gets warm"
"Oh, dry up" snapped Bopp impo
litely.
That's impossible" I retorted. '"Tht
earth itself is over twO-thirds water
and l stack up considerably highe
than that"
Bopp now had a smudge Of darl
grease on his light trousers had worl
blister on the palm Of his hand an,
had used up collar completely. H.
opened valve on top of the engine
shifted suspiciously and looked wise.
It's flooded" he snorted.
II can sympathize with it," l SAT-
feelingly.
After rummaging around in the loci
er for awhile he got out collection o
tools and began to remove n steel plat
from the engine.
"In order to make it easier to under
stand the inner workings of the ell
CINE" l explained to Lucille. "he
going to take it apart so that you ma
see each piece distinctly. | wonder
lie knows that he spilled some cylinde
oil in that place where he is now 81
ting. No matter. TO resume our le,
ture, that tiin piece of tubing cOverc
with black grease is the crank shat
leg. The crank shaft is that otha
thing not quite SC thin and ShapeleS
Move your leg little. will you, Bop
so that Lucille can tell which is III
crank Shaft?"
Thefe was no reply save growl {
rage from below where the young III:
was standing on his head peering in
the gizZard of the machine.
Don't forget to tell me when to L
go of the rope" reminded him.
Lucille suddenly scrambled down in
the launch.
"Oh. Frank" she exclaimed, "woU
1t make any difference if this wi
were fastened to SOmethingT
He arose from his imitation Of ka
glroo about to jump down a mi
shaft and took the wire from her fl
gers without comment. His feeling
whatever they We're. he did not da
trust to speech. There was somethi
majestic about the repression OF t
man that forbade comment. In p
pitating silence he attached the wi
to q place which seemed to he ma
for 1t, reassembled the engine. wip
off his hands and grasped the Crar
He turned 1t once easily, and, "zinl
the motor got down to business like
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