The Nevada County picayune., 1918-04-11
CHAPTER II-continued.

cnf thing ready-all of us, that is, except Mrs Green, who complained of a hoadscbe poor old lady, and decided l tO stay in bed.
 did not help Bopp on his way rucb AS I should have liked to, be- ,ouse I know my limitations when it comes to motorboats. Now. with an .ntomobile I am right at home. When car refuses to do what the advertise meuts claim for it, all you need to do l ,e n get out the tool kit, jack up one m ,be axles and telephone the nearest garage, Sometimes it isn't even nec- ssary to use the jack. but 1t looks more professional and impresses your mssengers with your mechanical skill. Bopp looked the engine over and sniff d Looks like it was built by a one ,-med plumbers assistant with the St. ytus dance. However. it's very sim ule, A child could understand this."
 He pulled a few levers, set the steer he wheel and started to crank 1t.
 Monty" he commanded, "loOsen that line there, and when the engine starts throw it aboard so l won't have to leave the steering wheel"
 I did as he asked.
 He turned the fywheel over pain fully. There was a sort of wheezing pund but nothing resembling the reg ular explosion of a marine motor in the flush of perfect health feeling its oats. "The engine is cold" he announced.
 "The principle of the gasoline en- zine" lectured glibly to Lucille, lis easily comprehensible to the intellect Of boy of ten. It consists simply of mixing gasoline in the thing a ma Jig which is drawn into a what-d'-you-call- t in the engine, and then when an electric spark is applied from the ding bat there is an explosion. See-he trrns the wheel over-this draws the charge of gas into the engine-now the eccentric trips the sparkling device now listen intently for the explosion. You can't hear it because there Is very good muller on the boat"
 Bopp expressed what he thought of ne by hitting the engine a smart rap With the monkey wrench.
 What's the matter?" inquired Lu- Gle sweetly, wishing to smooth matters over. Wont the engine run?"
 That is always the prize question to i& the operator of gasoline engine 0l boat or an auto. Next time you See and auto stalled beside the road, SI'h the driver dripping precipitation and tearing his heart out al the crank, sK him that, and you will hear him pour out his innermost soul in words one syllable.
 Dopp seemed disinclined to answer, did 1t for him. You see, he could laAe the engine go, any child could, 0u. he wants 10 get it all warmed up 'e'ofe De starts it. It is really kind A''s on his part. No humane man sOu'a want to make a poor, cold, gaso- II, uae engine run fast right at first. See! Aa' Bopp is going to hold it in his lap 'rnl 1t gets warm"
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 mats Impossible" I retorted. '"The .'i.n Itself is over two-thirds water. .au stack up considerably higher than that"
 .Vpp now had smudge of dark ,1se ,u on his light trousers, had worn sAs'er on the palm of his hand and ,su ,rs used up a collar completely. He e,r's erea Valve on top of the engine, eu %p snspiciously and looked wise.
 n, Ns hooded" he snorted.
 ielhgly. ''A i'' ' ,0s .' iummaglng around in the lock- ,oo,S ,S' awhile he got out collection of tors os ana began to remove a steel plate 'Vm Vt the engine.
 s,na ',uef to make 1t easier to under gnas tne inner workings of the en- eDIn, | explained to Lucille, he is 4s s s to take it apart so that you may Id Lna ~vn piece distinctly. wonder if tB IaVws ia w that he spilled some cylinder ts, ~ mat place where he is now sit h,s :. No matter. To resume our lee sh ,la' n thln piece of tubing covered so' oiack grease is the crank shaft. tr a, am mistaken That is the mans hb, me crank shaft is that other gove gs not quite so thin and shapeless. s ,s.. your leg little. will you. Bopp. rsSg %a' Lucille can tell which is the ssa e a' was no reply save a growl of sss s,,r,, n.I below where the young man Ae yi,ang sianding on his head peering into
 -boa,. aaara of the machine.
 Of ~ forget to tell me when to let
 lucilna ne s,l rope" I reminded him.
 Ae l,.. s suddenly scrambled down into
 'fank-" she exclaimed. would