El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-09
Ghost Of 1918 Ford, BewiLdered By
Auto Show Grandeur Charmed By A
HeartMasterS Tenor Says Success


TIE ghost Of a 1918 Ford roadster
1 eased his way into the automobile
show in Liberty han Thursday night
aged and weather beaten. his sides
battered. z dent in his hood. his up
holstered cushions torn and ragged.
Q He was a lugubrious sight. and though
not one that complains about his sad
lot or longs vainly for something he
can not have, yet he looked on visit
fully wonderingly at the elegant
specimens Of his own race as they
lolled amid the fine decorations, re-
ceiviuE the incessant admiration Of
hundreds Of spectators.
Splendor Enthralls.
He was overaWed with the splendor
Of 10 an Tor while Il seemed at
first that be would turn his course
and Weud his way out into the world
of-obliyion, so imposing was the con-
summate beauty Of mans 1913 auto
mobile. But the Ford Is weu known
70 De more persistent even than a
Texas b0OtlegEer. and this being the
ghost OF thing that once lived. he
laughed out loud in his ghostland way
as thoughts Of his past life cae back
The Voice From Afar.
What Is that phantom voice that
sounds SO dOleful2" querried a hand
some Nash limousine.
TT is only T. thesghost Of Ford.
driven into a river by a man who
thought that water freezes IN the
sumner time. came back the pran-
TOMS voice. But you look so hand
some, ] hope no such fate befalls
you
~Oh. 7 am going to smile at some
broken-hearted swain and make him
buy me- in order 10 win his sweet
heart back. Then he'll be grateful
10 me-"
he is not one Of those wild men who.
take JOY rides down the valley with
wild women The last time 7 was
taken down the valley. a man tried
to bore hole fin my gasoline tank
thinking IL would uuench his thirst.
What q gloomy fellow YOU are
said big Noon touring car. T be-
heve YOU are jealous because we look
so nice
You won't look so tee after some
one drives you over these west Texas
roads"
A Cadillac Chime
a monster eight cylinder Cadillac
roadster chimed in then;
SAY, the men who buy good ears
Ike u.s. have more brains than the
ones who buy peram bulators like Z
ION. you great big handsome /
brute replied the Ford Just wait
ulL someone worrying over his oil
stock forgers all about steering. and I
the first thing you know you wiz be Z
crashing against a telegraph pole"
Amid the Tractors.
The ghost OF Ford didn't scare {
them any SO he went outside 20 the T!
enclosed court TO see the tractors He /
laughed again as he recalled the pie !
lures Of some Of the expert chauf- I
|HHH HnsH. u d
iuucture IN front Of the Sheldon. He 4
told the tractors that there were many j
chauffeurs better fitted 20 drive them
on farm where there was plenty Of I
room
When he saw the rolling kitchen /
and was told how a score Of men I
we're fed by it just a few hours ago I
he marveled
breakfast on Wheels.
You ought 20 be popular he said. /
after q While they'll be attaching 20 j
or 30 seats TO you and then driving 4
You through the residential sections /
every morning so that the lazy man i
can sleep until the last minute and eat I
breakfast on their way to work"
IS g marveled again when he saw the I
portable machine shop with its COM i
binati0n Of motor. power plant. lathe. ]
driller. grinder and everything when i
that utilitarian said that he could be 4
driven 70 any part OF the world TO do Z
complete repair work. the ghost &
could not help remarking-
what an Improvement The auto i
mobile mechanics can 60 around like I
typewriter and telephone mechanics 4
now But bless me, 7 hope they know
more about their business than the i
telephone and typewriter mechanics 4
do"
Just about this time the sweet .
strains of vocalist noated out /
through the air The ghost Of Ford /
forgot his melancholy and vent back I
inside 90 listen. for George Presley ]
Geake was singing Dear Old Pal OF /
Mine
The Silvered Tone.
The rich melody Of his voice giving
vent 10 so touching a song. sounding. L
it seemed, as though 10 came from out j
the depths Of the singers soul, stirred