South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-21

him. The harder they are the
quicker they crack.
July 4-He seen me taking off a
shoe today and asked me how ]
I done ii so easy. That was where ]
made my big mistake. Said when
they get punctured I run 'em five
miles and they come off without no
trouble. which is the truth. But it
don't pay 10 tell 'em the truth, an
I am getting worried.
July 5-Broke down in front of
Jake's place today. and the boss
wanted TO know what was the mat
ter. Told him there was water in
the gas. 'Lemme take her" he
says, an he takes her. l pinch
down the gas so she'll pop. but he
puts IL back again an she runs all
right Guess I'll be fired tonight
July Still or the job. The boob
couldn't have known as much as !
thought he did. Going TO take him
out in the country today.
July 9-It don't pay to be toe
trustin' with bosses. Looka what
happened to me. We gets so miles
out o. town and 10 miles from any
where. the boss drivin' and she
stops.
what do you spose is the mat
ter?" he says. Dunno" says L.
call yourself a choner?" he says.
Sure" I answers.
Then fix her" says he.
I get out the tools an go over
her. Blame if I can find out what's
wrong. Gas all right: juice all
right, no carbon nor nothing, no
shafts busted. Puzzle TO me.
He gets out an gets a piece O.
waste TO keep his hands clean.
The third piston ring in the
number seven cylinder is busted, g"
he says.
Hard luck" I tells him. Wen
have 10 get her towed into a gar
age. an the nearest one must be
10 miles from here"
flowed into a. garage pothin.' 8"
he says. Wen fix her right here.
But 1 amt no expert on this
kind of a car" 1 tells him. I'm
afraid I couldn't fix nothin' COM
plicated."
You're a husky guy and you're
an expert on fetchin' an carryin, >"
he saws you do the hard work
an III do the brain work"
Besides" says, its gettin
dark"
Well" he allows, "thatH be a
good test of our mechanical ability
1 took so of EN- apart in the dark
on the other side. That was the
only time the Boche would let Us
work on EN-"
There wasn't nothing 10 do but
go 10 work. First I took off the
cylinder block, him watchin me
an criticism the way 1 done il.
Then I took of all the pistons, an
he made me lay all the bolts out on
a board SOS they'd go back just
where they belonged Then / go up
a steep hill To a farm house after
the loan of kerosene and when they
amt got it I go TO two more farm
houses. the last of EN- three mile.
away before ] got it.
Meanwhile "a thunderstorm comes
up. Hadn't we better lay or"
suggests.
"Whatdyou mean lay Off" he
saws What's a little thing like
thunderstorm to a man who has
fixed cars under shell fire Q"
But I amt
We'll, as Ions as have, it's all
right"
Three hours we worked in the
pouring rain. That is l worked. He
just stood back and bossed There
wasn't no piston ring broke neither
and I never did find out what was
the natter.
made more trips after more
kerosene. and when I got the kero-
sene ne sent me hack to the same
house-three miles, mind YOU. aft
or rags. when he might of told me
60 get EN- IN the FIRST place.
About - O'Clock we got the last
bolt hack and OFT she went.
Pretty lucky" I says Il guess
we'u get little sleep after all"
Lucky me eye. says the boss
You must o. left stilson i'm one
of them cylinders. the way shet
knocking.
81 don't hear no knock"
You're hearin's bad She'll have
90 come down asain."
What do YOU mean. the whole
engine2"
sure the whole engine"
1T would Toe a lot better now
she's soin' TO wait till we set 10 a
garage"
And knock three-hundred-
dollar cylinder block 70 pieces Not
on your life. Down she comes"
IL VAS daylight when we got her
TO pieces and back again. and moth
ing did we find that made any
knock, but she ran all right when
we was done. ! was wet and cold
and misera BILE. He was wet but
YOU never would have knowed IL
He was smoking a cigar he got out
OF one OF the pockets, and driving
with one hand. like he was the hap
piest guy IN the world
VIXEN we got hack home I says
Boss. 1 guess you better get