Evening star., 1925-05-03
George Fixes the Old Car
Main Distinction New Conapion Is That Instead Sounding Like
pan Factory 1t Resembles Jazz Band With Collie
BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

A S Joan of Arc, the originator of
~ the Girl Scout movement.
a often used to say, "A dollar
4 Il saved is a good reason for
spending five, in most fam
lies"
And this wise crack come into my
lnind the other night when that Joe
2Sush of the Hawthorne Club turned
sap at our house and he and George.
4 that's my husband. got to talking
Oger the price Of things.
II 1t seems where Joe Bush had just
got job as manager of our local
Five & Ten Cent store, and now all
he could talk was about the goods
they carried and how a person could
eat. dress and be merry without ever
entering no other store then his.
George stood this as long as could
he expected from any friend, and then
lie says, well, that's great Joe, l guess
viii buy my new car often you
what kind you got down there.
Well. Hot Bozo, Joe at once says
no kidding, / wouldn't be surprised
If I could scrape up one for you. am
sure l could get you parts of it any
ways.
And Geo. says for the luvva Lucy,
Joe, you look out, l may make you
prove 1t, my car amt been going so
good lately and l got to do some
thing pretty soon.
And Joe. he laughed that one off,
and went home, and the minute he
had went l pinned Geo. down and
sewed him up before his memory could
fail him about that new car he had
mentioned
Hey Geo. I says, l certainly am
glad we are conner get new car,
/ says, on account it hurts my more
humane feelings to drive our f1ivver
nowadays, it seems to suffer SO.
Well. says Geo, Of course we could
fix her up. All she needs is a new
carburetor. spark plugs, gas tank,
radiator. pistons, and a little ADJUST
ment of her time payment plan. but
] dunno, he says, if ii is a good econ
omy TO put the money into her. In
the long run, he says, l mean any
thing further then from her 10 the
depot, l believe it would be cheaper to
turn her in on Il new highway horse.
What say you run into town tomor-
row and we will go look at a few
Wei, naturally l says yes dear,
how about a closed Cutie Car? l see
they are putting out Air-Tight Sedan
that's guaranteed to keep the home
atmosphere at all times.
And Geo. says aw go on, he says,
we ought to get a open car, he says,
all you women want is air in the
tires, I'll bet the most of you would
iiuTn lTcenSSS III your cars, pun tloNl
the shades and turn on the dome
light If you was to get your way.
George Jules, / says, if you think
] am willing to be blown to pieces with
the wind eveytime 1 go out, you can
try TO think for a second time in one
day, | says.
And he says. well, there is always
curtains can be put on a open car,
and l says yes, but they generally amt
10 r.ir HnD1Y11anPPS coming
on your side.
And he says, just the same 1 amt
conner ride around in any green
house on wheels.
And l says, if we don't get a closed
car, why 1 won't open the saving ac-
count, I think you are too selfish for
words. 1t will hat to be a closed car on
account of my bobbed hair and good
hats. 1 am merely being practical,
and I won't give in.
x <
a ND SO having agreed on the type
of car we was to get. we slept on
It, and the next day 1 done like Geo
wanted me to and come into town
to look the showrooms over.
The first place we went was to the
Rambler Co, and the cars the sales
man showed us was certainly beauties,
especially one sporting-chance close
coupled coupe, meaning couples
couldn't sit in it no other ways but
close.
Say, this is just the car for you!
says the salesman. And he was right.
1t was finished in raspberry, had
semi -dirigible tires, and a detachable
engine. This car, complete with
chamois tail-light wiper, oil can and
per cent interest on the notes, only
come to STO025 p d. O. delivered.