Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19

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am a motor mechanic in the Cheerful
Service Garage and am practically all
of the service and go per cent of the
Cheerful, the boss not being able to
change a tire on his otun car and is as
pleasant and polite as a traffic cop at
&c end Of a hot Fourth Of July.
about IS bucks a week, and turning IS Of Il
back into paying my notes that was going to
buy my partnership. Out Of the other 40 I'd
paid my board and clothes and spent the rest
Jane.
Well with Jane out does some figuring and
sees where I can pay $45 a week on the notes,
so I agrees to do so-and boy, If all work
and no play makes jack, was going to be a
millionaire. I don't go nowhere see nobody
nor do nothing but work
Well. judging by the way Jane and Brennan
seem to be going places and doing things it
doesn't look as though he'd gone sour on her.
And that kind of worries me- because out of
sight out of mind, and the guy on the SPOT has
the inside track
And when come to think of it, this bird
brennan may be poison adder professionally
but socially he has his points
So get big idea. A fellow comes into the
shop in an old wreck of Vardon and wants
new boat. The boss amt trading the Vardon
being an orphan, and this one an asylum orphan
at that
But look over that baby while they're talk
ing, and I see where the chassis-and the
Vardon people built grand chassis still in
good shape. The motor is blooie the trans
mission terrible but things could be done tn
IL by clever northumberland I'm that
IL ends In my buying it for 25 bucks which
was all she worth, if not more
This is about the middle of May, and from
then on until this present date of August I'm
sleeping about four hours a day. WORKING in
the shop 10 on the boss time and most of the
rest Oh the "a Is spent making car out of
tnat rum I pick up parts here there and
everywhere, build body frame myself and
cover II with metal from other bodies and sheet
iron designs myself
And believe me or not, when start out this
morning with that boat all painted and dolled
up 1t looks and acts like $4,000 worth of
automobile.
What am going to do with it? I am going
70 drive up 70 James house July 10th-which
Is her birthday-in this chaise and saw:
Can't save money, eh? Gaze on this. sweet
one and try to figure if your thrifty con can
match 1t for birthday present
T HAT was my big idea-and if that was
trying to buy back Jane leave it lay. Bv
'hlS time any way Of getting her back looked
good to me-
Ia tested the motor in the shop but this
morning was the first road test she'd had
nils her up with gas and oil and sims ont nm
the Parkham Highway
4ts 3 O'Clock and the roads about clear Sha
ourrs along nice at about 80 Il amt put on
'peeoometer yet but you don't need one tn
ell what you're dong), and then on a nice
'iean. long straightaway I put my foot down
ano the OLD girl sort of whoops with glee and
ooms right up to so, smooth as velvet
And I'm just reaching about 70 when I hears
motor cycle, and up beside me comes a con
nd waves me to the side
Yeah, it's Brennan. Out getting credit at
y pinching anybody who thought that was n
afe hour to learn how good his car was
It's you Is it? says Brennan grinnng nastv
Vhatll the boss say when he finds you've been
oyr1ding In his new boat. And getting pinched.
DO. Seventy-one, made it.
I doubt 1t, says. That thing Won chase
erambulators with won't 60 that fast. And
S not the boss car.
Whose is tiff you know, says he
I'm so sore then dig out the regist: alton.
II made out in James name
He looks 1t over. She amt got no such car
e says
She will have. says on her birthday
OF course was a sap to spill that but Tn,
retty sore at this bird in general and this
orning In particular.
don't allow my fnancey TO accept cars
ON other guys. he pipes.
And don't believe she's your financey and
she rs III wait and find out what she says
tout the present when I come back. Add