TOO RICH
“Let me help you!” cried the polite lorry driver, as he pulled up beside the stranded flapper motorist. “I can’t get the engine to start. A man who stopped told me it was only the mixture was too strong and he could not fvait. ”
Ton minutes of futile cranking left the helper exhausted and loaning on the wing, looked dejectedly at the engine and wishing he had not waited either.
“I suppose the mixture can’t be too strong now, can it?” asked the sweet young thing. “I got some water from that cottage and poured it in there”— (pointing to the carburettor) —“ where the petrol goes. Shall I get you some more?”
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 May 1928, Page 2
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114TOO RICH Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 May 1928, Page 2
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