CAR REPAIRS.
(By WALT MASOX.) 1 bate had my auto mended, had il« valves and doodads ground, and to-day m s running splendid, with no harsh or jainng sound; but my heart, is in a panic, and my roll is aiso-ranic for the mv V bntt U1 4 lnecl, ." Uo duelled me for slumng brjghHy n o„ tho’meadow'"and Cimt’Cy btgt 3 %? rs? 'it If, f jrrow in n, y Kiz/ani. for the greasy <.uto wizard, knowing cars from A in «**ard stripped mo of my Suit V Uh, he faxed tho carburettor and he made tho starter start, and ho rubbed his greasy sweater o'er the custom? i ch and smart; all the busted parts I showed him, and .1 stood aronml tn Koad him; then ho told mo what I owed him, and I had a broken heart. I had planned to save Some money for tho wintry years ahead, so in age I migS for my br ™<!; nit .1 sec twill keep mo l.nsv mvintr S iw a tin W r 'l izzy> who y d tin hzzio—keep, m© digging till lm dead. Oft I wonder what ards do with all the coin they makedo they throw it at tho lizards? Do they dump it i n the lake? Do they hve m regal splendor on the wad of legal tender, that, for hying ray off tender, from my poefcetbook they take?
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16305, 21 December 1920, Page 6
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234CAR REPAIRS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16305, 21 December 1920, Page 6
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