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The Red Mirage
A story of the French Legion in Algiers
By I. A. R. WYLIE
Laiir^£iO|V5
N
HEAD
GETTING READY FOR COMPANY
SYNOPSIS.
—15—
Sylvia Omney. her lover. Richard Far-
quhar, finds, ha* fallen In love with < ap
tain Arnauu of the Foreign I^K'on In
t'uptaln Sower's room Kurauhar rorcps
Sower to have Preston'® I <> u ■ re-
turned to him. Karquhar Is helped i"
rooms by Oahrlell® Smith Sow. r d.-man-ls
an apology lUfuned. he forces I .ir.juhai
to resign his (ommlsslon In return for
possession of Faruuhar's fat I >ei s wMt-
ten confession that he had murder..1 Sow
ers father Oabrlelle save« b «rauhar
from suicide To shield Arnaud. Syl\lan
flame. Far«|uhar prof.-nses to have ■•o'JJJ
wnr j'lanH and tells 'he real <ulpilt why
he did so Ah Hlchard NamelesH he Joins
the Foreign l.eglon and sees Sylvmnow
Mine Arnaud. meet Colonel Destlnn.
Farquhar mets 8ylvla and (tahrlelle. and
learnN from Corporal Ooet* of the col-
onel's cruelty. Arnaud becomes a drunk-
ard and opium smoker Svlvla becomes
friendly with Colonel Pestinn. Arnaud
twcomes Jealous of Farquhar. Farquhar,
on guard a a villa where h dan. e Is In
progress. Is shot down by Arnaud. Ar-
naud Justifies his Insanely jealous action
to Colonel Hestlnn. Arnaud goen to a danc-
ing girl who loves him for comfort. < a-
brlelle meets 1-owe. for whom she had
sacrificed position and reputation. and
tells him she Is free from him Sylvia
meets I estlnn behind the mosque Ar-
naud becomes ill but Sylvia will not help
him. nor Interfere for Farquhar Oa-
brlelle, aiding Farquhar. who Is under
punishment. Is mistaken by him In his
delirium for Sylvia Farquhar deliver* a
message to Destlnn at night and finds
Sylvia with him He learns that It was
(labrlelle w ho aided him.
There are women who appear
able to fool all men with their
wiles, but they can't fool amart
women. Sylvia made men mis-
erable wherever ahe went—
made them throw their lives
away recklessly. But the dawn
of a day of reckoning is begin-
ning for her, and a woman of
her own sort is the Instrument.
CHAPTER XIV—Continued.
"Faithful friend!" He caught her
hand roughly from the bridle. "There
is something in All this I don't under-
stand. Have I been mad—or dream-
ing?"
"Dreaming. Richard."
"Oh. 1 remember—'the men who fol
low mirages die.' That was the nlglit
when ahe. came to give me 'God
speed,' and it was for that man wbo
came to me that night on the plateau—
who saved me? Was It you?"
"Yes."
"And everything—all you said—was
a lie. a charitable farce?"
"It was the truth."
He did not speak for a moment, ne
bent lower in the saddle, as though I didn't mean to hurt you,
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daringly self assured than ever. For
1 a minute, during which she hesitated,
her bright eyes rested rather earnestly
on (tabrielle Smith, who. bowing for-
mally, went out Into the courtyard
with a grim \musement written on her
small, sunburnt face. Whereupon
Mrs. Farqulnir ad v A need and kissed
Sylvia on ls th cheeks.
My dear Sylvia—my dear little Syl-
via—now 1 am sure 1 am the last per
son on earth you expected—an old
woman traveling in a savage country
full of foreigners! It's almost inde-
cent, Isn't it?"
Sylvia smiled faintly, like someone
awakened from a stupor.
1 don't know. Won't you sit
down? 1 certainly didn't expect any
English person in this dreadful place.
If one can live in England—" She
broke off suddenly. "What made you
leave?"
"You see. 1 have been rather lonely.
Since Hlchard left—"
"Ah. yes, of course." Sylvia sat
down with her back to the sunlight,
her hands clasped tightly in her lap.
"You must miss him very much."
"Oh, terribly. But that's our fate-
to have to get on without people wc
have suffered for. You, for Instance.
I'm sure sometimes you feel sad—a
little homesick—"
"Often." Sylvia looked up eagerly.
"We are alike, rather. We under-
stand each other." Mrs. Farquhar was
silent a moment, considering the white-
faced woman opposite her with bright,
affectionate eyes. "Aud so yoti are
sometimes lonely? If it were uot for
Captain Arnaud I should pity you. Syl-
via." •
"Yes. of course, if it were not for
l>eg|re—• she stopped, as though
seeking for words, and slowly, beneath
the persistent gaze of the blue eyes,
the last trace of color died from her
cheeks. The hand that passed Mrs.
Farquhar's cup across the table shook.
"I am sorry—but the life out here
makes one so nervy and jerky."
"Yes, I can Imagine that," Mrs. Far
quhar agreed seriously. "I had hoped
to find Captain Arnaud here. I was
so charmed with him, you know, and
wished Richard and he had been more
friendly, l'oor Richard!" Sylvia's
hand tightened on the carved arm of
her chair. She made a movement as
though on the edge of an impulsive
speech, then drew back, white lipped
and silent. Mrs. Varquhar bent for-
ward and patted her on the knee. "I
I know how
T1s a slgfct to engaga
If anything
carriage?- To amu"e on th# P«,riBhin* pleasur# of
As (Jabrielle helped her silently into ghort lived as we are. our enjoyments, 1
you accompany me to my
behind HaTe H 811,1 shorter life, and die sooner
than we.
the waiting victoria Mrs. Farquhai
turned for a moment to glanc
her. Her face, which had suddenly
grown old and lined with grief, lit up
with a flash of malicious enjoyment. , _ .
. .. . „ the lesson of preparedne
When we women go to the devil v * u,o #
go all the way," she said. "We
outdo Lucifer himself—we make hell
h comparatively respectable abode.
And men can't pay us out—can't get
at us. Only our own sex know how
to do that. I know how to do It. I
have actually made Sylvia Arnaud
faint." She sank back among the
cushions with a sigh of relief. "And
that will be my eonsolation on my
deathbed," she finished, almost cheer
fully.
CHAPTER XVI.
In the Teeth of the Storm.
During the first night of that great
march southward they had sung lus-
tily. Now they were silent. No man
spoke even to his neighbor. From
time to time they exchanged glances-
lightning. stealthy glances, which
passed unnoticed. Hut that was all.
It was the only slgu that they were
still men.
The last village lay behind them,
If there's anyone who needs to take
to heart,
it's the girl who
is all anxiety to
know before hand
when company Is
coming. This is
the girl who must
do her share of
the housework;
who is poor, but
strives her best
to rtake a good
showing. She
would rather
out and have a
good time in the
afternoon instead
of housecleunlng.
Sitting on some
other girl's door-
step,-or going to
the movies ^von't
*
glrla who live In the top floor eaf
part of the space they have secured.
There is little or no cessation of the
terrible heat. The mouths of the la'
borers and their wives are parched
Mosquitoes and other Insects add to
their torment. They cry out that
their thirst must be quenched. Wa-
ter is not fortheoming, but the drink
that benumbs the brain and makes
them forget their miseries in stupor
is. It is forced upon the young girls
and children alike, and the morning
sun rises upon many a hapless girl
who will live to rue those hours dur-
ing all her after life.
Amid such surroundings and Influ-
ences the summer nights are spent,
and there Is no one to raise the mighty
cry, "What can be done to save the
yoting girls of the tenements from un-
wise associations?"
The beautiful summertime is crowd-
ed with Joys for the daughters who
receive tender, watchful care, but full
of dangers and pitfalls for the Inno-
cent girls of the poor who are robbed u |s not often that a motor car
of protection and u chance to go wrec|jS u train, but such wns the re-
rlght. If the parks of the great cities gult of a recPnt couision on the Hoston
were open to girl (oilers, and to them & Ma|ne railroad at West l'eabody,
only, during the torrid nights of the ^ A h(,avy ,rui.k bfcame stalled
summer, the problem would be par- ... .. . uitwI nirvo ore-
tlally solved and their safety from on the tracks near a blind curve pre
harm assured. Better the cool, green sumahly a moment before a passenger
grass, close to the bosom of kind train rumbled down upon it, cutting it
Mother Karth than the sunbaked roof jn two and killing Its drlvar. One sec-
of the tenement, where each and every tion 0f the vehicle buckled under the
family has cquul rights, but where the pnot Gf the locomotive and was
strong dominate and the proper respect
for girlish innocence may not always
be preserved.
Wffmen off summering who hnve left
closed-up homes and spacious grounds
well fenced in behind them could do
their share of bettering the condition
of the young girls of the tenements by ggats Railroad in TranS-
allowing a few of them to camp at
RESULT OF A COLLISION BETWEEN
A MOTOR TRUCK.
A PASSENGER TRAIN AND
bumped along the track for approxi-
matel.v 100 feet. It then became
wedged beneath the engine, causing
the latter ami its tender to double up,
plunge from the rails, and drag three
coaches with them. Practically noth-
ing remained of the motor truek except
splintered wood and smashed and
twisted metal parts. The locomotive
was badly damaged and some of the
passengers slightly injured. Traffic
wus delayed for several hours.
A
get work done, but she does not give
a thought to that until she receives
a note from a nice young man, stating
that he would be pleased to call on
such and such an evening, and will
Two ^hundred'mHes Vwa"y "tbere "was Pr-^nt himself punctually at her
Sldl-bel-Abbes. In those two hundred home unless. In the Interim hehas
miles there had been man, things- word from her to cause him to change
and eight days! Eight days! The, hls Plans.
had ceased to count The milestone, From that hout on such scurrying
had disappeared. Their memories as there is in that household, \oung
were blank. Mechanically as each dls men are keen-sighted, it would never
tance of ten kilometers was forced be. do to have dust on the panels of the
hind them they dropped stupidly into doors, or on the picture frames,
the burning sand and live minute* There's the worn carpet to take up
later mechanically rose aud went on and turn about, the seat of the old
again At night their white camps sofa to Jack up when it sags, a hole in
stretched like a string of pearls Intuj the curtain to darn, the chairs to
the darkness, and the bivouac tires, dust and the lamp wick to be trimmed
shone brightiv, but they did not sleep. J and put in shape to be lighted. Then
They sat, huddled together for Bheitet | there's the only evening dress she
against the blasting cold of the des- owns. The last time she wore It was
ert night and stared in front of them, at a molasses candy pull. The front
or nt one another. Before the dawu | breadth bore evidence to that in a
broke they marched on again. Theii | long stain, to say. nothing of a huge
eves were red-rimmed and bloodshot | rent at the bottom of the skirt. She
with the sand and the glare of the sun. had walked home In a light rain, cans-
nut thev neither cursed nor com I lng her white slippers to become mud
plained Only from time to time they 1 bespattered. Mother was too busy to
glanced at one another, and always! even lend a hand. All the tasks rest-
with that smoldering, searching Inter.; ed on the shoulders of the girl, who
was so unprepared. Her mother made
no attempt to conceal her hurry, re
night 011 their grounds. An ounce of
prevention in averting evil is worth a
pound of cure.
to penetrate the twilight that hid her
from him. And suddenly It was her
hand that sought his and held it.
"I am sorry!" she said. "I did not
mean to hurt you.
delicate and sensitive you are, child.
Hut you must never worry about Hlch-
ard. He writes me such wonderful
letters, .and In each one of them he
talks about you. how good you are,
"I have to thank you," he answered },ow much nobler and better you
rogation, "Is it yet?"
The day was cloudless. Since dawn
no shadow had crossed the brazen
monotony of withered azure. ^ et therq
was darkness In the air as though light
had burned up light Itself, and tho
minding the girl that she had urged
her so often to do a little at a time
to keep the best room and her own
clothes in order, fearing Just such a
portation of Soldiers on
Border.
TELL A SECRET TO A WOMAN. y£<jycj AR£ yQST SEVERE
IS FALSE ECONOMY \
V
SAVING IN OIL CAUSES WEAR IN
WORKING PARTS.
I.rf't no one fondly dream again
That hope and all her shadowing train
Will not decay.
Fleeting as were the dreams of old.
Remember like a tale that's told,
They pass away.
On the eve of his marriage to a
sweet young girl, many a man hag
faced the problem whether or no he
Long Lines of Communication Main-
tained Without Use of Railroads
—Problem Is Studied at the
War College.
Another meeting was held at the
War College in Washington to discuss
was In duty-bound to lay bare to hot mobilization of troops and
~ 11 ti... I .W.I.I....*.. . tii.1 niitit lif. iriwwl « ...
nil the Incidents of his pust life, good,
bad or indifferent, his boyish fancies,
the tollies of youth and the tempta-
tions of manhood that enmeshed him.
To tell or not to tell—there was the
rub.
I am dumfounded over the vast
number of letters from betrothed
young men asking frankly the ques-
tion : "Should a man who has been
a wild, devil-may-care sort of fellow,
who lias turned over a new leaf when
about to wed, rake up his past to re*
veal it to his fiancee?"
I answer quite as frankly: dt all
depends upon the seriousness of the
didos which have been cut up. The
seriousness of an error depends en-
tirely upon its consequences. If a
supplies In time of war, particularly
so far as civilian organizations are
concerned, and the following account
of it was prepared by the Society of
Automobile Engineers: Major Palmer
E. Pierce of the General Staff Corps,
presided at the meeting, Lieut. Col-
onel Chauncey B. Baker being pres-
ent to represent the quartermaster
general's olllce. Representatives of
the Naval Consulting Board, the Na-
tional Automobile Chamber of Com-
merce, the Society of Automobile
Engineers, and the American Automo-
bile Association committees were in
attendance.
Information is being collected as to
Just how many government depart-
than other women. Keally—It Is quits
touching—" She .topped short. Syl-
via Arnaud had risen to her feet. She
stood prfectly upright for a moment,
staring In front of her with blank eyes.
and then suddenly she lifted her hands I
to her head. himself!"
••It's the heat-the awful sun- Then it was upon them,
shine—"
She collapsed, senseless, at Mrs. Far-
quhar's feet.
Mrs. Farquhar got up. She looked
unevenly.
Then gently he freed himself and,
pulling his horse round in the middle
of the road, galloped back iu the di-
rection of the barracks.
CHAPTER XV.
Mrs. Farquhar.
"And so we part com)**!?'
"1 think It better, Unit Arnsnd."
Sylvia looked up from her book. It
was "East Lynne," and the condition down at the motionless figure but did
of the cover suggested assiduous read- | „0t touch it. She rang the little oi l-
ing. j ental bell lying in the midst of tho
i dare say you are right." she said , English silver.
lazily. "All the same, I don't quite un- I "Tour mistress has fainted," she
derstand you. Miss Smith. You saved | sa|(i molly to the panic-stricken serv-
me in rather an awkward dilemma j ant who answered the summons. "I
the other night. And now you want j think a little sal volatile is all that
to leave me." | Is needed. I leave her, I am sure, in
(iabrlelle smiled. | good hands." She smiled graciously
"If I was of any assistance to you. , an(j went out Into the sunny court-
It was for reasons that had nothing to j yard. Oabrlelle Smith, who stood by
do with you personally." j the fountain, trimming the luxuriant
"Sylvia fidgeted irritably. "What do i ferns, turned as she heard the light,
you mean?" she asked. 1 quick tap of Mrs. Farquhar's French
"Madame Arnaud, you are pretend- heels. Mrs. Farquhar held out her
ing. You want to pretend that the hand.
grent ball of the sun had sunk behind 1 contretemps. Of course it was a gl-
a vol low transparent veil of smolder- gantic undertaking, rushing through
ing scorching ruin. Suddenly to the a two weeks task in that many days
southeast the darkness gathered; tho even with poor old mother's aid and
formless gloom hovering above the pressing tired old father Into theserv-
slow-movlng line swept together In Ice to battle with the taking up, turn-
one Stupendous shadow which rushed ing and relaying of the carpet, and
down uponUhem. Colonel Destlnn gal-1 putting iron braces on the shaking
loped furiously along the wavering, chairs.
stricken line of men. ! The dress required remaking almost.
"Campez! campez! Each man for Between puckering and ripping out,
lives that you have linked to yours
have really nothing to do with you—
that you are not responsible, that you
4,I have to thank you for your let
ter," she said.
"There isn't any need for thanks. I
twisting and turning, sewing so far
into the night, she lost her beauty
sleep and her good nature Into the
bargain. To be sure the young man
arrived promptly, but he was puzzled
beyond words as to what could pos-
sibly hnve happened to change an un-
posltlve
She was
he sun
was blotted out. The sand wns every-
where. It came like a blast out of
hell's furnace and crept Into their eyes.
their mouths, their lungs, their very
hearts. It eddied round their feet,
mounting steadily to their knees, and usually pretty girl into
around them there shrieked the hurrl- fright in two days time.
cane itself, an awful army of artleu- too tired to make herself really Inter-
late. destroying myriads. esting or companionable. Therefore
in that first moment Farquhar reeled the young man cut his call as short as
forward, instinctively fighting the gall- possible. He had found that hour so
lng storm with the fierce physical mad- irksome, he shirked calling again,
ncss of a body goaded by intolerable The lesson on the trials of being un-
torture, then he dropped quietly to his prepared struck home to the girl, who
knees and waited for the end. He would have never learned it so com-
heard the scream of a horse in terror, pletely under any other circumstances.
man loved lightly an all too trusting ments need a large motor-truck equip-
lnalden, one or the other, through the ment in order that suitable spcciticn-
course of time growing weary of the tions can be developed for each type
bond that in the beginning was so al- of truck required.
luring, the parting of the ways closed It Is agreed that the tests to which
the Incident as far as the outside trucks have been subjected on or
world is concerned. (Whnt his con- near the Mexican border are the most
science has to do with it is quite an- severe that have been had in any
other story, which I am not touch- part of the world. The conditions of
ing on.) service have been abnormal in that
It is useless to unfold to a fair yoting the lines of communication have
girl a picture of the seamy side of life been maintained without the use of
_ -f which she knows nothing. It would
not disturb the tranquillity of her per-
fect trust, faith and love. If, on the
railroads. The performance of some
of the trucks has been wonderfully
good, but there is room for further
contrary more than the two hearts of beneficial specification in various re-
the man and maid are involved In the spects. The necessary engineering
ruthless breaking of his vows of con- study is now being made, many of the
stancy, the story of that past assumes
an entirely different significance.
I am not entering upon a man's
moral right to Hike upon himself new-
er and holier bonds, the justice or in-
justice of it. I am answering frankly
Society of Automobile Kngineers
members going to the Mexican border
to view nt first hand the unusual
conditions of weather, sandy grit, and
alkali encountered.
The development of suitable tractor
the query, "Should, or should he not tj.peg 0f motor vehicles will also be
tell his fiancee in the latter case? given attention.
are just a beautiful Innocent woman j hesitated for twenty-four awful hours
Kitting among your dreams on a moun- But 1 felt I had to do something. Once
tain top far above the turmoil of or- j i had seen your name and address on
dlnary mankind And you want me1 that envelope I dared not keep el
to pretend with you. But I really j lence."
can't. As you said—I know too much. I "i shall never be able to repay my
I'm a discomfort."
The liberty curtains dividing the
open door from the courtyard were
pushed aside and Sylvia's English
maid made her discreet appearance.
"If you please, madame, a lady
wishes to see you—Mrs. Farquhar,
from England."
There followed a brief, poignant si
lence. Sylvia Arnaud's hand tightened
convulsively on the bonbonnlere. and
she looked at Oabrlelle with the help-
less appeal of a child who suddenly
realizes that it has lost Itself in a
irowd of strangers.
"Tell Mrs. Farquhar thrA I—I am—"
But Mrs. Farquhar was already In
tile room. She stood for a moment on
the threshold, smiling at them both,
ith the delighted consciousness of
debt I hurried here as fast as ex
press trains and wretched French
packet boats could carry me. I want-1 m"
eli to reach Sldl-bel-Abbes before you
left. You have Klven up your situa-
tion V"
"Yes."
"Will you come to me?"
Onbrlclle Smith did not answer for
a moment. Her eyes rested steadfast-
ly, significantly, on the faded, pow-
dered face.
"I think—belter not, Mrs. Fnrquhar.
You know nothing about me—not even
whether I am respectable—"
"You arc the woman who has given
me the hope that I may see my son
again before I die. That Is all I rare
about! 1 am an old woman, Miss
Smith, and what lies before me Is al-
and a thud as of something falling
close beside him. but he remained in-
different. Stubbornly, doggedly, he
awaited the final consummation of his
release.
Then something touched him. He
awoke with a curse of resentful agony.
A band had groped through the dark-
ness. It gripped him, and he dragged
himself to Ids feet, lifting the heavy,
Invisible body with him. The sand
beat down upon them. He turned his
back to the storm. He stamped the
shifting, whirling mass under his feet,
and with a woman's generous tender-
ness sheltered the motionless unknown
an against his shoulders. No word
was spoken. Eternities of suffering,
in which each moment was the last,
bore down upon hint. There was no
time in that hideous, revolving obscur-
ity—all the landmarks of life had been
swept away, and he wns pitted against
the full force of death Itself. He
dropped back With an effort he gath
ered the unconscious man closer, keep-
ing his face uppermost. Then be lay
still, wondering if this were death. . . .
Every home should be In such apple-
pie order that company could drop
in unexpectedly at any time without
creating discomfort, confusion, fuss or
flurry.
tinVi'ul' successfully performed the part1 most beyond my powers. 1 need you-
of an agreeable surprise packet. Her ray son needs you. Will you think of
appearance undoubtedly heightened the that ?
desired effect. She wore a white "Yes," Gabrielle answered simply,
dress and a white toque. Moreover. "Then I rely upon you. Here is
she was profusely powdered, and my card. Come to see me as soon
looked, if pot
Has the time come for a rec-
ognition of kinship between
Richard and one of his enemies
—Colonel Destinn, or Captain
Arnaud?
sible, youuger and more as you can. We must act at once. Will I never grow l t-
iasaa*i>?ir.T igTira dnir?T"'.--i;;r>ajifrai>MKBKK
(TO BK CONTINUED.)
Optimistic Thought.
The Jealous feed on jealousy, yel
YOUNG GIRLS OF TENEMENTS.
Speak gently, kindly, to the poor.
Let no harsh term be heard.
They have enough they must endure
Without an unkind word.
There never were truer words than
"One half of the world does not know
how the other half lives."
Do the women of wealth luxuriating
In fashionable summer hotels give a
thought io the young girls of the tene-
ments in the hot cities they have left
behind them? If they hut knew of the
surroundings amid which thousands of
such girls exist they would wonder
not why so mnny go wrong, but how
they manage to keep to the straight
and narrow path traversed by the good
and pure among such lamentable sur-
roundings which fairly bristle with
temptation.
In the daytime at their toil these
young girls ure safe from harm. It
Is when night falls that grave ills men-
ace them. When the thermometer Is
hovering close to the hundred mark,
breathing in the few rooms in which
the whole family is crowded becomes
almost unendurable. There is but one
hope for relief and that is the roof.
They find almost every inch of room
pre-empted. The young longshoremen
ftho board In the basement allow the
stating that it is clearly his duty to
inform the young woman about to wed
him concerning a matter so vital to
her future peace of mind, aye happi-
ness. It is about the cruelest thing
u man can do to keep a fiancee in the
dark concerning it. A man should
feel himself in duty bound to inform
her.
It rests with her whether to risk
happiness with him or bid him return
to those who have a prior claim to
whatever amount of heart and con-
science be possesses. The ghost of a
certain kind of follies will not down,
but rise to confront one when least
expected.
Of ordinary, harmless secrets, such
as the number of flirtatiods he may
have indulged in, harmless loves that
have flitted across his path—a man
may keep well his own counsel, tell-
ing no tales. Tell a woman a disa-
greeable secret and her happiness Is at
an end.
Freshness of the Lubricant Is of Much
Greater Importance Than the
Quantity.
The car owner who takes pride in re-
lating how he has covered from 1,000
to 2,000 miles on a gallon of motor oil
is practicing false economy, accord-
ing to an expert
"The great mileage record that is
often boasted of may sound impres-
sive, but while such an owner is saving
the price of several gallons of oil he
is setting up a wear In the working
parts of the motor which will event-
ually cost more to replace than any
amount of oil that would have been
used," he says.
"Motor oil, no matter how good,
loses its lubricating qualities after be-
ing in the motor a certain length of
time, especially in hot weather. It
disintegrates, leaving only a remnant
of what was once good motor oil. and
It has no value as far as lubrication
is concerned.
"The wise owner will drnjn all the
oil from the crank case of his car
every 1,000 miles of service, regard-
less of how much oil is still there at
the time. He will then replace it with
good, fresh, clean oil. In doing*
this regularly he will prolong the life
of his car indefinitely.
"Another place where lack of lubrica-
tion can do damage is in the rear axel
and transmission. For here the ac-
tion of the gears has the same effect
upon grease us the action of working
parts of the motor has on oil. It robs
the grease. In time of the lubricating
qualities by the process of disintegra-
tion.
"If the owner will take care in add-
ing fresh grease tvery 1,500 miles—it
is not necessary to replace the supply
which Is In the rear axle and trans-
mission at the time—he will save
many a dollar in the long run.
"It is well enough recognized that
lubrication Is the life of a motor car.
It Is a fact, too, that many owners
keep enough oil and grease in their
cars. But the freshness of the lubri-
cant requires attention and is of great-
er importance than the quantity. We
Impress this point on car owners.
Every dollar spent by the owner on
proper lubrication saves ten dollars
in other expenses, aside from the an-
Regulations are being prepared for
use in the organization of otlicers and | noyances of poor operation and the de-
enlisted men of the Keserve Corps
Had Never Seen Cream.
The times through which wi
passing have caused many
change his views.
recently nuthorlzed by act of con-
gress. There will be a mobilization
of the reserve organizations of a
fortnight's duration each year. Ke-
serve Corps officers will be appointed
In sufficient number to inuke possible
the assembly of troops *t locul points
and transporting them to strategical
points.
Ex-President Wilson of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association announc-
ed that over 90 per cent of the mil-
lions of American pleasure-car owners
would very willingly and quickly
tender the use of their vehicles un-
der any suitable plan of mobilization.
This will make possible Immediate-
transportation preparedness, which
would be wanted in case of emerg- |
ency. It Is stated reliably that in
mnny districts large bodies of troops
can be mobilized by motor cars be-
fore the railroads operating in the re-
spective districts can get sufficient
cars ready to transport them. Demon-
strations, which have been made re-
peatedly, show that troops can be
moved by automobile fuster than by
train.
Suitable types of armored cars for
use by the Ordnance Department, as
well as types meeting the needs of
the engineers, the signal and the ar-
erve me ar>v longer, tillery corps, will be developed.
'in not gfing to pay
Locating Trouble.
A simple method of locating a wrist
pin knock Is by short circuiting each
lays due to trying to make a gallon
of oil or a few pounds of grease
form their functions when they bee
•pep-less' from too long service."
illon y
peryT
'Olllfl
Tire Care.
When you remove a Ure to replace
a tube always spread the inside of
the casing with tire talc, the cost of
which Is 10 cents per can. 'This, pre-
vents the tube from sticking to the
casing. If you have no tire talc, use
graphite and spread it evenly
the tube or the inside of the casing,
Do not use too much of either lubri-
cant.
If you have time graphite the rims
occasionally so that the tire beads do
not slick to them.
If you use tire chains do not make
them fit too tightly, for this may
cuuse cutting of the tread.
are
man to
They had tlds ef-
fect on an East side milkman who de-
cided to become honest.
On the tlrird morning he was taken
aback when he culled for the payment
of his weekly hill nnd a customer be-
gun to shriek at him:
"You needn't
she said, "and
Jou for the last two days."
"Why, what's the trouble?' he in-
quired anxiously.
"Trouble, Indeed. When the milk
you've been leaving yesterday and the
day before stood a couple of tiours
there was a nasty, thick scum on it."
And it took Dim half an hour to ex-
plain what cream was.
Rights on Highways.
The question of pedestrians' rights
In the highways came up in a case
before the St. Louis court of appeals,
St. Louis, Mo., recently. Judge G. D.
lteynolds, in the St. Louis court, In his
decision, ruled that pedestrians have
the same rights in the public highways
as persons driving vehicles drawn by
horse or propelled by other power.
Bearing Capa.
In removing play from rod hear-
ings by reducing shim thickness, great
care should be taken in getting each
_ rod bearing to be as free as every
Bpnrk plug In turn, noting the sound | t^her bearing. To make one ben nut;
of the engine when each plug is short- i tight and the other rather free Is to
fd. When the knocking sound lessens ! court trouble, for it Is to be found
you have located the cylinder with j that In most cases of this sort a knock
loose wrist pin | occur.
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Burke, J. J. The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 82, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 23, 1916, newspaper, September 23, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc113306/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.