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"Thunder!" said Bud, and looked around at Foster "Do you reckon the old

boat is jinxed, just because I said I could drive her as far as she'd

go? The old rip ain't shot a cylinder since we hit the top of the hill"

"Maybe the rin, "I've been wondering about

that, and the needle valve, and the feed pipe, and a few other little

things Well, we'll have a look"

Forthwith he clian a conscientious

search for the trouble He inspected the needle valve withto start her afterwards He

looked for short circuit He changed the carburetor adjust that ceased als over, he went after the vacuu perfectly He stood back, finally, with his hands on

his hips, and stared at the engine and shook his head sloice

Foster, in the driver's seat, swore and tried again to start it "Maybe

if you cranked it," he suggested tentatively

"What for? The starter turns her over all right Spark's all right too,

strong and hot However--" With a sigh of resignation Bud got out what

tools he wanted and went to work Foster got out and stood around,

offering suggestions that were too obvious to be of much use, but which

Bud made it a point to follow as far as was practicable