Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1920 — LUCKILY HE WAS RETURNING [ARTICLE]

LUCKILY HE WAS RETURNING

Looking on th* Bright Side, Physician’* Auto Old Run Until Ho H*d town Patient—_— ? — Probably every autoist has at some time or other tried to run his automobile without gasoline. It’s all right for a joy rider, but hard on a physician, as Dr. E. Hawkins, of, Greencastle, can testify. L A few nights ago Dr. Hawkins had a midnight call west of the city. While returning home and on a lonely stretch of road, his auto gave a cough, an other cough and died in the middle of the road. Not until then did the doctor think of his empty gas tank. It was too late. He walked a mile to the nearest farm house, roused a sleepy but obliging farmer, borrowed a gallon of gasoline and walked s mile back to the auto. He poured, the gas in the tank and expected soon to be home, but he was doomed to disappointment. He had the carburetor set for a “high test” gas and the common fuel refused to respond.. After repeated efforts and adjustments. Dr. HAwkins got the motor started, but in the meantime he had used most of the gallon of gasolinq and when he started for home, the car soon went dead again. Then another long walk and the rousing of another sleepy fanner to get to a telephone ■nd the doctor had help sent out from a local garage. He got home, but not until in the wee’ small hours of the morning and with the old saying “neve- again" firmly impressed on hie mind.—lndianapolis News.