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Show PROVO . MAN SAVES AUTO FROM THIEF l Special to The Tribune. j PROVO, Aug. 17. An unidentified au-! au-! tomobile thief narrowly escaped injury at 2 o'clock yesterday morning while trying j to steal a roadster belonging to Lee : j Brown of Provo. Mr. Brown was dis- ' j turbed by a slight noise during- the night : and upon investigation saw his car across j the street from his residence. As lie ap- j proached, a man who had been trying to , start .the car, jumped out of it. Mr. j Brown commanded him to stop, but he ; j failed to obey, whereupon Mr. Brown firvd ; three shots in hope that the man would , ! become frightened and surrender, but he i ran all the faster. j I Mr. Brown said this is the third cx- perience he has had with automobile I thieves. |