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Show Colonel A. A. Pope, says tho Sun, a builder of automobiles, was in San Francisco during tho earthquake period. Driven from his hotel, he sought other quarters, and finding an auto stand- ing in the street asked its lone occupant to drive 9 him to another hotel. "Machine's busted," was 9 tho chauffeur's laconic remark. "Oh, I know all about automobiles," said Colonel Pope affably, "let 9 mo see " "You do, hoy?" said a gruff voice at H his elbow. Colonel Pope turned to regard a burly 9 sergeant of infantry with a squad of leather-faced .9 soldiers at his back. "We need men like you," con- '9 tinued the sergeant, "so you'll havo to como with 9 us. Step lively." Colonel Popo stopped and spent 9 the next six days repairing automobiles for the 9 military authorities. 9 |