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Show SHOCK ABSORBERS HELP SALE OF CAR In Chicago the other day a man was arrested for stealing a Ford car. He i had been caught red-handed taking the car from tho owner's garage, The police were interested especial-I '. ly In him because he had entered tho I j garage to get the car When there was: I another Kord car standing in tho ; street in the same block. In fact, tho! i other car was not more than a hun-Idred hun-Idred feet from the entrance to the gar-i.ig1' gar-i.ig1' where the man was apprehended. , "Why in the world did you do suc h I a foolish thing as to go into that ga-1 rago after tho car when you could I have taken tho car that was out in I I the street?" asked the police It wasn't a foolish thing,'' replied ! t he thug. 'How do you mean, It wasn't fool-' : ish?M "Why. I was stealing that car for ! tho money I could get out of It. I have to sell tho cars 1 get. And the extra risk In getting that car from : the garago was worth while, for I could sell It much easier!" Ho was asked to explain why. Well, the big reason Is that It was fitted up right, like the buyer wants. H had a good set of shock absorbers i on It. And you know that Is a big thing In these flivvers. I never havo any trouble at all selling a car with j shock absorbers on It." |