When that automobile pulled up nearly to the
edge of the store porch, I thought Idd would fall outta his
chair! I reckon it was the first automobile he'd ever seen so
close.
"Well, the driver stepped down outta the thing and came up on
the porch. Said his name was Hicks. I told him mine, and we shook
hands. I made him acquainted with Doctor Elton. Then we passed
the time of day. I figured he must be some of Ward's kinfolks,
but he wasn't. You oughta've seen Ward. He was in his glory, all
sweetness and light. He had this fellow Hicks thinking I was his
best friend. Finally, Hicks got around to saying he was from off
down in Louisiana somewhere-I forget the name of the place. He
wanted to know if I had any gasoline for sale. 'Course I told him
no, that I didn't have any calls for it. He said he figured he
could make it to the next town with what gasoline was still in
his tank. That was a real odd tank, Pa. Sorta oval shaped, and
sitting up behind the seat. First one I've seen like that."
"Yeah, I noticed that tank myself.
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