the strike has advanced the rate of increase any.

"These fellows have tried to monopolize Labor Day; they don't want
any non-union man in the parade; the people will not stand for
that very long; labor is labor whether union or non-union, and the
great majority of workingmen in this country are not members of
any union."

The parade, like all things good, came to an end, and we took the
trolley for the place where the automobile had been left.

On arriving we took out the dry cells, tested each one, and then
rewired the carriage complete and in a manner to defy rain, sand,
and oil. The difficulty, however, was in the coil. Apparently the
motion of the vehicle had worn the insulation through at some
point inside. The new coil, a common twelve-inch coil, worked
well, giving a good, hot spark.

The farmer who had so kindly pulled the machine in the day before
would accept nothing for his trouble, and was, as most farmers
are, exceedingly kind. It is embarrassing to call upon strangers
for assistance which means work and inconvenience for them, and
then have them positively decline all compensation.

The ride into Worcester was a fast one over good gravel and
macadam.

Immediately after luncheon we started for Boston. Every foot of
the road in from Worcester is good hard gravel and the ride is
most delightful. As it was a holiday and the highway was