Ford helps a stranded driver, contd…

“Will you come and help me?” the stranger asked pleadingly.

“With pleasure,” Mr Ford replied.

Mr Ford started his own car, and he and the man in distress drove back to the stalled vehicle. In a few minutes Mr Ford had the man’s car purring, and both of them were happy about it.

“How much do I owe you?” asked the man, taking out his wallet as he inquired.

“Not a cent, friend,” said the volunteer mechanic. “I really don’t need the money, and it was a pleasure to be of service to you.”

“It is worth a lot to me to be able to get on my way. I would like to show that I appreciate what you have done for me, but if you don’t mind my saying so, if I knew as much about a motor-car as you know, I would not be riding around in a car like that,” pointing to his benefactor’s Ford car. Mr Ford drove back to his friends, told the story, and they all had a hearty laugh.

–See Highways to Happiness by C.L. Paddock, Signs Publishing Company. 1950.