autoist

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Mrs. E. C. Leonard lost her handbag to an autoist who grabbed it as he tore past.

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In Monroe, La., police got a request from Alexandria to arrest a one-legged autoist.

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In Dallas, Patrolman R. H. Lunday gave an autoist a ticket and asked for his phone number.

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The autoist thought fast, reeled off a number, promptly learned that it was Lunday's own.

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They're simply security—the same as when an autoist leaves his car as bail.

From Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]