As the nail was scarcely three-quarters of an inch long,--not long enough to go clear through and injure the inner coating on the opposite side,--it was entirely practical to reinsert and run until it worked out.

A very fair temporary repair might have been made by first dipping the nail in a tire cement, but the nail was rusty and stuck very well.
An hour later, at La Porte, the nail was still doing good service and no leak could be detected.

We wired back to Chicago to have an extra tire sent on ahead.
From Chicago to La Porte, by way of Hobart, the roads are excellent, excepting always the few miles near South Chicago.

Keep to the south--even as far south as Valparaiso--rather than to the north, near the lake.

The roads are hilly and sandy near the lake.
Beware the so-called road map; it is a snare and a delusion.