The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-11

fuss, even if he does put on airs now
and then. He'll be the pnft surprised
man you ever saw"
~ think can tell you someone else
who will be more surprised"
"Yes9 Who2"
"The fellow who has to pay the hotel
bill. He laughs best who makes out the
bill. You will get the carriages and per-
haps the escort and certainly the best
rooms in the house, but when the bill
comes in it will paralyze you. know
how they charge for that sort of honor.
l am dukesmyself."
''The dickens you arel Why, /
thought you were an American"
"But 1 never travel under my little. l
can't afford it. A duke is all right at
home, but on the continent l travel as
Mr.. Welcome Smith"
"Well, nevertheless I think we will
surprise the hotel-keeper as much as we
will surprise Johnson"
"You might do it nearer the frontier,
but doubt if you will be able to evade
payment here"
At this point in the conversation the
train stopped and Brown got out to send
off his telegram. When he came back
into the train he began writing another.
"Are you going to send more than one
dispatchl'
"Lord, yes I'm going to fire tele-
gram from every place we stop at. Pm
going to work up st. Raphael. They'll
bh getting returns from the back coun-
ties most of the day. That's an Ameri-
can phrase, you know"
ooh, is itG"
And so the kilograms went from every
stopping place until we reached st. Ra-
phael.
1t was evident the moment we stopped
that there was an unusual commotion in
the little Mediterranean town. The
platform was studded with officials in
gorgeous uniform. AS soon as johnson
got out of the train we all ranged our
selves behind him and kept our hats off,
while johnson had his on his head. The
eagle eye of the hotel proprietor at once
took in the situation and he advanced to-
ward the young man, bowing frequently
and deeply.
"H. II. II. Prince Johnson9" he in
quired.
"Prince Johnson-yes. But. J. is the
initial"
With a wave of his hand the proprietor
introduced q gorgeous official, who at
once began to read an address Of welcome
in French.
johnson looked around him in a be-
wildered way, as if some one had hit him
with club.
essay, boys" he gasped, -sSere is
~~~nething off the line here. What's the
fuss, do you think2 Whose funeral is
this, anyhow
"Shut up, Prince" whispered Brown.
'Go through the thing and let us see
what's in it. That's what we came
abroad for"
When the address was finished John
son thanked the official in a dazed sort
of way and then turned to us.
"Come, boys" he said, "let us get
out of this as quickly as we can"
The hotel proprietor walked by his
side, bowing all the way. When we
reached the outside johnson was aghast.
Instead of getting out of it he had just
got into it. AT signal from the Off cial
the town band struck up the Marsellase
and the militia that they had managed
to gather together presented arms. The
whole populace seemed to be there and
they raised cheer. One carriage had
four horses in front of it and the carriage
for the suite had two.
"Oh, this is too much" said johnson
in anguish, as he drew his hand across
his brow.
"Better get into the carriage and get
this over as soon as possible" said
Brown. "You get in with him, Duke.
guess the boss in the gold lace is going,
too"
We three members of the nobility got
into the first carriage johnson turned
''If you are, I'll bet a dollar all this is
for you. It's missed fire in some way"
"They don't usually receive me in this
way"
"Then Browns put up this job on
me. If he has, you bet your life I'll get
even with him. I'll slay him. III wait
until we get into Switzerland and then
drop him gently over a two-mile preci-
pice; see if don't. Still, if he lighted
on his cheek it wouldn't hurt him.
Browns a villain"
All the officials of the hotel were ranged
out in two rows to receive us and the
people all along the route cheered.
Well, we spent very nice time at
st. Raphael But, just as 1 said, when
the bill was called for, it was a corker.
Even Brown turned shade paler when
he saw the appalling total.
"Don't you charge for the brass band
and the escort2'
sit is all inclusive" said the pro-
prietor, with low bow.
"Then we won't have any trouble, u
| continued Brown. "Yon see we travel
with IS hotel coupons. We bought
them in London. You take them at this
hotel. That's why telegraphed TO you. u
"But, said the proprietor indignant
| ly, "not for these rooms. You must
give me notice when you have --'s
coupons"
"They assured us in London that they
were good for the best in the house. You
cant give us any better than that, can
/ you"
/ The proprietor was wild, but finall!
the matter was compromised on what tn,
boys considered a square basis, which
was much less than the original bill.