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since leaving America, and it had a
very honey appearance to some of
the party at least. @
The road makes a long, sudden de-
scent into the valley here and a '''foot''
was dropped to act as brake but
again we felt safe in the assurance that
there were no gullies, no pitfalls of
any description into which we night
be precipitated.
Our driver was careful, too, so care
full, in fact, that from having been one
Of the leaders he managed to bring up
the rear before the end of our journey,
thereby causing us to miss the train at
zirl.@ Our guide, who had waited for
us, gave him 'blessing'' with his fee
but even this failed to soothe our ruff
fled feelings when we found that over
an hour must elapse before we could
have another train to Zirl and-dinner.
A European railway station is nothing
to boast of and we kept as far away
from this one as possible walking up
and down the track and trying to for
get our hunger. At last between
and 8 o'clock we reached Innsbruck
tired and hungry, glad to partake of
the dinner awaiting US and to go. to
rest. Finding it again rainy the next
morning, we were very willing to re-
main indoors until 2 P. M. when we
took the train over the famous Bren-
ner pass to Trent.
Following the valleys of the Iser
trolling rapidly'' and the Eisek, wind
ing in and out among mountains vine
yard clad, here and there a turreted
Schloss guarding from its majestic
heights all approaches to the quaint
little villages nesting at its feet, an
occasional mill of soft gray stone, its
wheels turning merrily in the waters
and sending crystal sparkles high in
air, huge Notifications like frowning
sentinels stationed upon the hill-tops,
church steeples piercing the verdure
of the mountain sides, this pass is one
the most charmingly beautiful to be
found in all Europe.
We spent much of the time in the
corridors of the car drinking in the
beauties of the scene, keeping an eye
out meanwhile for the frequent tun-
nels, the approach of which was always
heralded by sudden closing of win
dows We realized what we had es-
capped by doing this when upon look
ing back we saw the smoke our train
11Eads left behind sissuing from the.
mouths of the tunnels in huge, black
billows. The train sped all too swiftly
and many times we wished ourselves
upon the fine carriage road which was
visible most. of the way and from
which we could have enjoyed. the scene
at a more leisurely pace.
Up, up, up we elm bed until at Bren-
ner we were 4, 400 feet above the sea
and about this time the sun again
burst forth bringing out the tints and
shades of mountain and valley, and a
series of magnificent rainbows with
sometimes one pot of gold' in the
valley, the other on the mountain top,
appeared to crown the scene. We
saw the sun set in a glory of purple and
gold, followed by an after-glow of
crimson that in turn lost itself in soft
violet haze studded with opaline noun
tain peaks, and when we reached Trent,
the darkness had settled over the val
ley
AS q feather is waited downward
From an eagle in it's flight.
Such trips are made possible through
engineering skill and labor. Surely,
our country is not lacking in skilled
workmen and if it were, could the
making of good roads, in our own
corner at least: present so great
problem as through these difficult
mountain passes? AS for laborers, we
believe when once beginning is made,
not citizen of Mile Laos or its sister
counties can or will refuse to lend a
hand. Let US speed the good work on!
M. S. H.
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