New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

pillow The next day he walked about the town.
and not until ten minutes to train time did he
discover that he had forgotten his purse in his
bedroom He had his ticket in his pocket. and
besides that he had Just franc. He did not dare
to go back the hotel for II he waited to DO this
he would miss his train; if he missed his train ne
would miss his boat if he missed his boat he would
miss his travelling companions; this would leave
him without passage, without friends and without
money, far from home. So he boarded the tram
and started for the boat.
The train moved on until within five miles o.
Cherbourg, where, without apparent cause II
stopped. He looked at his watch They had just
twenty-eght minutes in which to make those I'VE
miles. He alightsd to see what the trouble was
and there found one OF those scenes OF typlc@i
foreign helplessness. A little flood had washed
out two ties from the roadbed. and the whole crew
stood and looked at it. He asked them what they
meant do. They explained that they had re-
ported the matter by telegraph to Caen. and that
the construction train would be alonS IN Prooao4S
two hours In true American fashion he rose to
the occasion Speaking in a shout, he ordered them
TO set to work. drag down telegraph pole tha'
lay loose beside the track and placing it beneath
the rails. hurry the train over Whereupon they
shrugged and gestured and protested saying that
they had no orders to do so. Again he ordered
them TO do his bidding dragging the pole himself
and. overpowering them with his commands. rusned
the rails inte place. They took the tram across ross
bourg- He reached port just in time 70 seTanois I
seven minutes to spare and with only one franc
During those seven minutes the customs Officer
who ashore. learned their story from tnS SOA-
ductor and the crew OF the train. VINO sNpt1ineu
il all by telling him with bated breath that they
must have had board Monsieur Aorgan sls
that he must have been over and bought up tha1
railroad.
In italy The Doctor" had encountered the ON.
npresent vefder of small wares Wno asaIs s,H ~
souvenirs and curios. and in all foreign countries
offers these for sale at crossroads In the county
and at street corners in cities The way in whieh
IA edfEaS M ands mDff s pe Haes aea pr Which is wo1t
relation to the value OF the goods, but Is deter
purchaser: the purchaser then names price as far
below the value OF the goods his price Is above
and then the bargaining begins After process OF
point which Is somewhere near the right one
Walking about in Rome one day. i ne DOCTOR
found little Turk cross legged upon the 2aveTasnt
tor asked the price. then made the proper motion
10 protest against the answer quoted. stated his
with twenty Strings OF Beads But later his con
science being as it always was too senstelNe.
began TO hurt him. and although his two triendss
chided him and ridiculed him he grew SAD aho
Next morning when The Captain and Ine
Cominie' appeared at breakfast .'The Dccto- was
what he thought meanness IN attempting; "a
the Turk had told him. to get beads for haf tneir
value, and thus take the bread out or poof
mans mouth" so rising early he had started gu
TO find the fellow and give him more money. Ths
Turk saw him coming. and. delighted got cut AZ
his beads. The American tried 10 make clear Vhst
To have money pressed him experience
he was not familiar with He supposed, OF course
he would ne could not make him understand; the
only thing TO do to buy more beads. Ins
Turk In view OF this. offered better bargain
than the day before and J, ended by me nPor- go
and comins back to his hotel with twice a. many
beads.