The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-05
TRE DELNOURS SAFE At HONE
MES. LARRY WAS AFRAID SHED
LOSE Rim IN PARIS,
The Girls Had Such Taking Ways-But
"what q Chance" ChImed in Larry.
smiling AFTER Az. There's Nothing
Quite Like New York and city Island.

yesterday when the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse docSed becaus the Larry Delmours
had not let the island know that they were
coming. II had always been Larry's habit
to whisper, but he had not even sent a
wireless message.
But the Delmours did come and II ever
Americans were glad TO get back to their
native and -them was they" az Johnny
White put IL. That vas a joke Of Johnny's.
Whispering Larry was anxious about the
health Of Lorillard de Lacey, who once saved
the Engagement ring Larry had given Mrs.
Delmour. but there was no one there to
tell him.
This" said Mr.. Delmour. lis one Of the
happiest days Of my life. Back in dear old
New York. l can hardly realize II. We
have been away almost two months, and
it seems that many years. Go where you
may, this little town. a. I like TO call it,
though it has it all over any l saw, Is the
best Of them.
For why should any one travel9 There
amt nothin' a man wants but what he can
find right here in New York. That's a
whole lot more than can be said Of all the
places l saw in Europe. Them as has the
do gh can get a few things over there,
but they are mighty few, and you can get
better here anyway.
From this on it's City Island for mine"
All of that was a great deal for Larry
Delmour to say in one breath and he paused
to listen. Listening as a habit earned for
him the nickname Larry the Listener.
He has always been proud Of it. o get
more out of him he had t, be : s ed.
Where did you go?" asked the reporter.
Larry Delmour gazed over the rail toward
the towering Statue Of Liberty, shifted his
glance back to the hills Of Staten Island
and hesitated.
Johnny White, who was Of the party,
referee in many another bout. sauntered
up.
Johnny" said Mr.. Dslmour, what was
the name Of that big German town We
stopped in lrst2"
Berlin do you mean?' asked Johnny,
and a smile parted the whispering lips of
Larry.
THAT'S the place." said he. Yes, we
went to Berlin. Then the party sort Of
split up. Florrie Sullivan. Judge Joseph
and the others went to places and as l
was not well me and my wife went to some
springs"
Here Mr.. Delmour caused again. He
thought he knew the name Of those springs,
but he was not quite sure and he would
make no positive statement until he was
certain.
Johnny again came to the rescue.
Il guess you mean Toplights," said he.
Judge Joseph explained that it was
Teplitz-pronounced as though spelled with
an A.
Mr.. Delmour got another start.
But we didn't stay long. | took a bath
or 50, found they weren't doing me no good
and we moved over TO some more watering
places. The next was Carlsbad-that was
worse. could always remember Carlsbad.
! will always remember Just how bad il
was when ! got there.
"As l said, you must nave the dough when
you want to get anything in Europe. Why,
man, you can't go in a hotel and eat without
they charge you extra for the knife they
bring with the pie.
well, after that we went to Paris. That's
a pretty good town"
MIR. Defmour smiled retrospectively.
What did you see in Paris that you liked
best of ALP"
Mr.. Delmour glanced about him, leaned
toward the questloner and whispered:
They have the finest girls there you
ever saw-at least that's what I'D say If l
was younger.
Il saw the grave Of that old fellow, Napo-
leon. II was fine. And we went in an auto
mobile to the place out in the country
where he used to live with Cleopatra. You
wouldn't believe it unless you could see il,
what fine places they could fix up in the old
days. But they are there and they lay
over everything we have in City Island.
AT the art galleries? Oh, yes. saw all
of them. They nave some good pictures
there, too. But l wasn't interested much
in them.
-See the Moulin Rouge'"
Nc didn't 90 there; but I tell you we
did zee a few sights. | didn't see them
alone. l wouldn't go out alone there.
No, sir. Do you remember old Fourteenth
street when Thesis had that place over
there across from the Hall? Well. that amt
a marker to what you can see in Paris.
And say those girls almost take you of
your feet in broad daytime. Worth your
life to go out alone there. But say, they
are good lockers"
There was a frou-frou Of silk skirts. Mr..
Delmour ceased speaking. removed his
hat and waved II grandiloquently.
Mrs. D., the representatives Of the
prees," said he.
Mrs. Delmour-it was none ther-emiled.
did he tell you alp" abe said. Did
Re tell you low You couldn't turn around
over there but some one had his hand out2
Did he tell you that they seemed TO think
that ell an American had to do was TO shake
his sleeve and the money would fall out?
That they tried TO shake us down as they
had heard that Americans shook dow
others?
But we had a good time. There is no
| discounting that. One continuous round
| of fun. And oh. in P~sree-thst's the way
they say il over there-gay Paree. Let
Tie JslI y on 1 a ~ lAIC " NY ~ Z liz
to keep from losing my husband.
Why, all the girls simply w~orshipped
La mean Mr.. Delmour-and even while
l was with him they would take him by
the arm and try to lead him away.
"One night we went TO the opera. When
we we're coming out a girl got Mr.. Delmour
by the arm and l thought Tor sure he was
gone"
Mrs. Delmour paused for breath and
Larry looked on her in admiration. Then
she smiled slluringly az him.
Anybody else get me?' asked Larry.
"Hully gee, what a chance"
The Delmours didn't go to England or
Ireland, 40 Mr.. Delmour had not seen
Richard Croker.
On the pier they waited only long enough
TO get their baggage examined.
Now for City Island, " said Mr.. Delmour.
Mrs. Delmour did some shopping in Paris.
Of that City Island will know later. She
had on one Of the creations yesterday,
a wonderful symphony in gray and old
rose velvet. There was a very Frenchy
little hat to ton il all on.
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