The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-27
CHAPTER VII.


Scharfcnstein. He finds purse she has
cropped but does not discover her iden-
nty.
CHAPTER VII.
THE one fault have to find with
European life is the poor quality OF
tobacco used
1t was eight o'clock, Thursday night,
the night of the dinner at Muller's. /
was dressing when Max entered, with
miserable cheroot between his teeth.
They say" he went on. that in
RUSSIA they drink the finest tea in the
world. simply because 1t is brought
overland and not by sea. Unfortunate
iy, tobacco-we Americans recognize
no leaf as tobacco unless 1t comes
from Cuba-has to cross the sea. and
Is. In some unaccountable manner,
weakened in the transit. There are
worse cigars in Germany than in
France. and I wouldn't have believed
1t possible, II l had not gone to the
trouble OF proving It, Fine country!
For week I've been trying to smoke
the German quality of the weed. as n
preventive, but / see must give 1t up
on account of my throat. My boy,
have news for you."-tossing the che
root into the crate.
Fire away" said l. struggling with
collar.
N y, iia'anas over u,
out"
moi" said / joyfully. A Havana.
and one of Scharfenstein's!
I've an idea that they would go
well with the dinner. So. II you don't
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i"'usheiu' was 'ne ienue@'
,ous vi stuuehts' oiiieers anu an those
Suns VI iuuii'y VIM iiAeu music
WI '".'' meat ms pace WAS low
- So Du' ,oo.i''' anu 'ne 'eh. ",
t'on was eNeeiieh'' cohsiuerins- Inc
'"one never sot SO thich that one
.ouiun see 'he way 10 'ne uoor wheh
,,. ,u =, s.li ecu III 10 cream up
ie p''ee' W use 'he happy iuioih Vi
IN uwn county. mere were mar
o'o .auies anu hoors anu arches
ne", .'ne'oo''onieu ehaiis iroiii
Nohh o. i. WIS ut ohce boheHian ana
.osnop',i'ai, anu once insiue' II WAS
Easy 10 lii"sihe oneseii IN vienna
nuhsafiah orches'ra occupied an IN
eioseu p,a'iorn,' ana every night the
wan Vi .ne 'io'n anu the poin-pom Oh
'he Wooi'tippeu hammers ON the Hun
h"fiah piaho ihisht De heard.
IL was essentially mans place of
entertainment: Few women ever had
the courage or the inclination to enter.
In America 1t would have been the
iashion; but In the capital OF Barscheit
the women ate In the restaurant above
which was attached to the hotel, and
depended upon the Volksgarten band
TOR their evenings diversion.
You had to order your table hours
nhead-that Is. II you were civilian.
II you were lucky enough to be an Of
hcer, you were privileged to take any
vacant chair you saw But heaven aid
you II you attempted to do this not be-
Ing an officer! In Barscheit there were
also many unwritten laws. and you
were Obliged to observe these with all
the fidelity and attention that you gave
to the enameled signs. Only the mill
tary had the right TO request the or
chestra to repeat piece of music.
Sometimes the lieutenants, seized with
that gay humor known only to cubs.
would force the orchestra in Muller's
to play the Hungarian war song till
the ears cried out in pain. This was
always the case when any Austrians
happened to he present. But ordinari-
~ 'he crowns were soodnatured, bois-
ferrous out orderly.
IL was mere then. that 1 had ar
ranged 10 give my httle dinner The
orchestra mad agreed-for a liberal tip
10 play me StarSpangled Banner