Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-20

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never sold his space! He had come abroad
as tutor In a wealthy family, anu &C
cepted a capricious discharge. without
Of US knew about his affairs. except thal
he timidly asked work of any kind.
The day he began lunch:ng at the GRAND
Cafe with unknown Americans we Thought
he had found friends. He had not He
was guiding for tourist agency. at 5.
per day, when employed. He had cold
box of a sixth-story room. with Kerosene
lamp. Non-working days he tried TO
write In the agenCy'S reading room-until
they told him he was cluttering the place.
Unemployed evenings nc walked the bril-
liant boulevard. its gay life overnowihg
to the sidewalks. Jostled by rolicking
money spenders. he dared not waste Az
cents to rest In a refined. parlor-like cafe.
and forget himself with the Revue d's
Deux Mondes.
Guiding by night he must lead where
tourists asked. Such alterations OF pr
walton and gross luxury-when they
would hand the roll OF banknotes to him,
saying: "You speak French: do the or
dering:'-,lid not shake his probity. Yet
the last time / saw him he looked Ike
a trapped criminal.
..I'm sailing tomorrow second he said
feverishly II have got to tell somebody;
I hope that 7 will not seem dishonest
but could not stand IL any longer. Last
night I g,.ided half dozen rich Ameri-
had to do it. or else lose my job. you
understand? Closed doors and open. the
round of the grand dukes Nice life Tor
a scholar, II made me sick-not my gay
ety. but imposing on the gayety OF 9TH
prs, saw a life vista Of II for me.
was gloomy. Doubtless j showed it: for
the proprietor Of the first joint. who had
never treated me like guide before.
hastily thrust an envelope into my hand
as we left. 1t was tout money
.'welI?- 1 answered tolerantiy. Many
have taken it,
II took IT, he whispered, vehemently.
'In four places. afterward. took it to
quit Paris Seventy dollars was the total.
/ sail for America tomorrow"
Yet the man was a Paris specialist
could guide. But for the questionable
profits of night-iife, he found it a wretch
ed expedient. Honorable guiding is too
cut up. Neither tourists nor business
men are keen to be guided by day, and
1 have wondered why business firms send
representatives abroad who have not seen
the sights of Paris-by- night. Sore-headed
and sleepy in the morning. they accom-
plish SO little. at best. that their mo open
ing is accepted. At worst. they lose their
hCddo-dLu tApcISc iiioHtS
This is the secret OF most of the alleged
bunco losses of the boulevard. The par
ties have enjoyed themselves-and walked
UP. one day. all but broke. The bunco
story is to maintain credit. The police
interview your hotel OH your case. Rich
American Buncoed Out of $1,000 run
the newspaper headlines. Ample credit
opens. j have seen banks cash drafts on
it.
The newcomer is legitimately frightened
to be broke in Paris. The hospitable
pleasure city seems to turn treacherOusly
uncertain. A well appearing Boston man,
who sympathized IS from me. told me
the scare he had in his habitual restau-
rant after he had gone broke paying
damage on a hired automobile that he
had steered into q collision.
For a week he signed his meal checks
with perfect good will from the walters.
awaiting remittances," perfectly well
understood.
Then, one day. the proprietor came
with the whole bunch in his hand. and
asked me for security. I can't j said
I am a tourist, a stranger In Paris
Then will not monsieur have the good
ness to come with me. a moment. to
regularize the situation?' he continued