New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07
AN OUTING IN AN AUTO.
Through the Fontainebleau For.
est to BarblZon.
"BUMPYv ROADS THE RULE.
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Adventures of the Virginian VIVA
Tried to Buy a Trunk
in Gay Paris.
..BUMPY" ROADS THE RULE

Walter Hale, the actor. who IS tou-;r,
through Europe in an automobile. deserts
his adventures in series Of letters Writ.
The Tribune has obtained for its reader,
especially those interested in automobiluy
Here is another letter:
There were two reasons why ne "a.
Paris at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon iuStsat
of 10 O'Clock in the morning. One was ),
cause the Eirginian at the last naosaes,
had to buy an automobile trunk. and "A.
buying Of an automobile trunk. when. On.
doesn't speak the language, is a prsr-
serious affair The other. because ws "a
arranged 70 have some friends in Gobrv-
BriIle accompany Us in the Studebaker =
10 the Riviera
1.-The GObrOn- BrfIIe arrived az the r..
ing place In the Latin Quarter some =.
hours late, and finding that the virgtni,.
had gone across the river to buy a TUE.
the chauffeur decided that he would sears
the neighborhood for dog whistle to Ta~
traffic out of the way. The yirginian :
returning and learning OF the mission
the chauffeur. remembered that ne war.s
something of the kind, and after chfd-,
US for not reminding him OF II bstr,
started out TO get one for himself
When the Cfobron- BriIle came back n,
it's occupants found that the yirgfnfan \,
again sailed forth they thought they woss
seize the opportunity to send a number
kilograms to friends bidding them farexss
so they whirled down the street to Il.
telegraph office The Virginian. returns-,
with another whistle, thought OF sonethtv
he might do 70 fill in the time, but y.
anchored him on A chair al the Hotel Ia
venue.
When the Ciobron- BrflIe got back il wzs
time for luncheon, all of which accouas
for the fact that We left the Porte d'itaa
bound south at in the afternoon instead
10 in the morning.
IF all roads lead to Rome. all sorts
roads lead in and out Of Paris and alb
one. the Route Rationale. 10 the southFss
through the Bots. Suresnes and Va
saiIles. are awful until one is some fttsz
miles beyond the city gates. We buups;
over pave the Belgian block payemsu.
which IS the cause Of SO much bad an
guage even from good tempered motorIH.
until We reached Melun. when we crazsf
the Seine and drove through the voodso
Barbizon. the little village which MiIIet ri
his school made famous
From there we followed a winding ros:
through the beautiful forest Of Fontah.
bleau. and when We reached the tdzz
stopped for view Of the magnificent sz+
ace which was the favortte home Of Va
poleon-
Another run through the forest ID
lowed. sometimes under an avenue OF trees
that met in an arch overhead. ar Others
along the river bank, where the hsaEg
rains had flooded the valleys and much o
the surrounding country was under Uatsr
In one place, between Nemours ant
Montargis the stream was so high II a.
most touched the arches OF a picturesgs
old bridge. and many hay fields and gar
dens were submerged
we reached Montargfs ahead OF tim
and waited for the other car. which "a
evidently taken wrong turn in n
forest 1t was a bit out of our way
go to Glen for dinner. but an hour Old
light was left, so we wired an crs
ahead and found a cOsey dining ron
with a table decorated with wild foss
ready for us on our arrival at the Hot
de la Poste-
Moulin :. where We lunChed that "a
should be remembered for the Hotel
Paris which served us an excellent q
ieuner and where coffee in the Old garda
in the rear is Il thing to be remembers