The Washington herald., 1912-10-22
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|oe he wheel chatr, the shira- Isader
drew hlmoo1f NJ ard. thoagA the eGogt
gave him not the sIighteet discomfort,
strods 70 the Automonl1e ambulsnee.
He gTAspe1 the rails Of the ambulance
and with q vioprUus swing pulled htmself
Up the steps. Gently Is droppsd down
t. the cot and bundled himself With .
robe.
Il fooled than that time. ehuckled
the colonel 70 Dr.. Lambert, who climbed
In after him.
While the colonel was driven to the
train. Mrs Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and
Theodere Roosevelt. Jr.. took an auto
mobile. 30 - to avoid the waiting
crowd at the Pennsyivan1a depot the
ambulance was taken to the train BY
way Of yard. the colonefs private car
being drawn UP for It. Only . few yard
men were there to salute the colonel ~
he stepped from the ambulance. They
raised their hats and one Of them cffed.
Colonel, good luck to you" Roosevelt
lifted his right hand to his hat and gave
. military salute.
Alert In Carriage.
Mr.. Roosevelt was attired IN . dark
cutaway suit-not the same he wore
when he was shot in lliiwaukes-his ia
u,iliar long flowing military coat and
the Characteristic broad brim hat. As
he walked up the steps to the private
car the coloners face was In the fiush OF
health, his eye keen. and his carriage
alert. He looked far different from the
colonel who clambored laboriousiy down
ftom his private car Q week ago on the
way to the hospital
Once In the car DR.. Lambert insisted
that the colonel retire, saying he would
find as the day wore ON that the strain
If travelling was severe. without Q mur-
muir Roosevelt obeyed.
"I guess you know" he said mildly.
The colonel called for magazines and
books. An armful was fetched into his
stateroom. Before the train had started
at $50 the former president was alb
sorbed in . magazine article. Mrs.
Roosevelt stepped into his stateroom and
finding him obediently In bed tapped his
arm with . gentle caresA
''Now. you're q real good patient, ~
she murmured. The colonel smiled.
Phil Roosevelt Gets Left.
After the train had started II was dis
covered that Phil Roosevelt. the coionel.s
cousin. was missing and there was a
furry over II. He did not appear until
the train reached the Englewood sta
ton. when he jumped aboard. bearing
in his arms a fuzzy white fur coat that
looked like a polar bear. Roosevelt
breathlessly explained that he had miss
Ell the train at the Union Station. hav-
ing waited at the hotel to get the fur
coat which belonged to Mrs. Roosevelt.
When he found the train had gone he
hired an automobile and urged the
chauffeur to catch up with II at Engle-
wood. The chauffeur rode faster than
the law allows and got to the station
just as the Roosevelt train was pulling
out.
The private car. IDEAL In which Col.
Roosevelt was secreted. is the same that
President Taft used on his swing around
the circle last fall It 10 of steel. with
compartments enough for all the Roose-
welt family and a kitchen OF its own.
The chef, "Jim." a coal-black negro. did
the cooking for Col Roosevelt on his
recent swing through the West and
South. also on the Inflated trip that
ended with the shooting At Milwaukee.
jim fairly danced when he got his or
ders to report on the eolonels car.
Deed I'll fetch him along all right"