New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

about a mythical DELAYED draft and ask
you for Il loan 10 tide him over, or he may
offer to guide YOU around and about Paris
at so much an hour or a day.
Grafters working the touch" plan are
easily got rid Of A small piece Of stl-
yer and a decided refusal 70 give more will
usually suffice to send them on their way,
although your name and temporary ad-
dress will be passed around sooner or later,
together with a "tip" as TO the amount
you gave the first begging countryman.
The pleas Of those after a loan" are IN
many cases both hcartrendng and plausi-
be A cable message is often displayed
which may read Sorry delay. Draft for
thousand first mail" Who could refuse a
c.ean-cut young fellow from Milwaukee
after he had told you Of the clothing locked
UP at his hotel, of two sleepless nights
razsed I'm walking the streets Of Paris?I
With tears in his eyes he assures YOU that
rot a uorsel of food has he swallowed in
eight and forty hours; then he exhibits the
cable message. and YOU part with 30 or 100
franrs-never to see IL again. Should you
lay eyes on the man from Milwaukee again
Ike as not you will see him at table In
the cafe Weber. His party may be drink
ing Chambortin Of 1880 and smoking Nizier
IForrrofse cigarettes at a franc the pack
age. "RourdcauX'' from Algeria and Ordi-
rary smokes from the Depot des Tabacs
next door may he the best that you feel
v-.cau afford. and yet should you have the
cllrontcry 10 call the gentleman from Mil
vaukec 10 one sidc Sud whisper in his ear
that he should have long since received the
DELAYED remittance and kept his promise 10
you, IL IS more than likely that he viii
laugh I'm your face. In all probability the
cable message shown YOU was used 10 good
advautag. upon others as well as yourself.
Blanks may be had FOR tho asking and the
public typcwritcrs serve 10 fll them out.
Thus. the cable messages never get dog
cared" nor are they ever out Of date.
The bcecars are a nuisance the borrow
ors are q pest but the so-caIlcd American
guides" Of the great French city are most
unGuos.lOnably the worst Of the lot, in that
Their dealings with American visitors, while
arparently straightforward. are as crooked
as the proverbial rams horn. Graft, under
a thousand different cloaks, enters into
,as.. propositions They toll not, nor do
they spin, yet few tourists cat better food,
drink better wine or wear more fashiona-
he attire than do these buccaneers of the
tollavards.
TEoy pOunce upon you as you leave your
tran al the Care St Lazare; they scan the
columns Of the newspapers for the names
and addresses of the newly arrived Ameri-
cans they haunt the vicinage OF the Grand
Ho,er. they hail you as you leave the
Cred., Lyonnais after cashing a draft; but
possibly Of all places their favorite stamp
Ing ground IS along the northern SIDE OF
TIE Boulevard des CapuciEcs. Here upon
every hand, particularly during the late
afternoon and evening. you VIII encounter
the American guide" airily swinging his
rattan stick, his shifty eyes looking LOT the
teI'ale American derby.
Naturally. # il Ec your first visit 70 farls'
you desire 10 sec all Paris, both before ana
after dark lie will help you. You hail
with delight the coming Of the Interpreter
guide who speaks your language for are
not the sights and mysteries OF Paris as
a. open book 10 him?
His rates are only louis day and eX-
pcnseg, but even this sum can be shaded
Should you plead your inability 10 aHord
that sum- Should you be unable 10 aHord
half Io.lr or even a measly hVe-franc
piece % ls more than likely that the GUIDE
viii yawu. gaze up and down the Douie-
ward. and then deliver himself SUBSTANTIALLY
o. follows
"Wou I'm sorry. Times are pTetty SLOW
over here and I'm not very busy But look
s-hore-III tcll you what I'll do: rye nom
ing IN to-day or tonight. and seeing 'hat
you're from Little Old New York-my nome
town-IIl show you around for nothing.
Just fer Tho sake Of passing away tne uine.
You pay the CAP fares, the lunch' the sup
per. and Il show you everything 'hat 10
lie seen TN save you money ana Keep
you from being skinned. TN COST you leSS
4 take you around than 1t Wou'd II you
tricd 70 get around alone-and take II from
ne. the Apaches arc pretty had th'S year
and IL isn't safe for an OUTSIDER 10 PIKE
around MontmartIe without Su'oe VINO