New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-17

There was something significant
about his suggestion in regard to soda
water. He is carefully abstaining from
any liquor himself these days, and was
greatly displeased when he found that
one member of the party had slipped
off TO a saloon.
He seemed 70 enjoy these quiet parts
of his trip quite as much as the tumult
and shouting of the cities. The long
quiet country roads, with their green
trees and peaceful country houses
soothed him, and he' watched them
bilssfully as ne sped b..
There we're two incidents in the trip
that did not seem really true. If some
rising tictionist or dramatist had tried
to put them into his plots he would
have been accused of stretching the
long arm of coincidence to absurd
lengths.
Auto Recalls Liberty Dash.
But it happened, in the shuttle Of
events, that the newspaper car that
conveyed Thaw was the identical
famous six-cylinder Packard by which
he made his escape from Matteawan.
He was speeches. with establishment
when he learned it, and then laughed
heartily. From that moment his good
will for the reporters became even
more cordial, and then as he sped on
his somewhat aimless way, not having
laid out q definite route for Atlantic
city, sudden violent transform
came up, and the cars dashed for cover
at the first roadside hOstelry that Of
fered AS Thaw reached the porch and
turned TO look out at the storm his
eye fell on the railway station opposite.
"Matawan," in big letters, stared him
in the face. He rubbed his eyes and
stared again.
Have | come all this way, only 70
find myself back here ?" he said. There
is something funny-that must be pho
netic spelling"
He laughed long and laughed again
at the coincidence and then wandered
in a carefree way. after asking that his
identity be not divulged, into the par
Tor, where he spied piano. He sat
down and began playing. without hest
tation, whatever music he happened 70
find there
In reaching Matawan he had passed
through South Amboy and Keyport, and
from there he went through Freehold,
Farmingdale. Squankum and then TO
Lakewood, where he had supper. He
was expressing considerable anxiety
lest the delay for supper would delay
the arrival at Atlantic City so late as
to inconvenience the reporters ir tele-
graphing their report of his trip and
arrival at the seashore. He FASTENED
supper so as to be going again.
IL was suggested to him by one OF his
men that he telegraph his mother.
mo" he said at might GO; mere after
she has retired and would wake her
UP. | don't want to disturb her She
will know am all right"
His mother went TO Pittsburgh last
night TO await his homecoming. But
there is no telling when that will be.
He said tonight that he would posi-
lily stay here two or three days. The
summer populace will have a chance
TO see him tomorrow TO their hearts
content.
"The first thing want Is a plunge
in the ocean," he said. 81 was always
very fond of the surf bathing, and now
! am going to have IT, can't remem-
Der how long 1t is since was at
Atlantic City, but it was many years
ago. There was a boardwalk here
then, but / don't think it is the one
they have now"
AS he talked of his many lawsuits
he compared his different lawyers, the
conduct of his different cases and the
witnesses in them.
"But that is all over, now" he re-
marked. ~ am through with lawsuits
and lawyers and courts"
There is still the appeal from the
decision setting you free taken by the