The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
And That Alter Ego May Be a Car!.
talist, an Artist, a Military
Hero or Anything

Again, I want to live. There ~ ON,
one thing to do, and that is TO 20,
money. Then there is only one tbinp
left-to spend it."
Eight or ten years ago there Wa.
n waiter at the Savoy Hotel in Lon
don whose were perfect. \
few years later the same waiter-h,
W. s an Italian-turned up in the Ritz
Carlton restaurant on the Kaiseriu
Auguste Victoria. Then he dl,.
appeared, and the information WAS
that he had gone back to Europe 10
stay. Fully two years later, going
into the Hotel Aston for luncheon
the writer was astonished to behod
the same waiter gliding about with a
napkin OH his arm. Asked where h,
had been during the interval, he re.
piled:
ION an exploring expedition. Ihay.
come over here to try to get togethe,
enough money to enable me to con.
tinue my work. Exploring costs a lo-
OF money. and waiting is the only
thing I can do that brings me IN
money. Since I saw you I have been
making a little trip into northern
Africa. and I have made a rcpor, to
the Royal Geographical Society ana
have received a medal from It.
"While l got a good education IL
Italy," he went on. ~ could not GET
work of "A kind there that | could
That Is what started me off to
France and thence to London to work
az a waiter. But I was always pas
sionately fond Of geography and .,
tales Of adventure and in my leisure
time ! read books and studied the Use
OF the instruments explorers use
While in London ] got a chance to
meet IA famous explorer who took me
on an expedition with him. After that
for years I saved up money until, d
little less than " years ago. ! was
able to outfit my owl little expedition
and start on the trip ! had Ions
planned.
when I got back from this ali M
funds we're exhausted ! could nave
got a job in London. but somehow
did not relish the idea Of bein. =
waiter in a country whose bigses,
scientific society had honored me with
llS HI'bstl q
would slip over here and try " get
enough money together to go of oa
another tour, or else take IL job a.
waiter and look about in the mean.
while for something Of a more dienifieu
nature to turn up.
Several months later | received Il
, call from the waiter. lie va appAy.
emily very happy.
My chance has come at last h.
said II leave for Ruenus .Ayres to
morrow. Not long ago ! was recug
nized at the hotel 10y "a wealthy Amer.
can | used To know. lie drew from mt
my story. aud naturally | made men.
t',n uf the fact that | was ANXIOUS &,
s,l something to do.
lie looked at me for a l.ttle TIM
IN silence.
What languages do YOU SPEAK
he asked. ! mentioned that 'N...
my native Italian, | could rvnvt's
tuently In Spanish, French and Eas
llsh.
Good. You may be just ;ac MT
| want he cried. Come down 10 N,
office Tomorrow
Il called the next day. AID toun-
that he wanted a man to =" dow" /
the branch al his bushes hr Va,
starting in Bueuos Ayre+, and where
he was sending as manager another
who could speak only English II"
/ offered to send me along as secoRL
in the office. Naturally, I iumpei a.
the offer.
During the last few weeks ! have
been learning something about The
business and the things they ar
shipping to South Africa. and 'o-nor
row I leave on the Lsmport & no,
liner with a good salary and a man
opportunity"