El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
Observation-Disclosures The Peace Conference
They Arrive And So Does The President, Too

with every modern Improvement ex-
cept an elevator. steam heat and cleo
trio light, 10 be sublet because it
would be just our luck that the COM
mission agent is back in New oTrk
right now with a line Of brand new
model gowns asking our bookkeeper
viii either of the bosses be back soon -
We wouldn't get back in ten years,
III tel you that, unless we hustle"
Morris declared He led the way down
stairs 20 the ground floor where af-
ter a Few minutes they managed to
attract the attention OF the concierge
who emerged from her shelter at the
foot Of the stairs and in rapid French
explained to Abe and Morris that all
Paris was celebrating with a public
holiday the arrival OF president VII
son
It's a funny thing about the French
language" Morris said as she con-
cluded- Even IL you don't understand
what the people mean, you could
most always tell what they've been
eating. which II the French people
was limited by law TO a ton of garlic
"a month per person. Abe. this lady
could go to Jail FOR the rest Of her
life"
'Atten req" said the concierge. ~Au
dessus u y IN monsieur qui parle
Anglais."
'She motioned for them TO wait and
assembled the stairs to the floor above.
where they heard her knock on an Of
flee door. Evidently the person who
opened it was annoyed by the inter
ruption, for his voice-and to Abe and
Norris it was a strangely familiar
vOice-was raised in angry protest
Now listen" said the tenant. 7 told
you before that I've only got this
place temporarily, and as long as I
am in here, I don't want you 10 do no
cleaning nor nothing because the air
is none too good here as IL IS, and
furthermore"
They Find Leon sammet.
He proceeded no further, however.
for Abe and Morris had taken the
stairs three at jump and began 10
wiring his hands effusively upon the
principle Of any port in a storm
Well well. well. II II amt Leon
Sammet," Abe cried, and his manner
was as cordial as though instead OF
their nearest competitor. Leon were
Potash & Perlmutter's best customer.
The English language bounces off
OF that woman like water from a
ducks neck" Leon said. which every
five minutes she comes u here and
talks TO me in French high speed with
the throttle wide open ike a racing
car already"
And the exhaust must be something
terrible" Abe said.
i am nearly frozen from opening
the windows 70 let out her CONVERSE
ton" Leon said, and especially this
morning when 7 thought I could get
4 lot OF letter writing done without
being interrupted on account OF the
holiday"
so that's the reason why every
thing IS closed up" Morris exclaimed.
But Christmas amt for pretty near
two weeks yet" Abe said.
What has Christmas got to do with
it," Leon retOrted- To-day is a Holt
day because president Wilson arrives
in Paris"
And you are working herec@ Abe
why not2" Leon asked.
The President Arrives.
You mean to say that president
Wilson is arriving in Paris today and
you amt going to see him come in2-'
Morris exclaimed. What for an
American are you. anyway
say. for that matter. president VII
son has been arriving in New York
hundreds Of times in the past four
years" Leon said, and I amt heard
that you boys was on the reception
committee exactly"
That's something else. again" Abe
said IN New York we've got bust
ness 70 do without fooling away our
time rubbering at parades. but presi-
dent Wilson only comes to Paris once
in a lifetime"
And some OF the people back home
is kicking because he comes to Paris
even that often" Leon commented
Let EN- kick Norris declared.
which the way some Americans runs
down president Wilson only goes 10
show that it's an old saying and A
true one that there is no profit for a
man IN his own country. 50 90 head
and write your letters II you want to-
Leon, but Abe and ne is going down
town to the Champs ELIAS and give
the president a couple OF cheers like
patriotic American sitsons should
ought to do
in especially" Abe added. as q Is
a legal holiday and We wouldn't look
at no model garments today-T-Copy-
right. 1913, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.