The Washington times., 1922-12-03

from which he would leave for his
next Journey. and he engaged q
room for the day there. He
seemed to have lost his taste for
further sightseeing. however. and
failing to find his friends again,
he wandered about Berlin rather
aimlesssly. He bought some pho.
tographs and pictures. and found
a good restaurant just off Inter
den Linden.
Then he wished to buy q little
dog, a daschund or q German po-
lice puppy. to smuggle home to
America as a souvenir. But alas!
no dogs were to be had in Berlin.
There were absolutely no dog
stores, or, 80 far as he could learn,
shops for any other kind of pets,
birds. kittens. mice or guinea pigs.
and few people seemed to have any
such pets since the war. because
they could not afford them. A
woman who sold postcards on Un-
ter den Linden told him that men
with little dogs to sell sometimes
came in the afternoons to q street
near there. and Flambeau fingered
about for hours. but he had no
luck.
HOTEL BILL 40 CENTS.
So he gave 1t up. returned to his
hotel. and packed for a second
night Of travel in a day coach en-
route to Copenhagen. 1t proved
an expensive trip. because he
didn't know that he might have
saved q third or more by travelling
third class in Denmark. which is
what all experienced travellers do.
The charge for his day at the
Hotel EUR Ostsee in Berlin was 500
marks In all. about 10 cents. for
room. breakfast. city tax and no.
tel tax. He had an egg with his
simple breakfast. which was more
extravasant than usual. % that
cost him altogether 126 marks. or
about . cents for the entire meal.
at the exchange rate for that day.
Flambeau observed that Berlin
appeared now more prospsrous
than when he was there before
in the summer. The shops
seemed busier. the people moro
cheerful. and there was . hint Of
better business than earlier. but
this, Of course. was natural with
the season. The German mark
had steadily dropped. and has
continued to do - 70 this day. -
the Germans ars not In . good
position and cannot b under
present financial conditions. In
deed. . letter from Flambsau's
excellent guide In Nuernberg told
Of tragic want and suffering
there and begged for help. both
financial and In the way Of old
clothing for his wife and family.
This may BE- sent to Herr 8.
Breitmoser. % Adamstrasse.
Nuremberg, Germany. II marked
Gift package" no duty win be
charged on such parcel post mail.
MEETS AN AMERICAN.
To 90 from Berlin to Copen.
hagen by night train means sew.
eral changes On route, unless
you 20 first class and take a
through sleeper. In that case.
your car IL rolled onto the steam.
ship. and you know nothing about
the transfers from train to boat,
and vice versa. Flambeau was
second class. with q number of
nice people, and two very pretty
girls in his compartment. One of
them was Miss Frances Stern, of
Copenhagen, who 10 studying voice
in Berlin to become an opera star,
and she was just returning for a
flying visit home. She made the
trip very pleasant for Flambeau,
and they had q midnight spread
in the first-class restaurant on
board the little steamship that
ferries the passengers and the
sleeping coaches across the sound
between Denmark and Germany.
It was here that he met also
Norman Allyn. an American from
Norfolk. Va, representing the
Norfolk Port Commission, which
is making great progress in Euro
pean connections, az Allyn had
already visited thirty cities. The
young man and Flambeau hailed
each other literally like ships
that pass In the night, but they
promised to meet some day in
Washington. and then the travel
ing man vanished into his first.
class berth on the sleeper. and
Flambeau remained standing on
the ferry steaWer until II doceed.
when he and Miss Frances Stern
found themselves in third-class
Danish cars.
hYontinuod an Para ~