Evening star., 1922-06-11

came with lovely courtesy, Immediate
action and almost panied modesty
which explained all.
We are from the Philippines" the
boys said 1T is very cold. We
landed last night at Marseille."
This while they briskly showed
valises under seats and piled them in
d luggage space behind the door of
that lavabo. But where did they get
that accent? They had all the other
have been out in the Philippines a
long time, Yes. ! said it,
We are Gymans." one of them
said in low tone. as if TO say they
had the smallpox. We are on ouI
way to Strasburg," he continued
then 20 Hamburg. 1t is our first
visit home for fifteen years. We dc
not know if we shall like it lr
France We say simply we are from
the Philippines, but if they ask US
we are bound to tell that we are
Germans"
!:
THEIR hands were clean. And ]
protected them TO Lyons In
truth Isuch are human natures mix
ups) these three German lads tbut
practically Americans and full of
praise for Gen. Wood) showed bet
ter-mannered and of more calm
has family who crowded in at -avig-
non. and an obvious French noble
man from the chateau with his truly
elegant lady. who scroused mother
out of her seat at Tarascon.
There is only one place here"
said to aid him.
Monsieur. / ask nothing of you,
thundcrcd the French nobleman. Il
fail to comprehend your insfstence.
He struck 50 fierce an attitude
protecting a LADY,. that the German
Lows half rose to line up with me.
Mon Dieu, |. rabid pro ally. wearing
the tri-color ribbon of French graft
tude Of the second class. felt my COM
munion. AT that moment. to be other
wise than with the French nobility.
The senator (rosette of the Legion
of Honor) fetched out big clothes
brush and swipe,l himself vigorously.
meticulously clean right on to
mother. You understand. we were
all crowded together the senator's
six valises and one small trunk piled
81 oulder high. Mother got the en-
tire cloud Of that clothes dust!
And with the morn. those angel
faces smile.
At Lyons five days passed planning
how to get seats in a train to Paris.
x X X
THERE are plenty of trains and
big ones-eiehteen cars long.
An able-bodied man tor basket ball
college girD can rush beside them.
pop in. smash through corridors.
valise humping peoples stomachs' and
ca silly stumble on vacant seat, per
hans even two or three together
if some French party does not beat
them TO 1t, But when ! heard an
elderly American beseeching the
hotel porter. because his wife mad
stood up six hours from Marseille.
felt that these adventures were
not for mother.
(You can even rent wheeled
chair to trundle you. alongside those
interminable trains. but you learn the
fact too late Nobody Offers and they
are not visible.)
The Rome rapide is always full.
At $50 am. luxe train stops at
LYONS. and two others, luxe and
rap:le, come along after midnight.
On all, seats may be reserved-under
the same limitations as at Marsellle.
And we were headstrong. We de-
sired not to arise at 4:3O am. and
not to ride by night. We would
continue our program-ride by day
ehort stages. There are folks who
do it.
Stubborniy we clung to the 2:3o
d. m. rapidc, splendid train that gets
you into Paris at 10 pm.
Cant promise reserved seats, au-
mitted the hotel porter. They have
stopped putting on supplementary
day coach at Lyons; but they did
if for a sick English lady last week
l will telesrsh for you
Hey, there, wait." l cried. "A
special carr"
"Oh, no: they'll charge you onl.
the regular addition of s. francs