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New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

car, shouting warning of an impending arrival,
thus increasing the general status to riot
This manager, incidentally, is a man Of large
affairs. In after years one usually instances
ones glee club manager to any who doubt the
efficiency in business life of college educa-
ton. After a trip the manager IS qualified
to extemporize almost any railroad time table,
accept important diplomatic post at the
Court of St. James be the general superin-
tendent of anything. Months previously he
has planned the trip, with arrivals and depart
ures in eight ten cities figured down to the
minute. He has written to graduates, appoint
ed local managers, ARRANGED for concert halls
and suggested entertainments The train
leaves a city at a. m. after a dance sleep
being provided until 9. Buses convey the per-
sonnel to a club, there is luncheon at a hotel
private motor cars TRANSPORT to tea dance
followed by supper at a country club. The con-
cert is given at and at ! | there's dance,
from which the young men must be dragged
away, for the train is on its way az to make
the connections Tor the next day. General de-
pertinent also is Q responsibility of the man
ager, but perhaps it is as a sort of human
curfew that he rises to his most sublime
heights-when the party's wonder and there
is no end of ''revelry by night" His command
to depart for the train "striles like a rising
lnell," but what the manager says goes; that
is, protesting glee club goes and the schedule
is kept
Life en- route may be said to be nine-tenths
sleep and one-tenth Bohemia. Late sleep after
a dance is followed by breakfast in relays. as
ready any costume, from pajamas to sweaters
and flannel trousers, being in order. Break
fast-grapefruit rich cream foaming over
huge dishes of cereal, chops, eggs, coffee. A
morning Of lolling in hunks, smoking. A song
tune or two Intensive discussion of the
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femihnlty encountered At The dance the n,..-A
before. Glowing predictions Of the enterfai.
ment IN store at tho next stop by veterans ~
previous trips. In phrase, the life Of R,lev
An arrival at city in the e-,<, sfsry,..o,,
finds loyal graduates and undergraduates.
waiting at the station with flock of rootor
cars Some such entertainment NAV oven 81
day, be in store, as that biere dansant e;,o,
ut Western city well qualified and advsr-
tiscd as direct from the wood to the ro,v %
The privileges OF several country clubs ma, b.
rendered. II it is Christmas Dav tho clrl
members may be portioned up and .aLer
Fundamentally INTO the bosoms Of several fsvo
lies. 3he story still is tod Of the Christmas
dinner prominent graduate gave for the
members Of a dramatic club Feeling nor
haps, that presents we're in order and mt
knowing Just what to give, the host solved the
problem by parking $40 gold piece by the
place card OF each man.
As for the concerts themselves the raiso,
d'ctre Of the whole Jolly junkef, they arc h.
cidcdly more than an excuse for pleasant
vacation for twoscorc young men. Mandolns
guitars and banjos though unable u rise :,
symphonic heights, are capable of some Dleso
ing music. 50 many play them VINO ere not
bold enough to attempt the violin. p5ano A.
other more difficult instruments that an o.,
semble Of ~el-trained clubs has a wide annes,
"a Spanish or a Moorish dance for the man
doln lively rag" for the banjo, with guitar
accompaniment A good piano monoloyjs.
generally has a y'ace on the program. as hasa
vocal soloist, whose ballads Of tender seot-
ment, generally sung TO the best looking young
lady whom a comprehensive survey Of the
audience reveals meet With special apprec,a
ton. AS a dramatic critic pointed 81, no+
long ago, an audience loves nothing quit. .o
fervently as male quartet The four tursfu,
young men who blend their voices in the ov-
ceedngly close harmony Of the old glees are
recalled again and again for encores. Down
IN front the old graduates, far-awav look II
their eyes, renew their youth
There is-or at least there nsed n be.
certain amount Of that fair weather wbicr the
old song prophesies when good fellows pct -.
gether with stein on the table. But the nor
son with the wild oats idea of college would se
surprised at the number Of men in these clrbs
who drink either nothing or only with mod
Grafton and the number who kneel and s,,
their prayers at night
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gage bulges into the aisle, as do innumerable
shoes. While beds are regularly made up, the
complications never are increased by the
berths being converted into seats The pro-
verbally elusive collar button outdoes itself
under such conditions
The washrooms are the settings for mob
scenes. The donning Of a dress suit, never
matter for unconcerned nonchalance now
seems to require miracle. The jolly fat lad
who plays the harp gutar-he invariably
draws the lot that calls for an upper berth
is continually sliding down on the nccks of
the two earnestly cooperating spirits who are
tying each others white ties A group re
posing in Lower g. who refuse to be hurried,
are causing pair Of worries to scamper across
4 blanket and adding mmeasurably to the
general confusion. A luxurious person in
Lower II has had a mind to be shaved and
has summoned from The baggage car Nubian
servitor for the purpose. The operation is
performed with the person lying prone in his
berth and the Nubian crouched in the aisle
Traffic is heavy and eccentric in the aisle. and
The scraping razor takes on the aspect of the
sword Of Damocles, which hung by hair
The warbling of mandolin clubman blends
with the maledictions of the unfortunate
youth who pac'ed his fountain pen too near his
dress shirts and his talcum powder next to
his dress suit. A waiter who wants to know
who ordered these here two hghbals (past
tense) vies with first bass, who wants to
know who, in the name of this and that, has
got away with his suspenders. The curiosity
Of the former is at once satisfied, but the lat
ter is forced to resort to search and seizure.
The manager hurries nervously through the
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these lines on one of the last New Years Days
which she had celebrated with her family
She was then eighteen years old. But what
could he have had to say to her?
MY Dear Gilberte: I feel greatly dis
tressed not to be able to bring you nv good
wishes in person I am kept here, as you
know, by an urgent duty. At least shall be
permitted to offer you those wishes. verv
deep-felt, very fervent, such rs find in my
heart for you. You deserve every happi
ness. May it be granted to you, and shall
console myself perhaps for this cruel sepa-
ration. RAOJI,v
She put down the letter, and thought. She
realized now something she had never realized
before 1t was clear to her that Raou had
loved her, that he had loved her as the fiance
IN the restaurant must love the young woman
to whom he spoke with his eyes in hers. He
had loved her entirely. He had placed his
hopes for the future on her
This certainly stood out from the yeowed
paper. She hadn't perceived it at the time
She perceived it now. 1t was an intensely
consoling feeling. This man had loved her.
He had died, perhaps, with her name on his
lips, her image before his eyes And in think
ing Of him she experienced profound Joy,
an intimate and thrilling delectation. All!
she was no longer alone in this silent room.
Another was there, a presence imponderable
but real. She would live with this ideal per-
son. She would construct castle of happi-
ness in which she couldn't live, but in which
her dreams could wander. She was no longer
aone Some one had loved her! And like
twilight which spreads its ruddy glow over
a deserted plain, the reflection of that fugitive
love would illuminate her life until it ended.
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"a w 'lS% Nney want To know particular
ly, but about ths time Of year people
=" ic'{t ask. did you have good Christ
mas" AS most sufficient reply the
following is hard to beat;
"Wel, at virtually no expense I Travelled
from New York 70 New Orleans, with stop
overs at eight or ten points of Southern hospi-
tality The vehicle OF my travel was private
train of three cars and my companions we're
some forty more or less congenal other young
men. At every port Of call we were regaled
with specially planned and delicious luncheous
and dinners in palat.al homes and magnificent
country clubs, while the most pepful tea
dances and halls were daily and nightly occur
rences in our honor. Christmas cheer-that
Us an over. Life was "a dream of fair
women,' and the dream came true The
comeliest of many cities delighted to charm
and enthrau US, to say nothing Of making
much Of US.
yes, after mature deiberation, my reply
70 your question, previously put, is-yes."
Thus might ring the answer back, startling
the questioner immensely and arousing serious
doubts to the veracity and sobriety of the
questionee who nevertheless had spoken bat
sooth. For The young gentleman queried had
spent the Ynletide OF q jaunt singing the old
oollege glees OF twangng banjo or perform
ing theatricals. Such are the annual Christ
trips Just about nearing completion now
as INDUCED in by groups OF the nlusicany
histrionicaliy and otherwise select undergrad
ua.cs at our prominent institutions Of learn
ing.
Time and change have affected glee club
trips since the day when the writer strumned
q mean guitar and endeavored to impress as
many young ladies as possible at each stop
with the glory of his alma mater But the
alterations probably have not been extensive
There has been q curtsilment Of scheduled
stops-a murrain on high costs but the
nlanses OF the old grads still have the same
old bathrooms and the different new cellars
and tho dear girls seem to be certainly no less
affable and entertaining and to wear their
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Translated by WILLIAM L. MCPHERSON

any case ahe had never been aware of it. She
had been thrown too early into the struggle for
existence. She had had to earn her daily
bread. Too honest and too proud to content
herself with vulgar adventures, she had re-
coiled upon herself And love hadn't entered
into her life
Now she almost regretted her renuncation.
II she had but memory of love it would warm
and brighten her poor lot. Other couples ar
rived and departed, rcfurbishing their joys and
their hopes. But she was there, still all alone
She paid her bill and left this restaurant
What would she do the rest of the day? She
was one of those who don't know how to enjoy
a pleasure without sharing it. Theaters CON
ccrts, moving pictures attracted her only if
she had a companion. Decidedly it would be
best to go home. There she had her books and
her work She would rclight her little fire and
try to be reasonable.
Since the future had no smiling face for
her, she turned back to the past. She opened
drawer, usually locked, in which she stored
things which she wished to keep. She hadn't
touched these treasures for long time. She
didn't remember exactly what was in there.
The unlocked drawer exhaed an odor of
dried roses. In corner was little pack
age tied with faded ribbon. 1t was pack
age of letters, almost forgotten letters. She
took one out to read it.
Now she remembered The writer Of the
letter was a friend of her brothers, tall
youth with delicate features, who had also
been Killed at the front He used to visit
them frequently She regarded him almost as
second brother and felt toward him simple
and genuine friendship. He had sent her
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when q girl looks at them IN short, am
prone to conjecture that my son had best
seek an education elsewhere"
Thus it comes about that a glee or dra-
matte club picked to avoid any such cala,ni-
tous uttcranse as the above severally writes its
families not to expect it for the holidays and
entrains. Three special cars are the allot-
ment for an average glee, banjo and mando-
lin club. First is large baggage car,
most necessary adjunct for every member
finds trunk needful out of consideration
alone for the great quantity Of stiff bosomed
shirts required. Each man on the instru-
mental clubs plays two Instruments There is
an overflow Of suitcases and hatboxes from
the other cars, and among this paraphernaia
the porters and chefs of the crew find their
fepose. Car No. is private car, with din
ing and smoking rooms and state rooms occu-
pied by the leaders of the clubs and few
Of the more fortunate senior members.
But it is in car No that that famous old
monarch Pandomonium reigns almost without
interruption. 1t is 4 regulation sleeper full
to the guards. The ordinary privaces and
courtesies Of that peculiar American institu-
tion, the sleeping car, are thrown to the winds
by the collegiate passengers Peace, quiet,
order and decorum are not among those pres
ent. From the time of the simultaneous dress
ing for the first dinner and first concert at
the first stop the car becomes composite of
an exceedingly unkempt bachelor apartment
ard a violent ward. The curtain racks are
festooned with miscellaneous apparel. Bag
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OF her. That was why she was alone before
her little fire while others were rejoicing
together. She would go out She couldn't
spend the day like this. She would take
luncheon outside, rather than eat with only
her glass and carafe for company On other
days it didn't matter much She was busy
and didn't notice her solitude. But to-day it
was different. Her enforced idleness weighed
upon her like catastrophe.
She went out to restaurant where she
had sometimes gone with her brother. They
had the same tastes and occasionally INDUCED
IN such little outings. She could hardly find
seat and had to stand for few minutes
until table was ready. She sat down and
ordered meal, but without much relish for it.
While she was being served she looked at
the guests about her They were all evidently
people in modest circumstances, but smiling
and satisfied. At the table nearest her own
young couple--engaged no doubt-conversed
so raptly, their eyes fastened on each other
that her own heart was troubled All the
happiness floating in the air seemed to be
condensed for them and to enveop them in a
luminous vapor. Even if the future wasn't
going to make its promises good, they were
at least to-day at the apogee of earthly
felicity. In this modest room, amid this COM
monplace company, they possessed more treas
ures than the richest lords of creation.
Glbcrte bowed her head and stopped look
ing at them. It annoyed her. 1t emphasized
more than ever her feeling Of loneliness. Not
that she was jealous of their happiness. But
she compared herself to them and found her
self miserable. Had she ever known love?
Had any one ever loved her? Perhaps. In
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NEW YEARS AND OLD LETTERS
By JEAN BERTHEROY

~ HE was alone in her room, seated before
SaA little open fire. This New Years Day
~ hadn't begun very cheerfully for her
1t was, in fact, the first time that she
had found herself absolutely alone, without
any with whom to exchange the good
wishes in which people only half believe but
which they enjoy hearing, like the chimes of
holiday bells.
Then, since she was alone, she recalled the
celebrations Of other New Years Days AS
little girl at home she awoke with joyous
anticipation Everything seemed to be charged
with the feeling of the festival Her doll
smiled in it's lace-trimmed cradle Her favor
ite animals, carved in hard wood we've getting
acquainted with those in the new Noah's ark
which some unnoticed hand had deposited in
their neighborhood.
AS she grew up she had known other de-
lights. There were friends to be received.
Around the table laden with flowers all felt
united in closer intimacy. The bonds of af-
fection were tiehtened. 1t seemed that the
reign of God was established on earth Then,
the next day, forgot. There were also
the charming letters which the postman
brought One read them hastily and put them
away afterward in a drawe~ with the united
ribbons and empty bonbon boxes.
Presently her pareuts died Her elder
brother, whom she loved dearly, was killed
in the war. Reduced to support herself, she
had taken to giving lessons In this work
she found compensations. Her pupils
appreciated her. She was often invited to
dinner. Twelve months before she had almost
had the illusion Of being one of family in
welcoming in the new year. But this time
she had been forgotten. Nobody had thought
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1t is close to the beginning Of the college
year that notices for The glee club trials
appear, notices that call many and choose
few. Nervous occasions, these trials Fresh
men particularly croak hoarsey in their quar-
tet trials or tremolo most tremendously on
their mandolins, and needessly for rarely if
ever does one Of these eager youths make the
clubs. There is preliminary makeup, weeks
Of what are really serious minded rchearsals.
and then final wedding out. College poll
tics plays its part in the final selections, as
may also a mans athletic prowess football
star, for instance, with not much more than
the ability to carry tune may remain in
the ultimate lineup Of The musical clubs. The
possession Of more or less Of the social graces
IS q prime asset and the possession Of dress
suit is imperative. And musical ability
figures too. But the main purpose Of the
Christmas trip is to advertise the uaiversitv.
and while music is the Medium by itself it is
rot SELLING point" The same thing applies
TO the acting ability Of the dramatic organi
zations.
An old graduate attending concert which
was beyond criticism musically might take
this attitude:
"Well, the old college trains sweet singers
nowadays and nimbe-fngored banjoists but
their clothes don't fit we'll around the collar.
mono Of them seems to be husky enough to
have been on the football team and they shy
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& marty WcMahon, the Ieclred bar
tender, Ger ! believe he's aood
man an hadn't oughta be tbere lie lacks
judgment tiat's all, but you can't put every
nody in iail that lacks judgment, There amt
jais enough.
He showed he was a good man when lie
Went straight home to the missis instead Of
celebratn' sit the boys. as fela mighia
wanted TO dc. He showed some signs Of iudg-
nent, too, when he didn't say nothin' to the
crowd that was waitin' to see him come out
Hes wise guy some ways, all right, an
other ways he's dumb. What he don't seem
to realize is the importance sometimes Of little
things. lou take, now, the very thing chat
sent him to the hoosegow. He was sayin all
the time IT ali his speeches that wars was
wicked.
THAT was 4 true thing all right an It was
a big thing, too. Compared to it you might
say the V.ar with Germany was a little thing
The trouble wit this fella Debs was he couldn't
see the little thine fer the big thing lie had in
his mind lie KEEP right on ho}lerin that war
was wicked an nobody should fghy when we
was UP to our ears IN war
He couldn't expect US to stand fer that, an
II he'd any judgment he'd a-ooked the lutte
thin, over an seen what tie could do Wit that
before he went on with the big thing. But he
lacked Judgment
He's good deal like fela with name
sou'e,hn' like John ome-populace-a Greek
he was-that used to have q fruit stand on
the avenue. John hated fghtin', and hatin'
II like he done he shoulda KEEP off Teath ave
nue. But he didn't have TO Judgment at all
"The boys used to kid John consid'be,
though they liked him, toe, an they knew he
was right about the fghtin It don't get you
nowhe1~s, except to the station house.
"Anvhov the boys used to hang around his
stand lot iust to kid him and hear him tax
1t didn't do the boys no harm an it was good
fer business. an John, he was gettin to think
ne was quite a missionary.
"NeN walkin home one night after closin'
up his stand, John come across q FIGHT. One
o the boys young Pete Larligaa, I think it
was-was hayin it hot an heavy with bird
twice his SIZE an what does John do but bust
right in between EN-, jabberin' talk that was
meart to be peaceful, but sounded terrible
fierce in Greek.
"Pete took it on the run an when John
woke up he was In the station house an
ambulance doctor was rolin' up his eyeliJs
Ike they was window shades to see if he was
case fer The hospital or police court.
''Ye see, the fella that young Pete was fight
IN was Aattia from the West Thirty y-seycnth
Street station rouso, an when Jonl busts IN
On 'cia the fattie naturally thinks he's a pal o
9stcs. There was John wit dent in his
skull from the fattie's blackjack an list o
charges as long as Yer against him on
ehe biotter.
"Tho big fella himself had to go down to see
ne Judge 70 get him off, an John never was
he same The crack on the dome or some
hing had knocked out whit little judgment he
.ad, an he give up lis stand an went back to
Greece TO enlist in tie army"
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a SILVER STRANGER
Is IN Town
Continued from page three)

impatient much more quickly than mere md
vlduals who are scattered about careesslv in
group formation. Little growls ran back and
forth along the line and then big grows. B.,
the time the proprietor got to the cashiers
desk and told the panicstricken clerk that the
dollar was 0. K. many in the lire had deserted
and gone elsewhere for their refreshment.
Il got black looks from the girl and the pro
prietor and lots of other folks as ra+bors3 IN
my change and ticket after the silver dollar
had plunhed into the till But what did I care
[ was giving New York lesson in b;ob
finance
"The spell of excitement was on me-
drlfted into restaurants, chain clothing
places, department stores, cigar stores, book
stores and pawnbroking establishments.
almost caused riot by introducing silver
dollar IN Chinese restaurant, in payment
for chop suey Think how far the New York
Chinese have drifted away from The hard
money standards of their own nation The
only time l lost out was when | showed four
way theater ticket seller. I might have known
better than try to upset that bird He raked
the dollars in without quiver and handed ME
my change and ticket.
Things all right out West?" he asked
and l knew he had trans Mississippians com
ing IN right along with the white money Of
their forefathers clutched in ~neir hands.
But this setback was made up for when
showed a silver dollar at bootblack in the
Grand Central Terminal The scurrying was
noticeable, even in that place dedicated to the
great gods Hurry and Scurry The appea.
went up the line from the corporal bootblack
to the sergeant bootblack to the lieutenant
bootblack to the captain bootblack The coin
was bitten and bounced and trimmed with
knife. Its contgurations were scrutinized and
the calm features Of the Goddess of Liberty
aroused no sentiment but suspicion, until
hnally the right man came and put his ap-
proval on the minted product
AS my silver dollars began to dwindle ]
spent them grudgingly. l picked and chose
tor the best effects-and generally got them.
But l don't want to carry the thing out IN
definitely. It's almost too heartless. When
you take an individual who imagines that he
knows about all forms of money put out by
this beneticent government of ours, and who
couldn't be fooled by any kind of counter
felt that's printed on paper, and then shove
perfectly good silves dollar at such a person,
the effects are painful. Taassa is collapse Of
conceit--a tumbling Of mental reserves-s:.is
fairly hurts the beholder I was actually
glad when the last Of those hard, white dol
lars was gone. If Brother Bill comes back
here from the West very soon I'm going to
tell him to clear his pockets of everything that
jingles, except his small change and his keys
New York is not yet ready for the introduc-
ton Of the dollar that won't fold Thereu
have to be Hard Coin Financial School es-
tablished for local cashiers before we're ready
for the game of throwing the silver discus"
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hearts-ah, one cannot say on their sleeves
but yet accessbly.
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g& E-NIs a good thing they turned this
q felia Debs outa the hoosesow." said
& Marty McMahon, the retired bar
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7 OF that they want TO know particulars
j ly, but about this time Of wear people
'cal ask. did YOU have good Christ