The New York herald., 1922-03-12

him where he was gong in the
morning and he yawned: oh, |
don't know and l replied 1 do
and he asked 'Where?' and | said
Venezuela That was the only time
| ever had the Skipper guessing.
So to Venezuela Scull went on less
than twelve hours notice.
AMES II. HARE, the photogra-
- pher. tells the story of the voy-
age and gives vivid picture of the
man: We were the only two pas
sengers in the first cabin of the
Red d Line steamer. and remember
the port captain bidding us good
by and saying: You two fellows
have private yacht to yourseIyes.'
We boarded it in a binding snow
storm and on the way to the dock
cashed our draft for expenses at
the bank, deciding to take the money
in gold-in five, ten and twenty dol
lar pieces. | will admit that | was
little disappointed at Davis not
going, he was such delightful
companion and of course was q
most experienced newsgatherer, 70
say nothing of his usually immacu-
late appearance, while Scull was
practically novice and in those
days, somewhat slouchy in appear
ance-but you had only to be in
his company short time to find
out that appearances counted for
little, and that he was rafting
good fellow. though somewhat ec-
centric. This was confirmed when
he suggested that we wouldn't need
to keep a detailed expense account
| discovered later, when |
came to know him better. that
money meant nothing to him, that
it was impossible for him to inter
est himself in it-but when | picked
mp a double eagle on the floor or
his stateroom and discovered that
he had at least $500 in gold in his
trousers pockets hanging ON hook
and the door open TO any deck hand
to enter | put up protest that 1t
was not fair to his room steward.
50 A FTER a few days out of New
n York we ran into warmer
weather and Guys peculiarities as
serted themselves. this time in
new direction. He decided he need
ed a hair cut and asked me to act
as the tonsorial artist, which /
promptly refused to do-but this
did not feaze him. He said ''Oh,
we'll. III cut it myself. and sure
enough he borrowed pair of scis~
sors and hacked away at il himself,
much to the amusement of the Off
GERS and crew of the ship. | felt a
little mean that had not consented
co officiate when | saw the results,
which can be readily imagined. But
he was unperturbed He had an
old strap around his trousers, which
We're haggy and needed pressing,
but when ! would gently remon-
strate on the looks of them he
would pull the buckle up another
notch and say: There. how's
that?' and was happy and appar-
emily obliyious OF any shortcoming
in his appearance. In fact. dress
was about the last thing in the
world to trouble him"
A FTER Venezuela, Guy Scuil was
n in the Balkans in 1908: ia
Manchuria marking time in COM
pany with other correspondents
in 1904 and 1906: and in 1906 in
Russia studying the changing con-
ditions In the great empire. Then,
in 1908, came one of the big adven-
lures OF his life. the expedition TO
the Caribbean In search OF sunkea
Spanish treasure. The Southern
Research Society was the name
given to the expedition. The ship
was called the Mayhower. and the
crew was made up OF college men.
1t was planned as a summer yacht
ing cruise in southern waters and
ended in the total loss of the vessel
In a West Indian hurricane, all
hands being saved by passing
steamer on third and last attempt
IN rot a lima IN Tho daraltrt 1t waa