The Washington times., 1922-11-12

have had occasion to be proud of their soldier son.
But escaped the healthy rigors OF army discipline
and it was not long after received my honorable
discharge that became begged in the quagmire OF
Broadway's night life.
bought special build of racing car, made to
order obtained control of the first quarter million OF
nv legacy and began painting up the various munich
palites Of the country with large red brush. All
of nv adventures during that time form prelude TO
the comedy drama of my life behind the scenes.
One incident in particular is typical of all the rest
With friend of mine who also had more money
than brains took the Twentieth Century Limited
at Cleveland for a weeks recreation in Boston In
the dining car we two pretty girls, whom we
proceeded to impress We bowed and smiled and
stared until we had diverted them to the point OF
smiling back Our future acquaintance seemed
certain.
Nevertheless, when returned with my friend to
our drawing room, we became more interested IN the
contents of six quart bottles of champagne than IN
completing our adventure which had so ausplcously
commenced 1t was not until we were in our pa
jamas that it came back to our minds. which were
then trife befudded. r&sa
had seen the girls enter another drawing room
in the next and so proposed an informal call.
It did not occur to to Dress more than slipping on
our dressing gowns, and we naturally created iie
excitement when made our appearance in the
next car, with four bottles of gin The porter was
indignant but when we explained that we were
merely calling and presented him with one OF the
bottles he discreetly turned his back. ,r".
tapped on the door Of the drawing room, and
one of the girls opened it about an inch. ex-
planned that we victims of insomnia. and that
we hoped to spend pleasant hour or so slipping
cocktails and discussing the benefits OF the Republl-
can administration After great deal of demure
higgng and gigglng the girls put their neGligees
and finally allowed US to come in. '.'
We remained there for a little time, whlng
away the time in small talk, discovering that we had
mutual friendships and planning future meetings,
when the girls decided that had better return 10
our own car. Good-nights were said, and we left "
But as we opened the door, intending to pass
through the vestbule to our own car, the friendly
porter uttered warning yell and seized US. or
Where you-a think y goin. boss!' ne said
Back to our car" l replied. ="
The porter fairly doubled up in mirth ~,
"Yo' kyar! That's a good one. why, yo kyar
is half way to Boston by this time. 1t was switched
off at Albany" ~
It took us about fifteen minutes to- realize what
had happened, while the porter rolled on the floor
and called the conductor and all the brakemen to
tell them the joke And all the time our car and our
clothes were getting further and further away on
the Boston section of the train.
We awoke the girls and told them what had hap
pened and must say that they accepted the adven-
ture with real sportsmanship. They bundled up IN
blankets found what was left of the gin and waited
up until the train rolled into the Grand Centra sta
ton in New York the following morning.