, 1925-01-04

Smith, Nelson, and Wade enabled
them to dodge In and out Of places
where the slightest characterization
would have meant a crash.
THE heat was eve more oppres.
Give than farther south at Akyab.
Rangoon, or Bangkok" adds Less"
Arnold. After Lowell had cut Off
the motor It seemed as though there
wasn't a breath Of air. Precipitation
poured OF U.s.. In no time at all We
were as wet as though We had fallen
overheard. While fixing the planes
securely for the night we could
literally squeeze moisture from our
clothes.
Turning the cruisers over 10 the
English river police. We went on
board the launch OF the governor of
Bengal. All the way down stream
TO the center of the city people lined
both banks and were packed on the
decks of the river craft. But there
wasn't much enthusiasm until We
reached the European quarter. where
we were met BY a throng OF our own
ceuntrymen, togethen With many
British. quite a fex high clsss
Bengal people. and many strange
types We had never seen before.
Again, in the space of a few
hours, We had flown from one world
into another. that seemed utterly
different. Gone were the smiling
Burmese maldcns, with their lons
white cheroots; gone were the laugh
tHr fa--s ~ ~ha -rNIfa --f4,-. Ne
had seen On their way to the golden
pagoda. As We motored 10 the
Great Eastern hotel We saw sleek
looking dark skinned men with
round black or white caps, bulglng
stomachs. and curious skirts. We
passed women who drew scarfs
across their faces when We looked
at them, but who seemed to think
nothing OF the fact hat their legs
were exposed. all the way TO the
thigh. Motor cars whizzed by with
bearded chauffeurs and opulent PAS
sengers in tall olicloth hats. These.
one Of Il companions explained,
We're Parsees, or Persian fire vo.-
shippers, who have cornered much
of the wealth OF India.
When we got I the hotel Lowell.
as commanding officer, was given
the bridal suite. consisting of two
bedrooms, parlor. bath, office. and
reception room. Fearing that he
might get lonely with all OF this
regal accommodation, he invited me
to share Il,
Before we had an opportunity TO
clean up there was & knock at the
door. In walked a bearded, barefoot
native wearing a bulglng turban, a
long white coat reaching to his
knees. and skin tight pants.
Salaaming low and with all the
dignity OF the east. he asked
whether the masters did not desire
a personal servant. We looked at
each other. and the more we thought
1t over the more the Idea appealed
TO US. So we hired him on the spot
and named him Eozo.
During our entire stay in Cul-
cutta Bozo was busily engaged in
seeing TO it that some other native
pressed our clothes. that another
washed our linen, that some one
else brought us suitable ylands and
refreshment. and in otherwise look
Ing after our persons, as the gait
war OF Baroda or the begun OF
Bhopal might say
His CHIEF occupation WAS an
nouncins visitors and escortlnr
them In and out Of our suite. lie
was In his element at this. He also
was an apt pupil and learned his
narne quickly. When not actually
in personal attendance upon US in
the suite no would sit outside the
door in the corridor, and at the call
Of 'BozoT he was there.i In a fash.
ready to carry out our commands.
Our chief regret when we left Cal
cutta WAS that we could not take
Bozo along"