The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-08
Sister Mary s Trip
to Europe
BY EDWARD LUCAS WHITE

Copyright. The Frank A. Munsey Company.
If you have a poor rich husband
yourself, the next best thing is to
have your sisters marry well. 1t
certainly is a blessing that Carrie
and Hattie did so, for it seems to
me that the more mining stock
Jim owns the poorer he is. He's
always changing about, and half the
time his last salary never gets paid at
all. II it wasn't for Brother John and
Brother George, really don't know
how he should i've I'm sure should
never have any good clothes or amuse-
ments. So when Brother George invi-
ted me to come to Europe, and wrote
that Brother John would attend to
everything for me, just told Jim
couldn't get out of Leadville too
quick.
It's a shame how the railroads fool
you. missed connections at Chicago.
and when l got to Jersey City | had
lust half an hour to catch my steamer.
There was Brother John. with cab,
and he looked pretty well worked up,
too.
"sister Mary" he said. you're
latei"
Twenty minutes is plenty" said l.
Well, we didn't say much to each
other, and he no sooner had me and
nv trunks on the steamer when he
had to get off it quick before they
started.
/ never was on steamer before
Mother had told me that was sure to
be seasick, and that the best way to
get around it was to take off all my
clothes and go to bed for .twenty-four
hours; so / crawled into that mean
little bunk. and pulled up the covers
and stayed there.
wasn't seasick q bit, and had
nothing to do but think. All of
sudden something occurred to me.
'There, John never gave me my
ticket, or my money. or anything!"
| hadn't more than twenty dollars
with me.
"Well," l thought, cit can't be rene
uled now 50 luSlS D Nv use DobASAAAAS
about it,"
Presently heard a rattle at the
doorknob I'd locked the door, but /
heard a key in the lock. and the door
opened and man picked his head in.
He was a steward or something.
"How dare you come into my
room?" said. Get out of here
Quick!"
81 come to get your ticket" he said.
"Cif me your ticket, lady"
II haven't any ticket" told him.
"Vell," he said, you look for him
till come back yet again"
By and by he came again and put
his head in.
"Haf you your ticket found, lady?'i
ne asked.
Il haven't found It," / told him
sand I'm not going to find it. told
you not to come into my room. I'm in
bed, and l want to be let alone"
But I must hat your ticket" he
said. IF you hat him lost, you must
look for him."
81 haven't lost any ticket" told the
man Il haven't any ticket to lose"
WELL" he said, you find him when
come back yet once" and he went
away again.
After awhile he came back.
"Haf you now your ticket found,
LADY," he asked.
II haven't any ticket" told him.
81 haven't found it, because never
had any ticket to lose. Do you under
stand now?"
He went away. Then thought:
'The idea of that man daring to
come into my room, and me abed
But what's the use of my lying abed,
anyhow, when I'm not sick?''
So I got up, locked the door, dressed
in my prettiest clothes, and put on my
high-heeled shoes. Then ! went up on
deck and hunted around till found
the purser's room. knocked, and he
said:
Come in!"
went in. He looked at me.
please don't be cross" said, "be-
cause I'm perfectly amiable. That hor-
T1Q SLSWdTQ kept COAl4uS 41lO A1J AOOAu
and asking for my ticket. Now, !
didn't lose my ticket, because never
had any ticket to lose. never had
any ticket. do you understand,
can't pay my passage, because /
haven't any money, and you daren't
throw me overheard If you want to.
you can just turn your boat round and
take me back to New York don't
care If you dom homesick, any
howl"
He just looked at me- Then he
asked me lot of questions. and the
captain came and asked me a lot OF
questions. After went back to my
room. the ships doctor came and
knocked on the door and asked If he
could come in. He was quite respect
full, and he asked me lot more ques-
lions; and then they all let me alone.
/ wasn't seasick minute, and
never had better appetite. My. they
had dandy meals on that boat!
never ate so much before or since.
When told her about 1t, Carrie said