Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-01
jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
Troqic News Comes at Sea


ABOARD THE GIULIo CESARE AT SEA-At three
this afternoon, Gibraltar began to fade behind the
taran. The rock does not have the name Prudential
written It, Besides 1t faces In toward the Medter-
ranean not out toward the Atlantic group of us stood
the sports deck watching Eight miles north was the
coast of Europe Eight miles south were the Atlas Noun
tains Of Africa
Now we will be at sea for seven days. This is the
last leg Of the trip home. Two years ago. the ship
cleared these straits had little Gayle at side This
time I alone Each time, think that my wife will
make the trip and each time she turns 1t down with
thanks. MY 2O-year-od daughter Virginia almost made
the trip this time but she remembered that she had to
be matron Of honor.
The best situation would be If Elnor had decided
to along In 81 years of married fe she had made
but one trip with me-last summer to San Francisco
Why Is this? do not know. She is attractive and
nervous girl whose fears muttudinous and petty
When the children ask what makes her nervous she
shrugs smiles and says II don't know I'm just nervous
guess"
silly Tales ON Daddy
There Is much to tell my women when get home.
Nothing ticles them than laughing at something
silly daddy has done, and must tell them about the
brown suede shoes bought in London and found inside
sign saying Hand made in Italy" And then there
the green checked suit from Harrods 1t looked great
until tried the balloon trousers which 60 with
the jacket.
My French cost me $780, I can't speak it and all Of
France knows It, but don't playing roulette and
my number 20 and kept playing it la vent neuf
chevaux until my chips ran out asked for 20 thousand
franc chips. "Milie." The croupier no comprehend
tried again. The other croupier spun the wheel and
hoated the little white ball My did not understand
He asked to say it again. but in English This hurt
my pride. said 1t again in French. The ball dropped
into number 20 and went home
Weeping Mother
Then there was the time at Cannes, when the young
blond woman stepped into the waiting weeping.
Passengers would board the Guo Cesare in is minutes
she wanted to cry it was her business had to ask
why. She spoke Spanish. Among the many languages
do not speak, Spanish is among the finest. BY sign
language, learned that her little red-headed son.
matching the older boy she had with her, lost.
The tender almost ready to leave with the pas
sengers The customs agents were examining passports
out in the street and up the quay looking for
little red-head How many could there be-? came back
pufing. No youngster ran for gendarme. He spoke
French. She spoke Spanish. spoke English think.
In three minutes, were running all over the
Cannes waterfront. In minutes the gate ready
to close apologized to the for leaving her in
most distressing moment she was going to miss the
ship man standing nearby listened to her and sad
"She says her little boy runs away all the time. She Is
not trying to make that boat anyway. She is seeing
someone off,"
A Soldering Message
When finished the previous paragraph, steward
into the cabin and said that wanted the
phone had to 60 up to the radio shack My heart was
laden because the only people who would call those
at home, and the only reason they would phone the
ship is in emergency.
1t Ginny She said that mommy (my wife) has
been in hospital four days and operated this
morning for peritonts My voice cracked. So did my
nerve. This ridiculous Enor well when left
home And, besides. had phoned home at each stop
and she said that she feeling fine Peritonts? From
what? Gnnys voice swelled and faded the $500
miles of Why didn't you tell this eight hours
ago? asked could have left the ship at Gibraltar and
caught plane at Lisbon The voice faded. The ships
radio operator shrugged The connection gone
cruise ship is gay place. People laughing and
drinking and having fun All day they play deck games
and lol the promenade and all night they dress up
in funny costumes and paper hats and bat balloons
of the ceiling This is place for who is worried.
The Giuilo Cesare has become prison.
Copyright 1857. King Features Syndicate IncJ
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