Show he wants to be saved from alg Frieu dg why do I 1 keep my proposed trip to europe so secret repeated a man whose circle of friends is larger than common to a person who had asked him the question well to tell the truth because I 1 want to escape being made a purchasing agent for a dozen or two of people whom I 1 know whenever they learn that I 1 am about to go abroad they overwhelm me with commissions of all kinds one man wants a photograph of a certain tower of the cantle at heidelberg another wanta a peculiar kind of a match safe which may be bought at a certain shop in paris still a third is anxious to have a few london neckties and others want umbrellas sticks opera glasses cigar holders jewels or something else its a nuisance in the first place to buy these things especially as yon are likely to be in a hurry at times then when yon arrive back in new york you are likely to have trouble with the customs officials because your friends always expect you to get their articles in duty free besides no one ever pays you in advance and yon have to go around dunning the people to cap the climax you often buy things that do not suit the persons who have asked the favor of you and their disappointed looks or words make yon feel unpleasant to say the least consequently having been through these experiences several times I 1 now keep my intended departure as secret as possible new york tribune |