Show to pa daal V i warning to the well shod an and d those who francais Franca ii FOR OR more than thirty years between long and short intervals I 1 have been a visitor to paris in no single instance during all of this time have I 1 found it possible to walk the boulevards and avenues of the french capital without being set bet upon by sleek mannered gig olos and oily scalawags scala wags who wish to show me the highways and byways that lend lead to cabarets restaurants unsavory joints and sinful haunts operated for the entertainment of strangers within the gilded gates pardon sir nut but I 1 am by profession a guide who will conduct you through the mazes of paris for the very small hum born of so 50 francs I 1 will wil serve us its your courier into the mysteries that by way of introduction 1 I have seen till all you have to offer make it 30 francs no cab fare just a few steps there Is nothing new under the sun with a leer that leaves nothing to the ima imagination fration fDa tion all ah but you do not know all 1 I know enough which Is too much twenty francs for one hour no other fees beat it im not interested DIS disgusted with having wast wasted edwords words on a cheap skate he fades out murmuring latin anathemas ana themas not long left in peace put hut I 1 have not escaped another slimy my partisan of the shadows buttonholes ton holes me within the hour you are here to enjoy yourself where did you get that idea Arne rican out now how did you know you would be surprised la la ia lalla la ia lie he shakes a cryptic finger at me ill give twenty francs if tell the secret of how you birds spot us from across the water lie ile wavers glides a thumb over the tips of his ringers fingers and extends a dank band I 1 drop the bribe into his palm by your shoes he be replied not no t your clothes or your chapeaux or your cravats shoe leather only no country can imitate american footgear speaking of french which Is far too flexible for anglo saxon tongues and should shin ild therefore be approached with caution I 1 heard beard a sad tale about an english lady who spilled for herself a mouthful of trouble tit at dover an english port of entry on oil the channel returning with tuo daughters after a brier brief trip to paris she was met on the duck dok by her husband into whose arms slie she melted like a splash or of quicksilver uttering offering the euphonious word ten dresses instead of taking it with unbounded joy job hub quailed perceptibly while at the same time the british customs inspectors made a point at the good woman like hunting dogs s marking a partridge in thick cover the usual customs questions at the baggage inspection an one e 0 of jolin john pulls hulls very polite young m men en asked alm 1 the returning trio if anything dutiable in the shape of perfumes linens cigarettes silks cameras I 1 leather goods etc waso mong their effects certainly not we are familiar with the regulations quite so madam but there are certain formalities would you be so very kind as to open your luggage every grip sul suitcase tease hotbox and ling bag was plumbed to its mysterious depths all of the wardrobe equipment much of which was done up in neat tissue paper parcels vaulty vanity cases tollet toilet things and gadgets considered by milady as necessary paraphernalia pher nalia nalla whilst on the move was brought to light all bore the imprint of british manufacture not a dutiable article in the entire assortment A second inspector wearing more gold braid than his predecessor and bearing himself with larger authority suddenly appeared and casting a cold eye upon the returning travelers asked in the kindliest kind kindi liest fest possible manner where the other dresses were seemed like un unusual sual pressure 1 I dont understand you replied mother returning the official gaze these are all nothing has escaped your inspection it would be quite impossible to conceal so much as a ha handkerchief n 1 I kerchief what flat then did you mean cou con linued the gold striped official still in perfect control of its his dignity by greeting this gentleman presumably your husband with the words ten dresses fattier father lifted two eyebrows and dropped a chin the girls exchanged swift glances of astonishment madam la Tou riste promptly became an iceberg are you gentlemen fa familiar millar with the language of the french a slie ie asked sinking her optical giblets gimlets into bogli inspectors I 1 not extensively replied the better decorated of the pair in ia that event please to be informed that ten dresses a french word in common use among educated people means much love duty free at tiny any port of entry in the civilized world 11 isy by god cad exclaimed father mopping the moisture from his bis pallid arll ish Is brow O |