Through storyland to sunset seas : what four people saw on a journey through the Southwest to the Pacific coast . O SUNSET SEAS. Settling for thejourney. an affluent home on wheels, thats what it is, and I predict the ladies willshow their appreciation of the delicate compliment paid them. The wise traveler, with a long journey in prospect, settles himself in hiscar as soon after he gets into it as possible. Taking possession of his ownberth, he disposes his belongings about him with a view to having availablethose in most demand. The Colonel, who sat with the Girl on the right,arranged his lu
Through storyland to sunset seas : what four people saw on a journey through the Southwest to the Pacific coast . O SUNSET SEAS. Settling for thejourney. an affluent home on wheels, thats what it is, and I predict the ladies willshow their appreciation of the delicate compliment paid them. The wise traveler, with a long journey in prospect, settles himself in hiscar as soon after he gets into it as possible. Taking possession of his ownberth, he disposes his belongings about him with a view to having availablethose in most demand. The Colonel, who sat with the Girl on the right,arranged his luggage as the porter brought it in. His walking stick andumbrella, his small traveling case with toilet accessories, and his corpulentleather grip were put out of the way. Then he laid a time table and a fewpocket maps and a book or two carefully on the seat beside him. The Girlhad tucked back a stray lock or two that the river breeze had playfullydisengaged, adjusted her jaunty hat, smoothed out her gloves and composedherself bv the window. The Growler and He didnt need I had themuch baggage then. seats oppo. OLD I»OUISI.\NA HOMES. site, and whenthe train started theformer was remark-ing that no one hadany business to travelwith as much luggage as I had, tho there were only two grips, an umbrella, a portable camera,an overcoat and a few minor articles. Ive traveled across this country with nothing but a blanket, a rifle anda frying pan, before the railroad was built, he remarked. Youve added to your equipage of late years, I replied, glancingscornfully at the numerous satchels which now accompanied him. The long train was moving swiftly out of the yards, jnist the big shopwith its oval front mantled in clinging ivy, jolting over switches and hurrying A PARTING LOOK AT NEW ORLEANS. 15 by long lines of freight cars. Now we catch a glimpse of the elevators, off for thethe river with its double fringe of shipping, and the dark masses of the citybeyond. The picture is b
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