Travel in Tapaiues, Stile and Know the Delights of Adventure john" said Priscilla, apropos of nothing one morning, "how would, you like a holiday in Japan?"
Mindful of the seying that attack ig the best mode of defence countered "But you have had your was not thinking of myself," she said sweetly, "but of you, You hag no holiday this year."
This solicitude for my well being was vastly satisfying.
"Um," I said and made a rapid mental calculation; "a holiday of two weeks in Japan swvould - cost about $400. No, it can't be done."
"Oh, but," said Priscilla, "I have been thinking it out for you. Mra. Slater told me that one could travel Japanese fare to Nagasaki for $30, and if we roughed it in Japanese inns it would not cost very much, "Wet" I said. "Yes" sie replied, "you don't think I would let you go on a trying trip, like this all by yourself. I shall come!
That," I. said, "doubles the expense."
"No! she replied, "for I have saved $100, and-if you will put another hundred to it we can do ten days in Japan quite nicely."
"How did you save the money?" I asked, This was, Priscilla in a light, saved it on postage stamps," she answered innocently, "So if you. will go and get the tickets hall begin to. get ready."
"But," I objected, "a holiday on which we travel Jupanese fare and, live in Japanese inns may be very. unpleasant, ['don't think [can accept, your challenge on these:
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"Pooh," she suid: "You often say that you still regret having done, nothing in the great war. The men who crossed the transports in those days would have reckoneil trip of this kind a joyous experi-fence, Beside, it is only 26 hours steaming from Shanghai to Nagasaki and one half of the time we Will be sailing in the mouth of the! 'Yangtze and' the other halt we! shall be asleep; what hardship is there to be afraid of?"
T am accustomed to take quick decisions and T saw in a memel that a man can't be a man for a that and allow his wife to outdo him in the spirit of adventure, 30 1 "All right, Leave it to me. I'l to the rest." So T fished out our Passport. Got a vise, price $4, from the Japanese Consulate, cured two return tickets for Naga-aki from the Nippon Yusen Kaisha for $02.68 and we were booked to sail the next morning by the Shanghai Maru, Our daughter, who acts as chaffeuse, piloted us down Broailboard. way to the wharf and saw us on
After looking round on our quartors she said, "Cheerio, Take the first ship back, but travel on the other end of the boat, I'm off to school. Goodbye."
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