quick succession that the curtains are h on the first before they are drawn aside a tableau is presented. How they can cha tumes so quickly and arrange themselves tableau is a question I have yet to solve. such different ideas about this "Passion go to see it in fear and trembling. Th Gusty felt, but she came away, feeling be ing seen it, as it is in no way sacrilegious feared. Others say it is given for its comm True, in one sense, it is, but why? Becaus forced on the little village by the countl who flock there to see it. The village bei well as the houses, people have been forced the visitors and obliged to charge for th They are poor working people that now h to make what they can by honestly caring. itors. Frau Lange told us they lived fro mouth in the winter.

It has always been my desire to see thi Play," on account of its origination, also kn people actually live the lives of the characte daily life. I would never think of going t it was presented on a stage in my own count

Just as we were leaving the building in th a dirigible balloon (Parsifal) from Munic around over the little town and then sailed o Munich.

Although the little village is full to ov everything moves along quietly and smoothly,

ing or trying to get patrons from each other. We had asked our driver to call for us and take us to the afternoon performance. He was so long in coming, we thought he had forgotten us, so called up another man, and just as we were about getting into his carriage, the man we had first engaged appeared. Immediately the man we had called stopped and waved the first man to come on, as he knew he had been engaged, and he made no effort to take unfair advantage.

This is a fair sample of the pleasant feeling in this little village. I would love to spend a couple of weeks in this beautiful, peaceful place when free from crowds and take some of the beautiful drives that I am sure abound here. There are two villages near each other. The upper one is Oberammergau, the lower, Unter

ammergau.

AUSTRIA

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Friday, September 9. We left for Inn ping at Mittenwald for luncheon, at a sm very plain. Directly after leaving this lit crossed the Austrian frontier, passing The scenery from here on was perfectly crossed the Schamitz Pass, climbing stea down from one mountain to another. nearly to the top, it being so very steep and sine heavy, we were obliged to get out to weight. Poor Gaston made frantic endeav the car up, but it kept slipping back, and w under the back tire to hold it. We never n of five minutes' duration anywhere, nor high up the mountain nor how deserted valley, a number of boys and men W around us, and this time was no exceptio were no houses in sight in any direction, six men soon appeared. Finally we reached Zirlberger Pass and commenced the descent valley. This was so long and steep that G obliged to use his second brake. We came at its foot, as some wagons, autos and othe were all in a line, waiting on workmen, as was being repaired. At this moment Gusty a covered smoke coming up from the floor of and, looking closely, saw flames bursting thr

rug. Gusty jumped up and out of the car, calling to me to follow, calling also to Gaston, telling him of the fire, but he paid no attention, as we had frequently spoken to him about seeing smoke in the car at times soon after it had been oiled, and which he had told us caused the smoke. I was so interested in gathering my boxes and bundles of treasures, post-cards, etc., that I did not heed Gusty. She was frantic, as she feared the gasoline or essence might explode. After gathering my possessions, I quietly got out. Gaston, on seeing madame was out of the car, turned and saw the fire. He was frightened, as his white face showed, but he was cool, as usual, lifting up the rug and dropping it out, stamping on it; he raised up the boards of the floor, and in a few minutes the fire was out and danger over.

An American gentleman from a car just in front of us, seeing something had happened, came up to offer assistance. We told him of our trouble. He said he had gone through a like experience that morning, and the year before his car had burned up in the Black Forest and they had not been able to save their luggage.

INNSBRUCK

After our car cooled we motored on to Innsbruck, stopping where we did before, at Hotel Tyrol. The porter told Gusty he had been here ten years and had seen nine cars burn up, and any number had been on fire coming over the steep grade of the pass.

The hotel is still full of the same peop there a week ago with their valets and ma ton told us, but being unable to make the with their cars, they had sent them hom chauffeurs, and expected to complete the trip by rail. We rested a while, freshened then Gaston came and we went out to see

We saw a Franciscan monk on the st brown, with cowl thrown back. A rope was his waist and he had a staff in his hand. fine-looking man. We also saw men and b Tyrol costume: also a few young girls t lovely, as the dress is very picturesque.

We drove to the Franciscan Church to se ument of Emperor Maximilian I. This is a of the emperor, kneeling on a sarcophagus sides are beautiful reliefs in marble, re scenes from the emperor's life. Arranged a monument are many life-sized figures in bro fabled and real ancestors. Of these King England and Theodoric, the Goth, are the n tiful.

From here we drove through the town handsome old buildings and seeing the gol on the palace of Frederick the Penniless. T nickname given him by the people. So to pro not penniless, he built this palace and the

cony.

Saturday, September 10. We left here at 9 morning; raining as usual, and had been har