BRIGUE

We drove down the pass to Brigue, which we reached about 5 o'clock; stopped at Hotel des Comounes et Poste (the Crown Post Hotel) for the night. We were in the heart of the Alps, and that evening we almost had the afterglow, which is so beautiful. The cows here are of a soft gray color, with kind eyes and faces. They all wear bells strapped around their necks, and when driven through the streets the bells form a musical chime, as they are sweet toned. I was so anxious to hear a yodel, but did not.

Sunday, October 2. We started early on our drive. down the valley of the Rhone, stopping for lunch at Martigny, Hotel du Mt. Blanc. This is quite an old town and the hotel very good. On the side of a mountain, in full view of the hotel, stands an old Roman tower. This has been restored and is now cared for.

LAUSANNE

In the afternoon we drove along Lake Geneva to Lausanne, where we stopped over night at Hotel Gibbon. This is named after the historian, as a great deal of his writings were done in the garden here. This has been a most charming day's ride along the shores of the lake most of the afternoon. This is also the most beautiful end of the lake.

Much to my regret, we have been obliged to cut

Geneva and Chamouni out of our trip, t ing too great to permit our motoring reach Paris by October 5, the date I an considered well before fully deciding. T tiful vine, seemingly wild, that grows ab ering almost everything. Houses, fenc that has turned a vivid red among its gre ing a most charming and unique effect. was almost entirely covered with it. We beautiful pleasure resorts all along the built almost solid up to Lausanne. Soo ing the lake, we passed the Castle of famous by Byron's poem, "Prisoner of stands on a rock some distance from the grim old walls and towers are plainly ou the blue of sky and lake. This is a beaut on the hills, as there seem to be a num and quite steep, too, as we drove up o another before reaching our hotel. We ful rooms overlooking the lake.

Monday, October 3. We started ear through Lausanne. We saw the cathedra pears quite plain after seeing its beauti Milan. It is located on a hillside. We ha of the town, Lake Geneva, and the Alps be We motored along this lovely lake for more before turning off into the country. at Ballaigues, Hotel de la Poste (the Post stopped first at a larger town, but, findin

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After leaving here, we crossed the France, passing the French customs. officers thought we had too many pa very solicitous about my post-cards, very carefully made into two package to protect them. The customs officer had something else besides post-cards i I had assured them to the contrary, small package to examine. I could see one woman who seemed more curious open and look carefully through them. told the truth, they were nice enough to again almost as carefully as I had done offer to open the other package. I had a statue of Venus de Medici, which I had Florence for my Cousin Lute, who had desire for it. I had not permitted any this but myself. It was neither large no was marked glass on the outside for t hotel porters. I did not think of the cus when marking it, but they made no inqu They looked in Gusty's bag, then asked had any tobacco. He gave them a smal cigarettes and cigars which he was taking companions as a souvenir of the trip. paid a dollar for them, saying he could

higher priced ones. The duty on them was three dollars a dozen. The head officer advised him to give them up as they were not worth the price of the duty. This was nice in the officer, as he said much as he would like to swell the money in his safe, he would not advise Gaston to pay the duty. I would gladly have paid it myself if it had not been so high on cheap cigars. It seems they are very strict here, as it is the usual thing for Frenchmen to bring in tobacco in some form from Italy, and had Gaston deceived them, everything in our car would have been searched. We all felt glad to be back in France again.

DOLE

We motored on to Dole, where we spent the night at Hotel de Lyon, a very poor hotel, and I suffered from cold during the night. This is a large place and a manufacturing center, but it has the appearance of a sleepy little village. It is the birthplace of Pasteur, the great physician. We left here Tuesday morning, October 4, having a fine morning ride and stopping at Dijon, Hotel de la Choche (Bell's Hotel) for lunch. This is quite a pretty city and a busy place. It was once the capital of the Duchy of Bergundy. It was an independent province until Louis XI took possession, after the death of Charles, the last Duke of Burgundy, in the fifteenth century. We saw his tomb in the Church of Notre Dame in Bruges. Since this time it has belonged to France. When it was a duchy its