Word got over the grape vine.
My clientele increased, and there we stood blithely peeling and
eating and aiming at the waste basket. Aura May would have been
ashamed for me. When a client missed, I cut him off the list.
They caught onto that easily although no English was spoken
except by me. The adventure cost me a full 90 cents. Try having
fun buying 90 cents worth of bananas back home.
FALSE CROSSES ABOUND
The Grace Line decided to sail the Santa Margarita a day early
(Jan. 9). That can be accounted for in that these ships are for
cargo first, and secondarily for passengers. We sailed at 8 p.m.
promptly. No, my friends. We are not at the captain's table, but
we are doing our level best.
In my opinion to date, the Southern Cross is among the most
overestimated sights down this way. Counting all three ships, I
have been shown four or five Southern Crosses, all different, and
at least a pair of False Crosses. From our patio outside the
French doors of the hotel in Buenos Aires, I had picked out what
I thought was the real thing, and was pretty well satisfied. Now
I'm not so sure.
Last night, for instance, I was out alone and had selected my
Southern Cross for the evening.
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