Pictures and the Picturegoer (Jan-Dec 1925)

AUGUST 1925 Pictures and Picl\jre$ver 63 MY TRIP ABROAD.— Continue* from pog* <■» We aren't keen about going to Cherbourg, but this seems to be 3 matter of grave and pressing uni>ort. At this stage in my career one cannot disregard the grave and the pressing. Things are hanging by the well known hair. We have kept in touch with our attorneys, of course, and from communications received since my return to Nice it all seems to be a mere matter of awaiting my arrival before going into definite negotiations. Such being the case, Mr. Williams might have something to impart that would colour my future activities, throw light on a situation, or something of the sort. Why he is so insistent upon Cherbourg, rather than London or Paris, I cannot imagine, nor can Natacha, or any of the family. But the ways of men are devious ways, and there may be a reason in it all. In the cable Mr. Williams says that he wants us to meet him in Cherbourg and proceed to London with him. I wired him early this morning, when his cable came, that I would meet him in London, but have received a counter cable from him still insisting upon Cherbourg. Why one cannot talk business better and certainly more comfortably in London, it is beyond my imagination to grasp. He has since kept on wiring, " If you want to please me, come to Cherbourg." It must be something of the most tremendous importance. I say to Natacha that Mr. Williams evidently doesn't know what Cherbourg IS — but I do ! He won't find it so pleasing, I fear, when we meet there. He is to come on the " Leviathan." Well, we have decided to proceed a la Mr. Williams' urgent behest. One never knows . . . We decided that we will go by auto. Not having had enough of motoring as yet . . . Natacha, at least, is ready for a new lease on life ... or on wheels, to be exact. Hotel (/.• Frdnce, Cherbourg, October 5th. Well, here we are . . . KERE WE ARK' One never knows what twentyfour hours will bring forth. This past twenty-four hours has brought us face to face, hand to hand with DEATH . . . we have embraced and gone under the sea together, Death and I . . . Gods above, what an experience . . . and for nothing . . . for nothing . . . Well, we started on our way from Nice, via auto. 1 was not driving that time. It was a mad rush ami I had had enough of the wheel. Fortunately (the one fortunate episode in the whole grisly experience) fortunately, we had a racing driver from the Voisin people who knew the roads. And he raced ... no doubt at all about that . . . We arrived just in time to miss tht ferry that transported passengers to the steamer. That wild, hair-breadth ride for nothing then! If I had been an Irishman, I would have " got my Irish up," but as it was I suppose I got my Italian up, and determined that since we had come thus far and thus so we would reach the "Leviathan" by one means or another. 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