ld have been more
bizarre or more successful. The morning was devoted to athletics and
the side shows. The pompiers won the tug of war, and the people
marveled when Monty duplicated the feats of the strong man in the
circus. DeMille was called upon for a speech, but knowing only ten
words of French, he graciously retired in favor of the mayor, and that
pompous little man made the most of a rare opportunity. References to
Franklin and Lafayette were so frequent that "Subway" Smith intimated
that a rubber stamp must have been used in writing the address.

The parade took place in the afternoon, and proved quite the feature of
the day. The question of precedence nearly overturned Monty's plans,
but the chief of police was finally made to see that if he were to be
chief marshal it was only fair that the pompiers should march ahead of
the gendarmes. The crew of the "Flitter" made a wonderful showing. It
was led by the yacht's band, which fairly outdid Sousa in noise, though
it was less unanimous in the matter of time. All the fiacres came at
the end, but there were so many of them and the line of march was so
short that at times they were really leading the processional despite
the gallant efforts of the grand marshal.

From the balcony of the hotel Monty and his party pelted those below
with flowers and confetti. More allusions to Franklin and Lafayette
were made when the cure and the mayor halted the procession and
presented Monty with an address richly engrossed on imitation
parchment. Then the school children sang and the crowd dispersed to
meet again in the evening.

At eight o'clock Brewster presided over a large banquet, and numbered
among his guests every one of distinction in the town. The wives were
also invited and Franklin and Lafayette were again alluded to. Each of
the men made at least one speech, but "Subway" Smith's third address
was the hit of the evening. Knowing nothing but English, he had
previously clung consistently to that language, but the third and final
address seemed to demand something more friendly and genial. With a
sweeping bow and with all the dignity of a statesman he began:

"Mesdames et Messieurs: J'ai, tu as, il a, nous avons,"--with a
magnificent gesture, "vous avez." The French members of the company
were not equal to his pronunciation and were under the impression that
he was still talking English. They were profoundly impressed with his
deference and grace, and accorded his preamb