under all manner of conditions;
and after those three long months we left the train still impressed by
the C.P.R., still warm in our friendship for it--perhaps, indeed,
warmer in our regard.

There are not many railways that could stand that continuous test.

Of the ten cars in the train, the Prince of Wales occupied the last,
"Killarney," a beautiful car, eighty-two feet long, its interior
finished in satinwood, and beautifully lighted by the indirect system.
The Prince had his bedroom, with an ordinary bed, dining-room and
bathroom. There was a kitchen and pantry for his special chef. The
observation compartment was a drawing-room with settees, and arm-chairs
and a gramophone, while in addition to the broad windows there was a
large, brass-railed platform at the rear, upon which he could sit and
watch the scenery (search-lights helped him at night), and from which
he held a multitude of impromptu receptions.

"Cromarty," another beautiful car, was occupied by the personal Staff;
"Empire," "Chinook" and "Chester" by personal and C.P.R. staff. The
next car, "Canada," was the beautiful dining car; "Carnarvon," the
next, a sleeping car, was occupied by the correspondents and
photographers; "_Renown_" belonged to the particularly efficient C.P.R.
police, who went everywhere with the train, and patrolled the track if
it stopped at night. In front of "Renown" were two baggage cars with
the 225 pieces of baggage the retinue carried.

At Three Rivers a very cheery crowd wished His Royal Highness _bon
voyage_. The whole town turned out, and over-ran the pretty grass plot
that is a feature in every Canadian station, in order to see the Prince.

We ran steadily down the St. Lawrence through pretty country towards
Toronto. All the stations we passed were crowded, and though the train
invariably went through at a good pace that did not seem to matter to
the people, though they had come a long distance in order to catch just
this fleeting glimpse of the train that carried him.

Sometimes the train stopped for water, or to change engines at the end
of the section of 133 miles. The people then gathered about the rear
of the train, and the Prince had an opportunity of chatting with them
and shaking hands with many.

At some halts he left the train to stroll on the platform, and on these
occasions he invariably talked with the crowd, and gave "candles" to
the children. There was no difficulty at all in approaching him. A