s of old French saints. The inhabitants of these
places, though said to be taciturn and undemonstrative, met the train
in crowds, and in crowds jostled to get at the Prince and shake his
hand, and they showed particular delight when he addressed them in
their own tongue.

On Thursday, October 30th, the Prince drove about Montreal itself,
going to the docks where ocean-going ships lie at deep-water quays
under the towering elevators and the giant loading gear. Amid college
yells, French and English, he toured through the great universities of
Laval and McGill--famous for learning and Stephen Leacock. He also
toured the districts where the working man lives, holding informal
receptions there.

He opened athletic clubs and went to dances. At the balls he was at
once the friend of everybody by his zest for dancing and his
delightfully human habit of playing truant in order to sit out on the
stairs with bright partners.

As ever his thoughtfulness and tact created legends. I was told, and I
believe it to be true, that after one dinner he was to drive straight
to a big dance; but, hearing that a great number of people had
collected along the route to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel where he was
staying, under the impression that he was to return there, he gave
orders that his car was to go to the hotel before going to the dance.
It was an unpleasant night, and the drive took him considerably out of
his way; but, rather than disappoint the people who had gathered
waiting, he took the roundabout journey--and he took it standing in his
car so that the people could see him in the light of the lamps.

It was at Montreal, too, that the Prince went to his first theatrical
performance in Canada. A great and bright gala performance on
music-hall lines had been arranged at one of the principal theatres,
and this the Prince attended. The audience with some restraint watched
him as he sat in his box, wondering what their attitude should be. But
a joke sent him off in a tremendous laugh, and all, realizing that he
was there to enjoy himself, joined with him in that enjoyment. He
declared as he left the theatre that it was "A scrumptious show."

V

On Sunday, November 3rd, Montreal, after winding up the tour with a
mighty week, gave the Prince a mighty send-off. Officially the tour in
Canada was ended, though there were two or three extraordinary
functions to be filled at Toronto and Ottawa. The chief of these was
at Toronto on