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about, and now and then you might spot a hare 

 whisking across the road. Plenty there was to 

 amuse a body who kept a look-out, but in five 

 miles I don't fancy there were five people on the 

 line of march to be amused. On the return 

 journey, by daylight, only a few more were dis- 

 coverable — say, five to the mile, counting the 

 road-menders. 



Ascot being a name hardly anybody hears 

 without some interest, and its sylvan approaches 

 — there are several, you know, through Windsor 

 Parks and Forest, good going and pretty — it 

 would be an appropriate spot to hold classes 

 in the walkers' college for which I have such a 

 fine scheme (which will never be brought out). 

 It will include various side-show branches, all 

 of them carrying nice pickings attaching. The 

 nation will run the college, with yours truly as 

 boss, and I will see to the branches where the 

 money is to be made easily on my own account. 

 Among these supplements will be the guide 

 department, and others calculated to pay are 

 the equipment and remedial bureaus. When 

 anything special is on, also when there is not, our 

 college will supply the public, or at least 

 I will, with qualified perambulating instructors 

 to personally conduct parties to and from the 

 scene of action, if there be any action, otherwise 

 with the simple object of going there and back. 

 The college (which I mean to say myself) will 

 put the conducted in the way of purchasing our 

 brand of coats and hats, and collars, ties, waist- 

 coats, jerseys, shirts, socks, and all — never a cap, 

 mark you. Caps are the worst invention ever 

 created to keep your head hot and thin your hair 

 down. The College Patent Foot Preparer, also 



