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NORTH LEEDS 2 PAM IN PORTLAND LANTERN by Pamela Fry man! Since 1 don't Suffice to say that we Then, about fifteen l was astonished to. drive, I am hopeless eventually managed to minutes out of Torontr discover I had not about directing anybody collect my fellowâ€"editor my heart suddenl‘. written a column for The anywhere. (While and ended up having a missed a beat. MJV Lantern since May, 19â€"86?â€" attempting to read maps, merry but slightly ticket! Where was my Surely it hadn't been I have been known to hysterical luncheon ticket? I'd had it m my that long! However, take people fifty miles meeting. By candlelight, hand all along, hadn't checking back in my out of their way.) Well. in the one diningâ€"room 1? Frantic K search diary for that year, I we .managedkk to -. get the Four SeaSOrts Hotel through purse and soon understood why. It thfgugh‘glgmfih'g"‘"KFalls. had managed to keep pockets. Nothing. The had been a “OF-StOP Nervously. We even open. When my eyes conductor had \ already summer. For one thing, I succeeded in avoiding became accustomed to the begun his cheerful had had a steady stream Carleton Place. But soon gloom, I discovered progress down the coach. of work from a Toronto we had reached the Portland's Doris Graham, When he reached me. 1 PUbHSheF' Three Queensway. I remembered lunching With a friend waved my hands about pawnâ€"sue books to that the bus always at the “87“ table. Small in confused explanation. edlt’ all Of Whlch must managed a neat little world! He was sympathetic but be ready for publication turnâ€"Off at or around So much for travelling. firm_ "Well, Ma'am, If by early fall. Plus Lyon. But alas! The With me,.it.a1way.s_ seems you've lost it you'll Preparmg for (and inevitable summer to be a risky have to pay again. But recovering from) construction crew was undertaking. Recently, I you can get your money Portlands Festival Of blocking that exit. had yet another small back. It'll be on the MUSIC ‘1“ J91)“ as well So on we went. And on. adventure while on the computer...." {115 COng Wlth the usual "Shall I turn here?" way back from Toronto. By this time, everyone influx Of summer "Well... no... I don't I had been there for in my section of the V151t°rsj think so... maybe the four â€" as usual â€" hectic carriage was aware of Early in May, I had 'next turnâ€"off...." days. Trying to see too my predicament. Flushed also. become aware of a Growing panic. My many people, and and embarassed, I critical. problem hands, clutching the spending far more time muttered something about concerning space. JUSt map, were like ice. than I wanted in TO's seeing if I'd dropped “Ct enough room on the Because this was the vaunted subway system. the ticket by my small desk in my small first day of Ottawa's Alright, it is very clean luggage. The friendly bedroom to accommodate famous Hydro blackout. and tidy, Kit why this steward helped me look all my work. so what We knew about it, of habit, apparent in quite under and around m about getting h°1d Of?“ course. But since our a few stations, of bags. NO ticket 5: old door? From ]amesv1ew meeting was supposed to installing only down alright, it really. was Builders, for instance? take place in the Glebe, escalators? Tâ€"â€" lost? Keep calm. Be Sure enough,- Fred james well south of the trouble In due course, my visit philosophical. Avoiding was as obliglng as ever. area, we should have came to an end, and l everyone's eyes I made Within a couple Of days been alright. So long as was planning a detour to ’ I had my door. It went my way baCk to my seat. . we avoided hitting Port Hope on my way And there, lying rlght 01:1 t0P 0f the desk, Center Town. Great. home. So down to the innocently before me and 5'51“ left plenty. Of Except now I hadn't a Union Station, again a was the missing ticket. ’ room for me to get into clue as to where to get very fine edifice, but Before I could stop bed at night! The “199 off the rotten Queensway. again with an escalator myself I heard my voice touch about that door is 1 was tense with problem. Why have they saying in outrage, "l've that Fred t°1d me he frustration by the time never instaTed at least been SITTING on the , ifthought it came _from we finally escaped it, a couple of them to take damn thing!" 1 had no , "the 01d bank. Thls' I ending up by the new you to the train time to either blush or T ' presume, . meant. Ottawa General, very far platforms? Already cross apologize for this 1 Gallagher's. origlnal east indeed. and tired, I began to disgraceful language I f._bank building on Main Tortuously, we made our drag my baggageâ€"rack because the whole “Street. I llked that. way back â€" and â€"onâ€"wheels up the very carriage burst out In M13115", there was a naturally found ourselves steep steps leading to laughing. And the real ' adventure. bang in the middle of the platform. A kind steward gave the final Westport 5 , BUtterT‘Ut Center Town and the woman finally gave me a touch by adding with a Press was Just comlhg blackout. No traffic hand, I reached the broad grin, "Ma'am into bemg. and its lights. No sort of lights platform, clambered onto that must be the hottest , owner, Dave MCGIH’ and anywhere. People and the train in a ticket on the train!" l I were to drive into cars shoving about like disorganized fashion, They were still chuckling ‘ Ottawa to talk shop wuh demented lemmings at all with further Issistance when I got Off at Port 1 another editor. Dave has the intersections. 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