September 17 Saturday – At the Hotel Des Balances Au Lac in Lucerne, Sam wrote to Franklin G. Whitmore. Relating an old claim against Pratt & Whitney over a disputed $1,740 bill, Sam felt the time was right to “put in that claim” now that the Chicago enterprise under Paige had new investors. Sam added a paragraph on family plans:

We are this far on our way to Florence. We are two days out from Frankfort, now; & after a rest of two or three days here, we shall make another start if Mrs. Clemens is fit to travel. She is tortured with headaches which never cease, therefore railroading comes mighty hard. With love to all, — [MTP].

Sam wrote of Lake Lucerne on the following day:

The children are all right. They paddle around a little, & drive — so do we all. Lucerne seems to be pretty full of tourists. The Fluelen boat went out crowded yesterday morning [Sept. 17] [MTP, Sept. 18 to Crane].