September 17 Tuesday – In Sydney, Australia, Sam gave an interview, possibly fabricated, with “Asmodeus” of Sunday Truth. The Australian Star, p.4 ran an editorial against Sam’s free trade opinions. In the afternoon, Livy and Clara joined a crowd of the Society of Artists at a private showing of Ethel A. Stephens’ work at her studio. Sam may have spent the evening in the smoking room of the Australia Hotel, swapping tales and discussing a Mark Twain impersonator from Melbourne [Shillingsburg, “Down Under” 6-7].