The San Francisco call., 1901-11-03
EIIgRBERT.S STONE 8 GO.

guish, and Lorry felt Ike kicking MN
'In Edelweiss? Never did Friends os
yours?'
'.Acquaintances. interposed Lorry.
hastily. frowning at Anguish.
''You won't have any trouble hndin'
'em if dere anybody al ALL said Sticky,
easily. D. hotel people ought to be able
to tell you all bout EN-"
by the way, what is the best hotel
there?'' asked Anguish.
-'Dere's d BurnOwentz. one block north
of d. depot" The travellers looked at
one another and smiled. Sticky observing
the action "Oh," he said, pleasantly,
"dere's a swell joint uptown called d
Regengetz. It's too steep fer me, but
maybe you gents can stand it. If you'll
hang around d depot fer little while
after we get in III steer you up dere.
Wen make it worth your while,
Sticky" said Lerry
Never mind dat, now. Americans
ought to stick together. no matter where
dey are Wen have d drink an ats
all. just to show We're fellow country
men,
We'll have several drinks, and We'll
ca and drink tonight at the swell joint
vou talk about" said Anguish.
1--WE may drink dere. but I'll not eat
dere Dey wouldn't let a railroad guard
inside de feedin pen. Why. nOthin but
royal guys eat dere when deyre down
town shoppin' or exposin demselVes 10
public Saze-
True 10 MS word when they reached
F.5eIweiss late that afternoon Sticky,
their friend of uncertain origin, hurrledly
finished I'D his work and joined the
travellers in the station. LoTry and An
guish were deeply interested IN all tney
saw the strange people, the queer build
ire, the odd costumes and the air of
sntinl,itv that prevailed. Once upon the
narrow. clean street they saw that EdeI-
weiss was truly city of the mountain
side They had expected somethlhS
wonderful. but were not prepared IOr
what they found. The city actually ran
I'D into the clouds. There was soIhetIiliiS
so erand so improbable, so unuSual III
the snectacIe confronting them that they
stared like children, aghast and stupeleu.
each had the startling impression tndC
n GREAT human-dOtted mountain was Idll-
ING over uDon his head; it was lmposslOie
to subdue the sensation of dizziness thdS
the toppIing town inspired e,...,-,.
~ know how you feel" observed SltzhN'
laughing. II was just d same at nrSt.
rTo-morrow YOU walk a little ways up q
side of d mountain an you'll see now
much of d. city dere is on level grouIu
down here. Dem buildings up dere an
nore'n one-fftieth part OF d town. Ley y
mostly summer homes IL gets hOOr-esS
bIazes down here in d valley IN q middle
OF q SuiuLlSA anu "a 49,
d mountain
How in thunder do people get up to
and down from those houses? demanded
Anguish.
.'Mules," answered Sticky, specifically.
Say! See dat little old feller comm on
horsebaek-wid d white UNIFORM: wen,
dat's de Chief of Police, an q fellers
behind him are police guards. Ats old
DangIoss himself. He's a peach, dey say.
A short. grizzly faced man, attired in a
white uniform with red trimmings, 1ol-
lowed by three men similarly garbed, rode
by, going in the direction OF the passenger
station. DanglOss, as Sticky mad called
him. was quite small in stature, rather
stout, gray bearded and eagle nOsed. His
face was keen and red, and not at all the
kind to invite familiarity. As he passed
them the railroad guard of American
citizenship touched his cap, the two
travellers doing likewise, whereupon the
Chief of Police gave them a most pro-
found salutation, fairly sweeping his
saddleskirts with his white cap.
Polite old codger," observed Anguish.
His company manners. Just let him
get you in d sweat box, if you tink he's
polite"
Ever been there?"
'"Well," a little confusedly, ST pasted a
Graustark baggage master down in d
yards two weeks ago, an dey had me up.
l proved d feller insulted a lady, an
old Dangloss let me off. sayin' I'd ought
to have a medal. Desc guys are great
on gallantry when ladies Is concerned.
If it hadn't been fer dat, I'd be
in d. lookup now An say, you ought to
see d. lock-upi It's tower, wild dungeons
an all dat sort of ting. A man couldn't
no more get out n he could fly up to d
monastery. Dey're great on law an order
here too. D. Princess has issued strtctest
kind of rules an everybody has TO live up
to 'em as If dey was real gospel.
fought I'd put you next, gents, SOS you
wouldn't be doin' anything crooked here
Thanks said Lorry, dryly. I'VE shall
try to conduct ourselves discreetly In the
city,
Probably a quarter mile farther down
the narrow, level street they came to the
bazaars, the gaudy stores, and then the
hotel. 1t was truly hostelry to inspire
respect and admiration in the mind OF
such as Sticky, for it was huge and we'll
equipped with the modern appointments
As soon as the two Americans had been
given their rooms they sent for their
luggage. Then they went out to the broad
piazza, with it's columns and marble
baIustrades, and looked for Sticky, re-
membering their invitation to drink The
guard had refused to enter the hotel with
them, urging them to allow him to- re-
main on the piazza He was not there
when they returned, but they soon saw
with a white uniformed police guard, and
they realized that he had been elected
from sacred precincts.
They promptly rescued him from the
officer, who bowed and strode away as
soon as they interceded.
Desc fellers is slick enough TO see you
are swells and I'm not said Sticky, not
a bit annoyed by his encounter. 'I'lI bet
my head at inside ten minutes old Dam
gloss will know who you are where YOU
come from an what you're doin' here
I'll bet fifty heads he won't find out
what we're doing here grinned Anguish,
looking at Lorry. 'Well, let's hunt uo the
thirst department"
They found the little apartment in
which drinks were served at tables, and
before they said good-by to Sticky ia
front of the hotel, half hour later, that
worthy was in exceeding good humor and
very much flushed in the face. He said
he would be back in two days. and if
they needed him for any purpose what
ever, they could reach him bv a nOfa ar