The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-17

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and admiration in the mind Of such as
Sticky. for it was huge and well-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 its
columns and marble balustrades. and
looked for Sticky, remembering their invi-
tation to drink. The guard had refused to
enter the hotel with them, urging them to
allow him TO remain on the piazza. He was
not there when they returned. but they soon
saw him. on the sidewalk he was arguing
with a w%hite-uniformed police guard. and
they realized that ne had been elected from
sacred precincts.
They promptly rescued him from the Off
Ger, who bowed and strobe 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'll bet my
head at inside ten minutes old Dangloss
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 up the
thirst department"
They found the little apartment in which
uTlIhS N6IG ScINGu dl ldDleSs ana before
they said goodbye to Sticky in front of the
hotel, a 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 whatever, they could reach
him by a note at the railway station.
Funny how you run across an American
in every nook and corner of the world"
unused Lorry, as they watched the stocky
ex-man-o'-warsman stroll off towards his
hotel.
'If we can run across the GuggensIockers
as easily, wei be in luck. When shall we
begin the hunt? Tonight
w can make a few inquiries concerning
them. They certainly are people of impor-
lance here"
Il don't see the name on any of the brew
cry signs around town. observed Anguish,
consolingly. There's evidently no Guggen-
slocker here"
They strolled through the streets near the
hotel until after 6 o'clock, wondering at the
quaint architecture, the pretty gardens and
the pastoral atmosphere that enveloped the
city. Everybody was busy, contented, quiet
and happy. There was no hustle or strife,
no rush, no beggars. At 6 they saw hun
dreds OF w~orkingmen on the streets, going
to their homes; shops were closed and there
came to their ears the distant boom of can
non, evidently fired from different points of
the compass and from the highland as we'll
as the lowland.
1.-The toy army is shooting off the good
night guns" specialized Anguish. Il sup
pose everybody goes TO bed now.
'Or to dinner" substituted Lorry, and
they returned to the Regengetz. The dining
hall was spacious and beautiful, a mixture
of the Oriental and the medieval. 1t rap
idly filed.
"Who the dickens can all these people be?
They look we'll" Anguish whispered, as il
he feared their nearest neighbors might un-
derstand English.
They are unquestionably of the class in
which we must expect to find the Guggen-
slockers.'
Before the meal was over the two strang-
ers saw that they were attracting a great
deal of attention from the other guests of
the house. The women, as well as the men,
were cycling them and commenting quite
freely, it was easy TO see. These two hand
some, smooth-faced young Americans were
as men from another world. so utterly UNI
like their companions were they in personal
appearance. They were taller, broader and
more powerfully built than the swarthy-
faced men about them, and il was no won
der that the women allowed admiration to
CLEAN in their eyes. Toward the end of the
Inner several officers came in, and the
Americans took particular pains to study
them. They were cleanly-built fellows,
about medium height, wiry and active. As a
class, the men appeared to average five feet
seven inches in height, some a little taller,
some a little shorter. The two strangers
v~orn ox-or civ Faaf 4nn Inz1l
and athletic. They looked like giants among
these Graustark men.
They're not very big, but they look as if
they'd be nasty in a scrap" observed An
guish, unconsciously throwing out his
chest.
Strong as wildcats, I'll wager. The wom-
en- are perfect, though. Have you ever seen
a smarter set of women, Harry?"
Never, never. a paradise of pretty wom-
en-. l believe I'll take out naturalization pa
pers."
When the two strangers left the dining
room hey were conscious that every eve
in the place was upon them. They drew
themselves TO their full height and strobe
between the tables toward the door, feeling
that as they were on exhibition they ought
to appear to the best advantage. During the
evening they heard frequent illusions to
"the Americans but could not understand
what was said. The hotel men were more
than obsequious; the military men and citi-
zens were exceedingly deferential; the
women who strolled on the piazza or i'm the
great garden back Of the hotel were dis
ereetly curious.
wv seem to be the whole show here.
Gren," said Anguish, as they sat down at
one Of the tables in the garden.
Il guess Americans are rare"
I've found one fellow who can speak
German and French, and not one, except
our guard, who can talk English. That clerk
talks German fairly well. 1 never heard
such a language as these other people use.
Say, old man. we'd better make inquiry
about our friends tonight. That clerk prob
ably won't be on duty tomorrow"
We'll ask him before we go TO bed
agreed Lorry. and upon leaving the bril-
liantly-lighted garden they sought mine
host and asked him If he could tell them
where Caspar Guggenslocker lived. He
looked politely incredulous and thoughtful.
and then, with profound regret, assured
them he had never heard the name. He said
he had lived I'm Edelweiss all his life. and
knew everybody OF consequence in the
town.
Surely. there must be such people here"