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

there. FIJI stake my life on those eyes OF
hers"
Are you sure she said it was in Europe?
asked Harry. looking up and down the
street as il he would not have been sur
prised TO see her in Paris. In his heart he
believed that she and her precious relatives
had deceived old Gren. Perhaps their home
was in Paris. and nowhere else But Tor
Lorry's positivencss he would have laughed
heartily at the others simple ~credulity, or
branded him a dOlt, the victim or some
merry actress whim. Still, he was forced
to admit he was not in a position to see
matters as they appeared. and was chart
table enough to bide his time and to humor
the faith that was leading them from place
to place in the effort 10 find a land that
they knew nothing about. LOrry seemed so
sure. so positive, that he was loath TO see
his dream dispelled, his ideal shattered.
There was certainly no Graustark: neither
had the Guggenslockers sailed on the Will
helm. all apparent evidence to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Lorry had been in q de-
lirium and had imagined he saw her on the
ship. If there, why was not her name in
the list? But that problem tortured the
sanguine searcher himself.
At last. in despair, after a f~ruitless search
of two days, LOrry was willing to submit.
With the perverseness common to half-de-
feated fighters. Anguish at once protested.
forgetting that he had sought to dissuade
his friend the day before.
wen go to the library of Paris and take
a look through the books and maps" he
said Or better still. let US go to the post
office. Therei Why have we not thought of
that? What there is of Graustark they'll
know in the postal service"
Together they visited the chief postoffice,
where, after being directed to various depu-
ties and clerks, they at length found the
department i'm which the information was
obtainable. Inside OF five minutes they were
in possession of facts that indicated Miss
Guggenslocker, lifted Lorry to the seventh
heaven, and put Mr.. Anguish into an agony
of ~impatience. Graustark was a small prin-
cipality away off to the east, and Edelweiss
was a city of some seventy-fve thousand
Inhabitants, according to the postal guide
book.
The Americans could learn no more there,
so they went to Baedecker's office. Here
they found a great map. and after a dill
gent and almost microscopic search, sue
ceeded in discovering the principaIity of
Graustark. Then they looked at each other
in dismay.
ITS a levi of a distance 10 that little red
blot OH the map" unused Lorry, pulling his
nose rehectively. What an outlandish
place for a girl like her to live in." he con-
tinued. And that sweet-faced old lady and
noble Uncle Caspar, .Ye gods, one would
think barbarians existed there and not such
people as the Guggenslockers, refined. Guilt
Vqfpd smart rich I'm more interested than
ever in the place"
so am l. I'm willing and ready to make
the trip. old man. if you are still of a mind.
It's a lark. and, besides. she may not be
the only pretty and gracious girl there.
We've had hard work to find it on the map,
let's not stop till we see Edelweiss on the
earth ITSELF
They made hasty preparations for the
journey. Anguish, romantic and full of adj
venture, advised the purchase of a pair of
pistols and a knife apiece. maintaining that.
as hey were going into an unknown and
mountainous region. they should be pre-
pared for brigands and other elements of
danger. Lorry ~pooh-poohed the suggestion
of brigands. but INDUCED his mood by buy
ing some ugly-looking revolvers and invit-
ing the prospect of something really thrill
ing in the way of an adventure. With their
traps they were soon whirling through
France. bound for a certain great city, on
the road to E%delweiss, one filled with ex-
element. eagerness and boyish zeal. the
other harassed by the somber fear that a
grave disappointment was i'm store for him.
Through the glamour and the picturesque
ness of the adventure there always crept
the unconquerable feeling that he was on a
fnn1fE avranH 4hof h. w~a- .o-,-s44;-- -
deed so weak and brainless that it was sure
TO make him a veritable laughing stock
when it became known. After all. who was
Miss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, baker, garden
er or sa~usage-maker.
Travelling, of course, was pleasant at this
time of the year. and the two Americans
saw much that interested them along the
way. Their French, especially Anguish's.
was of great value to them. for they found
occasion to use it at all times and in all
places. Both spoke German fairly well, and
took every opportunity to brush up i'm that
language. Lorry remembering that the
Guggenslockers used many expressions that
showed a preference for the Teutonic. The
blithe Anguish, confident and in high feath-
er. was heart and soul in the odd expedi-
ton of love, and talked necessarily of their
reception DN the PARKWAY hostess, their
impressions and the final result. His camera
and sketching materials were packed away
with his traps. II was his avowed intention
to immortalize the trip by means of plate,
palette and brush.
At the end of two days they reached a
certain large city-the first change, and
then seven hundred miles to another. The
distance from this point to the capital of
Graustark was two hundred miles or more.
chiefly through mountainous lands. Some
what eIated by the cheerful rma
there received, they resumed the journey TO
EdeIweiss, the city of vale. slope and park
summer, fall and winter. Changing cars at
the end of the second day out. they sat
back in the dusty seats OF their carriage
and sighed with relief.
Unless we jump the track. this train will
land us i'm the city we are looking for" said
Anguish. stretching out his legs comfort
ably. III admit it has been a tiresome
Journey, and I'll be glad when we can step
into a decent hotel. nave a rub. and feel like
white men once moro. I am beginning 10
feel like these dirty Slavs and Huns we saw
way back there
There's ore thing certain said Lorry.
looking out of the window. The people and
the habttations are different and the whole
world seems changed since we left that
station. Look ut those fellows on horse
back over there"
what did tell you about brigands and
robbers" exclaimed Anguish. If those fell