Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-23
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took cab to several railway stations
and inquired about Graustark and
Edelweiss.
She was stringing you, old man"
said Anguish after they had turned
away from the third station. He spoke
commiseratingly. as he really felt sor-
~.
mol" exclaimed Lorry. "she told
me the truth. There is Graustark,
and she lives there. Ill stake my life
on those eyes of hers"
Are you sure she said 1t was in Eu.
rope" asked Harry, looking up and
down the street as If he would not
have been surprised to see her in
Paris. In his heart he believed that
she and her precious relatives had de-
ceiyed old Gren. Perhaps their home
was In Paris and nowhere else. But
for Lorry's positlvencss he would have
laughed heartily at the others simple
credulity or branded him q dolt, the
victim Of some merry actress whim.
Still he was forced to admit he was
not in a position to see matters as
they appeared and was charitable
enough to bide his time and to humor
the faith that was leading them from
place to place in the effort to find q
land that they knew nothing about.
Lorry seemed 80 sure, SO. positive, that
he was loath to see his dream dis
PEELED, his ideal shattered. There was
certainly no Graustark. Neither had
the Guggenslockers sailed on the Will
helm, all apparent evidence to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. Lorry had
been In delirium 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 fruitless
search of two days Lorry was willing
to submit. With the peryerseness COM
mon to half hearted fighters Anguish
at once protested. forgetting that he
had sought to dissuade his friend the
day before.
well go to the library of Paris and
take look through the books and
maps" he said. "Or, better still, let
US so to the postofice. There! Why
have we not thought Of that? What
there is Of Graustark they'll know in
the postal service
Together they visited the chief post
pfice. where, after being directed to
various deputies and clerks, they at
length found the department in which
the information was obtainable. In.
side of five minutes they were in pos.
session of facts that .yindicated Miss
Guggenslocker, lifted Lorry to the sew
enth heaven and put Mr.. Anguish into
was small prineaf snase .Graustark
the east, and Edelweiss was city OF
some $4,000 inhabitants. according to
the postal guidebook.
The Americans could learn no more
there. SO they went to Baedecker's Of.
flee. Here they found great map, and
after q diligent and almost microscopic
search, succeeded In discovering the
principality of Graustark. Then they
looked at each other in dismay.
'It's a devil of q distance to that lit
tie red blot on the map" unused Lorry
pulling his nose refectively. what aI
outlandish place for girl like her t.
live In" he continued. "And that swee
faced old lady and noble Uncle Cas-
par! Ye gods, one would think bar
barians existed there and not such PEG
pie as the Guggenslockers, refined, cul
uvated, smart. rich! I'm more inter
ested than ever In the place"
$50 am I! I'm willing and ready t
make the trip. old man, If you are still
of u mind. It's lark, and, besides, sh
may not be the only pretty and gra
cious girl there. We've had hard worl
to find it on the map, let's not stop til
| we see Edelweiss on the earth ITSELF"
They made hasty preparations 70
the journey. Anguish, romantic and fu
of adventure, advised the purchase Q
pair Of pistols and knife apiece
maintaining that as they We're goin
into an unknown and mountainous n
gion they should be prepared for bril-
4 ands and other elements of dange
| l4orry poohpoohed the suggestion {
4 brigands, but INDUCED his mood b
buying some ugly looking revolvers an
inviting the prospect Of something rea
1 ~ thrilling in the way of an adyentur
With their traps they were soon whil
ing through France, bound for &c
tain great city on the road to EIDE
J. weiss, one filed with excitement, cage
ness and boyish zeal, the other ha
assed by the somber fear that graz
: : disappointment was in store for hill
i After all, who was Miss Guggenslock
!; brewer, baker, gardener or sausa
/ maker?
n Travelling of course was pleasant
!. this time Of the year, and the t.
= Americans saw much that interest
/ them along the way. Their Frent
q especially Angutshs, was Of great v
!. ne to them, for they found occasion
use 1t at all times and in all plac
+ Both spoke German fairly well q
took every opportunity to brush up
a that language, Lorry remembering Il
!. the Guggenslock used many expr
I sions that showed preference for
Teutonic. The blithe Anguish, col
. dent and in high feather, was he
= and soul in the odd expedition Of Il
4 and talked necessarily Of their rec
: ton by the PARKWAY hostess, their
pressions and the final result, !
camera and sketching materials W
NJ packed away with his traps. It v
! his avowed intention to immortal
d the trip by means Of plate, palette {
" brush, n
:. At tho end Of two days they reacl
.e a certain large city, the first chan
i, and then TOO miles to another. The
:. lance from this point to the capital