Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-11-30

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Eeart gave was so mighty that he was
afraid they could see ii in his face.
My uncle has some business to
transact in your city. Mr. Lorry. We
are TO spend tomorrow there and
Wednesday i'm New York. Then we
sail. Ach. how | long for Thursdayr'
| His heart sank like lead to the depths
from which it had sprung. 1t required
no effort on his part to see that he was
| alone in his infatuation. Thursday
| was more to her than his existence.
She could forget him and think of
| Thursday. and when she thought of
| Thursday, the future. he was but a
thing of the past, not even of the pres
ent.
Have you always lived in Washing
ton. Mr. LOrry?'' asked Mrs. Guggen-
slocker.
"All my life" he replied. wishing at
| that moment that he was homeless and
| free TO choose for himself.
You Americans live in one city and
| then in another" she said "Now, in
| our country generation after genera
| ton lives and dies in one town. We
are not migratory"
Mr. Lorry has offended us by not
| knowing where Graustark is located
on the map" cried the young lady. and
he could see the flash of resentment in
her eyes.
"Why. my dear sir. Graustark is in
| began Uncle Caspar. but she checked
him instantly.
Uncle Caspar. you are not to tell
him. | have recommended that he
| study geography and discover for him
| self. He should be ashamed of his iS
nOrance."
He was not ashamed. but he mental
| ly vowed that before he was day old
er he would find Graustark on the maj.
and would stock his negligent braiE
with all that history and the encyclo
pedia had to say of the unknown land
Her uncle laughed. and. to Lorry's dis
appointment, obeyed the young lady.
command.
Shall | study. the map of Europe.
Asia or Africa" asked he, and they
laughed.
Study the map of the world" said
Miss GuggenslOcker proudly.
"Edelweiss is the capital?'
YES our home city. the queen of the
crags." cried she. You should see
Edelweiss, Mr.. Lorry. 1t is Of the
mountain. the plain and the sky. There
are homes in the valley, homes on the
mountain side and homes in the
Clouds
And yours? From what you say it
must be above the clouds-in heaven"
1--WE are farthest from the clouds, for
we live in the green valley. shaded by
the white topped mountains. We may.
in Edelweiss. have what climate we
will. Doctors do not send us on long
journeys for our health. They tell us
to move up or down the mountain We
have balmy spring. glorious summer.
refreshing autumn and chilly winter.
just as we like"
Ideal. | think you must be pretty
well toward the south. You could not
have July in January if you were far
NORTH
True; yet we have January in July
Study your map. We are discernible to
the naked eye" she said. half ironic
ally.
Il care not if there are but. three in
habitants of Graustark. all told, it is
certainly worthy of a position on any
map" said Lorry CALAMITY. and his lis
teners applauded with patriotic appre-
citation. by the way. Mr.. Gug-Gug
genslocker, you say the conductor
asked you for my name. and you did
not know it. May | ask how you
learned it later on?" His curiosity got
the better of him. and his courage was
increased by the champagne the old
gentleman had ordered.
81 did not know your name until my
niece told it to me after your arrival
In the carriage" said Uncle Caspar.
81 don't remember giving it to Miss
Guggenslocker at any time" said Lor-
~.
you were not my informant" she
said demurely.
Surely you did not guess it,
"Oh, no. indeed. am no mind read
err"
my own name was the last thing
event. for | have not thought of it in
three days"
She was sitting with her elbows on
the table, her chin in her hands, q
dreamy look in her blue eyes.
You say you obtained that coin
from the porter on the Denver train?"
within two hours after l got
aboard"
We'll. that coin purchased your
name Tor me-" she said calmly, candid
ly. Re gasped.
'1ou-you don't mean that you he
staMmered.
You see. Mr.. Lorry, I wanted to
Know the name of a man who came
nearest my ideal of what an American
should be. AS soon as | saw you |
knew that you were the American as
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