Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-07

SIlAfIER l.-SSrenIaH LOFTY, wealthy
American globe trotter, stumbles into ac-
quaintance with a charming foreign girl
IN the train from Denver to Washington.
The pair are left behind when the tlier
EsepE for repairs in West Virginia.
b CHAPTER II.-Lorry wires ahead to hold
the train. He and the unknown girl ride
twenty miles at tearing pace in noun
tain coach. There Is no lovemaking, but q
near approach to 1t rs the rolling stage
6SEbles the passengers about.
CHATTER ilI.-Lorry dimes with the
foreign party, consisting of Miss Guggen-
flecker, Uncle Casper and Aunt Yvonne.
Asey are natives of Graustark, country
Lorry had never heard of before.
CHAPTER ILL., (Continued)
Somehow the real flavor of romance
WIS stricken from the ride by her can
did admissions. What he had consid-
cred a romantic treasure was being
calmly robbed of its glitter, leaving
for his memory the blur of an adven-
ture in which he had played the part Of
gallant gentleman and she grateful
lady He was beginning to feel
ashamed of the conceit that had misled
him. Down in his heart he was saying,
Il might have known it. did know it.
She is not like other women" The
perfect confidence that dwelt in the
rapt faces of the others forced into his
wondering mind the impression that
this girl could do no VIZ.
And, Aun. Ivonne," she said, in con-
clusion, 1.-THE luck which YOU say is
mine as hirthright asserted itself. es-
capped unhurt, while Mr. Lorry alone
possesses the pain and unpleasantness
of our ride"
Il possess NEITHER" he objected ..The
pain that You refer to is pleasure"
THE pair that a man endures for q
woman should always be pleasure"
said Uncle Caspar smilingly.
But it could not be a pleasure to him
unless the woman considered it
pain" reasoned Miss Guggcnslocker.
He could not feel happy If she did not
respect the pain"
..And encourage it," supplemented
Lorry dryly. IF you do not remind me
occasionally that am hurt, Miss Gug-
genslockcr, / am liable to forget it,"
To himself he added. "I'll never learn
how t. W tin one breath"
IF ere not SO soon to part from
you. shoulS be your physician, and,
like all physicians. prolong your all
@ment interminably.. she said prettily.
To my deepest satisfaction" he said
warmly, not lightly. There was moth
ing further from his mind than servile
fattery. as his rejoinder might imply.
"Alas,'' lie went on, I'VE no sooner
meet than we part. May ask when
you are to sail?D
"On Thursday" replied Mr.. Guggen-
slocker.
@On the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse"
added his niece, PARKWAY look COM
ing into her eyes.
morrow, in Washington" said Aunt
sYvonne, and the jump that Lorrys
heart gave was so mighty that he was
afraid they could see it in his face.
My uncle has some business to
transact in your city. MIR. Lorry. We
are to spend tomorrow there and
Wednesday in New York. Then we
SAIL Ach. how long for Thursday"
His heart stslk like lead to tile 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
thing of the past, not even of the pres
ent. e
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
lou Americans live in one city and
then in another" she said. Nov, 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 tg-
norance.''
He was not ashamed, but he mental
ly vowed that before he was a day old
er he would find Graustark on the map
and would stock his negligent brain
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's
command.
Shall study the map of Europe.
Asia or African asked he, and they
laughed.
Study the map of the world" said
Miss Guggensloczer proudly.
| .Edelweiss is the capital?
Eyes, our home city, the queen of the
Icrags.' cried she. "You should see
lEdelweiss, 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