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clusion, 'thc luck which you say is
mine as birthrght asserted itself. es-
capped unhurt, while Mr.. Lorry alone
possesses the pain and unpleasa ntness
of our ride"
II possess neither" he objected. Tho
pain that you refer to is pleasure"
1.-The pain that man endures for a
woman should always be a pleasure"
said Uncle Caspar smiingy.
"But it could not be a pleasure to him
unless the woman considered It a
pain" reasoned Miss Guggenslocker.
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-
/ genslOcker, | am liable to forget it,
| TO himself he added, "I'll never learn
how to say it in one breath"
''lf I were not so soon to part from
you, I should be your physician, and,
like all physicians. prolong your all
mcnt interminably,' she said prettily.
ITO my deepest satisfaction" he said
warmly, not lightly. There was moth.
ing further from his mind than servile
flattery, as his rejonder might imply.
Alas" he went on, 1--WE no sooner
meet than we part. May I ask when
you are to saily
con Thursday" replied Mr.. Guggen-
slocker.
ION the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse"
added his niece, faraway look COM
ing into her eyes.
I'VE are to stop off one day, to-
morrow, In Washington" said Aunt
Yvonne. and the jump that Lorry's
heart gave was so mighty that he was
afraid they could see it in his face.
MY uncle has some business 70
transact in your city. Mr.. Lorry. We
are to spend tomorrow there and
Wednesday in New York. Then we
sail. Ach, how I long for Thursday"
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 infatuaton. 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
emit
Have you always lived in Washing
ton, Mr. Lorry2' asked Mrs. Guggen-
slocker.
"Al my lTe," 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 I'M
began Uncle Caspar, but she checked
him instantly.
Uncle Caspar, you are not to tell
him. l have recommended that he
study geography and discover for him
self He should be ashamed of his ig-
norance."
He was not ashamed, but he mental
~ vowed that before he was 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 Africa" asked he, and they
laughed.
Study the map Of the world" said
Miss Guggenslocker proudly.
"Edelweiss is the capitalr
'les, our home city, the queen OF the
crags," cried she. You should see
Edelwess, Mr.. Lorry. 1t is of the
, mountain, the plain and the sky. There
are homes in tine 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"
, ave 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! l think you must be pretty
, we'll 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-
I ally.
IL care not X there are but three In
, habitants of Graustark, all told, II Is
certainly worthy of a position on any
map" said Iorry 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 l 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 mad ordered.
, II did not know your name until my
{ niece told il to me after your arrival
, in the carriage" said Uncle Caspar,
: II don't remember giving 1t to Miss
Observation-Disclosures of eny time" said or