The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-21

"HAT afternoon they went &c
the palace grounds and in
duired for the chief steward.
After a few moments they
were shown 10 his Office in q small
dwelling house Just inside the gates
The steward was a red faced little
man. pleasant and accommodating. He
could speak German-in fact, be was
a German by birth-and they had nc
difficulty ia presenting their request.
Mr.. FraaSch-JacOb F~raasch-was al
first dubious. but their frank. eager
faces soon gained for them his consent
to see that part Of the great park
open to the public. Beyond certain
lines they were not to trespass. AL
guish asked how they could be expect
ed to distinguish these lines. being IN
acquainted. and the steward grimly
informed them that the members OF
the royal guard would establish the
lines so plainly that it would be quite
clear.
He then wrote for them a pass to the
grounds OF the royal palace of Grau-
stark. afixing his seal. In giving this
pass TO them he found occasion to say
that the princess had instructed him
TO extend every courtesy possible to an
American citizen. 1t was then that
Anguish asked if he might be permit
ted to use Lis camera. There was an
instant and emphatic refusal, and
they were told that the pass would be
rescinded if they did not leave the
camera outside the gates. Reluctant
~ Anguish deposited his luckless box
in the stewards Office, and they passed
into the broad avenue which led to-
ward the palace.
A guard, who served also as a guide.
stepped TO their side before they had
taken ten PAGES. Where he came from
they never knew, so instantaneous
was his appearance. He remained
with them during the two hours spent
in the wonderful park.
The palace stood in the northwestern
part of the grounds, possibly a half
mile from the base Of the mountain.
Its front faced the mountain side. The
visitors were not permitted to go closer
than a quarter Of a mile from the struc-
ture, but attained a position from
which it could be seen in all its mass
i've, ancient splendor. Anguish, who
had studied churches and old struc-
lures, painted the castles on the Rhine
and was something of a connoisseur In
architecture, was of the opinion that il
had been standing for more than 500
years. Ii was a vast, medieval mass
of stone, covered with moss and ivy
with towers. turrets and b~attlements.
The park was probably a mile square
and was surrounded by a high wall, OIL
the top Of which were little guard
houses and several masked cannon
When they had completed their tout o.
inspection, their guide rapidly led tht
way to the wall that encircled thu
grounds, reaching 1t at a point not IA
from the castle itself. Here was situat
ed another large gate, through which
they did not pass. Instead they ascend
ed some steps and came out upon thu
high wall. The top of this wall wa
several feet wide. and walking wa
COAApdIdl4kCl9 Sdlt. lucy EDOu undtl
stood the guides design. The objec
was to walk along this wall until the,
reached the main gate. Why this pc
culiar. course was to be taken the,
could not imagine at first. Anguish
fertile brain came to the rescue. III
saw a number of women In a distan
part of the grounds, and, re~memberin
their guides haste In conducting theI
to the wall, rightly ~conjectured that
was against custom for visitors to NEE
and gaze upon members of the roys
household. The men and women, o
OF whom could be plainly distinguish
from the faraway wall. were undoub'
eddy a part of the castles family an
were not to be subjected to the curiou
gaze Of sightseers. Perhaps her roys
highness the Princess Of Graustar
was among them.
They reached the main gate and d.
scended, Anguish securing his Gamers
after which they thanked the stewar
and turned to fee the guide. But b
had disappeared as if the ground ha
swallowed him.
well. it's a fair Versailles" oil
served Anguish. as they walked dow
the street. glancing back at the frowr
ing wall.
1T all goes to make me wonder VIII
In the name of heaven we have neve
heard OF this land of Graustark." sal
Lorry, still thinking of the castle
grandeur.
My boy, there are lots Of things "
don't know. We're too busy. Don't yo
remember that but n half the wor
knows how the other half lives? L
wager there are not twenty-five Peep
In the United States who know the
Il such a country as Graustark."
II doa't believe that a single so
ovar there has heard Of the Ulac