The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-27
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= Rewery signs around town." observed
Nv nguish consolingly. There's evil
&ntly no GuggenslOcker here"
Ipey strolled through the streets
neal the hotel until after O'clock.
wandering at the quaint architecture,
the pretty gardeEs ana the pastoral at-
mosphcre tina 80 Hoped the city. Ev-
erybody was 49, contented, quiet and
happy. There was no hustle or strife.
no rush. no beggars. At they saw hun
dreds of worIingmcn on the streets.
going 10 their homes. Shops were
closed. and there came to their ears
the distant boom OF cannon. evidently
hr9l from different points of the com
p6ss and from the highland as well as
the lowland.
''The toy army is shooting off the
good night guns" speculated Anguish
II suppose everybody goes to bed now"
"Or TO dinner" substituted Lorry,
and they returned 10 the Regengetz
The dining hall was spacious and beau
tful, n mixture or the oriental and the
medieval. Ii rapidly filed.
who the dickens can all these peo-
pie Abe? They look WELL" Anguish
whispered, as IL he feared their near
est neighbors might understand his
English.
They are unquestionably OF the
class in which we must expect 10 find
the Guggenslockers."
Before the meal was over the two
strangers saw that they were attract
ing n great deal OF attention from the
other guests of the house. The wo-
men as we'll as the men were eying
them and commenting quite freely. IL
was easy TO see. Toward the end OF
the dinner several officers came IN. and
the Americans took particular pains TO
study them. They were cleanly built
fellows, about medium height. wiry
and active. As class the men APP
peared to average feet inches I'm
height. some little taller. some n
little shorter The two strangers were
over six feet tall, broad shoudercd
and athletic They looked like giants
among these Graustark men.
They're not very big. but they look
as II they'd be nasty In scrap" OBJ
served Anguish, unconsciously throw
ing out his chest.
"Strong as wildcats. I'll wager. The
women are perfect though. Have you
ever seen smarter set OF women,
Harry"
Never. never! A paradise of pretty
women. | believe I'll take out nat
uralization papers"
When the two strangers left the din
t,,r.
| every eye In the place was upon them.
1--WE seem 10 be the whole show here,
| Gren." said Anguish as they sat down
atone OF the tables In the garden.
IL guess Americans are rare"
1--WE found one fellow who can speak
German and French. and not one. ex-
cept our guard who can talk English.
That clerk talks German fairly we'll
u never heard such language MS these
other people use. Say. old man. we'd
better make inquiry about our friends
tonight. That clerk probably won't be
on duty tomorrow.
"We'l ask him before we 20 10 bed"
agreed Lorry and upon leaving the
brilliantly lighted garden they sought
the landlord and asked II he could tell
them where Caspar Guggcnslocker
lived. lie looked politely incredulous
and thoughtful. and then. with pro-
found regret assured them he had
never heard the name. He said he had
lived In Edelweiss all his life aud knew
Everybody OF consequence I'm the town
Surely there must be such people
herer' cried Lorry. almost appcalingly.
He felt disheartened and cheated. An
guish was biting his lips.
"Oh, possibly among the poorer class
es III were you, sir, / should call on
Captain Dangloss, the chief OF police.
He knows every soul I'm Edelweiss.
pm positive | have never heard the
name. You will find the captain at the
lower tomorrow morning"
The two Americans went TO bed, one
20 dismayed by his disappointment that
be could not sleep for hours.
CHAPTER VII.
THE Lady, ~ THE CARRIAGE.
TNuEY sIpt rather late in the
4 n.y., FIRST because because they hey
their long journey. and second
TOr the reason mat lhcy llau peeh una
bic 10 WOO slumber until long past mid
night. Anguish stretched himself In.
lilly In bed when he heard Lorry's voice
from tic adjoining room.
IL suppose we are to consult the po
Ice In order TO get a clcw To your
harmer." he yawned. "Nicc friends
on pick up on railway journeys. ia
G ashamed"
"Well, Harry, I'll confess I'm dis
listed. This has been the most idiotic
hing I've ever dong, and If you say
G word Wen gctaTGt OF here ON the
rst train-frelght or passenger The
uGgenslockcrs pigs Mr.. Lorry
rs savage.
mot bit OF II, my boy; not a bit OF
Wen make a house TO house can
'ssgif the police fail US. Cheer up,