Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-12-28

head. Tomorrow morning we will go
to one of the big railway stations and
make inquiries. Well locate Grau-
stark. and then We'll go over and pluck
the flower that grows there. All yOu
need. my boy, is a manager. I'll Go
the arranging. and your little act will
be the plucklng."
Easier said than done"
"She threw kiss to you, didn't she?'
Certainly. but. confound it, that was
because she never expected to see me
again"
Same reason why you threw a kiss
to her, suppose"
II know why: wasn't accountable"
well. if she did it any more wit
ungly than you did she is accountable
and I'd hunt her up and demand an ex-
PLANTATION"
Lorry laughed at his apparent fervor.
but was glad that he had confided in
his energetic countryman. Two heads
were better than one. and he was fore
ed to admit to himself that he rather
liked the idea Of company in the under
taking; not that he expected to encoun-
ger any particular difficulty, but that
he saw strange loneliness ahead;
therefore he welcomed his friend's
avOwed Intention to accompany him to
Edelweiss as a relief instead of an an
noyance Until late in the night they
discussed the coming trip. Anguish
finally startling him with Il question
just as he was stretching himself pre-
paratory to the walk to his hotel.
What are you going to do with her
after you find her, Gren, old man"
Grenfall's brow puckered, and he
brought himself up with a jerk, puz-
zlcd uncertainty expressing itself in his
posture Us well as in his face.
I'll think about that after l have
found her" he replied.
Think you'll marry herr" persisted
the other
How do know" exclaimed the wo
man hunter SaVaSely.
"Oh. OF course you don't know. How
could YOU" apologiZed Anguish. May
be she wont have you: maybe she i!
married-all sorts of contingencies, you
know. But. if you'll pardon my inquis
! itiveness, I'd like to ask why you arr
making this wild goose chase hal
around the world-just to have anothe
| look at herr"
You asked me if l thought Her
he stopped.
Il take it for granted, then, tina
! you'd like TO. Well, I'm glad that w
got something definite OH which to bas
operations. The one object of our en-
deavOrs from now on is to exchang
! GuggenSlOcker for Lorry-certainly n
robbery; charity, should say. Goo
night; sec you in the morning"
The next morning the two friend
took cab to several railway station
and inquired about Graustark an
EdelweiSs.
She was stringing you, old man,
said Anguish after they had turne
away from the third station. He spok
commiseratingly. as he really felt sol
ry.
MOI exclaimed Lorry. She tol
me the truth. There is a GraustarI
/ anu sue lives Inere. ii stake my III
on those eyes of hers"
Are you sure she said it was in FL
ropeE' asked Harry, looking up an
down the street as if he would Nc
have been surprised to see her
Paris. In his heart he believed thu
she and her precious relatives had d
ceived Old Gren. Perhaps their hon
was in Paris and nowhere else. 81
for Lorry's pOsitiveness he would hay
laughed heartily at the others simp
credulity or branded him a dOlt, IL
victim of some merry actress whir
Still he was forced to admit he w;
not in a position TO see matters {
they appeared and was charitab
enough TO bide his time and TO hume
the faith that was leading them fro
place TO place in the effort TO find
land that they knew nothing abou
Lorry seemed so sure, so positive. tn;
he was loath to see his dream di
PEELED. his ideal shattered. There W;
! certainly no Graustark. Neither hi