Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-04


sail. Ach, how 1 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 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 a
thing of the past. not even of the pres
ent.
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.
You Americans live in one city ard
then in another" she said. Now. in
our country generation after genera
ton lives and dies in one town. We
are not migratory"
mir. Lorry has offended us by not
knowing where Graustaris is located
on the map" cried the young lady. and
he could see the fash of resentment III
her eyes.
why. my dear sir. Graustark is in
began Uncle CaspGr. but she checked
him instantly.
"Uncle Caspar. you are not to tell
him. l have recommended that lie
study geography and discover for him
self. He should be ashamed of his ig-
norance."
He was not ashamed. but he mental
IL vowed that before he was day old
err he would find Graustark on the map
and would stock his negligent brail
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 l study the nap of Europe.
Asia or Africa?" asked he, and they
laughed.
study the map of the world, said
Miss Guggenslocker proudly.
"Edelweiss is the capital:"
Eyes our home city, the queen OF the
crags." cried she. You should see
Edelweiss, 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
clouds"
"And yours? From what you say 1t
must be above the clouds-in heaven.
I'VE 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 W"
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 aud chilly winter,
just as we like"
Ideal! think you must be pretty
we'll toward the south. You could not
have July in January IL you were fur
north
True; yet we have January in July.
Study your map. We are discernible to
the naked eye" she said, half ironic-
ally.
II care not if there are but three In
habttants of Graustark. all told. 1t is
certainly worthy of Il position on any
map" said Lorry CALAMITY. and his lis
teners applauded with patriotic appre-
citation. by the way. Mr.. Gug-Gng-
genslocker. you say the conductor
asked you for my name. and you did
not know it. May | ask how you
learned it later on?" His curiosity got
1t, Nd ,i no, 90
Increased by the champagne the old
gentleman had ordered.
81 did not know your name until my
niece told it to me after your arrival
in the carriage" said Uncle Caspar
IL don't remember giving it to Miss
Guggenslocker at any time," said Lor-
ry.
you were not my informant" she
said demurely.
Surely you did not guess it."
ooh, no, indeed. am no mind read
er."
"My own name was the last thing
you could have read in my mind in that
event. for have not thought Of 1t in
three days"
She was sitting with her elbows on
the table. her chin in her hands, 9
dreamy look in her blue eyes.
"You say you obtained that coin
from the porter on the Denver train?'
"Within two hours after got
aboard"
well, that coin purchased your
name for me- she said calmly, candid
". He gasped.
"You-you don't mean that you he
stamnered.
"You see, Mr.. Lorry, wanted to
know the name Of man who came
nearest my ideal Of what IN American
should be. AS soon as l saw you l
knew that you were the American as
I had grown to know him through the
books-big, strong, bold and comely.
That is why bought your name of the
porter. shall always say that know
the name of an ideal American-Gren-
fall Lorry."
Her frank statement staggered him
almost beyond the power of recovery
I'll am honored," he at last man
aged to say, his eyes cleaning with
embarrassment. II trust you have not
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