Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08


falling over upon his head. 1t was
impossible to subdue the sensation of
dizziness that the topping town In
spired.
II know how you feel" observed
Sticky. laughing. II was just de same
nj first. Tomorrow you walk little
ways up de side OF de mountain an
you'll see how much of de city dere is
on level ground down here. Dem build
ms up deere Amt more'n one-f1ftieth
part of de town Dey're mostly sum
mer homes. Ii gets hot as blazes down
here in de valley In de middle of de
summer an de rich ones move up de
| mountain
How in thunder do people get up to
those houscs:" demanded Anguish.
Mules" answered Sticky specifical-
ly. Say, Sec dat little old feller
comm on horseback. wild de White uni
form? Well. dnt's lie chief of police
nm de fellers behind him are police
guards. Ats old Dangloss himself
He's IL peach. dey say"
| a short. grizzly faced man, attired in
l IL Wultc ullIIOltlf WIFI I'M
followed by three mon similarly
| CARRIED. rode by. going In the direction
of the station. Dangloss. US Sticky had
| called him. was quite small in stature.
rather stout. gray bearded and eagle
nosed. His face was keen and red and
not mt all the kind to invite familiarity.
As lie passed them the railroad guard
Il - o:&t IL
cap, and the two travellers bowed,
whereupon the chief OF police gave
them most profound salutation, fair
i ly sweeping his saddle skirts with his
white cap.
Polite old codger." observed An
guish.
"His company manners. Just let him
get you in de sweat box II you t'ink
he's politc.'
Ever been there?''
"Well." a little confusedly. II pasted
a Graustark baggage smasher down in
| de yards two weeks ago. an dey had
ME up. proved de Teller insulted a
lady, an old Dangloss let me of. say
I'm I'd ought to have medal. Desc
guys are great on gallnntry when In
/ dies is concerned. II 1t hadn't been fer
dat. I'd be in de lookup now. An, say,
! you ought to see de lookup! It's a tow
er. wild dungeons an all dat sort of
ting. A man couldn't no more get out
1 n he could fly up to de monastery.
Dey'n great on law an order here too.
DE princess has issued strictest kind of
rules, an everybody has to live up to
| 'em like as if dey was real gospel. I
fought I'd put you next, gents. SOS you
wouldn't be dom anything crooked
here
Thanks" said Lorry dryly. I'VE
shall try to conduct ourselves discreet
/ ~ in the city"
Probably a quarter mile farther down
the narrow, level street they came to
the bazaars, the gaudy stores and then
the hotel. 1t was truly hostelry to I'm
spire respect and admiration In the
mind Of such as Sticky, for It was huge
and we'll equipped with the modern APP
pointments. AS soon as the two Anneri-
cans had been given their rooms they
sent for their luggage. Then they went
out to the broad piazza. with its col
umns and marble balustrades, and
looked for Sticky. remembering their
invitation to drink The guard had re-
fused to enter the hotel with them.
urging them to allow him to remain on
the piazza. He was not there when
they returned, but they soon saw him.
On the sidewalk he was arguing with
a white uniformed police guard. and
they realized that he had been elected
from sacred precincts.
They promptly rescued him from the
officer, who bowed and strobe away as
soon as they interceded.
"Dese fellers is slick enough to see
you are swells All I'm not" said
Sitzky. not bit annoyed by his en-
counter. "I'll bet my head at inside ten
minutes old Dangloss will know who
you are. where you come from an
what you're dom here"
"I'll bet nifty heads he won't find out
what we're doing here" grinned An
guish, looking at Lorry. well, let's
hunt up the thirst department"
They found the little apartment In
which drinks were served at tables,
and before they said goodby to Sticky
in front Of the hotel, half hour later,
that worthy was in exceeding good hu.
NOR and very much flushed in the
face He said he would be back in two
days. and il they needed him for any
purpose whatever they could reach
him by note at the railway station.
Funny how you run across an Amer
ican in every nook and corner Of the
world" unused Lorry as they watched
the stocky ex-man-o'-warsman stroll
OF toward his hotel.
III we can rum across the Guggen-
slockers as easily, we'll be In luck.
When shall we begin the hunt? To-
night?"
I'VE can make few inquiries con-
corning them. They certainly are peo-
pie OF Importance here"
II don't see the name on any Of the
brewery signs around town." observed
Anguish consolingly. There's evil
IDENTITY no Guggenslocker here"
They strolled through the streets
near the hotel until after 6 o'clock,
wondering at the quaint architecture,
the pretty gardens and the pastoral at
mosphere that enveloped the city. Ev-
erybody was busy. contented, quiet and
hanny. There waa no hustle or strife.