Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-07

! you Il like 10. wen, Il Ill Eldu IuaI We
/ got something definite on which to base
operations. The one object Of our en-
| deavors from now on is to exchange
Guggenslockcr for Lorry certainly nc
robbery: charity. should say. Good
! night; see you in the morning."
The next morning the two friends
/, took cab TO several railway stations
| and inquired about Graustark and
Edelweiss.
she was strlnging you, old man.
said Anguish after they had tuY
away from the third station. He Se
commiseratingly, as he really fell<sor-
ry.
MOI exclaimed Loriy. "She told
me the truth. There is Graustark,
and she lives there. I'll stake my life
on those eyes of hers
Are you sure she said 1t was in Eu-
rope?' asked Harry. looking up and
down the street as il he would not
have been surprised to see her in
Paris. In his heart he believed that
she and her precious relatives had de-
ceived old Gren. Perhaps their home
was In Paris and nowhere else. But
for Lorry's positivencss lie would have
laughed heartily at The others simple
credulity or branded him dolt, the
victim of some merry actress whin.
Still he was forced to admit he was
not in position to see matters as
they appeared aud was charitable
enough to bide his time and to humor
the faith that was leading them from
place to place in the effort to find a
land that they knew nothing about.
Lorry seemed SO sure, so positive. that
he was loath to see his dream dis
PEELED, his ideal shattered. There was
certainly no Granstark. Neither had
the Guggenslockers sailed OH the VIII
helm, NIL apparent evidence to the con-
trnry Notwithstanding. Lorry had
been in a delirium and had imagined
he saw her on the ship. If there. why
was not her name in the list? But
that problem tortured the sanguine
searcher himself
AT last, In despair, after fruitless
search OF two days Lorry was willing
to submit. With! the perverseness conl-
mon to half hearted fighters Anguish
at once protested, forgetting that he
J. 1 sought to dissuade his friend the
day before.
We'll go to the library of Paris and
take look through the books aud
maps he said. "Or, better still. let
US go to the postoftice. There! Why
have we not thought of that? What
there is OF 1'raes.ark they'll know in
the postal service
Together they visited the chief post
ONCE. where. after being directed TO
various deputies and clerks, they at
length found the department in which
the Information was ootainable. In
side OF Ave, minutes they were i'll pos
session of Facts that indicated Miss
Guggenslocksr, lifted Lorry to the sew
enth heaven And put Mr.. Anguish into
an agony OIL impotence. Graustark
was small A,rincipality away of to
the east, andT ,delweiss was city of
some Z, 800 Inhabitants. according to
the postal guidHbook.
The Americans could learn no more
there. so they went to Baedecker's Of
flee. Here they found a great map. and,
after a diligent And almost microscopic
search. succeeded III discovering the
principality OF Eraustrrk. Then they
looked at each other In dismay.
It's davil OF distance to that lit
tie red blot on the map" unused Lorry,
n. SsVNy
outlandish place for girl like her to
live ill.," he continued. And that sweet
faced old lady and noble Uncle Cas-
par! Ye gods one would think bar
barians existed there and not such peo-
pie as the Guggenslockers. refined, cul-
tivated, smart. rich! I'm more inter-
ested than ever In the place"
$50 am 1! I'm willing and ready to
make the trip, old man. II you are still
of mind. It's lark. and, besides, she
may not be the only pretty and gra-
cious girl there. We've had hard work
to find 1t on the map let's not stop till
we see Edelweiss on the earth ITSELF"
They made hasty preparations for
the journey. Anguish, romantic and full
of adventure. advised the purchase of
pair of pistols and knife apiece,
maintaining that rs they were going
into IN unknown aud mountainous re-
gion they should be prepared for brig
ands aud other elements of danger.
Lorry poohpoohed the suggestion OF
brigands, but INDUCED his mood by
buying some ugly looking revolvers and
inviting the prospect OF something real.
~ thrilling in the way of an adventure.
With their traps they were soon whirl-
ing through France bound for GER
tain great city on the road to Edel-
weiss. one llled with excitement, eager
ness and boyish zeal. the other har-
assed by the somber fear that grnve
disappointment was in store for him.
After all, who was Miss Gugsenslocker
brewer, baker, gardener or sausage
maker?
Travelling of course was pleasant at
this time of the year, and the two
Americans saw much that interested
them along the way. Their French,
Anguish's, was of great val
ue to them, for they found occasion to
use 1t at all times and in all places.
Both spoke German fairly we'll and
took every opportunity to brush up in
that language, Lorry remembering that
the Guggenslockers used many express
sions that showed preference for the