Washington County news., May 26, 1904, Page 4, Image 4

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“ Don’t give up before you’ve tried. noi in a position to see m atters as
If these people live in such a place, th ey ap p ea red an d w as charitable
why. it is to be found, of course. Any enough to bide his tim e nnd to humor
railroad guidebook can locate this land th e fu ith th u t w as leading them from
of mystery. T h ere are so many infer­ place to place In tlie effort to find a
nal little kingdom s and principalities land th a t they knew n o thing about.
over Here th a t it would tak e a lifetim e L orry seem ed so sure, so positive, that
to get ’em all straig h ten ed out in one’s he w as loath to see his dream ilis-
head. Tom orrow m orning we will go polled, his ideal sh a tte re d . T here was
to one of the big railw ay stations and certain ly no G ra u s ta rk . N either had
make inquiries.
We’ll locate G rau ­ th e G uggenslockers sailed on the Wil­
stark. and then w e’ll go over and pluck helm, all a p p a re n t evidence to the con­
. . . By . . .
n o tw ith sta n d in g .
Lorry had
tlie flower th a t grow s there. All you tra ry
been
in
a
delirium
an
d
bad
imagined
need, my boy. is u m anager. I'll do
lie
saw
her
on
tlie
ship.
If
there,
why
the arranging, and your little act will
w
as
not
her
nam
e
in
th
e
list?
But
be tlie plucking.”
Copitrivht, I 901, />i/ Herbert S. Stone
th a t problem to rtu re d th e sanguine
“Easier said th a n done.”
“She threw’ a kiss to you, d id n ’t she?” search er him self.
A t last, in despair, a f te r a fruitless
CHAPTER 1.—Grenfall Lorry, a wealthy American
“C ertainly, but. confound it. th a t w as
globe trotter, itumblet into acquaintance with a charm­
search of tw o d a y s L orry w a s willing
because
she
never
expected
to
see
me
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rT
E
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VI.
ing foreign girl on the train from Denver to Washington. !
to subm it. W ith tlie p erv ersen ess com­
The pair is left behind when the flier stops for repairs in
G RA U STA RK .
again.”
West Virginia. II.—Lorry wires ahead to hold the train.
WO w eeks la te r G renfall Lorry
“Same reason why you threw a kiss mon to h alf h earted lig h ters Anguish
He and the unknown girl ride twenty miles at a tearing
a t once protested, fo rg ettin g th a t he
pace in a mountain coach. There is no love-making,
w as lniuled and enjoying the to her. I suppose.”
but a near approach to it as the rolling stage tumbles the
sensations, th e delights, of th a t
“ 1 know w hy: I w asn’t accountable.” had sought to dissuade his friend the
passengers about. III.—Lorry dines with the foreign
party, consisting of Miss Guggenslocker, Uncle Caspar ;
w onderful w orld called by the
“Well, if she did it any more wit- day ifefore.
and Aunt Yvonne. They are natives of Graustark, a
“ W e’ll go to th e library of F a ris and
nam
e
of
P
aris.
T
he
second
day
afte
r
iingly than you did she is accountable,
country Lorry had never heard of before. IV.W Lorry
shows the foreigners the sights of Washington. They his arriv a l he m et a H arv ard m an of and I’d b u n t her up and dem and an ex­ ta k e a look through th e books and
leave for New York to sail on the Kaiser Wilhelm, i
m aps,” lie said. “Ur, b e tte r still, let
Miss Guggenslocker naively calls Lorry her ‘‘ideal his tim e on th e street. H arry Anguish planation.”
American” and invites him to come and see her at Edel­ had been a pseudo a r t stu d en t for tw o
Lorry laughed at his ap p aren t fervor, us go to th e postotiice. T h ere! Why
weiss. V. Wildly infatuated. Lorry hurries to New
years.
W
hen
a
t
college,
he
w
as
a
hall
hut w as glad th a t he had confided in have w e not th o u g h t of th a t? What
York. The name Guggenslocker is not on the steamer
list. He sees the steamer off. Miss G. waves him a kifs fellow w ell met, a lender in athletics his energetic countrym an. Tw o heads th e re is of G ra u sta rk th e y ’ll know in
from the deck.
and In m u tters upon which faculties were b e tte r th a n one. and ho w as forc­ th e postal service.”
T ogether they visited th e chief post-
frow n.
li e and Lorry w ere w arm
lin t tbe young man shook his head friends, although u tterly unlike in tem ­ ed to adm it to him self th a t he ra th e r, ofliee, w here, a fte r being directed to
liked the idea of com pany in tlie under­
slowly, Lorry’s shaking in unconscious
peram ent. To know eith er of these taking; not th a t he expected to encoun­ various deputies and clerks, they at
accord.
length found tlie d e p artm en t in which
men w as to like him. Betw een th e tw o
“ Are you sure th a t you saw tho one found all th a t w as ndm irable and ter any p a rtic u la r ditliculty, b u t th a t th e inform ation w as obtainable. In­
young lady on board?”
in terestin g in m an. The fau lts and vir­ lie saw a stran g e loneliness ahead; side of live m inutes they w ere in pos­
“Well, rather!” exclaimed Lorry em­ tues of each w ere along such different therefore he welcom ed his friend’s session of facts th a t vindicated Miss
phatically.
lines th a t they balanced perfectly when avowed intention to accom pany him to G uggenslocker, lifted Lorry to tlie sev­
“1 was going to say there are a lot lumped upon the scale of personal esti­ Edelw eiss as a relief instead of an an ­ en th heaven and put Mr. A nguish into
of Italian and (German singers on the mation. T h eir unexpected m eeting in noyance. U ntil late in tlie night they an agony of im patience. G raustark
ship, and you might have been m istak­ P aris w as an ex h ilaratin g pleasure to discussed th e coining trip. Anguish w as a sm all principality aw ay off to
en. But alnce you are so positive It both, and for the next week or so they finally s ta rtlin g him w ith a question th e east, and Edelw eiss w as a city of
seems very strange thut your friends w ere inseparable. T ogether they sip­ just as lie w as stretch in g him self pre­ some 73.000 in h ab itan ts, according to
are not on the list.”
tho postal guidebook.
ped absinth a t th e cafes and strolled paratory to the w alk to his hotel.
“ W h at are you going to do w ith her
So Lorry w ent aw ay discouraged and into the th eaters, th e opera, the dance
T he A m ericans could learn no more
w ith a vague fear th a t slit* might liuve halls and the homes of some of An­ n f t:r you Hnd her, Gren, old m an?”
there, so they w ent to B aedeeker's of­
been a prim a donna whose real name guish’s friends, F rench and American.
G reufall’s brow puckered, and he fice. H ere they found a g reat map. and,
w as Guggenslocker, b u t whose staga
brought
him self up w ith a Jerk, puz- a fte r a diligent and alm ost microscopic
Lorry did not speak to his friend of
nam e w as som ething more euphonious. G rau stark until nearly tw o w eeks a ft­ f l (1 uncertainty expressing itself in his search, succeeded in discovering tlie
He in stantly put aw ay the thought er his arriv al in th e city, lie had dis­ posture as well as in Ills face.
principality of G rau stark . Then they
and the fear. She w as certainly not an cussed w ith him self the advisability of
"I'll think about th a t a fte r I have looked a t each other in dism ay.
opera singer—impossible! lie drove revealing his plans to Anguish, fearing found her.” he replied.
“ I t ’s a devil of a distance to th a t lit­
hnck to his hotel and made p rep ara­ tho la tte r’s ridicule w ith ¡ill the cow­
"T hink you’ll m arry her?” persisted tle red blot on tlie m ap.” mused Lorry,
tions for his retu rn to W ashington. ardice of a m an w ho know s th a t scoff­ the other.
pulling his nose reflectively. "W h at an
G lancing casually over tho register, lie ing is in a large m easure justifiable.
"How do I know ?” exclaim ed the wo­ outlandish place for a girl like her to
cam e to th e nam e th a t had been hau n t­
live in.” lie continued. “And th a t sweet
G row ing im p atien t to begin the search man h u n ter savagely.
ing him—Guggenslocker! There were
“Oh, of course you don’t know. IIow faced old lady and noble Uncle Cas­
for th e unheard of country, its capital
th e names. “C aspar G uggenslocker and
and a t least one of its inhabitants, lie rould you?” apologized Anguish. "M ay­ par! Ye gods, one would think bar­
four, G rau stark .” W ithout hesitation
w as a t last com pelled to inform An­ be slu* won’t have you; m aybe she is b arian s existed th ere and not such peo­
he begun to question the clerk.
guish to a certain ex ten t of Ids plans m arried - ail sorts of contingencies, you ple ns tlie G uggenslockers. refined, cul­
“They sailed on the K aiser Wilhelm
for tlie fu tu re. H e begun by telling know. But. if you’ll pardon my inquis­ tivated. sm art, rich! I’m m ore inter­
toduy,” snid th a t w orthy. “T h a t’s a!)
him of bis intention to take a run over itiveness, 1*U like to ask why you are ested th a n ever in tlie place.”
“ So am I! I’m w illing and ready to
I kn >w about them. They cam e yes­ tow ard Vienna, Budapest!! and some making this wild goose chase half
of tb e eastern cities, expecting to be around the world—ju s t to have another m ake tlie trip, old m an. if you a re still
terday and left today."
look a t her?”
of a mind. It’s a lark. and. besides, she
Mr. G renfall Lorry returned to W ash­ gone a couple of months. To his su r­
"You asked me if I thought”— H ere may not lie tlie only p re tty and gra­
prise
and
consternation.
Anguish
en­
ington us In a dream —a fairy d/eaiu.
cious girl there. We’ve had hard work
The air of m ystery th a t had grow n thusiastically volunteered to take tlie he stopped.
"1 hike it for granted, then, th a t to find it on tb e map. let's not stop till
from the tlrst w as now an Im penetra­ trip w ith him, having hud the same
you’d like to. Well. I’m glad th a t I've we see Edelw eiss on th e e a rth itself.”
ble wall, tlie top of which his curios­ project in view for nearly a year.
T here w as nothing left for Lorry but got som ething definite on which to base
ity could not scale. Even his fancy,
They made hasty p rep aratio n s for
ids im agination, served him not. There, to m ake a clean b reast of it. which lie operations. The one object of our en­ the journey. A nguish, ro m an tic and full
w as but one point on which he was did sham efacedly, expecting the laugh­ deavors from now on is to exchange of adventure, advised tlie purchase of
for Lorry—certainly no ft pair o f pistols and a k n ife apiece,
satisfied—he Was in love, llis own con­ te r and raillery of his light hearted Guggenslock
friend as paym ent for Ids confidence. robbery; a eluirity, I should say. Good m aintaining th a t as th ey w ere going
dition was no m ystery.
Through the long hot sum m er he Instead, however. Anguish, who pos night: sec you in the morning.”
into an unknow n and m ountainous re­
The next m orning the tw o friends gion they should be prep ared for brig­
».’orkod and worried and wondered, Bossed a lively and rom antic nature,
lie m ust know* all ab o u t her! Hut w as charm ed by the story and pro­ took a cab to several railw ay stations ands and other elem ents of danger.
claim ed it to be the most delightful ad­ ami inquired about G raustark and Lorry poohpoohed th e suggestion of
how ?
The early m onths of autum n found venture th a t luul ever happened o ut­ Edelweiss.
brigands, hut indulged his mood by
"She w as stringing you, old m an,” buying some ugiy looking revolvers ami
him pale and tired and Indifferent alike side of a story book.
“Tell mo all ab o u t her," he urged, said Anguish a fte r they had turned
to work and play, lie found no pleas­
inviting the prospect of som ething real­
ure In the society th a t had known him ids eyes sparkling w ith boyish enthu­ aw ay from the third station. He spoke ly thrilling in tlie w ay of an adventure.
ns a Hon. The doctor told him he was siasm. And Lorry proceeded to give com m iseratingly, as he really felt sor­ W ith their trap s they’ w ere soon whirl­
approaching nervous prostration, llis him a personal description of the mys- ry.
ing through France, bound for a cer­
m other’s anxious eyes could no longer torlous beauty, introducing lilin in the
’’No!" exclaimed Lorry. ”8110 told tain great city on th e road to Edel­
he denied, so he realised grim ly th a t sam e m anner to th e distinguished un­ me tin* truth. There is a G raustark, weiss, one filled w ith ex citem ent, eager­
th e re w as but one course left open to cle and au n t, adding all those details ami she lives there. I’ll stake my life
ness and lioyisli zeal, th e other bar-
him. He suggested It to the doctor, to which had confounded and upset him on those eyes of hers.”
assed
by tlie som ber fe a r th a t a grave
his m other and to his uncle, and they d u rin g Ids own Investigations.
“Arc you sure she said it wns in Eu- disappointm ent w ns in sto re for blra.
“Tills Is rich!” exclaim ed Anguish. lope.’ asked H arry, looking up and
agreed w ith him. It Involved tmrope.
(Continued)
H av in g fully decided again to cross “ Beats any novel w ritten. 1 declare. down th e street as if lie would not
tb e sea, his spirits revived, lie become Begad, old mail. I don’t blame you for have been surprised to see her in
m ore cheerful, took an Interest in things hunting down tills wonderful hit of Faria. In his h eart lie believed that
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th a t w ere going on. and by the tim e the fem ininity. W ith a curiosity and an she and her precious relatives had de­
K nlaer W ilhelm sailed in Septem ber adm iration th a t luul lieen sharpened ceived old Gren. Perhaps their home
If you w ant first class painting,
so keenly as yours. I d p> to tlie end of was in P aris and nowhere else. But
w as th e picture of health and life.
paper hanging an d house-finishing,
H e w as ofT for Edelw eiss — to the tlie world m yself to have them siitis- for Lorry's positlveiioss lie would have
leave your o rder or in q u ire at Nixon s
stran g e Miss G uggenslocker who had fled.”
laughed heartily a t the other’s simple
“ I may be able to satisfy hut o n e - credulity or branded him
throw n him a kiss from the deck th a t
« doit, the real estate office. All work guaran­
curiosity. And tnnylie not that, But victim of some merry
auiling day.
actress’
whim, teed.
who knows of G rau stark ?”
Still he was forced to adm it he was
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