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promptly told all be knew about them,
“ You go to thunder!”
omitting certain tender details, of
“ Hold on! Don't talk like that or
course. As be proceeded tbe chief
I ’ll go back on you in a minute. I ’ m
grew more and more Interested, and
here because I choose to be, and I ’ve
when at last Lorry came to tbe de
more heart in the chase at this minute
scription o f tbe strange trio be gave a
thau you have.
I ’ ve not lost hope. ■
sudden start, exposed a queer little
W e’ ll find the Guggenslockera if we
smile for a second or two and then was
have to hire detectives to trace ’em
as spbinxlike as before. Tbe ever vigi
from the United States to their very
lant Anguisb observed tbe luvoluutary
doorstep. W e’ re going to see the police
stnrt and smile, quick as tbe chief had
.after breakfast.”
been to recover blmself, and felt a thrill
A fter breakfast they did go to see
o f triumph. To his uuger and impa
I tbe Baron Dangloss. A fter some in
GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
tience, however, tbe old officer calmly
quiry they found tbe gloomy, forebod
shook his bead at the end of tbe uarra-
ing prison, nnd Mr. Anguish boldly
Cnpurioht, loot, hu Hrrhrrt 8. Sione
tive and nunounced that be was as
pounded on the huge gates. A little
much in the dark as ever.
shutter Hew open, and a man’s face
“ Well, we’ ll search awhile for our
Evidently he asked what
penreu to average 0 reet 7 inches in appeared.
CHAPTER 1.—Orcnfall Lorry, a wealthy American
selves.” declared Anguisb stubbornly,
globe trotter, «tumble* into acquaintance with a charm
height, some a little taller, some a was wanted, but be might as well have
not at all satisfied.
ing foreign girl on the train from Denver to Waahington.
The tw o strangers were demanded their lives, so fa r were they
The pair is left behind when the flier «top* for repair« in little shorter.
“ You w ill be wasting your time.” said
W eft Virginia. II.— Lorry wire* ahead to hold the train.
over six feet tall, broad shouldered from understanding his query.
He and the unknown girl ride twenty mile* at a tearing
tbe chief meaningly.
They looked like giants
“ Baron Dangloss?” asked Anguisb
pace In a mountain coach. There i* no love-making, ; nnd athletic.
“ W e’ve plenty to waste.” retorted tlie
but a near approach to it ai the rolling *tage tumble« the among these Grnustnrk men.
promptly. Tbe innn asked something
other.
paxsenger* about. I II.— Lorry dine* with the foreign
“ They’ re not very big, but they look else, but as tbe Americans shook tbeir
p irty, roniiiting of M l«» Guggenrlocker, Uncle Cafpar
A fte r a few moments they departed.
and Aunt Yvonne. They are native* Of Orauftark, a ns If they’d l»e nasty in a scrap.” ob heads deprecatingly he withdrew his
country Lorry had never heard of before. IV. Lorry
Baron
Dangloss accompanying them to
served Anguish, unconsciously throw face nnd presently swung open tbe
►bow» the foreigner* the *!ght* of Wafhington. They
tbe
gate
and assuring them that he and
leave tor New York to »ail on the Kal»er Wijhelm.
ing out his chest.
gates. They entered and be closed tbe
his
men
always
would be at tbeir com
M i«« Guggenilocker naively Call* Lorry her
ideal
“ Strong as wildcats, I ’ ll wager. The doors behind them, locking them in.
American” and invite* him to come and »ee her at Edel-
Then
be
directed
them
across
tlie
court
w rl»v V. Wildly infatuated. Lorry horrle* to New
women are perfect, though. H ave you
mand. His nation admired the Ameri
V o lk .
The name Guggen»loeker 1« not on the »teamer
ever seen a smarter set of women. to au open door in tbe aged mass of can people, he warmly declared.
i •• h r t e n the »teamer off. M l»« G. wave* him a kit*
gray stone. As they strode away from
Harry?”
from the deck. V I.— Lorry Join* hi» old friend, Harry
“ That old codger knows our people,
Angulih, an American arti»t, in Pari». Grauatark and
tbe guard Lorry created consternation and I ’ll bet a thousand on it,’’ said
“
Never,
never!
A
paradise
o
f
pretty
it« capital. Edelweii*. are located by a guide book. The
H arry angrily when they had gone
American» get no trace of the Guggenilocker* there.
women. I believe I ’ ll take out nat by demandiug:
“ How ure we to talk to tbe chief if i some little distance dowu the street.
m e y rouno tne little apartment in uralization papers.”
When the tw o strangers left the din be doesn’t understand us or we him? Then he told of the queer exposure
which drinka were served at tables,
W e should have brought an tnterpre- I Dangloss had unwittingly made. Lor
and before they said goodby to Sitzky ing room they were conscious that
ter.”
'
ry, more excited than he cared to show,
every
eye
in
the
place
wus
upon
them.
in front of the hotel, a half hour later,
“
1
forgot
about
the
confouuded
lan
agreed
that there was something very
“
W
e
seem
to
be
the
whole
show
here.
that worthy was in exceeding good hu
mor and very much (lushed in the Gren.” said Anguish as they sat down guage. But I f he’s real be cau talk suspicious about tills new discovery.
Irish.” Lorry told him he wasn’t fun-
They walked about the quaint town
fnee. He said he would lie back in two nt one o f the tubles in the garden.
ny.
for an hour or two. examining tlie
“ I guess Americans are rare.”
days, und if they needed him for any
“ Is this his excellency Baron Dan- buildings, tbe people and the soldiery
“ I’ ve found one fellow who can speak
purpose whatever they could reach
gloss?”
asked Anguish, stepping into a with deep interest. From the bead of
German
and
French,
and
not
one.
ex
him by u note at the railway station.
small
room
nnd stopping suddenly in the main street. Castle avenue, they
cept
our
guard,
who
can
talk
English.
•'Funny how you run ncross an Am er
ican In every nook and corner of the ; That clerk talks German fairly well. the presence of the short, fierce man could plainly see the royal palace, near
world,” mused I^orry as they watched I never heard such a language ns these they hud seen tbe day before. Tbe ly a mile away. Its towers and tur
rets. gray and gaunt, ran up among the
the stocky ex-man-o’-waraman stroll other people use. Say, old man. we'd American spoke In French.
“
It
Is.
gentlemen.
O
f
what
service
green
treetops and were outlined plain
better
make
inquiry
about
our
friends
off toward Ills hotel.
can
1
be
to
MM.
Lorry
uud
Auguisb?”
ly
against
the yellow bills. Countless
tonight.
That
clerk
probably
won’t
be
“ I f we ran run across the Ouggen-
responded tbe grim little chief, polite houses studded the steep mountain
slockers ns easily, we’ ll be In luck. on duty tomorrow.”
“ W e’ ll ask him before we go to bed.” ly rising from beside his desk. The slope, and many people were discerned
When shall we begin the hunt? To
agreed I.orry. and upon leaving the visitors looked at one another In sur walking and riding along the narrow,
night?”
prise.
lodge I ike streets which wound toward
|
"W e can make a few inquiries con brilliantly lighted garden they nought
tlie summit, far up in the clouds. Clear
“
I
f
he
knows
our
names
on
such
short
the
landlord
and
asked
If
he
coHld
tell
cerning them. They certainly are peo
ly
and distinctly could be seen the grim
notice,
he’
ll
certainly
know
the
Gug-
them
where
Caspar
Guggenslocker
i
ple o f ini|K>rtance here.”
gcnslockers.”
said
Anguish
to
his
friend
monastery,
perched at the very pinna
lived.
He
looked
politely
Incredulous
" I don’t see the name on any o f the
cle o f the mountain, several miles
brewery signs around town.” observed and thoughtful, nnd then, with pro In English.
* ” Ah. you are looking for some one away. Up there It looked bleak and
Anguish consolingly.
“ There's evi found regret, assured them he had
uamed
Guggenslocker?” asked tbe chief, cold and uninviting, in great contrast
never
henrd
the
name.
lie
said
he
had
dently no (Jtiggenslocker here.”
smiling
broadly and speaking excellent to the loveliness and warmth o f tbe
lived
in
Edelweiss
all
his
life
nnd
knew
They strolled through the streets
English.
“ You must not be surprised, valley. Down below the grass was
everybody
of
consequence
In
the
town.
near the hotel until after (1 o’clock"!
“ Surely there must lie such people gentlemen. I speak many languages. moist nnd soft, trees were approaching
wondering nt the quaint architecture,
the pretty gardens nnd the pastoral at here!” cried Lorry, almost appealingly. I beard last night that yon were in the stage where yellow and red tints
mosphere that enveloped the city. Ev He felt disheartened nnd cheated. An quiring about one Caspar Guggenslock mingle with the rich green, tlowere
er. and 1 have racked my bralu. search were blooming, the land was redolent
erybody was busy, contented, quiet and guish was biting his Ups.
ed my books, questioned my officers, of the sweet fragrance of autumn, the
“
Oh,
possibly
among
the
poorer
class
happy. There was no bustle or strife,
nnd 1 am sorry to inform you tbnt atmosphere warm, clear and invigorat
es.
I
f
I
were
you,
sir,
I
should
call
on
no rush, no beggnrs. At C they saw hun
ing. It was paradise surmounted by
dreds of workingmen on the streets, Captain Dangloss, the chief o f police. ■ there Is no such person in Edelweiss.”
desolation,
drear and deadenlne.
“
I
was
so
well
assured
o
f
It.
Baron
He
knows
every
soul
In
Edelweiss.
I
going to their homes.
8hA|w were
(Continued)
Duugloss,”
Lorry
said.
am
positive
I
have
never
henrd
the
dosed, nnd then» came to then* enrs
“ Tbe name is totally unknowu to me.
the distant I nmuu o f cannon, evidently name. You will And the captain nt the
sir.
May I ask why you are searching Cheap Sunday Rates Between Forest
tower
tomorrow
morning.”
fired from different points o f the com
Grove and Portland.
The two Americans went to bed. one for him?”
pass nnd from the highland ns well as
so dismayed by his disappointment that
“ Certainly. I met Mr. Guggenslock
the lowland.
Low round-trip rates have been
er. his w ife and his niece last spring in
“ The toy army Is shooting ofT the he coukl not sleep for hours.
CHAFTER VII.
tbe United States. They Invited me to placed in effect between Portland and *
good night guns,” speculated Anguish.
T H E L A D Y IN T H S CARRIAGE.
come
and see them if I ever happened Forest Grove, in either direction.
“ I suppose everybody goes to bed now.”
n
E
Y
slept
rather
late
In
the
to
be
in
this part o f the world. As my
“ Or to dinner,” substituted Ix>rry,
Tickets will be sold Saturday after
morning, first because they friend and I were near here, I under
nnd they returned to the Hegengetz.
were very much fatigued after took to avail myself o f tbeir invita noons and Sundays, limited to re
The dining hn 11 was spacious nml beau
their
long Journey, and second tion.”
turn on or before the following Mon
tiful, n mixture o f the oriental nnd the
for
the
reason
that they had been una- I “ And they said they lived In Edel
iued!a>vnl. It rapidly filled.
day. Rate of 11.05 round trip. Call
“ Who the dickens can all then«» peo blc to woo slumber until long past mid weiss. Grnustark?”
on
Southern Pacific’ s agents for par
“ They did, and I ’ll humbly confess 1
ple be?
They look well.” Anguish night. Anguish stretched himself la-
xily
in
l>cd
when
he
heard
Lorry’
s
voice
did not know much o f the principality ticulars.
whispered, an if lie feared their near
o f Graustark.”
est neighbors might understand his from the adjoining room.
“ 1 suppose we are to consult the po
For Sale at a Great Bargain
“ That Is certainly complimentary,
English.
lice
in
order
to
get
a
clew
to
your
but.
then,
w
e
arc
a
little
out
of
tbe
“ They are unquestionably o f the
160 acre stock ranch, with house, a
class In which we must expect to find charmer,” he yawned. ’ ’Nice friends beaten path; so It Is pardonable. I
you
pick
up
ou
railway
Journeys!
I
’d
was at first under the Impression that large log barn, and other small build
the Ouggeuslockers.”
you were American detectives with ex ings; 5 acres under cultivation and 10
Before the meal was over the two be ashamed.”
“ Well, Harry, I ’ll confess I ’ m dls
tradition papers for criminals (tearing
strangers saw that they were attract
or 12 under fen c.; small orchard, some
gusted.
This has been the most Idiotic the name you meutlon.”
ing a great deal o f attention from the
“ O b r gasped Anguish. “ W e couldn’t other partly cleared; about 25 acres
other gueats o f the house. The wo thing I’ ve ever done, and If you say
men as well as the men were eying tlie word w e’ll get out o f here on the find ourselves If we should be separat easily cleared.
Place well watered by
them and commenting quite freely, It first train—freight or passenger. The ed. captuln.”
Tbe giissly bearded captain laughed springs and small creek, 3 j miles south
was easy to see. Toward the end of Guggenslockera — pigs’’— Mr. Lorry
was
savage.
lightly with them and then asked Lor west of Forest Grove. This place is
the dinner several officers came In. and
“
Not
a
bit
o
f
It,
my
boy;
not
a
bit
of
ry If be would object co giving him the well worth 91500.
the Americana took particular pains to
If taken inside of
study them. They were cleanly built It. W e’ ll make a house to house can full story o f bis acquaintanceship with
30 days will sacrifice it for $1000. cash.
f el Iowa, about medium height, wiry vass If the police fall us. Cheer up, tbe alleged Oraustarklans. The bewil
dered
and disheartened
A m erica n
Call on Dr. C. E. Geiger.
and active. As a clans the men an- cheer up!”
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