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# GEORGE 41 BARR CopuriQht, toot, t>u Herbert S. Stone McCUTCMEON p re tty sh a b b y tre a tm e n t, old m an. B ut m a y a d d t h a t I w a s d e lig h te d . T f y o u w ill a c c o m p a n y th is m e s s e n g e r w h e n h e sh e ’s q u ite w o rth th e Jo u rn ey .” c a lls f o r y o u a t 3 o 'c lo c k to m o rro w a f t e r “ I'll not go back to A m erica w ith o u t n o o n . h e w ill c o n d u c t y o u to m y h o m e, her. Do you h e a r th a t. H a rry An w h e r e I s h a ll tr u l y b e c h a r m e d to see g u is h ’/ ” H e w a s ex cited a n d trem b lin g . y o u a g a in . W ill y o u b r in g y o u r f r ie n d ? S O P H IA G U G G E N S L O C K E R . " B u t w hy d id n ’t she sto p ? ” be w e n t on L orry could h a v e em b raced th e m es dism ally. senger. T h e re w as a suspicion of "Oh. you d e a r old fool!” said A n b re a th le ssn e ss in his voice w hen he guish. trie d to say calm ly to H a rry : T h e tw o stood looking a f te r th e c a r “ A n in v ita tio u fo r to m o rro w ." riage u n til it tu rn e d into a side s tre e t “ I knew It w ould com e th a t w ay .” hulf w ay dow n th e sh ad y s tre tc h to “ Also w a n ts you to com e." w a rd th e c astle. T hey saw her com “ S h a n ’t I be in th e w a y ? ” panion glunce back, b u t could not tell “ Not a t all. my boy. I ’ll accept for w h e th e r sh e did or not. L orry looked you. A fte r th is fellow goes I’ll let you u neasily a t A nguish, a n d th e la tte r read th e note. W a it u n til 1 w rite an read his th o u g h t. a n sw e r.” "You a re w o n d erin g a b o u t th e Gug- M otioning fo r th e m an to rem ain , he genslooker nam e, eh ? I’ll tell you w h a t h a ste n e d to his room, pulled o u t som e I’ve w orked o u t d u rin g th e p a s t tV o s ta tio n e iy a u d fev e rish ly w ro te: m inutes. I le r n am e is no m ore Guggen- e a r M iss G u g g e n s lo c k e r — I s h a ll b e slocker th a n m ine is. She an d th e u n d e M lig y h D te d to a c c o m p a n y y o u r m e s s e n g e r cle used th a t nam e as a blind. M ark to m o rro w , a n d m y f rie n d , M r. H a r r y my w ords, sh e 's q u a lity over here; A n g u is h , w ill b e w ith m e. I h a v e c o m e th a t's all th e re is a b o u t It. Now, we h a l f w a y a c r o s s th e c o n t in e n t to se e y o u , a n d I s h a ll b e r e p a id if I am , w ith y o u m u st And o u t ju s t w ho she really is. b u t f o r a m o m e n t. Y o u w ill p a r d o n m e H e re com es a s m a rt looking soldier j if I s a y t h a t y o u r n a m e h a s c a u s e d m e chap. L e t’s ask him . p rovided we can d e s p a ir . N o o n e s e e m s to h a v e h e a r d i t h e re , a n d I w a s b e g in n in g / o lo se h o p e. m ake him u n d e rs ta n d ." Y ou m a y e x p e c t m e a t 3, a n d I th a n k A y o u n g so ld ie r ap p ro ach ed , leisurely y o u f o r th e p le a s u r e y o u b e sto w . Y o u rs G R E N F A U . LORRY. tw irlin g a cane, for he w a s w ith o u t his S in ce re ly , side arm s. A nguish accosted him in T h is note, p a r t o f w hich h a d been F re n ch and th en in G erm an . H e un w ritte n w ith m isgiving, he g av e to th e derstood th e la tte r an d w a s very polite. m essenger, w ho rode a w ay quickly. "W ho w as th e y o u n g lady in th e c a r “ She d id n ’t w a it long to w rite to riag e th a t ju s t p a sse d ? ” asked Lorry you, I notice. Is it possible she is su f eagerly. fe rin g from th e effects of those th re e T he face of th e so ld ier flushed and d a y s on th e o th e r side of th e A tlan tic? Com e to th in k of it. she blushed th en g rew pale w ith an ger. “ H old on! I bog p a rd o n , b u t w e are w hen she sa w you th is m orning." said s tra n g e rs a n d d o n 't q u ite u n d e rsta n d A nguish. L orry h a n d e d him her note, y our w ays. 1 c a n 't see a n y th in g im w hich he rend a n d th en solem nly p roper in a sk in g such a q u e stio n ,” said shook h a n d s w ith its recipient. "C on A nguish, a tte m p tin g to d e ta in him. g ra tu la tio n s . I am a very f a r sighted T he young m an stru c k his hand from young m an, h a v in g lived in l ’a ris .” (Continued) his arm . an d his eyes fairly blazed. "You m u st learn o u r w ays. W e nev er • Up-to-date Work pass com m ent on a lady. If you do so In y o u r land. I am sorry for y o u r la- l If you want first class paintingj dies. 1 refu se to be questioned by you. S tan d aside, fellow !” paper hanging and house-finishing, A nguish stood asid e in asto n ish m e n t, leave your order or inquire at Nixon’s and they w a tc h ed th e w ra th fu l g a lla n t s tru t dow n th e stre e t, his back as stiff real estate office. All work guaran as a board. teed. “ B lam ed to u ch y !” grow led A nguish. B uffum & H offman "You rem eml>er w h a t S itzky said a b o u t th e ir resp e c t fo r th e w e a k e r sex. I guess w e’d b e tte r keep off th a t tac k Notice or w e’ll h a tc h up a duel or tw o. T hey Owing to the many engagements seem to be tire e a te rs. W e m u st con te n t o u rselv es w ith s e a rc h in g out h er which I have with patrons, I will con hom e, a n d w ith o u t a ssis ta n c e too. I’ve tinue the practice of chiropidy and cooled off a bit. H a rry , and. now th a t I’ve seen her. I ’m w illin g to go slow ly | facial massage and special scalp treat and d e lib e ra tely . L e t’s ta k e o u r tim e ment at my office until June 11. an d be p e rfe c tly cool. 1 am beginning MA dam osell L a C ourse . to ag re e w ith y o u r incog, proposition, j I t’s all c le a rin g up In my m ind now. W e’ll go back to th e hotel au d get Cheap Sunday.Rates Between Forest ready fo r th e visit to th e palace Grove and Portland. g ro u n d s.” Low round-trip rates have been "I>ou't you Intend to h u n t her up? G ad. I w o u ld n 't m iss a m in u te If I h a d . placed in effect between Portland and a chance to be w ith a girl like th a t! And the o th e r w a s no scarecro w . She Forest Grove, in either direction. Tickets will be sold Saturday after is r a th e r u b e a u ty too. G re a te s t tow n fo r p re tty w om en I e v e r stru c k . V ien noons and Sundays, limited to re na is out of it e n tire ly .” They stro lled ou to th e hotel, d iscu ss turn on or before the following Mon ing th e e n c o u n te r in all its e x h ila ra tin g j day. Rate of $1.05 round trip. Call details. Scarcely had th ey se ate d th e m on Southern Pacific’s agents for par selves on th e piazza a f te r p a rta k in g of a light luncheon w hen a m an cam e g a l ticulars. * __________________ loping up to th e w a lk In fro u t of th e hotel. T h ro w in g his bridle rein to a For Sale at a Great Bargain g u a rd , he h a ste n e d to th e piazza. H is a ttir e w ns th n t of a groom , an d som e 160 acre stock ranch, with house, a th in g ab o u t him rem inded them o f th e large log barn, and other small build footm an w ho s a t beside th e d riv e r of th e c a rria g e th e y hnd seen a sh o rt tim e ings; 5 acres under cultivation and 10 before. l ie cam e s tr a ig h t to w h ere th e or 12 under fenc.; small orchard, some A m ericans s a t sm o k in g aud. bow ing other partly cleared; about 25 acres low. held before th em a n envelope. The a d d re ss w as “G re n fa ll L orry. E sq..” easily cleared. Place well watered by but th e m an w gs iu d o u b t a s to w hich springs and small creek, 3 j miles south w a s he. west of Forest Grove. This place is I.orry g rasp ed th e envelope, to re it open an d drew fo rth a d a in tily w rit well worth $1500. If taken inside of ten note. It rea d : 30 days will sacrifice it for $1000. cash. •'«es, yea.'” T hey had stopped, an d I.orry w as g ra sp in g a g a rd e n w all w ith one hand. “T hen it’s funny nobody k now s the nam e here. She seem s to be som e oue of c o n seq u en ce.' Good heaven! 1 don’t blam e you! S he’s th e m ost beau | tlfu l” - ; By th is tim e th e c a rria g e w as al | j m ost op p o site aud w ith in fo rty feet ' of w here they stood. T he Indies— Miss (lu g g en slo ck er’s com panion w a s young j and a lm o st ns b e a u tifu l as h e rse lf—had | not observed th e a g ita te d tw o. but j l o r r y ’s face w as benm ing. his lint w as off. an d be w’a s ready to sp rin g to the W herever tin* tall, d istin g u ish e d c a rria g e side a t a m o m en t’s w arn in g . A uierivuns w alked they form ed th e Then th e y o u n g girl a t th e side o f th e c e n te r of oiiserv atio n an d w ere th e cause of com m ent th a t bore unm istnkn- ble Mlffim o f a d m iratio n . They bow ed pleuHuntly to m any o f th o se w ho passed them and received lu re tu rn gracious a n d profound recognition. M ilitary m en Maluted courteously, th e w om en sta re d m odestly aud p re ttily , p e rh a p s co v et o u sly ; the m e rc h a n ts a n d c itizen s in g e n e ra l Ixiwed and sm iled a w elcom e th a t could not huve been h e a rtie r. T he s tra n g e rs rem ark ed the absence o f v e hicles on th e m ain s tre e ts. T h e re w ere pack m ules an d horses, h u m an c a rrie rs, Itoth m ale a u d fem ale, b u t d u rin g th e e n tire m o rning they saw not m ore th a n six or eig h t c a rria g e s. V ehicles w ere used solely by the «juality and a s a m eans of tra n s p o rta tio n for th e ir (>er- sons only. E verybody, w ith th e few exceptions m entioned, w ulked or rode horseback. T h e tw o frie n d s w ere de- lighlcd w ith th e place, anti A nguish a d vocated a so jo u rn of se v era l w eeks, j even though they did not And th e Gug- gensloolters. his ob ject being to secure p h o to g rap h s an d sk etch es of th e pic tu re sq u e people a n d th e s tra n g e scen ery anti to Idle a w ay som e horn’s u|M)ii " H a rry ! Look!" excLiinm l I /•ri*»* th e g litte rin g b o u lev ard s. (Jren fall, w om an w hose b e a u ty hnd d ra w n a since he w as in th e p ro ject so deeply, m an h a lf aro u n d th e w orld saw the w as so nearly reconciled as to be e x h il a ra te d by th e plan. T hey decided to tall s tra n g e rs a n d called h er c o m p an ion’s a tte n tio n to them . Once m ore visit the royal gro u n d s in th e a fte r- G renfnll L orry and M iss Guggcnolook- noon. provided th e re w as no prohibi e r w ere looking Into each o th e r's eyes. tion, reserv in g a ride up th e hill for th e T h e lady s ta rte d violently. H e r eyes nex t tlay. A g en d arm e w ho spoke tie r- grew wide, her lips p a rte d , an d her m an fairly well told them th a t they hotly w as bent fo rw a rd eag erly , a lit could e n te r th e palace p a rk if th ey ob tle gloved hand g rasp in g th e side of tain ed a sigtietl o rd e r from th e chief th e open c a rria g e . H e r "ideal A m eri ste w a rd , w ho m ight be found a t any c a n ’’ w as bow ing low. a s w a s th e tall tim e in his hom e n e a r th e gates. fellow a t his side. W hen he looked up T hey w ere stro llin g leisurely to w ard a g a in , his eyes w ere glow ing, his h a n d th e hotel, for th e m om ent fo rg e ttin g som e face w as flushed, an d he saw her th e ir q u est In th is stran g e, suuuy land, sm ile, blush fu rio u sly an d Incline her w heu they espied a c a rria g e , th e m ost h e a d gravely. T he c a rria g e hnd sw e p t conspicuous o f any they had seen. T h e w h ite horses w ere gayly c a p a ri p a st, b u t she tu rn e d h er head, a u d he soned, th e d riv e r a n d th e footm an be detected an ap p ealin g g lance in her side him w ore rich uniform s, th e ve eyes, a perplexed w rin k le across her hicle itse lf gleam ed und glistened w ith brow , lK»th o f w hich w ere sw e p t a w a y gold and silv e r trim m in g s. A sh o rt a n in s ta n t la te r by th e m ost b e w itc h d ista n c e behind rode tw o young sol ing o f sm iles. A gain her head w as in diers, sw o rd s to th e ir shoulders, scab clined, th is tim e a trifle m ore e n e rg e t b a rd s cla n k in g a g a in st th e ir stirru p s. ically, an d th en th e m ad d en in g face E ach w as a ttire d in th e tig h t red tro u w as tu rn e d from him . T h e equ ip ag e ser», shiny hoots, chase tiltin g black rolled o n w ard , a n d th e re w a s no effort coat w ith g ilt trim m in g s and th e m l on her p a rt to check its progress. T he cap w hich th e A m ericans hnd noted m en w e re left s ta n d in g alone and d is l*efore ttccsuae o f Its brilliancy. P eo ap p o in ted ou th e s tre e ts of E delw eiss, ple along th e s tre e t w ere bow ing d eep th e ob ject of th e ir se arc h slipping uw ay a s soon a s she had been found. ly to th e occu p an ts, tw o ladles. " H a rry ! Look!" exclaim ed Lorry, H e r com panion w as am azed by th e lit tle scene, it w as ev id en t, ju d g in g by clu tch in g his frie n d 's a rm like a vise "T h e re in th e c a rria g e —-on th is side!** th e e a g e r look on h er face as she tu rn e d w ith a q u estion in h e r eyes. H is voice w as hoars«' an d trem bling. "T u rn e d d ow n!” exclaim ed th e irre “ Miss G ug — G u g g enslocker?" cried Mv D e a r Mr. I^ jrry — I w a s v e ry m u ch 1 p ressib le A nguish dolefully. " T h a t's s u rp ris e d t a s e t rev» ttUa- tnornID * A nguish. CHAPTER i . —O renfall L orry, a wealthy American «lobe tro ttrr, Humble* Into acquaintance with a charm- mi: foreign girl on the train from Denver to W ashington. The pair I* left behind when the flier stops for repair* In West V irginia. II.—Lorry wire* ahead to hold the train. He and the unknown girl ride tw enty mile* at a tearing pace In a m ountain coach. T here is no love-m aking, but a near approach to it a* the rolling stage tumbles the passengers about. III.—Lorry dines with the foreign party, consisting of Miss G uggenslocker, Uncle Caspar and Aunt Yvonne. T hey are natives of G raustark, a country Lorry had never heard of before. IV.—Lorry shows the foreigners the sights of W ashington. T hey leave for New York to sail on the K aiser W ilhelm , Miss O uggenslocker naively calls Lorry her ‘ Ideal A m erican” and Invites him to come and see her at Edel- weiss. V. W ildly infatuated. L orry hurries to New York. The name G uggenslocker is not on the steam er list. He sees the steam er off. Miss G. waves him a kiss from the deck. V I.—Lorry Joins his old friend, H arry Anguish, an Am erican artist, In Paris. G raustark and its capital, Edelweiss, are located by a guide book. The Americans get no trace of the Guggenslocker* there. # Call on Dr. C. E. Geiger.