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"I may be able to satisfy but one--curiosity And ive up before you've tried If these people live in such a place, why, it is to be found, of course Any railroad guide-book can locate this land of doms and principalities over here that it would take a lifetihtened out in one's head To- railway-stations and o over and pluck the flower that grows there All you need, , and your little act will be the plucking"

"Easier said than done"

"She threw a kiss to you, didn't she?"

"Certainly, but, confound it, that was because she never expected to see ain"

"Same reason why you threw a kiss to her, I suppose?"

"I knohy; I wasn't accountable"

"Well, if she did it any ly than you did, she is accountable, and I'd hunt her up and dehed at his apparent fervor, but was glad that he had confided in his energetic countryman Two heads were better than one, and he was forced to admit to himself that he rather liked the idea of co Not that he expected to encounter any particular difficulty, but that he saw a strange loneliness ahead Therefore he welcomed his friend's avowed intention to accompany him to Edelweiss as a relief instead of an annoyance Until late in the night they discussed the co hi hioing to do with her after you find her, Gren, old ht hi itself in his posture as well as in his face

"I'll think about that after I have found her," he replied

"Think you'll marry her?" persisted the other

"How do I knew?" exclaiely

"Oh, of course you don't kno could you?" apologized Anguish "Maybe she won't have you--encies, you know But, if you'll pardonthis wild goose chase half around the world? just to have another look at her?"

"You asked ranted, then, that you'd like to Well, I' definite on which to base operations The one object of our endeavors, froenslocker for Lorry--certainly no robbery A charity, I should say Good-night! See you in the "