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The Americans could learn no more there, so they went to Baedecker's office Here they found a great ent and al the principality of Graustark Then they looked at each other in dismay

"It's a devil of a distance to that little red blot on thehis nose reflectively "What an outlandish place for a girl like her to live in," he continued "And that sweet-faced old lady and noble Uncle Caspar! Ye gods! one would think barbarians existed there and not such people as the Guggenslockers, refined, cultivated smart, rich I'm more interested than ever in the place"

"So a and ready to make the trip, old man, if you are still of a mind It's a lark, and, besides, she irl there We've had bard work to find it on the map, let's not stop till we see Edelweiss on the earth itself"

They uish, romantic and full of adventure, advised the purchase of a pair of pistols and a knife apiece,into an unknown and ands and other eleands, but indulged histhe prospect of so in the way of an adventure With their traps they were soon whirling through France, bound for a certain great city, on the road to Edelweiss, one filled with exciteerness and boyish zeal, the other harrassed by the sorave disappointlamour and the picturesqueness of the adventure there always crept the unconquerable feeling that he was on a fool's errand, that he was co a deed so weak and brainless that it was sure to -stock when it becaenslocker--brewer, baker, gardener or sausage-, of course, was pleasant at this time of the year, and the two A the way Their French, especially Anguish's, was of great value to them, for they found occasion to use it at all times and in all places Both spoke German fairly well, and took every opportunity to brush up in that language, Lorry reenslockers used many expressions that showed a preference for the Teutonic The blithe Anguish, confident and in high feather, was heart and soul in the odd expedition of love, and talked incessantly of their reception by the far-away hostess, their i materials were packed aith his traps It was his avowed intention to immortalize the trip by means of plate, palate and brush